Michael Owen ponders move into management after retiring
The 33-year-old Stoke and ex-England striker said Tuesday he will call time on his playing days come the finish of the current campaign.
Michael Owen is contemplating a move into management or coaching when he retires from football at the end of the season.
The 33-year-old Stoke and ex-England striker said Tuesday he will call time on his playing days come the finish of the current campaign.
Owen, who made his name at Liverpool before spells with Real Madrid, Newcastle and Manchester United, plans to continue working as a football pundit and will launch his own management company.
However, Owen told the BBC on Saturday: “I have not closed the door on management. I find it hard to say no to people. If someone offers you a good job, I’d think, ‘I would love to do that’.”
Owen’s failure to command a regular place at Stoke this season prompted his decision to retire, with the forward having so far scored one goal in seven appearances for the Potters this term.
It was with Liverpool that a 17-year-old Owen burst on the scene, scoring 158 goals in 297 games for the Merseysiders from 1996 to 2004.
