Former Ligue 1 player opens bakery in France

Julien Quercia, a former professional footballer who played for Sochaux, Auxerre, and Lorient, recently opened a bakery called Feuillette in Hettange-Grande, France.

Quercia prepared for this career change for two years after ending his football career in his hometown region of Thionville. The 40-year-old now manages the bakery within the Vital Shop shopping center and currently employs around thirty people. Quercia previously played in the Champions League with Auxerre, but his career was interrupted by serious injuries in 2011.

He and two partners are already planning a second bakery location in Thionville, near an area called “the Linkling.” Quercia had been declared unfit to play professional football in 2015, but later returned to the sport by playing in Luxembourg for a year.