(1.) Juan Manuel Mata
Juan Manuel Mata is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EPL club Manchester United and the Spain national team. He mostly plays as a central attacking midfielder, but he can also play on the wing.
He holds a degree in journalism, which he obtained in Madrid. However, he also looks to snatch two more degrees, parallel to playing professional football.
In order to obtain sports science and marketing degrees, Mata had a struggle with time when the professional obligations stood in his way.
Simon Luc Hildebert Mignolet is an athlete who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian club Club Brugge and the Belgium national team.
The goalkeeper is another example of a top-class professional athlete who also worked on obtaining a higher educational background.
The talented keeper keeps a Political science degree which he obtained during his career in England, and also speaks five languages.
Andrés Iniesta Luján is an award-winning footballer who plays as a central midfielder and is the captain of J1 League club Vissel Kobe.
The famous Spanish midfielder stands as one of the most intelligent players in Europe, and there’s a reason for such a flattering attribute.
The holder of multiple top football awards, is also an accomplished scholar with the former Barca’s pride and joy holding Biology degree as well as a degree in sports science.
Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany is a retired soccer player who played as a centre back and is currently the manager of Belgian club RSC Anderlecht. He also played for his national team.
He has a Master’s in Business Administration which he graduated from Alliance Manchester Business School in 2017, with a keen interest in the world of football off the pitch.
It was hardly surprising, then, to see him step into a managerial role at Anderlecht.
Frank James Lampard OBE is a football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of PL club Chelsea.
As a player, he is widely considered to be one of Chelsea’s greatest ever players, and one of the greatest midfielders of his generation.
However, not too many people will tell you that he also attended the prestigious Brentwood School where he excelled in Latin and scored 11GCSEs.
His high IQ and eloquence earned him the nickname “Professor”, as many of his teammates used to call Mr. Lampard.
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