Obscure football careers

hefferboi · 27-08-2013 03:30PM #1

I just saw someone on facebook post about a lad who started his career at St. Etienne and played for Southampton, Sheffield Wednsday and Aberdeen and he now works in a JD sports shop in Sheffield. He had to retire at 26 due to health problems. It must be hard going from earning a nice wage playing football to earning minimum wage working in a shop.

Any similar or worse stories?

GavRedKing · 27-08-2013 03:33PM

This is the dude in question : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoann_Folly

razorblunt · 27-08-2013 03:56PM

At least he got his goal at Aberdeen.

Tony Hibbert must be jealous.

audman · 27-08-2013 03:58PM

Michael Johnson, formerly of Manchester City, what a waste...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2263198/Michael-Johnson-reveals-mental-health-problems-triggered-Man-City-exit.html

Lumbo · 27-08-2013 03:59PM

razorblunt wrote: »

At least he got his goal at Aberdeen.

Tony Hibbert must be jealous.

Hibbert scored in his testimonial. We rioted.

GavRedKing · 27-08-2013 04:02PM

One thats going to join that list in the near future, Bebe.

Owen_S · 27-08-2013 04:34PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savio_Nsereko

Signed by West Ham for £9m in 2009, later accused of extorting money from his family by faking his own kidnapping.

- bo - · 27-08-2013 04:38PM

Jimmy Aggrey. Centre-half, absolute donkey. Pottered around the lower divisions in England and signed for us (Bohs) from TNS of Wales around 2005. Scored on his debut in the derby against Rovers, then played a handful more games. Possibly the worst player I have seen play for us in the 14 years or so I've been watching Bohs. He left us and went on to become an actor in Sky One's Dream Team.

Oranage2 · 27-08-2013 04:45PM

Kerrea Gilbert

2005–2010Arsenal2(0)2006–2007→ Cardiff City (loan)24(0)2007–2008→ Southend United (loan)5(0)2008–2009→ Leicester City (loan)34(1)2010→ Peterborough United (loan)10(0)2011–2012Yeovil Town8(0)2012Shamrock Rovers15(0)2013–Maidenhead United0(0)

Arsenal to Maidenhead in the space of 3 years

lordgoat · 27-08-2013 04:53PM

- bo - wrote: »

Jimmy Aggrey. Centre-half, absolute donkey. Pottered around the lower divisions in England and signed for us (Bohs) from TNS of Wales around 2005. Scored on his debut in the derby against Rovers, then played a handful more games. Possibly the worst player I have seen play for us in the 14 years or so I've been watching Bohs. He left us and went on to become an actor in Sky One's Dream Team.

Saw him play. Thought he was like the crap friend you bring along as your stuck for numbers!!

Francie Barrett · 27-08-2013 04:58PM

Oranage2 wrote: »

Kerrea Gilbert

Arsenal to Maidenhead in the space of 3 years

I raise you Joe O'Cearuill!

Soups123 · 27-08-2013 05:51PM

And I'll raise you this guy, Terry Dixon a Staunton special

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Dixon

8-10 · 27-08-2013 06:10PM

Soups123 wrote: »

And I'll raise you this guy, Terry Dixon a Staunton special

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Dixon

Speaking of Staunton....who's career is this....?

Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003 Louisiana Outlaws 4 (1)
2004 Lafayette Swamp Cats 2 (0)
2007 Baton Rouge Capitals 7 (3)
2008–2009 Nybergsund 55 (16)
2011 United Sikkim FC 3 (2)
2011 Nybergsund 8 (1)
2013- Nybergsund 0 (0)
National team‡
2007 Republic of Ireland 1 (0)

Kerrydude1981 · 27-08-2013 06:18PM

8-10 wrote: »

Speaking of Staunton....who's career is this....?

Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003 Louisiana Outlaws 4 (1)
2004 Lafayette Swamp Cats 2 (0)
2007 Baton Rouge Capitals 7 (3)
2008–2009 Nybergsund 55 (16)
2011 United Sikkim FC 3 (2)
2011 Nybergsund 8 (1)
2013- Nybergsund 0 (0)
National team‡
2007 Republic of Ireland 1 (0)

The great Joseph Lapira??

Darkglasses · 27-08-2013 06:19PM

8-10 wrote: »

Speaking of Staunton....who's career is this....?

Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003 Louisiana Outlaws 4 (1)
2004 Lafayette Swamp Cats 2 (0)
2007 Baton Rouge Capitals 7 (3)
2008–2009 Nybergsund 55 (16)
2011 United Sikkim FC 3 (2)
2011 Nybergsund 8 (1)
2013- Nybergsund 0 (0)
National team‡
2007 Republic of Ireland 1 (0)

Easy, Joe Lapira!

double GG · 27-08-2013 06:19PM

Soups123 wrote: »

And I'll raise you this guy, Terry Dixon a Staunton special

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Dixon

Oh Terry Dixon, I remember him when he played for spurs in one of the older Fifa's possibly 2007, where he rose to an overall of around 92 or 93 or something ridiculous in manager mode. :pac:

8-10 · 27-08-2013 06:21PM

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

The great Joseph Lapira??

Easily the most obscure career of an Irish international. Of currently active players anyway

djPSB · 27-08-2013 06:24PM

Cherno Samba.

8-10 · 27-08-2013 06:33PM

djPSB wrote: »

Cherno Samba.

Poor man's Tó Madeira

djPSB · 27-08-2013 06:35PM

8-10 wrote: »

Poor man's Tó Madeira

Mark Kerr.

tallaghtmick · 27-08-2013 06:37PM

Soups123 wrote: »

And I'll raise you this guy, Terry Dixon a Staunton special

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Dixon

Riddled with injuries not really up there with the likes of Johnson and the others.

27-08-2013 07:27PM

There was a Irish guy called Ryan I think that played in the 04 FA Cup final for Millwall.
Read in WSC afew years back that he now works on maintenance staff of the London underground

I am pie · 27-08-2013 07:34PM

Is this obscure footballers thread or the usual good footballers who went from the top to the bottom quickly? There is a difference.

Professional leagues are full of players who blew it, never had it or couldn't maintain a consistent level of performance, in fact this is probably more common than the minority unusually gifted or extra dedicated players who actually carve a career out in the top leagues. Failure to hit the highlights reel and come to the attention of the average premier league fan is par for the course.

HalloweenJack · 27-08-2013 08:08PM

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

There was a Irish guy called Ryan I think that played in the 04 FA Cup final for Millwall.
Read in WSC afew years back that he now works on maintenance staff of the London underground

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Ryan

Don't think he had too bad a career, tbf.

28-08-2013 12:32AM

HalloweenJack wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Ryan

Don't think he had too bad a career, tbf.

That's why I think he is a good subject for the thread, had a decent career and now has an obscure job for a former player

hefferboi · 28-08-2013 04:43AM

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

That's why I think he is a good subject for the thread, had a decent career and now has an obscure job for a former player

Yeah, That's the main idea for the thread.

dd972 · 28-08-2013 10:00AM

Terry Dixon, the young London-Irish lad had seriously bad injury issues in fairness.

SEPT 23 1989 · 28-08-2013 10:20AM

Derek"Maradona'' Dunne

geeky · 28-08-2013 10:35AM

Stuart Ripley won the league with Blackburn Rovers. Now, he's a solicitor.

kfallon · 28-08-2013 11:23AM

geeky wrote: »

Stuart Ripley won the league with Blackburn Rovers. Now, he's a solicitor.

Didn't Neil Webb become a postman after he hung up his boots?

The Mulk · 28-08-2013 11:36AM

kfallon wrote: »

Didn't Neil Webb become a postman after he hung up his boots?

Well in fairness he telegraphed a lot of his passes

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