EX-LIVERPOOL and Newcastle midfielder Danny Guthrie is the new technical director of a football academy in the UAE.
The 38-year-old’s new job comes three years after he was declared bankrupt, having failed to repay £100,000 he borrowed from a friend.
Businessman Chris Heath loaned Guthrie the cash to help him buy a house.
But he was never repaid – even after the house was sold.
Heath said he felt “very let down” and “had no choice but to make him bankrupt”.
Guthrie accepted a six-year bankruptcy order which will run until May 2028.
The former midfielder had the world at his feet when he was an up-and-comer at Liverpool, having previously spent time in Manchester United’s academy.
And he set Newcastle back £2.5million when they managed to lure him from Anfield in 2008.
The latter years of Guthrie’s career were a lot less lucrative.
Spells in Indonesia and Iceland preceded his retirement, and the bankruptcy order that followed.
Guthrie has taken on a number of roles since hanging up his boots.
His latest venture has seen him start work as technical director at Al Hadha Football Academy in the UAE.
He said: “I’m delighted to have joined Al Hadha to share my experience and my knowledge with the next generation.
“I feel that is my duty and I can’t wait to get started. The academy has huge ambitions and I’m really, really proud to be a part of it.”
Guthrie’s address was listed in Dubai when he was declared bankrupt.
Earlier this year he was unveiled as a coach at IFG Phoenix City – a club in the UAE’s football pyramid which integrates sport and education.
Guthrie has also been providing private coaching through his own initiative, The Overachievers’ Club.
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