Jürgen Klopp hints at retirement from coaching
German coach Jürgen Klopp has announced his retirement from coaching.
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Speaking at the International Coaches' Congress in Wurzburg, Germany he said: "As of today, that's it for me as a coach. I didn't quit on a whim, but it was a general decision. I've also coached the best clubs in the world."
"Maybe we can talk about it again in a few months. I still want to work in football and help people with my experience and contacts. Let's see what else there is for me."
Klopp said he was enjoying retirement but would work again in football at some point, even if his days in the dugout were over.
He added: "I still want to work in football and help people with my experience and contacts. Let's see what else there is for me."
Meanwhile, the former Dortmund coach has ruled himself out of the running for the vacant positions as coach of the United States and England men's teams and said he would "rule out" a return to coaching following his departure from Liverpool at the end of last season.
Klopp, 57, has been strongly linked with the USMNT job following the July dismissal of Gregg Berhalter in the wake of the team's group stage exit at the Copa América, which was hosted by the U.S.
Since leaving Liverpool in May, after almost nine years at Anfield, Klopp has said he has no interest in a return to coaching and his absence from the game may yet become permanent.
