Rio de Janeiro Oct 12 (IANS) Former Brazil striker Adriano has announced plans to return to football as he seeks to end his career on his own terms.
The 35-year-old is aiming to resume training in January in a bid to attract interest from Brazilian clubs ahead of the 2018 domestic season reports Xinhua.
"Since stopping I ve managed to look after my body " Adriano told TV Globo on Wednesday.
"I m going to give it a shot. I know I have to be persistent. I want to do it for me. I want to at least show that I can take myself to the limit and then decide whether or not I can continue " he added.
"I wasn t able to finish my career properly. Some things happened that distanced me from football. You could say that left things half finished."
Adriano was once considered one of the world s best strikers enjoying a prolific spell with both Inter Milan (2004-2009) and Brazil s national team in the middle of the last decade.
He has scored 29 goals in 50 internationals.
But a series of injuries and personal problems prompted a rapid fall from grace and he has played just a handful of matches since being sacked by Brazil s Corinthians for disciplinary reasons in 2012.
Adriano s last competitive appearance was for Miami United in early 2016. He parted ways with the US fourth-tier club after just one match.
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