LONDON (Reuters) - Thomas Hitzlsperger considered coming out as gay while still playing at the top level but opted not to after advice from friends, the former Aston Villa midfielder said on Saturday.
The 31-year-old, capped more than 50 times for Germany, announced he was gay this week, the first high-profile German player to do so and the first to have played regularly in the English Premier League.
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