( CNN ) -- When it comes to football players , there are very few who can be held up as respectable role models . All too often , players are criticized for their off-field behaviour , alleged racist remarks , outbursts on Twitter and end up gracing the front pages of newspapers for all the wrong reasons . Balotelli on the brink : Sink or swim for 'Super Mario ' ? But on a cold Friday night in South Wales with snow sweeping across the country , one football player really did make a difference . Angel Rangel , the Swansea City defender , who is an integral part of Michael Laudrup 's side , had only left home to go for a sandwich with his wife , Nikki . Driving in hazardous wintry conditions , Rangel decided to make the journey to his local sandwich shop to have a bite to eat . It is there that Rangel takes up the story , telling CNN about his gesture as he drove through the city looking for people sleeping rough . He said : `` We went for something to eat in a local sandwich chain and overheard the manager saying they had to throw out bags of sandwiches as they were about to close for the night . `` My wife , Nikki , who is a very caring and charitable person , asked if we could have them for the homeless rather than see them thrown in the bin . `` They agreed and we drove around Swansea for over an hour , but could n't find any homeless people as it was so cold out on the streets with all the snow . `` We decided to tweet a plea and we were guided to a local charity shelter who looked after the homeless . '' Rodgers defends Liverpool 's Suarez . That tweet , which went viral , was picked up by a local homeless shelter which invited the pair to the venue . After giving out sandwiches and talking to the group , Rangel joked he should have hit the kitchen to cook up some of his famous Spanish Omelette . He added : `` They were obviously grateful and after chatting to the charity worker it is something we are going to do on a regular basis . It 's the least we can do , especially with it being so could outside at the moment . `` I do n't know if we 'll be as lucky with the free sandwiches in future , so I may have to cook some of my special Spanish omelettes instead ! '' He later wrote on Twitter : `` Wow we r amazed at the amount of tweets we r receiving . Thanks a lot but it was just a little gesture we drove for only 1 hour and felt great . '' Rangel stated that he did not want the name of the shelter publicly named . Rangel will now hope to put a smile on lots more Swansea City faces when he takes on Stoke City in the Premier League Saturday .
Angel Rangel , the Swansea City player , makes trip to homeless shelter . Spaniard took food to those at local homeless shelter following tweet appeal . Rangel promises to cook his famous Spanish Omelette next time .