During the World Cup, some trading floors on Wall Street might change the channel from stock market news to watch soccer (or football).
It turns out there are many former professional soccer players working in finance.
We've included a round up of them in the slides that follow. Please note, this list is not a ranking.
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NCAA Division I soccer champ Pat Phelan is an advisor at a finance firm in Boston.
Finance Job: Phelan is now an advisor at Boston-area Cape Cod Wealth Strategies & Insurance Services, LLC.
Education: Wake Forest University (2004 to 2007)
Position: Central Defender/Central Midfielder
Soccer Highlights: He played professionally for the San Antonio Scorpions and the New England Revolution. In 2008, he was a first round draft pick in the Major League Soccer Super Draft. While at Wake Forest, he was the captain of the 2007 Division 1 National Championship team. He was also named First Team NSCAA All-American. He was the 2004 Gatorade National Player of the Year. Growing up, he was a member a number of national teams for various age groups.
Former pro Espen Baardsen works for Eclectica Asset Management.
Finance Job: He currently works for Hugh Hendry's Eclectica Asset Management.
Position: Goalkeeper
Soccer Highlights: Baardsen was born and raised in California. He ended up a goalkeeper for Tottenham. He went on to play for Norway even though he had never been there. He was the 3rd goalkeeper for the 1998 World Cup for Norway. He retired at age 25 to go into finance.
Former U.S. national team player Pete Woodring runs a wealth management firm in San Francisco.
Finance Job: He's the founding partner of San Francisco-area wealth management firm Cypress Partners.
Education: University of California, Berkeley (1986 to 1991)
Position: Forward
Soccer Highlights: He was a three-time captain/MVP at Berkeley. In 1992, he was the second America to play in the Budesliga, Hamburg Sports Verin. In 1993, he got to play three games for the U.S. national team, including the 1993 U.S. Cup loss against Brazil. In 1994, he played in Denmark for Superliga and in 1996 he played for Major League Soccer's New England Revolution.
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