Bilbao striker Aduriz retires at 39 after body says enough

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - UEFA Europa League - Athletic Bilbao news conference - Spartak Stadium, Moscow, Russia - February 14, 2018 Athletic Bilbao's player Aritz Aduriz attends a news conference ahead of the match against Spartak Moscow. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

MADRID (Reuters) - Athletic Bilbao forward Aritz Aduriz, the oldest player to score for Spain in an international, announced his retirement at the age of 39 on Wednesday, saying that his body had told him 'enough'.

Aduriz, who made a total of 443 La Liga appearances for Valencia, Real Mallorca and Bilbao and scored 158 goals, made the decision after being told he needed a hip replacement, he said on Twitter.