José Juan Macías has decided to end his football career after terminating his contract with Santos Laguna, a team he had an agreement with until the summer of 2026. The 25-year-old Mexican forward has suffered numerous injuries that have prevented him from reaching his best level since arriving in the Comarca in 2024, even undergoing surgery a couple of times. His most recent injury of a torn ligament at Santos adds to other injuries he has suffered throughout his career, including those he had while playing for Chivas and his time with teams like Getafe in Spain and León.
In the case of Alberto Onofre, the former midfielder of Guadalajara, he fractured his tibia and fibula during a training session for the Mexican National Team days before the 1970 World Cup. Despite trying to return, he never became the same player and retired at the age of 27. César Villaluz, world champion at the U-17 level, suffered a shocking blow in the final of the 2008 Clausura that sent him to the hospital, diminishing his level and leading him to decide to hang up his boots.
Rafa Márquez Lugo, a former Mexican forward, retired at 33 years old after three surgical interventions on his knee that left him unable to fully recover. César Andrade, a promising talent from the Atlas youth academy, had to retire at 21 after a car accident that resulted in the amputation of his right leg. Carlos Sánchez, a former player for América, retired due to a stroke caused by a blow to the head during a Copa Libertadores match in 2008, starting a legal dispute with the club over negligence in his rehabilitation that ended with compensation for the damages suffered.
