Former Manchester United star and England U20 coach Quinton Fortune has opened up about his managerial future, revealing his desire to take up a bigger job anywhere in the world.
South African coaches are seemingly on an upward trajectory, with the likes of Benni McCarthy and Fadlu Davids being the latest to move abroad for significant coaching roles.
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In August, McCarthy was hired as part of United boss Erik ten Hag's technical staff, and was put in charge of the attacking department at the club.
Former Orlando Pirates co-coach Fadlu Davids, meanwhile, was appointed as a member of Josef Zinnbauer's technical staff at Russian Premier League side Lokomotiv Moscow at the end of last month.
With the rise of Mzansi coaches on the international stage, Fortune, who was appointed as part of the England youth coaching set-up in August, has revealed that despite his current role, he is keeping an eye out for a bigger job than the one he currently occupies.
"I still have ambitions of coaching at a big club. This job provides me with another way of thinking – seeing how the coaches work with younger players," he told BBC Sport Africa.
"I'm preparing myself for the time when a bigger job comes along. It doesn't have to be in England, anywhere in the world will be fine.
"For the moment I'm helping these young players improve and, from a personal point of view, getting more experience as a coach."
The 45-year-old also shared his ambition to one day coach Bafana Bafana, having won the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations with the side.
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"Personally, if there's an opportunity to help the national team I would be keen, but it would have to be under the right circumstances," he added.
"We have great talent in South Africa that can compete at international level given the right development, training and opportunities."
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