These are the footballers who were rich even before they were football players.

While discussions on footballers' salaries never stop, few people think about the time and effort of a footballer to reach the top of this club to become part of a big team.

Most players have not dreamed of finding only the choice society of very wealthy people.

Footballers like Gerard Pique, Hugo Lyory, Patrick Bamford, Andrea Pirlo, stayed well financially before they reached the top of world football.

Football players who were rich even before they had football:

Hugo looris

Gerard Pique

Andrea Pirlo

Robin van Persia

Patrick Bamford

Oliver Bierhoff

Mario Gotze

Gianluca Vialli