Former Swiss soccer captain retrains as a watchmaker


Former Swiss soccer player Stephan Lichtsteiner wears a magnifier as he holds the movement of a watch during his internship at the production facility of Swiss watch manufacturer Maurice de Mauriac in Zurich, Switzerland March 12, 2021. Picture taken March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's former soccer captain Stephan Lichtsteiner may have called time on his glittering sports career, but he has now started a new venture - training to become a watchmaker.

Lichtsteiner, who made 108 appearances for the Swiss national side, has started an internship lasting up to six months at Zurich firm Maurice de Mauriac.

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