Cole announces retirementFormer Manchester Manchester, city, England Manchester (măn`chəstər, –chĕs'tər), city and metropolitan district (1991 pop. 397,400), NW England, on the Irwell, Medlock, Irk, and Tib rivers. United and England striker Andy Cole Andrew Alexander "Andy" Cole (born October 15 1971 in Nottingham) is an English footballer, who is one of the highest scoring players in the game's history. He currently plays for Sunderland. announced his retirement on Tuesday. The 37-year-old had been playing for his home-town club Nottingham Forest this season but failed to score in 11 appearances before his contract was cancelled two weeks ago. That forced Cole to accept it was time to hang up his boots after an illustrious il·lus·tri·ous adj. 1. Well known and very distinguished; eminent. See Synonyms at noted. 2. Obsolete Shining brightly. playing career that brought him 289 goals, 15 England caps and a host of honours with United - including five Premier League titles, two FA Cups and a Champions League winners' medal. Cole, who started his career at Arsenal and also starred for Bristol City, Newcastle, Blackburn, Fulham and Manchester City, admitted he was disappointed that his career was effectively ended when he was released by Forest boss Colin Calderwood Colin Calderwood (born 20 January, 1965, in Stranraer, Scotland) is a former football player and current manager of Nottingham Forest, having been appointed in May 2006. Career . "It's not the ideal ending. It just wasn't working out. I told them from the outset that I didn't want to go there to sit on the bench, because I didn't want to be perceived as sitting back and making easy money," Cole told The Times. "It was a strange one from the start. I never knew what my role was. Was it a PR thing, to sell a few more season tickets? "I felt like the manager wouldn't have a conversation with me. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. if it's the right word, but he seemed kind of intimidated in·tim·i·date tr.v. in·tim·i·dat·ed, in·tim·i·dat·ing, in·tim·i·dates 1. To make timid; fill with fear. 2. To coerce or inhibit by or as if by threats. by me. I just wish Forest could have been honest." Cole is now hoping to go into coaching and added: "I've all this experience. I don't want to keep it to myself. "I want to give something back. I don't think it's the end of the Andrew Cole story. I hope it's a new chapter. But I wouldn't change a thing. I've lived the dream." 
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