Drenthe, from Real Madrid to the hospital ward: now he’s a nurse – Corriere.it

From the field to the wards of a hospital. He has never officially said goodbye to the world of football, but Royston Drenthea 36-year-old Dutch midfielder with a past also in the real Madrid, has clear ideas for its future. He is already thinking about a new life away from football fields. He spoke about it in a recent interview, explaining the desire to follow in the footsteps of his family. Enter, just like them, in the health sector. “My whole family has always been on the ward. Aunt Helen is a nurse. My mother and aunt work in the hospital and a few years ago I thought “Why don’t I do training and courses too and see what happens?”. So the former midfielder began to get busy in hospitals: «I wanted to see what it’s like to work on the spot. I worked on a ward with dementia patients and there was an old lady who was also scaring the other patients. She was a little aggressive, and that’s where I lead them.’

The Real Madrid dream

And again: “I see a completely different side of the world – he explained – It helps me become a better person in this society. I’ve always been used to the glamor of football. It’s what I was looking for. I worried a lot at the end of my career figuring out what I was going to do next. The moment you start something, you ask yourself if this is really what you want.” And now Drenthe is a happy man. He is related to Edgar Davids, cousin of Roma player Wijnaldum and he was crowned European champion with the Netherlands Under 21 team in 2007. He started from Feyenoord, then Excelsior, then the Real Madrid dream. Three years in which things didn’t go very well, also thanks to the many good nights spent in the city’s clubs.

Rapper and actor

Many experiences since farewell to Blancos: Hercules, Everton, Alanija Vladikavkaz, Reading, Sheffield Wednesday, Erciyesspor, Baniyas, Sparta Rotterdam, Kozakken Boys, Racing Murcia, Real Murcia and Racing Merida City. Twelve teams in 12 years. Then the passion for rap that led him to write some songs, and an acting role in the Dutch crime drama series Mocro Mafia. Now Drenthe has made an unexpected choice. She decided to totally change her life and think about others. Entering the healthcare sector, aiming to follow in the footsteps of his family members. And find happiness in that world. Which for him, in fact, has never been unknown. Not even when in 2008 he won a Liga and a Spanish Super Cup with the Blancos.