Back to the Arsenal Newsfeed

Watch this space! Former Arsenal and Juventus full-back Stephan Lichtsteiner embarks on new career as a watchmaker trainee with ex-footballer determined 'to do something productive' in retirement

Former Arsenal, Juventus and Switzerland's defender Stephan Lichtsteiner has decided to keep busy in retirement - by training to become a watchmaker.

Lichtsteiner, who made 108 appearances for the Swiss national side, has started an internship lasting up to six months at Zurich firm Maurice de Mauriac.

'I want to do something productive,' the 37-year-old said from the watchmaking workshop on Friday.

'If you are a banker... you can do that for all your life, but if you are a footballer once you hit your mid 30s, you have to find something else to do.