1) Lee Hendrie (British)

Footballers that went broke - The average wage of a football player in the English Premier League is 30,000 pounds. In spite of football being a lucrative sport, some footballers who earned very well during their playing days, have gone broke. More..

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11) Eric Djemba-Djemba (Cameroonian) Eric Djemba-Djemba is a Cameroonian football player. He was signed by Sir Alex Ferguson (£3.5 million) in 2003. There was a time when he had 10 4×4-drive cars and 30 different bank accounts. He was juggling between credits. He went bankrupt four years later after signing for Aston Villa in 2007. His agent Christophe Mongay said once that Eric was in such dire straits during his time as a £75,000-a-month football player at Old Trafford that he relied solely on his appearance and winning bonuses to get by. It would take four hours a day for his agent to work on his accounts. Currently he plays as a midfielder for Chennaiyin FC in the Indian Super League. Navigate using arrows below 10) Keith Gillespie (British) Keith Gillespie was once a member of Manchester United’s golden generation. He played alongside Ryan Giggs, David Beckham and Paul Scholes when they won the Youth Cup in 1992. Later on Keith won 80 caps for Northern Ireland and helped Newcastle reach the Champions League. In spite of all his success, he was declared bankrupt when he was 35 years of age. He lost around £7,215,875 on gambling, property and failed business schemes. He published the book How Not To Be A Football Millionaire in 2014. Opening up about his gambling addiction in an interview, he said, “I blew all my money betting, and won’t be last footballer to do it.” SEE ALSO: Top 10 'Judas' transfers in football history (+Photos) 9) Chris Sutton (British) Chris Sutton is one half of the famous SOS – Sutton and Shearer – strike force which helped to win the league for Blackburn. This former Blackburn Rovers and Chelsea striker was the first £5 million transfer football player in the United Kingdom. Sutton’s finances hit a low in 2014. This was because he became embroiled in a multi-million pound fraud after investing £50,000 in a spread betting foreign currency scheme. He and his wife invested £100,000 into the scam run by accountant Simon Grinter’s company. He went into bankruptcy in May 2014. 8) Carl Cort (Guyanese) Guyanese football player Carl Cort currently plays a forward for Tampa Bay Rowdies in the North American Soccer League. In 2010, this 37-year-old’s bank and credit card accounts were frozen by court order over unspecified debts. He is one of those football players who never really recovered from a big-money move that did not work out. According to many football experts, Cort has not been able to realize his potential. SEE ALSO: 10 footballers who are notorious womanizers (With Pictures) 7) Paul Gascoigne (British) This 47-year-old former English footballer is wracked by booze and pills. This bloated legend admits that he cannot live without a pint. He is hooked on a mix of valium and strong lager. He is broke and has appeared drunk in front of his fans on many occasions. Last year he had burst into tears in front of 500 people at a charity event and was led off stage shaking and trembling. He avoided being declared bankrupt in 2011 by High Court in London, although he was still in debt for £32,000. 6) David James (British) This 44-year-old English goalkeeper, who earned an estimated £20 million in his 25-year career, declared himself bankrupt in May 2014. SEE ALSO: 10 footballers who did drugs (With Pictures) He built up debts following a costly divorce from his wife Tanya in 2005. He has played for Premier League clubs like Manchester City and Liverpool. He secured lucrative contracts during his career, including working as a model for Armani and H&M. 5) John Arne Riise (Norwegian) This former Liverpool player was earning £30,000 per week in 2007. In the same year he was declared bankrupt over debts of £100,000. This was due to poor business decisions. He sued his former agent Einer Baardsen over the way he had invested his money. He currently plays for Nicosia club APOEL in the Cypriot First Division. 4) Brad Friedel (American) This 43-year-old shiny-headed goalkeeper declared bankruptcy in January 2011 when a football academy he started in his hometown Ohio, ran up debts. The not-for-profit venture was set up to help youngsters in the US to adapt better to European football. ALSO ON FOOTBALL: Top 10 most hated footballers in the world (With Pictures) He did not make any money on it whatsoever. Fortunately he still has some years left in him to earn some cash back. 3) Diego Maradona (Argentine) Football legend, Diego Maradona earned plenty of money during his playing days. So much so, that in 2009 the Italian authorities declared that he owed €37 million in unpaid taxes, penalties, charges and interest. He paid just €42,000, 2 luxury watches and a set of earrings. In 2010 he lost his job as Argentine national coach due to the team’s poor world cup perfomance. From 2011 to 2012 he managed AL- Wasl FC, a Dubai based club which he made a reported amount of $2.7 million. 2) Celestine Babayaro (Nigerian) In spite of earning £25,000 per week during the peak of his career, this former Chelsea and Newcastle player was declared bankrupt at a court in Croydon in 2010; with confirmation in 2011. SEE ALSO: 10 Famous footballers and their celebrity look alike - You need to see #1! (With Pictures) His financial troubles became apparent to his neighbors, with one saying that his beautifully kept house began to look a bit unkempt. Despite all the reports, the former Nigeria international insisted he is not broke. 1) Lee Hendrie (British) Lee Hendrie was one of the most promising young English players of the late 1990s. He declared bankruptcy on 27 January 2012, due to his bad investments (losing £10m in property deals) and lavish lifestyle. He was reportedly earning around £40,000 a week while playing for Aston Villa. 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1) Lee Hendrie (British)

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