Former Everton defender Tony Hibbert comes out of retirement for amateur French side ES Louzy
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Updated 22/11/2021 at 13:32 GMT
Tony Hibbert retired from competitive football in 2016 after spending his whole professional career with Premier League side Everton. He has since spent much of his time fishing in France, but has now come out of retirement with amateur team ES Louzy, located between French cities Nantes and Poitiers.
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Former Everton defender Tony Hibbert has come out of retirement to turn out for French amateur club ES Louzy.
HIbbert retired five and a half years ago after playing all his professional games for Everton, and that record will be unchanged given his new side’s status.
Having last played in 2016 he is now set to return to action in 2021 for the club which is located near Nantes and Poitiers in west France, having secured his veterans licence.
The former defender bought a carp fishery in France and has spent much of his post-retirement career in France, but also oversaw his new side’s under-13 team.
Club president Jerome Archambeau told La Nouvelle Republique: “He was looking for a small club to keep himself fit and was already taking care of our Under 13s side.
“He was itching a bit to return and coming back to the basics of football after such a career is good for him.
“The idea is that he brings us his experience, and that he takes pleasure from what he’s doing.
“We’re a family club, and I think that’s what he liked, namely the spirit of camaraderie rather than that of competition.”
Hibbert played 316 games for Everton without registering a goal, a club record.
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