Former Ross County captain Richard Brittain has swapped his armband for a career on the construction site.

Brittain, who now plays for Brora Rangers in the Highland League, told BBC Scotland that he is keeping his “foot in the door in the football world”.

“But it’s time to take my family in a different direction,” he added. “I start my new job in my new career on 6 July and I’m excited about that.

“It’s a new chapter for myself and my family; it’s the right stage for me now. I have signed and am going to continue playing, but at a lower level in the Highland League with Brora Rangers.

“I’m going to be working with a construction company and starting off doing trainee site supervisions; working on construction sites and seeing how they operate, hopefully actually becoming in charge of a construction site.”

On some of the challenges facing out-of-work footballers, he added: “It’s unbelievable. Unless you’re earning megabucks, which doesn’t really happen in Scotland nowadays, it can be a difficult time.”