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Completely crazy paths!

Professional soccer players often have the chance to earn a good living, but their careers ending relatively early, many of them start a second career after retirement.

And for some, the least we can say is that the change was... original! Here are 10 completely unusual career changes of former professional players.

George Weah - President of Liberia

First African Ballon d'Or in 1995, former striker for Monaco, PSG, and AC Milan, Weah became the president of his home country from 2018 to 2024.

Tim Wiese - Wrestler

The former Werder Bremen goalkeeper (269 Bundesliga matches, 6 selections with Germany) became a professional wrestler at WWE.

Stéphane Guivarc'h - Pool Salesman

The former top scorer in L1 in 1998 with Auxerre (21 goals), 14 selections for the French team, and 1998 World Champion became a salesman for a pool company in Concarneau.

Thomas Gravesen - Poker Player

Former Real Madrid and Everton midfielder in the 2000s, Gravesen embarked on a professional poker career after his retirement in 2009. Which has been successful, as he has reportedly won around $80 million playing poker.

Daniel Agger - Tattoo Artist

The former iconic Liverpool central defender (232 matches, 2006-2014, 75 selections for Denmark, created his tattoo parlor in Copenhagen.

Djibril Cissé - DJ

The former striker for Auxerre, Marseille, Liverpool, and the French team (41 selections, 9 goals), became a DJ. He has already mixed at various French festivals.

Hakan Sükür - Uber Driver

Great Turkish striker (112 selections, 51 goals) of the 1990s and early 2000s and opponent of Erdogan's regime, he had to exile to the United States, to Washington, where he became an Uber driver.

Fabien Barthez - Racing Driver

Great goalkeeper of the 90s (Manchester United, Marseille, Monaco...), with 87 selections for the French team, Fabien Barthez was a racing driver until 2016. He notably participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2014.

Eric Cantona and Frank Leboeuf - Actors

The two players from the 90s turned to acting careers. Cantona has played in about thirty films, while Leboeuf has mainly distinguished himself in a few French series, theater, and commercials, still today.

Faustino Aprilla - Condom Salesman

Perhaps the most outrageous to finish. Having played for the great Parma of the 90s, Faustino Aprilla (57 selections with Colombia, 20 goals) launched his condom sales business.

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