Christian Karembeu picked up 53 France caps in a glittering career which saw him lift the World Cup and European Championship... but it could have all been so different for the former midfielder. The 44-year-old, who spent one season at then-Premier League outfit Middlesbrough after three campaigns in La Liga with Real Madrid, has revealed that he could have been an adult-entertainer, were his football career not to have taken off at French club Nantes in 1990. Talking to Spanish sport daily Marca the dreadlocked star admitted that he has many interests outside of football, not least pornography. French League: 1994–1995Christian Karembeu may have had an even more interesting life should he have not got into professional football with Nantes in 1990The 44-year-old told Marca that he would have been a doctor or porn starThe former midfielder won World Cup 1998 and Euro 2000 with France
After leaving _ after five seasons, Karembeu earned a move to Serie A's Sampdoria in 1995, where he stayed for two seasons before moving to Los Blancos in 1997.