Footballers have a short career, and although you often hear about stories from players who have fallen in difficult times, there is increasingly an movement to ensure that they are well cared for by the time they decide or are forced to retire. However, that is not the case for Jeremy Mathieu.
The former French international, who won five caps for Les Bleus, came in in Soochaux before making his name as a link in Toulouse. However, it was in Spain that his career started, initially in Valencia, where he switched, was the left side of the defense and the central defense.
By the time he reached Barcelona in 2014, behind a movement of € 20 million, he was a huge experienced player, and Luis Enrique anchored his defense in his first season at Mathieu, the most iconic for grabbing the winner in a Clasico against Real Madrid. He would win a Treble that same season under the current Paris Saint-Germain coach, and would stay as long as the Asturian, who in 2017 a free departure.
Mathieu now has 41 years old and has not taken the ever -usual route to coaching or punditry, but was seen instead on an Intersport in France – a photo with two fans quickly went online viral. ACTUFOT, as referred by Cadena SER,, however, note that Mathieu does not work out of necessity as a sales assistant, but rather as a choice that prefers the regular routine of a job.
Mathieu won a total of 13 trophies in his career, including the Champions League, Three Copas del Rey and two League titles in Spain. He was also three cups in Portugal with OS Leaos and a competition cup with Soochaux. In Valencia he made 177 performances, scored seven goals and gave 16 assists, while his three years in Barcelona 91 performances, four goals and three assists was.
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