Liverpool goalkeeper Alex Manninger has announced his retirement.
Manninger, whose one-year contract is about to expire, plans to return to his native Austria to become a joiner.
That was Manninger's trade before he launched his professional career with SV Salzburg more than two decades ago and he intends to carry on where he left off.
“I was keen to decide myself, not wait again for the summer and whether I receive a phone call or not," Manninger said.
“I finished at a high level I never dreamed of. I've had one of the greatest experiences in my career here, but it is time.
“I am quite looking forward to my time out of football. I will have a rest, but I was a professional joiner before I got into football so I might go back to my roots – construction work, property work, furnishing and so on."