Pizarro joins Werder Bremen for a fourth and final stint


Football Soccer - Werder Bremen Photocall - German Bundesliga -Weserstadion-Bremen, Germany - 20/07/16 Werder Bremen's Claudio Pizarro REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

BERLIN (Reuters) - Veteran striker Claudio Pizarro has rejoined Werder Bremen at the age of 39 for a fourth stint at the Bundesliga club which the Peruvian says will mark the end of his career.

Werder's sporting director Frank Baumann said the club has signed a performance-related contract with Pizarro, who is the highest-scoring foreign player in the Bundesliga's history with 192 goals in 446 appearances.

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