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    Marcel Jansen retires at 29



    Former Germany international Marcell Jansen has decided to end his football career at the age of 29.

    Jansen, who has played at left-back and midfield, was a free agent after his contract with SV Hamburg was not renewed at the end of the season.

    "I thought about it on holiday," Jansen told the Bild newspaper on Wednesday.

    "There were a lot of good offers but for me carrying on is not an option."

    Jansen played 45 times for Germany and was a member of the 2006 and 2010 World Cup squads as well as the Euro 2008 squad. He made his national team debut when with Borussia Moenchengladbach in 2005 and won the German league and cup with Bayern Munich in 2008 before joining Hamburg.

    Jansen's career had suffered recently from injuries and he made just 11 appearances for Hamburg last season.

    His last match for Germany was in a 1-0 defeat of Chile in March last year.

    Jansen said he did not want to join another club if his heart was not in it after having played for three Bundesliga clubs.

    "I am fit, can move on a free transfer, could still earn good money, but I prefer to renounce the money," he said.

    "In the last few years I was very emotionally tied to HSV (Hamburg), will continue to live in Hamburg and will always love this club. Gladbach, of course, as well.

    "But now some new club? No, I don't want to lie or deceive some other club or fans when I am no longer fully behind it. That wouldn't be right. I am myself too much of a fan for that."

    Jansen said he had some projects, possibly a start-up firm, in mind, and was "looking forward to getting my hobby (football) back again
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