For most professional footballers, retirement leads down a predictable road into coaching or punditry. But former Liverpool favourite Daniel Agger has spectacularly bucked that trend, embarking on a series of diverse and surprising careers since hanging up his boots in 2016.
From Anfield to the Sewage Business
While still playing for Liverpool, Agger laid the foundations for his most unexpected venture. In 2012, he established KloAgger, a sewage company, with his brother Marco in their hometown of Hvidovre, Denmark.
The business proved far more than a side project. By the 2018-19 financial year, KloAgger recorded an impressive gross profit of £1.77 million and a net profit of £450,000. The company continued its successful operation until 2022, when it was acquired by another firm, Recover.
Tattoo Passion and Hospitality Ventures
Agger's entrepreneurial spirit didn't stop with sewage. The former defender, a qualified tattoo artist with extensive body art himself, invested in a tattoo company called Tattoodo.
His commitment to ink is legendary among Liverpool fans. In 2012, amid transfer speculation, he permanently inked 'YNWA' (You'll Never Walk Alone) across his knuckles as a clear statement of loyalty.
The 39-year-old also maintains a presence in the hospitality sector, owning two bars in Copenhagen: Center Pubben and Rottehullet. This continues an early interest - he purchased two Merseyside restaurants, Mexican venue Que Pasa and an Italian restaurant on Lark Lane, as early as 2007 while still playing for Liverpool.
Charity Work and Managerial Ambitions
Beyond business, Agger established the Agger Foundation in 2011, a charity dedicated to helping children in need. The organisation remains active, with Agger personally delivering presents to vulnerable children in Danish hospitals at Christmas.
He even returned to football in a managerial capacity, taking charge of Danish second-tier club HB Koge between 2021 and 2023. Though his ambitious three-year plan to win the Danish Superliga didn't materialise, he described the experience as invaluable, claiming he 'learned more about football in two years there than in my whole playing career'.
In his limited spare time, Agger enjoys golf, often organising golf days to raise funds for his foundation. His post-retirement journey from Liverpool's defence to sewage systems, tattoo parlours, and charity work demonstrates a remarkable refusal to follow football's conventional retirement script.
