MARCUS HAHNEMANN made over 100 Premier League appearances and now runs a bar in his native USA.
The former Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper also has a commercial pilot’s licence.
Hahnemann spent 13 years in England after joining Fulham in 1999 and ended his career with the Seattle Sounders in 2014.
He has since kept busy with a range of hobbies and business, including his own bar.
The bar’s facilities include a golf simulator, old school video games and table tennis.
Meanwhile, he has also obtained a commercial pilot’s licence and officiates weddings, as well as providing punditry for Sounders matches.
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Explaining how he got his pilot’s licence, he told the Shropshire Star in 2022: “I always wanted to fly but what pushed me again was that one of my buddies lives on Vancouver Island which is an eight or nine-hour drive away.
“When I only had a pre-season of two weeks, we decided to charter a plane, and when you have to pay for that, both ways, plus the pilot, it gets quite expensive.
“So, I started to think about flying a plane myself.
“I came back to Wolves, found Halfpenny Green Airport not far from where we were living, and after one lesson I absolutely loved it.
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“I carried on doing the lessons, reading all the textbooks, studying, and eventually got my licence.
“It gave me something else to focus on, away from being in the pressurised position of being a goalkeeper in the Premier League.
“And then, after getting home I bought a Cessna, got my float rating because we have a lot of water around here, got my instrument rating and a commercial licence so now I can fly passengers.
“My final training got held up a bit with Covid but now I am working for Northwest Seaplanes, piloting planes which can hold up to six people.
“I can still remember getting my first pay cheque for 300 dollars, I was so excited.
“I couldn’t believe I just got paid to go flying and am so lucky to have another dream job after playing football.”
As well as winning nine caps for the USA, Hahnemann made 115 Premier League appearances for Reading and Wolves.
He also won promotion to the Premier League with both Fulham and Reading.
The 51-year-old’s time in England also included spells with Rochdale and Everton before he returned to the USA.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
