Former Real Madrid star Coentrand was recently interviewed by Portuguese TV channel Empower Brand Channel, the 33-year-old, who is now completely out of the spotlight and fans' sight, basically in a state of hanging up his boots, and his current focus is to go out to sea to fish.
Cohenteran said in an interview that he bought his first fishing boat as early as the time of Real Madrid.
"Contrary to what a lot of people think, I don't think there's a shame in working at sea, it's just a job, no different from anyone else. Not only that, but I would also like to say that the sea is really beautiful and that someone has to work here, and this job has to be respected like any other job. ”
"I've been here since I was a kid, my father has a boat, I often come to sea with him, I love this life. My father would find time or vacations whenever he had time. I used to know that my career would end one day and that I should find a new direction in my life: this fishing boat is what gives me happiness, and this is the life I want to live. ”
Coentran, who currently owns three fishing boats, said:
"At the age of 40 I wanted to own 10 fishing boats and there was still a long way to go, but I was confident in myself in life. I was born here, my father owned a fishing boat, I used to go to sea with my father a lot, I like this. I'll come to the boat when I have time. The sea is part of my life, I know that football career will come to an end one day, I should look for a new direction in my new life, fishing boats are my happy home, this is the life I want. ”
The former Portuguese international was born on 11 March 1988 in a small fishing town called Vila do Conde, 30 kilometres north of Porto, to a fisherman's father. So, Coentrand grew up with two major hobbies: football and fishing.
In 2004, at the age of 16, Coentrand began his football career at the Club Ofi Évey in Portugal, and in the 2006–07 season, the Golden Retrieve was voted the "Best Breakthrough Player" of the Portuguese Premier League that season. A number of European powerhouses developed a strong interest in him, and finally he signed a contract with Portuguese Super League giants Benfica for 1 million euros.
At Benfica, the Golden Retriever has experienced being loaned to the National Sports Association, Real Zaragoza in La Liga and Rio Evi. Coentrand played 43 games in the 2009–10 Portuguese Premier League and was selected as the Portuguese Premier League Breakthrough Player of the Year. In the 2010-11 season, he was named Benfica Player of the Year at the 107th anniversary celebration of Benfica.
So, in the summer of 2011, Coentrand joined La Liga giants Real Madrid for 30 million euros, and the first season of joining the Galaxy helped Real Madrid win the La Liga championship.
In the 2013-14 season, in the Copa del Rey final between Real Madrid and Barcelona, the "Golden Retriever" made his debut and assisted Bale in scoring the classic "corner overtaking" goal to help Real Madrid win the Copa del Rey.
In the first leg between Real Madrid and Bayern in the Champions League semi-finals, the "Golden Retriever" scored the highest score in the game after the match, and sent a key help to help Real Madrid beat Bayern by one goal. He also made his debut in the Champions League final, helping Real Madrid win the Champions League in a victory over Atletico.
In 2009, Coentran was called up for the national team and made his national team debut in a World Cup play-off match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. He also participated in the European Championships and World Cups in 2012 and 2014.
Like Maupassant's classic quote: "Life can't be as good as you think, but it won't be as bad as you think", Coentrand ended his playing career while he struggled to achieve another childhood dream.