3.
Juan Mata
Everybody knows Juan Mata the former Chelsea midfielder and actual Man United player.
But not everybody knows the level of smartness the spanish player hides behind that number 8 t-shirt.
Juan Manuel Mata Garcia, by his full name, plays for the Spanish national team and for the club Manchester United, after going through some important names from the football industry like Valencia, Chelsea and Real Madrid’s youth team.
With numerous appearances in cups with the club team and in final tournaments with the national youth team and seniors team Mata has something else to show the world.
You probably guessed it, he has knowledge hidden somewhere and he is very smart, according to all the things that the press says about his University attendance.
The attacking midfielder evaluated at almost 40 million Euros, has a degree in journalism after he studied Universidad Politecnica de Journalism in Madrid.
When he was transferred to Chelsea he started to study for two majors in the same time, Marketing and Sports Science.
Even though he enrolled to distance learning university, he managed to mix the soccer with knowledge and also took some extra courses and diplomas while in London.
Number 3 on our list is the perfect combination between famous player, skilled athlete and smart soccer player.
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