World Soccer - UK (2021-10)

Everton,I will feellikeI’venotachievedwhat
I wantedto,”heconceded.
“WhenI wenttoEverton,thefirstaimwas
tobreakintothefirstteamandI hadlittlegoals
alongthe way, butthenyoureallyfallforthe
clubandunderstandwhatthe club means,
youwanttobepart of thathistoryofwinning.
“Youseethe videosandtheimages of
Evertonplayersliftingtrophies in the 19 80s
andyou understandhow bigthefootballclubis.
“WhensomeplayerssignforEverton,they
don’trealisehow bigthefootballclubisand
howsuccessfulitwas.Yes,thosetrophy wins
werea longtimeago,butthisisa bigclub.
“Soif I gettothe endofmycareerwith
thisfootball clubandI haven’twonanything,
I will lookbackonitwith regret.
“Idon’twanttoberememberedasan
Evertonplayer whohasplayed 300 or 4 00
gamesfortheclubandeveryonesaysit’s
a greatachievement,welldone.
“Iwanttowina trophy at theclubandI will
keeptryingtodothatuntilI’ve kickedmylast
ballat theclub.”
Atthe ageof 32 , life afterfootballwillsoon
bea subject on Coleman’sagendaand,while
managementandcoachingcouldbepartofhis
future,a step back into a quietlifebackhome
inIrelandwithhisthreechildrenandwife
Rachelmay appeal.
“Iseea lotofplayers sayinglife afterfootball
canbea scary thought,butitdoesn’tfrighten
meatall,” he added.
“Mylifehasalwaysbeenfocusedonfamily
andfootballandwhenthe secondoneofthose
goes,I won’tneedthe dailyacknowledgment
frompeopleortheapplauseof thefans.I don’t
needthatinmylife.I’mnotgoingtomissthe
feelingofbeinga footballer. It won’tleavea
voidinmylife.
“WillIgointo management?I don’tknow.
I’veworkedundera lotofgreatmanagers,all
verydifferent in theway they do thingsandyou
learnsomethingfromeachoneof them.IfI
wentintocoachingandmanagement,I’d take
whatI haveseenfromthemwith me intothat
job,soakupalltheinformationeachone
bringsandtrytoblenditalltogetherfor
whenyou becomea coach or amanager.
“I’mdoingmycoachingbadgesatthe
momentandI have enjoyedworkingon
them,butI couldeasilydisappearback
toDonegal with thefamilyandnothave
toomuchtodowith football.
“Iwill miss thisjob,don’tgetmewrong,
I loveit.Thatlovefor football hasnever faded
forme throughthe years.I go in everyday
andI loveit,I’m grateful thatI am able
toworkinthisprofessionandI love
workinghardin trainingeveryday,
butthereis more to lifethan
footballandwhenmy time is
up,I’llacceptit and
dowhateverisnext
inmylife.”
SeamusColemanwas
speakingtoWorldSoccer
ashelaunchedSPAR’sBetter
Choicessummer 2021 campaign