It is quite common for footballers to move to implementation teams or youth after the end of their careers, but the 37-year-old Lichtsteiner has gone in a different direction. The craft he has chosen is far from football. He is currently undergoing a six-month internship with an internship at the Zurich company Maurice de Mauriac, where he is studying to be a watchmaker.
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“I want to do something creative,” Lichsteiner told Reuters, who played 108 matches for the Swiss national team, with which he participated in three world championships and two European championships.
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“If you’re a banker, you can do it all your life. As a football player, you sometimes have to find something else after the age of 30, “he said. He is considering working as a watchmaker permanently, but has not yet decided. But one thing is certain now. The watches they make while learning are sold to charity to help good things.
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