I’m a former Premier League star – now I live a new life as an interior designer

MANY Premier League stars stay in the sport after they hang up their boots.

But one former Leeds defender has taken a unique route into interior design.

The former Leeds and Real Madrid man, left, is now an interior designerInstagram @raulbravo15

He played five Premier League games for LeedsGetty Images - Getty

The Spaniard, 43, enjoyed two decades as a professional, racking up more than 300 appearances for club and country.

As well as his loan at Leeds, he played for the likes of Real Madrid, Olympiacos and Rayo Vallecano.

He also featured in every minute of Spain‘s Euro 2004 campaign.

Now, two years after playing, the ex-centre-back and left-back has revealed his switch to interior design.

The man in question is Raul Bravo.

Speaking to the Yorkshire Evening Post, he said: “When I hung up my boots I said to myself: ‘What do I do now?’ When you stop playing football, the first year is very complicated.

“You don’t even know where you are. A very bad feeling. It happens to all players.

“I liked decorating houses, thinking about them and designing them. But when a client came they asked me where I had studied and what training I had. I told them: ‘Nowhere.’ It was complicated.

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Raul Bravo won two LaLiga titles and a Champions League at Real MadridGetty Images - Getty

“With the money I had saved I bought several houses and decorated them my way, with my ideas and my inspiration. I renovated them and then made my catalogue and uploaded it to my Instagram.

“It must be that people liked it because I started selling them. I have cool work. It’s my calling card as a decorator and interior designer.”

Bravo played just five Premier League games for Leeds and six in all competitions during his six-month stint in England.

He fell out of favour when manager Terry Venables was replaced by Peter Reid.

He returned to Real Madrid and played 53 times in the 2003/04 season, leaving the Bernabeu in 2007 with two LaLiga titles and a Champions League to his name.

Bravo also went on to win three Greek league titles with Olympiacos.