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wales striker kiefer moore The plan is to one day swap scoring goals for deals as a sporting director.
Moore graduated from the PFA Business School last month with a Diploma in Sport Directorship and his aim is to stay in football after his playing days, but not down the well-worn path of coaching or management.
33 year old wrexham Frontman – who will be on Wales duty against the World Cup qualifier belgium On Monday – describes their journey from non-league Premier League This has given him a rare insight into how the football industry works.
“I have always loved the complexities of running a football club,” said Moore, who began a two-year course while managing top-flight operations at Bournemouth.
“I’ve traveled all over and been fortunate enough to play for a few clubs. It’s something I’ve always been attracted to, both on the recruitment side and really beyond that.
“I like to think about how my career has progressed, the ups and downs and the many experiences I have had through non-league football, league one, Premier League And international football, it has given me a clear picture of what teams have to do to get promoted and demoted.
“In that sense, it probably sets me apart from other people who don’t have the experience I have in my career.”
Moore began his career at non-league clubs Truro and Dorchester and supplemented his income by working as a swimming pool lifeguard.
Professionally he has played for a dozen clubs including Cardiff, Ipswich and sheffield unitedand spent a season abroad with Norwegian outfit Viking.
“I thought I wanted to do something with my time,” Moore said of studying for the PFA diploma.
“Education is extremely challenging along with career and many other business ventures too.
“But I worked very hard to get my degree and I’m proud that I did.
“I want to stay in football and a (sports) director role or something like that appeals to me, and it opens a gateway for that. I grew up as a Liverpool fan so (working there) would be amazing. Or the same with Wales.”
Moore’s day job these days is in Wales. He has scored five goals for Wrexham this season as the newly-promoted Hollywood-backed club adapts to the demands of the Championship.
His win against Kazakhstan in World Cup qualifying last month took him to 15 international goals, just outside the top 10 of all-time Wales scorers.
Moore said: “Each goal was an amazing moment for me and I am very grateful for the journey so far.
“It was amazing to get to the point of call-up. To say I now have 15 goals and 50 caps is incredible.
“I’ve been to a World Cup and a Euro, and another World Cup would be incredible.
“I love scoring against Belgium, I’ve done it many times, and I love those big moments. We need to get to the big moments again.”