Jody Craddock is a name that will be very familiar to fans of football, particularly Sunderland, Sheffield United and Cambridge United, but also fans in the art world. 

Having spent four years with the U's in what was then division three between 1993 and 1997, the reliable centre-back was poached by Sunderland, who were sat in the second-tier.

It was here where Craddock first made a name for himself in the footballing world.

In his first season, he was a rock at the back helped the Black Cats finish third in the table and get to the playoff final and a real chance of winning promotion.

Unfortunately, after a ludicrous 4-4 draw, Charlton Athletic won the top-flight spot on penalties after Craddock's defensive partner Michael Gray missed the decisive kick.

Sunderland were promoted the following season as Champions, but Craddock only made 11 appearances and was shipped out on loan to Sheffield United.

He did return to play two seasons at the Stadium of Light in the Premier League, returning to his first-choice spot, and proved a real talent. When the Black Cats were relegated, Craddock was snapped up by recently promoted Wolves for £1.75million.

Mick McCarthy was a huge admirer of him at Molineux that he was made captain in 2006. In total Craddock made over 220 appearances in his ten years with the West Midlands outfit, retiring in 2013.

But where is he now?

Well, instead of going down the typical route of punditry or coaching, the 43-year-old has instead got in touch with his creative side and has become a full-time artist, joking: "I could play football and I could paint, it's all I could do."

He hosted his own exhibition back in Leicestershire entitled "Le Bellezza Della Fusione" which means 'The Beauty of Merger' (Thanks, Google).