Abstract
This study aimed to understand connections in occupational meaning and function of former professional soccer players with no health problems between doing “professional soccer player” and doing “work other than soccer-related work.” Nine former professional soccer players with no health problems took part in semi-structured interviews, and a continuous comparison method was used for qualitative analysis. It was understood that there were “connection through acquisition of the same meaning and function” and “connection through changes based on meaning and function of the past work”. It was also understood that, even if former professional soccer players do work other than soccer-related work, they continue to have the same core recognition as a professional soccer player.
