5 of the weirdest post retirement jobs footballers have taken up

#3 Arjan De Zeeuw

De Zeeuw challenging his compatriot

When you think of Private Investigators, Sherlock Holmes is the first person that springs in your mind. The fictional character is known for his unorthodox behaviour and unparalleled ability to solve cases with his other-worldly deducing skills.

And it seems as though former Wigan defender, Arjan De Zeeuw, is a fan of Sherlock. Most footballers would opt for a career in coaching or become ambassadors for some club after retiring. For Zeeuw, however, that wasn’t enough.

"It was never my intention to put my feet up after playing - I like to use my brain a little bit," De Zeeuw told BBC Sport in 2013.

"I thought about a career in medicine but when I discovered it would take eight years before I could practice, I turned my attention elsewhere.”

Speaking to Daily Mail in another interview, he recalled how football is much different from his new line of work.

“This guy had been involved in lots of burglaries and I went round to his house with a partner, who luckily was very experienced. The target was very nervous and we had to calm him down, although I was as nervous as he was. You can play football in front of tens of thousands of people but this is completely different.”

As a player, he represented his country and now that he has retired, he is defending his motherland from the crooks.