Man Utd legend Peter Schmeichel makes surprising career change as he joins rock band
Legendary Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel has picked up his guitar and formed a rock band.
The United hero is best remembered for his imperious shot-stopping ability and larger than life character in between the sticks for the Red Devils throughout the 1990s. He famously ended his Old Trafford career by winning an iconic treble in 1999.
But the 59-year-old opted to hone his skills elsewhere during the lockdown, learning to play the guitar and setting up his own home recording studio with a piano, keyboards, guitars, drum kit and more. Now Schmeichel is ready to hit the road on tour.
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The Dane, who once played piano on stage with Robbie Williams, said: “I had times where I’m sat there thinking, ‘Oof, I’m approaching 60, there’s so many things I really, really want to do.
“And one of the things was to play in a band.”
Schmeichel, whose band is The Ones, added: “I’m playing with professional musicians who’ve had like a 30-year career here in Denmark.”
(Image: Youtuber/Morgensang med Phillip Faber & Peter Schmeichel)
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He told the Proper Football! podcast: “We talk as much as we play. I’ve got loads to stories to tell from my football career and they have from their rock ’n roll career.”
Schmeichel’s glittering career saw him win five Premier League titles with United, three FA Cups and a Champions League, as well as the European Championship with Denmark in 1992.
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Perhaps one of his greatest moments in a Red Devils jersey came when he saved Dennis Bergkamp’s penalty in the 1999 FA Cup semi-final, inspiring a stunning comeback. That spurred Sir Alex Ferguson’s men on to win the trophy, before clinching the league and Champions League in dramatic fashion.
Schmeichel will undoubtedly be watching on as United take on Brighton at the same stage of the world’s oldest cup competition on Sunday. Erik ten Hag’s men will be eager to bounce back from the abysmal 3-0 defeat to Sevilla midweek which saw them get knocked out of the Europa League.
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