<p class="title">Cameroon's four-time African Player of the Year Samuel Eto'o announced his retirement on Saturday at the age of 38.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The end, towards a new challenge," the former Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea striker posted on Instagram.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Thank you all, big love, adrenalin," added Eto'o, who enjoyed five hugely successful seasons with Barcelona from 2004 to 2009.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In that time he won a pair of Champions League titles and three La Liga crowns before departing for Inter Milan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He helped Jose Mourinho's team win the treble of Champions League, Serie A and Coppa Italia titles in his first season in Italy before moving to Russia's Anzhi Makhachkala.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He also had brief stints at Chelsea and Everton in the Premier League.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Last year, after a short spell with Turkish side Konyaspor, he joined Qatar league side, Qatar Sports Club, his last club.</p>.<p class="bodytext">With Cameroon he won two Africa Cup of Nations as well as Olympic gold in 2000. </p>
<p class="title">Cameroon's four-time African Player of the Year Samuel Eto'o announced his retirement on Saturday at the age of 38.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The end, towards a new challenge," the former Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea striker posted on Instagram.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Thank you all, big love, adrenalin," added Eto'o, who enjoyed five hugely successful seasons with Barcelona from 2004 to 2009.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In that time he won a pair of Champions League titles and three La Liga crowns before departing for Inter Milan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He helped Jose Mourinho's team win the treble of Champions League, Serie A and Coppa Italia titles in his first season in Italy before moving to Russia's Anzhi Makhachkala.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He also had brief stints at Chelsea and Everton in the Premier League.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Last year, after a short spell with Turkish side Konyaspor, he joined Qatar league side, Qatar Sports Club, his last club.</p>.<p class="bodytext">With Cameroon he won two Africa Cup of Nations as well as Olympic gold in 2000. </p>