Slory’s decision to hang up his boots comes after he clashed with Reds boss Rini Coolen on his commitment to the side.

Today Slory told the club he wanted to return to Holland to start a new business venture.

Slory signed with Adelaide United in the January transfer window after a difficult time playing in Bulgaria and came to Australia in a bid to rediscover his love for the game.

However, after 11 appearances for the Reds, Slory said he no longer has the passion and drive to continue playing at the professional level.

“I want to thank Rini (Coolen), the club and particularly the football department because I have developed a really good relationship with them,” Slory said in a statement issued by the club.

“I owe a lot to Rini for getting me to Australia because he wanted me to come here and help me to get my love of the game back.

“Now I just want to go a different way and I want to thank everyone at the club for giving me such a wonderful time and I look forward to coming back here one day to watch the team play.

“But nobody can change my mind and I’ve thought about it and it’s been playing on my mind for a very long time, and I’ve made a decision to go back to my family and friends in Holland.”

Having given Slory an opportunity to enjoy his football again by inviting him to Adelaide, Rini Coolen said he accepted Slory’s decision.

“Andy is a very good footballer. I still believe he can be one of the best players in the league and he is one of those players that has individual qualities who can change and decide a game,” Coolen said.

“I fully respect his decision, I know it is one he has not taken lightly and he goes with mine and the club’s best wishes.

“That’s one of the reasons why he came to Australia, to change his feeling about football and bring back his happiness for the game because every player has to be happy on the training pitch and where they are in life.

“He came here for that reason and I think it was a great opportunity for him to be here and change that mindset and it worked well initially, but now it’s at the stage where he has been assessing what he wants to do and has made the decision that his future is back in Holland.

“We have left it up to Andy with what he wants to do and now we have to move on because these things are all a part of football.”