Man Utd title winner makes major career change at 40 as he swaps football for BANKING
Former Manchester United keeper Anders Lindegaard has swapped saves for savings… by getting a job with a bank.
The Denmark international spent five years at Old Trafford, making 29 senior appearances.
He left for West Brom in 2015, and went on to play for Preston and Burnley before retiring in 2022.
Lindegaard, 40, has now landed a post with global investment bank UBS.
He will advise top-level footballers and other sportspeople for the Swiss-owned company.
The five-cap international said: “New beginnings, new job, new career.
“My role is to help the bank better understand successful athletes, and provide them with meaningful and valuable service from the leading asset manager.
“I will always be an athlete by nature. Helping other athletes navigate through their sports adventures seems both natural and meaningful to me.
“In that way I see myself and my role as being employed by UBS, but I work for the athletes.
“For me personally this is the start of a different career. I always wanted to stay in football, but I didn’t want to work on the pitch.
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Anders Lindegaard's career
A brief look at Lindegaard's playing career...
2003 – 2009: Odense BK
2008: Kolding FC (loan)
2009: Aalesund (loan)
2009 – 2015: Manchester United
2015 – 2016: West Brom
2016 – 2017: Preston North End
2017 – 2019: Burnley
2019 – 2022: Helsingborgs IF
“I’ve been doing this all my life, and now I think it’s time to try something new.
“It’s not easy to retire from professional sports. It is undoubtedly a high-risk moment in every athlete’s life.
“I am proud to have made what for me is a successful transition. And I’m relieved that I have developed Anders Lindegaard 2.0.”
Lindegaard hung up his boots after a spell with Swedish top-flight club Helsingborgs.
A £3.5million United buy from Norwegians Aalesund in 2009, he helped the Red Devils win their last Premier League title in 2013.
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Kieran McKenna
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Roberto De Zerbi
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Thomas Frank
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Marco Silva
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Mauricio Pochettino
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Thomas Tuchel
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Ruben Amorim
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Roberto Martinez
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