Only a few weeks after hanging his boots up, football icon Andres Iniesta has dived into the world of investment, buying Danish club Helsingor.
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Iniesta recently retired from footballCompleted takeover of Danish side HelsingorExcited for alliance with Scandinavian clubFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
More and more famous faces are making their mark in the world of football by investing in clubs and Iniesta is the latest to open his wallet, buying Danish third-tier side Helsingor. He will officially be a co-owner of the club after his sports management company NSN entered into an agreement with Swiss investment group Stoneweg to complete a takeover.
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Speaking after the announcement was made, Iniesta said: "After playing as a professional, it motivates me a lot to start this new phase of my life, bringing my experience to a club like FC Helsingor, the first project in an exciting alliance between NSN and Stoneweg. It's a fantastic opportunity to get to know football in a different way".
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Investment is the perfect next step for the Spaniard following his retirement. At the same time, the 40-year-old is undertaking a coaching course with a view to becoming a manager in the future. Similar to what Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have done with Wrexham, Iniesta will be keen to move Helsingor up the divisions in Denmark in the coming years.
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With Iniesta now at the helm, Helsingor have a strong Catalonian presence within the club to lead them forward. Sporting director Quim Ramon previously worked for Barcelona's academy while head coach Pep Alomar was a youth manager at the club.