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A Champions League victor and erstwhile Barcelona prima has amazed shot fans by appearing arsenic a store adjunct successful France.
Jeremy Mathieu, 41, enjoyed a wealthiness of occurrence during his playing career, winning 2 LaLiga titles, 2 Spanish Cups, and a Champions League medal during his three-year spell astatine the Nou Camp betwixt 2014 and 2017.
The centre-back besides chalked up 5 elder caps for France connected the planetary stage, portion representing Sochaux, Toulouse, Valencia, Barcelona and Sporting Lisbon astatine nine level.
Now, 5 years aft hanging up his boots astatine Sporting, Mathieu has remained connected to the athletics successful a astonishing way, moving arsenic an worker astatine French store Intersport.
According to L'Equipe, the erstwhile defender works astatine an Intersport subdivision situated betwixt Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, moving arsenic 1 of the managers of their shot department.
The store has reportedly received hundreds of calls from shot fans asking to sojourn the store to conscionable Mathieu, since a photograph of the ex-Barcelona defender wearing institution azygous and pictured with customers was shared online.
Former Barcelona defender Jeremy Mathieu (centre) present works arsenic a store adjunct successful France
The 41-year-old, right, helped Barcelona triumph the Treble nether Luis Enrique backmost successful 2015 (Mathieu pictured alongside Javier Mascherano, left, aft winning the Champions League)
Mathieu, pictured with Luis Suarez, besides won 2 LaLiga titles during his 3 years astatine Barca
It is understood Mathieu is moving astatine Intersport portion grooming to go a shot coach.
Mathieu starred disconnected the seat during Barcelona's Champions League last triumph against Juventus successful 2015, helping his broadside to a 3-1 triumph which confirmed an iconic Treble nether erstwhile manager Luis Enrique.
Although helium was chiefly utilized arsenic back-up for archetypal squad centre-halves Javier Mascherano and Gerard Pique, the Frenchman's versatility and acquisition was valued hugely by Enrique, who often utilized him arsenic screen for Jordi Alba astatine left-back too.
Despite winning the bulk of his honours astatine Barcelona, Mathieu played overmuch of his vocation astatine chap LaLiga outfit Valencia — wherever helium made 177 appearances successful each competitions.
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