USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann reveals he has no immediate plans to return to Bundesliga

The former sharpshooter admits a move back to his native Germany in the near future has not crossed his mind, but has not ruled out going back to coach at some point in his career

By Livio Caferoglu

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USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann has revealed that he has not thought about making an immediate return to club management in the Bundesliga.

The 47-year-old, who took charge of the US national team over the summer, confessed that he expects to remain in his current role for the foreseeable future.

"Currently, I am not thinking about a return to the Bundesliga," Klinsmann told Bild.

However, Klinsmann maintains it is likely that he will have another crack of the whip at coaching in the German top-flight later on in his coaching career.

"My life is being carried out in the USA and I think that [a return] will happen in the future," he continued.

"In football, I've learned to never take anything for granted, but I certainly won't be going back soon."

Klinsmann has so far had mixed results in the hot-seat, having lead Germany to third-place at the 2006 World Cup, before enduring a difficult six-month spell at Bayern Munich between July 2008 and January 2009.


 
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