Ex-barca star Jeremy Mathieu saw as a manager in the sports shop!

Ex-barca star Jeremy Mathieu saw as a manager in the sports shop!

Aix-en-Provence, Frankreich - Jeremy Mathieu, a former defender of FC Barcelona, ​​decided to take a new professional direction after his football career. The 41-year-old is currently working in a local sports shop, where he is one of the managers for the football department. He was sighted in an Intersport branch between Aix-en-Provence and Marseille in southern France. The store has received hundreds of calls from fans who want to meet the former player. Many are enthusiastic about meeting a star from their region and talking to him about his time in professional football. Mathieu ended his active career at Luynes in France in October 2023 and can look back on an impressive time at renowned clubs.

Before his station in Luynes, Mathieu played for well -known clubs such as FC Valencia, FC Barcelona and Sporting Lisbon. With FC Barcelona, ​​he won the coveted triple under coach Luis Enrique in 2015, playing a total of 91 games for the club and experiencing many unforgettable moments during these years.

Career change and new possibilities

The step of Mathieu to a sports business is not unusual for former football professionals. They are often drawn in very different professional directions. As reports esmagazin.de , many former players opt for a career in entrepreneurship or in the media world. Some even take political offices, such as George Weah, who has been President of Liberia since 2018.

Examples like Tim Wiese show that the range of professional reorientation is large. After his career, the former professional goalkeeper at Werder Bremen turned to bodybuilding and later the wrestling, where he became known under the name "The Machine". In addition to these rather unconventional paths, many ex-players also find joy in family life and are involved in charitable initiatives.

commitment after the career

Numerous former footballers stay actively in sports and are involved as a trainer or in other fitness areas. Many of them found companies in various industries and thus rely on their awareness and experience from the professional career. David Beckham and Ryan Giggs are also examples of the entrepreneurial ambitions of former players who have accepted new challenges outside the soccer field.

The return to normalcy and contact with fans, as in the case of Mathieu, clarify that the common denominator, who connects many ex-players, remains the love of sport-even after the end of their active career. The new paths can be as fulfilling as playing at a high level.