World champion, German champion, a legend of Arsenal and the German national team, of which he is the third all-time top scorer, and also a successful businessman: Lukas Podolski long ago opted for restoration to achieve a millionaire empire… based on a successful kebab chain.
Mangal Döner is the name of the business that has exponentially increased the fortune of the former soccer player, who has a net worth of more than 207 million euros, according to The Sunthanks to the almost 50 stores which is located in more than 20 German cities.
“I don’t wear a suit, so a five star restaurant wouldn’t suit me at all. “When I was a street kid, I always loved eating kebab,” Podolski says on the kebab chain’s website, adding that, while “other people prefer to play golf or have their hobbies,” he makes it one of his projects. .
Whoever was a striker for Cologne, Bayern Munich, Arsenal or Inter Milan decided to open Mangal Döner in 2018after his time at Turkish Galatasaray, and a year after launching Ice Cream United, his ice cream brand. They are not the only business projects of the former player, who also has an underwear brand, Strassenkicker.
“I don’t want to reinvent the kebab, but the ingredients must always be fresh and of high quality. A certain style of the store is also important to me. We want to make the best kebab in Cologne“, concludes Podolski on the establishment’s website.