Former Cardiff City captain Mark Hudson has announced his retirement from professional football as a player and has moved into a coaching capacity at his current club Huddersfield Town.
Hudson who won promotion with Huddersfield Town back in May after a dramatic penalty shoot-out has joined the Terriers backroom staff as he begins his journey as a coach.
Back in April of last year, Hudson had already joined the backroom staff as a player-coach and now the move will mean he can continue with his studies on his UEFA A Licence course.
Last season Hudson made 21 appearances for the Yorkshire side in what would be his last season as a player in club football, enough for him to earn a play-off medal after being named as an unused substitute.
The 35 year-old won promotion as a player with Cardiff City back in the 2012/2013 season as the Bluebirds experienced top flight football for the first time in fifty-one years.
Perhaps one of Hudson’s most memorable moments in a Cardiff City shirt is when he scored an incredible long-distance shot from his own half against Derby County in a 2-0 defeat over the Rams in the 2011/2012 season.
As well as that goal, the experienced centre-half also led the side out at Wembley Stadium in the League Cup final, suffering a narrow penalty shoot-out defeat to English giants Liverpool.
Hudson left Cardiff City for a nominal fee back in August 2014 for Huddersfield Town after being deemed out-of-favour after the summer signings of Bruno Ecuele Manga and Sean Morrrison.
Speaking on his departure from the South Wales capital back in September 2014 to Wales Online, Hudson said how difficult was to leave the club where he enjoyed some of the best moments in his career.
“I’m sad to leave Cardiff of course, me and my family love the area and the people are wonderful. I have some great memories.”
He leaves the professional game as a player with 460 games to his name, with a majority of his career being in the Premier League and Cardiff City, with clubs like Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace, Cardiff City and Fulham to name.
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