Former Barcelona midfielder Rafinha Alcântara has hung up his boots at the tender age of 32, younger than three players on the club’s current roster.
The ex-Brazil international was born into a footballing family. Son of World Cup winner Mazinho and brother to Thiago Alcântara, who would also represent Barça as well as Bayern Munich and Liverpool, Rafinha’s attempts to replicate the heights of his predecessors were perennially punctured by injuries.
