Football players can not only play football or coach teams when their own careers have already come to an end. There are athletes who have tried their hand at cinema.
Many professional footballers have noted their achievements not only on the field, but also outside the playing area. They starred in films. Someone got only one minor role, while others continue to appear in films at the present stage with an enviable frequency. Which of the football players could we see in the films?
David Beckham
Almost everyone knows about this man as a football player. At one time, he managed to prove that he can play football and score beautiful goals. He played for the England national team. But few people know that David Beckham starred in several movies.
During his football career, David appeared in several documentary projects and commercials. But he also starred in feature films. The biggest and most famous role he got in the film "Goal!". I played myself. Athletes such as Zidane and Ronaldo worked with him on the set.
David Beckham decided not to stop there. You can see him in such famous projects as "Agents of ANKL" and "Sword of King Arthur". And before the release of Deadpool 2, David starred in a promo video. According to the plot, the protagonist of the popular project apologized to the football player.
Ronaldinho
A professional footballer in the past has not yet achieved such significant success in cinema as previous athletes. He appeared in just one feature film called "Kickboxer Returns".
According to the plot, the main character went to prison. To get out, he needs to enter the ring against a local strongman. As it turned out, boxer Mike Tyson and football player Ronaldinho were in prison. They acted as trainers for the protagonist. Mike Tyson taught with fists, and Ronaldinho with balls.
Pele
A good career in cinema was built by the football player Edson Arantes do Nascimento, who is known to the fans under the pseudonym Pele. The film debut took place back in 1981. Pele starred in the movie "Flight to Victory", which tells the story of a football match between German soldiers and prisoners of war. The main roles were played by Sylvester Stallone and Michael Caine.
Pele decided not to stop there. Throughout his film career, he starred in 18 films, produced 1 project and wrote several scripts.
Zinedine Zidane
In the past, a famous football player, in the present, no less famous coach Zinedine Zidane also starred in several film projects. As mentioned earlier, he appeared in the film "Goal!". But this role is not the most significant in his small filmography.
Zinedine Zidane got a larger role in the film "Asterix at the Olympic Games". The famous racer Michael Schumacher worked with him on the set.
Vinnie Jones
Vinnie Jones is the most famous actor who was a professional footballer in the past. His filmography includes more than 90 films. He starred both in full-length projects and in multi-part films.
The film debut took place after the end of his football career. Vinnie Jones was noticed by the eminent director Guy Ritchie. It was he who invited the former footballer to star in the movie Lock, Money, Two Barrels. Then there was a role in the project "Big jackpot". It was after the release of this picture that Vinnie began to receive one invitation after another from the directors.
Conclusion
In fact, many footballers have acted in films. On the screen one could see Neymar ("Three X's. World Domination"), Djibril Cisse ("Taxi 4") and even Dmitry Sychev ("Coach", "The Best Film", "Our Russia").
