After an 11-year career in Major League Soccer, Real Salt Lake center back David Horst announced he is retiring.
Horst broke the news on his Instagram account Wednesday morning. He spent a total of five years with RSL, including the last two. His contract option for next season was declined by the team.
Horst suffered a fully ruptured right Achilles tendon in late June that kept him sidelined for the remainder of the 2018 season. He played in five games and started in three this past season.
“At my age and being the type of player I am, it’s a really hard injury to come back from to play at the same level that I was at,” Horst told The Salt Lake Tribune.