Robbie Keane is happy to wait for right coaching opportunity
Robbie Keane has revealed he has turned down offers to resume his coaching career as he awaits the right opportunity.
The 40-year-old former Wolves, Villa and Republic of Ireland striker spent 18 months working as Mick McCarthy’s assistant during his second spell in charge of the national team and last season in a similar role at Middlesbrough under former Tottenham team-mate Jonathan Woodgate.
McCarthy has since made way for Stephen Kenny to take up the Ireland job, while Woodgate was replaced by the vastly-experienced Neil Warnock, leaving Keane looking for his next, but by no means the first, opportunity.
He said: “I’m certainly in no rush, I’m not desperate. I’ll wait for the right opportunity. I’ve had opportunities already and I’ve turned them down because it didn’t feel like they were right for me. It has to be the right fit, it has to be the right opportunity. If it comes up, I’ll certainly look a it – like I have done – and assess it, but I’m not really in a rush to jump into something that doesn’t suit me.”
Keane will be back on the pitch on Sunday for a World XI against an England team in the annual Soccer Aid charity match behind closed doors at Old Trafford
