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- Title
Is Professional Soccer a Risk for Their "Lives Afterwards"? A Social-Sciences-Based Examination of Retired Professional Soccer Players from a Long-Term Perspective.
- Authors
Barth, Michael; Schlesinger, Torsten; Pitsch, Werner
- Abstract
Most professional soccer players' careers end before their forties. Consequently, many of them face a relatively early retirement from their profession, thus facing multifaceted changes and potential issues of adjustments in different areas of their lives. Public discussion and therein expressed concerns have led to increased attention on the topic, notably among practitioners and researchers. This study described and analyzed central retirement transition and adjustment outcomes of ex-professional soccer players from a social sciences and long-term perspective. A total of 78 ex-professionals completed the online questionnaire, most of them having played in the highest German soccer division for several years and having retired from professional soccer 10 years or more ago. Overall, 8.9% (95% CI 2.5 to 21.2; n = 45) showed signs of mental health problems. Compared to the results of a gender- and age-matched sample from the German population, retired ex-professionals were significantly more satisfied with their life and their personal income, and assessed themselves as having a higher subjective social status. Although further evidence is necessary to draw any final conclusion, our results do not point to those publicly discussed concerning central retirement transition and adjustment outcomes of (average) former professional soccer players in the long run.
- Subjects
SOCCER players; SOCCER; EARLY retirement; INCOME; MENTAL illness; GERMANS; TEACHER development
- Publication
Journal of Risk & Financial Management, 2022, Vol 15, Issue 12, p609
- ISSN
1911-8066
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/jrfm15120609