'Sir Alex Ferguson gave me my Man Utd debut - now I'm working as a postman'

In his last play astatine the helm Sir Alex Ferguson handed a debut to young Marnick Vermijl but the Belgian present plays successful the 3rd tier successful his homeland - and combines his shot with being a postman

Marnick Vermijl was fixed his Manchester United debut by Sir Alex Ferguson successful the Scot's last twelvemonth - but present finds himself moving arsenic a postman.

The Belgian started successful a backline that besides featured Michael Keane and Scott Wootton arsenic the Red Devils saw disconnected Newcastle 2-1 successful the Carabao Cup - past known arsenic the Capital One Cup successful 2012. That was 1 of 2 appearances Vermijl would marque for the Red Devils.

The 2nd came successful the infamous 4-0 decision to MK Dons successful the aforesaid contention conscionable nether 2 years aboriginal arsenic Louis van Gaal rung the changes to tract an unrecognisable team. Now Vermijl is two-pronging his shot commitments alongside his station round.

He plays for for Belgian nine K.V.V. Thes Sport Tessenderlo, who play successful the 3rd tier of Belgian shot with the 32-year-old having to clasp down 2 jobs. Vermijl though has nary regrets having fallen retired of emotion with the nonrecreational game.

He told Voetbalprimeur: "I was fed up with nonrecreational football. You are excessively babelike connected the trainer you have. Finding pleasance was besides a large origin for me. As a postman I person to get up astatine 4 o'clock, but present I americium location astir noon and tin prime up the children from schoolhouse each day. That is simply a luxury."

In betwixt his 2 games for the Manchester outfit the versatile defender would walk clip connected indebtedness astatine Dutch nine NEC Nijmegen. He yet near Old Trafford for bully erstwhile helium made a determination to Yorkshire to nexus up with Sheffield Wednesday.

He struggled to marque his people astatine Hillsborough and moved to Preston North End, initially connected loan, earlier making the determination imperishable 12 months later. Vermijl was astatine Preston for 3 years earlier helium dropped down a league to play a little stint with Scunthorpe.

Eventually helium near England and headed Dutch nine MVV Maastricht, who helium had antecedently spent clip connected indebtedness at, connected a imperishable woody successful June 2019. In July 2020, Vermijl moved to his existent home, which has allowed his regular beingness to follow a caller look.

There person been a fig of players who turned retired during the Ferguson era, but yet didn't marque the people long-term. Lee Roche played for United against Deportivo La Coruna successful the Champions League successful 2003. He would discontinue astatine the tender property of 27 and has since plied his commercialized connected a gathering site.

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