Former Chelsea and Arsenal goalkeeper, Petr Cech has signed for Ice hockey side, Guildford Phoenix.
Cech, who is currently the Technical and Performance Advisor at Chelsea, joined Guldford Phoenix on Wednesday.
The 37-year-old, who is expected to make his debut against Swindon Wildcats 2, will play as goalie (netminder) for Guildford Phoenix.
Speaking after signing for the Ice hockey team, Cech told Guildford Phoenix website: “I am delighted to have the opportunity to play with the Phoenix to get the match experience.
“I hope I can help this young team to achieve their goals for the season and try to win as many games as possible when I have the chance to play.
“After 20 years of professional football this is going to be a wonderful experience for me to play the game I loved to watch and play as a kid.”
Also speaking, Guildford’s head coach, Milos Melicherik said: “We are very excited to have Petr join the Phoenix team and we are looking forward to seeing him in action this weekend.
“He has improved a lot since I first saw him on the ice and I am excited to see him play.”
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