While still at 38, in Polish D1, former German international Lukas Podolski opened his kebab chain as well as an ice cream brand. His fortune would now be estimated at… 200 million euros!
“ Some go golfing after training, or hang out here and there all day, I sell ice cream, kebabs and clothes, it’s fun and everyone is happy “. Lukas Podolski tells a German magazine (11 Freunde) how he manages his restaurants and his ice cream brand, being “ 100% in the project ” and having “ always one foot on the ground “.
At 38, Podolski, a German international 130 times (for 49 goals) and 2014 world champion with the Mannschaft in Brazil, still plays for Gornik Zabrze in the Polish D1 (his father is a former Polish footballer, his mother a former Polish international handball player). Retirement is near, but retraining is within reach.
A fortune estimated at 200 million!
Two years after leaving Arsenal in 2015, the former Bayern striker first invested in an ice cream company, Ice Cream United, in Cologne, where he grew up. Before creating your first Mangal Doner! His time at Galatasaray (2015-2017) gave him the idea of ​​launching his kebab chain in Germany. 27 establishments are now open and the footballer’s fortune, including his career income, has since been estimated at 207 million euros!
“ I have to be honest, when someone looks for things to do in Cologne to see if it’s worth going, they think: why not try a Podolski kebab? », laughs the one who comes to help some of his employees behind the counter around a huge meat branch.
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