EX-WEST Ham legend Jimmy Quinn has been spotted in a new role – working at We Buy Any Car.
An excited fan nabbed a selfie with the star in a car park in Telford, Shropshire.
Jimmy Quinn, 65, told a thrilled fan about his life
Quinn playing for West Ham in home colours during the early 90salamy
Quinn as the manager of Cambridge United in 2007getty
Quinn enjoyed a successful football club career, scoring 210 goals in the Football League, and has enjoyed success as a manager, including winning promotion to the Football League with Shrewsbury Town in 2004 and taking Reading to the brink of the Premier League in 1995.
He was capped 46 times for his country and is one of Northern Ireland’s top goalscorers, scoring 12 goals at senior level.
The fan relayed he special moment to The Sun: “I remember it was a nice summer’s day and a guy came to pick up four or five cars at once – I looked at him and said ‘I’ve seen your face before mate.’”
To which Quinn replied: “‘Really?’”
Having seen Quinn play for West Ham, the pair reminisced about Quinn’s career and what brought him to cars.
Quinn admitted to the fan that he’d fallen on “hard times” but appeared very “content” with life now – despite his salary being considerably less.
Although the fan works locally, he has only seen Quinn once more since the meet.
But others have taken to footie forums to share their fleeting encounters with the star.
One fan posted to The Oatcake Stoke City Fanzine Messageboard on November 30, 2023, to say he’d asked a bloke who was dropping off a car at work whether he was “living the dream”.
To which the man replied: “Not anymore mate but I used to be a professional footballer”.
After some quizzing, the fan realised it really was the famous Jimmy Quinn standing before him.
The colleague said: “He went on to say if he could fast forward 30 years, he would be a millionaire now.
“It’s mind boggling how money has changed in football. He is now out delivering cars all over the country.”
Others who claimed they met Quinn described him as “a really nice bloke” and that he seems to have “mellowed”.
Another fan shared their encounter: “I said: ‘you were never good enough to wear the famous red and white stripes then.’
“In which he chuckled and jumped back into his truck.”
QUINN’S SPORTING CAREER
Club:
Witchurch Alport, 1977-1978
Congleton Town, 1978–1980
Oswestry Town, 1980–1981
Swindon Town, 1981–1984
Blackburn Rovers, 1984–1986
Swindon Town, 1986–1988
Leicester City, 1988–1989
Bradford Town, 1989
West Ham United, 1989–1991
AFC Bournemouth, 1991–1992
Reading, 1992–1997
Peterborough United, 1997–1998
Swindon Town, 1999–2000
Northwich Victoria, 2000
Hereford United, 2000
Highworth Town, 2000–2001
Hayes, 2001
Northwich Victoria, 2001–2003
Shrewsbury Town, 2003–2004
Nantwich Town, 2005–2006
Management:
Reading, 1994.
Swindon Town, 1998-2000
Northwich Victoria, 2001-2003
Shrewsbury Town, 2003-2004
Egersunds IK, 2005-2006
Cambridge United, 2006-2008
AFC Bournemouth, 2008
Nantwich Town, 2011-2013
In total Quinn represented 20 teams and managed eight teams.
While Quinn played for West Ham he scored 18 league goals in 47 gamesallsport
Quinn signed for Reading in 1992 and scored 94 goals in the process of 294 Royal appearancesrex features
Since retiring, Quinn has been a dedicated football speaker
Now the former footballer and coach works for We Buy Any Car, a car buying servicealamy Creator – [#item_custom_dc:creator]
