Most will keep in mind Thomas Hitzlsperger for his cannon of a left foot – and the previous Premier League star retired in 2013 to pursue numerous completely different enterprise ventures.
He’s labored because the CEO of considered one of his former golf equipment, Stuttgart, and has just lately been named on Aston Villa’s Honorary Anniversary Board forward of the membership’s a hundred and fiftieth anniversary season.
Another one of many ex-West Ham man’s vices contains having develop into the proprietor of an iconic London eatery that has had its justifiable share of celeb visitors over time.
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Speaking on West Ham’s IronCast podcast, Hitzlsperger stated: “Sometimes, you go into restaurants or places in general and think there is something about this that I really enjoy. This started ten years ago, I went in, and I loved it there.
“So I saved going again and nonetheless liked it. I obtained to know the administration, and when Covid hit, individuals reached out to me and requested if I needed to become involved with the restaurant.”
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He added: “I learned a lot at Stuttgart in my role as the CEO and other different roles, and I had just left, so I thought, ‘why not?’. It is really hard work, but I love it.
“I really like meals, I really like being in London, it was already a giant model so I used to be tempted to only do it to see how good I might be on this business. I hate it when it’s quiet and I’m trying to keep away from that as greatest as I can.”
The restaurant in query is the well-known L’Escargot in Soho. Winners of many awards, the restaurant was certainly a favorite spot of Princess Diana, amongst different celebrities.
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Aside from the German’s numerous possession and culinary pursuits, Hitzlsperger was additionally the primary Premier League footballer to come back out as homosexual in 2014.
Off the pitch, there’s only a few ex-pros who’ve had such a busy and fascinating profession as soon as they’ve moved on from enjoying the gorgeous sport than Hitzlsperger.