FORMER footballer Eneko Fernandez once played under Pep Guardiola and now he is a MasterChef champion.
The 39-year-old won the eleventh edition of MasterChef Spain and celebrated afterwards with his wife and kids.
Fernandez played for a host of clubs including Barcelona B in the single season they were managed by club icon Guardiola.
He played 19 games in 2007-08, scoring once before a move to Ejea.
The right-winger also had spells at Alaves, Sabadell, Oviedo, Tudelano and Zaragoza B.
And while his footballing career never took off, Fernandez proved he has other talents up his sleeve.
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Fernandez was delighted to receive top prize from the MasterChef judges and he revealed how proud he was of his achievement.
He said: “I am proud of myself, it is very strange for me to say these things to myself, but I really am.
“It has been the experience of my life.”
Fernandez received a trophy as well as an £85,000 cash prize for winning the competition.
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He will also be treated to a cooking course at the Basque Culinary Centre in San Sebastien.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk