Daniel Agger will receive a warm welcome from Liverpool fans when he walks into Anfield for their legends match against Ajax today.
The former defender made 232 appearances for the Reds, winning the League Cup and Community Shield, forming a solid partnership with Martin Skrtel and Jamie Carragher.
Today he will relive his glory days at Anfield as he lines up alongside Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres, Dirk Kuyt and Skrtel.
The team is led by Sven-Goran Eriksson, the former England boss.
Agger returned to Brondby from Liverpool in 2014, ending his career at the Danish club where it all began.
What has he been up to since then? Well, quite a lot, and it’s not everything you might expect. Mail Sport investigates how he spends his time.
You may remember Daniel Agger as a reliable, technically gifted centre-back, but he has much more to offer than that
gger is playing a Liverpool Legends match against Ajax icons at Anfield today, but what has he been up to since his playing career?
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After retiring in 2016, Agger left his Danish homeland and moved to Marbella with his wife.
By this stage he had a fully functional sewage company called KloAgger – ‘Agger Toilet’ – which he had set up in 2012 together with his brother Marco, his hometown of Hvidovre.
In 2018/19 they made a record gross profit of £1.77 million and a net profit of £450,000. This was more than a nice little earner.
In 2022, KloAgger was bought by another company, Recover.
But Agger wasn’t just content to deal with Denmark’s voluminous water and feces.
He then invested in a tattoo company with the inventive name Tattoodo.
This dedication followed a long-standing passion for body art. Agger is a certified tattoo artist and has numerous of his own.
When there was speculation that he would leave Liverpool in 2012, he even got YNWA (You’ll Never Walk Alone) tattooed on the knuckles of his right hand. In other words, I’m staying.
Daniel Agger ran a sewer company called KloAgger, which he founded in 2012 and grew after his football career
He has a huge passion for tattoos and his body is covered in them. ‘YNWA’ is written on the knuckles of his right hand
The former defender is even a certified tattoo artist and has invested in a company called Tattoodo
His body is now covered in tattoos.
In addition, Agger, 39, owns two bars in Copenhagen: Center Pubben and Rottehullet.
Investing in nightlife is something he has always had a penchant for. He only joined Liverpool in 2006, but by 2007 he had bought two restaurants on Merseyside.
They were Mexican late-night hotspot Que Pasa and an Italian restaurant at 52 Lark Lane.
‘I find it very exciting to participate in these types of projects, but at the moment I only do it in my spare time. I don’t want it to overshadow my football,” he said at the time.
In the meantime, the Agger Foundation continues its work. Agger founded the charity in 2011 and is still going from strength to strength.
At Christmas, Agger handed out presents to vulnerable children in a Danish hospital.
The driving purpose behind the charity is to help children in need.
He still runs the Agger Foundation to help children in need and hands out gifts at Christmas
Golf is a passion of his and he sometimes raises money for his charity with golf events
After retiring from football, he initially moved to Marbella to enjoy the sun with his wife
When you put it all together – his adventure with sewage, tattoos, bars and a charity project – you’d think that would be enough for one man. And that’s where you’re wrong.
Somehow, Agger has managed to carve out a career as a manager on top of these commitments.
Between 2021 and 2023 he was in charge of the second-tier team HB Koge.
When he joined the club, he had a three-year plan to win the Danish Superliga – the top tier – but that fell through.
He did lead them to a respectable seventh and eighth place in a twelve-team league, but that was far from the glory he craved.
He told The Athletics: ‘The club’s ambition was immediately crushed. From trying to get promoted to avoiding relegation. Two years was enough for me. It was tough because the owner kept cutting back on the budget.
‘But it was a good experience. The learning for me was incredible in terms of what worked and what didn’t. I learned more about football there in two years than in my entire playing career.
‘As a manager you have to get into the heads of players. The Danish First Division is miles away from the level I played at. I had to take the ideas I had and start all over again.
Agger managed the Danish second-tier team for two years but could not fulfill his dream of winning trophies
How did Agger manage to bring all these commitments together? How does he even have time to play for Liverpool Legends?
‘It’s the football I love – being on the pitch and helping players improve – but as a manager you have to deal with so many other things, such as politics.
‘When I played, I could get out of the game much faster. You would think about it the night or the day after and then just forget about it. You can’t do that as a manager.’
In his spare time, Agger enjoys playing golf. He raised money for his Agger Foundation with golf days.