Ottmar Hitzfeld has revealed that he would be keen to manage Switzerland after leaving Bayern Munich.
Hitzfeld is set to leave the German giants at the end of the season, with his replacement Jurgen Klinsmann already having been confirmed, and he has been strongly tipped to move into international management with the Swiss.
And Hitzfeld, who guided both Borussia Dortmund and Bayern to UEFA Champions League glory in 1997 and 2001 respectively, has admitted an interest in becoming Switzerland boss after Euro 2008.
"To represent a country, to train them for an exact goal and reach the 2010 World Cup, that would be a good stop in the road to retirement," Hitzfeld told Sueddeutsche.
Pressure
"The pressure and expectation in Switzerland would be great but not unmanageable."
Meanwhile, the appointment of Klinsmann as successor to Hitzfeld at Bayern has been met by criticism in Germany.
Klinsmann led Germany to the semi-finals of the 2006 World Cup, but Bayern's goalkeeping coach Sepp Maier does not believe the appointment will be a success.
"I am not pleased he (Klinsmann) will become Bayern's coach," Maier told Stern magazine.
Strong opinion
"None of the backroom staff expected his appointment. Nobody, except the executive committee, saw it coming.
"He must know that coaching a national side and a club team are two totally different things. It is much harder to coach a club team and Bayern Munich is an established side.
"The club's executive committee understands a lot about football and there are some strong opinions here. That could become a problem for Klinsmann in the running of the club."