ARSENAL legend David Seaman has swapped his football boots for a fishing rod in an incredible career change.
The former goalkeeper, 59, spent 13 years with the Gunners after joining from QPR in 1990.
He won every domestic trophy available during his time in North London, including two Premier League titles, a League Cup and four FA Cups.
And during that same period he also established himself as England’s No1.
But after retiring from professional football in 2004, Seaman was keen to take a step away from the beautiful game.
Although he made the odd media appearance after hanging up his boots, the Arsenal icon spent most of his free time either playing golf or fishing.
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Seaman became an ambassador for Fishing Republic’s partnership with Shakespeare Fishing and the Angling Trust earlier this week.
And he has since expressed his desire to help kids into the sport.
He told The Mirror: “It’s massively important because we want to get kids into fishing, even today the smile on their faces says it all.
“We want to get kids into fishing. I know how much I love it and I’m trying to get that energy over to the kids too.
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“I’m passionate up to the point that I have stopped everything else.
“I used to play a lot of golf, but I don’t do that anymore. I have been retired for 20 years and I still don’t have enough time to go fishing. It’s something I am very passionate about.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
