Sebastian Abreu set world recorc for most professional clubs played for by a single player

Uruguayan striker Sebastian Abreu has set the
world record for the most professional clubs
played for after signing a deal with Audax
Italiano, the 26th team in his career, according to
his new side.
The 41-year-old, who made 70 appearances for
Uruguay in a 16-year spell and played in three
World Cups, announced this week he will compete
for Audax Italiano, a side in Chile's first division,
after leaving another team in the same league,
Puerto Montt.
A former Deportivo La Coruna player, Abreu
tweeted: "I inform you that Audax Italiano will be
my next club for the 2018 season and we will
have ahead of us the league, Copa Chile and
Copa Sudamericana, this being my 17th
participation in a team playing at CONMEBOL
level. On Jan. 9 we will begin pre-season, with a
lot of enthusiasm and dreams."
Nicknamed "El loco," Abreu had been tied with
German goalkeeper Lutz Pfannestiel, with each
having played for 25 teams.
A statement from Audax Italiano said: "Sebastian
Abreu has become the club's new reinforcement.
The Uruguay striker achieves the "Guinness
Record" for the player to have played in the most
number of clubs in the history of football."
Abreu has scored 400 goals in a career that
began at Uruguayan side Defensor Sporting.
He hit the back of the net 11 times for Puerto
Montt in Chile's first division B this season.
Abreu has played for clubs in Uruguay, Spain,
Argentina, Mexico, Ecuador, Israel, Brazil,
Paraguay, El Salvador and Chile.
Audax Italiano will play in the first round of the
Copa Sudamericana against Abreu's former
Brazilian side Botafogo on April 12.