Retirement
Laursen returned to Denmark following his retirement, settling in Vedbæk. He worked as a football pundit for Sky Sports briefly, and also as a co-commentator for Danish broadcaster TV2. The former defender told the website of previous club Aston Villa that his primary focus was to spend time with his family; a career in the football media allows him to remain active in the game whilst not taking up too much time. However, he refused to rule out a career in coaching or management in the future.
Spending time with my family. That was important to me. It might not be enough in 10 years time though. Then I may want to be a manager - or something else - but as it is now it would be hard for me to be a football boss and go into training and have football on my mind 24 hours per day.
I am not ready for that yet. But you never know, in the future things might change. At the moment this is perfect for me.
–Martin LaursenRead more about this topic: Martin Laursen
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