John Terry gives up on manager dream as Chelsea icon left 'baffled' after snubs
John Terry admits he's "done in terms of coaching" and will not be pursuing a career in management but concedes he remains baffled that no opportunities came his way - especially when he sees some of the names in jobs.
The Chelsea icon enjoyed a stellar playing career, winning multiple Premier Leagues and the Champions League, but that didn't open up any doors for him when he considered going into the dugout post-retirement.
After calling it a day as a player he quickly became part of the set-up at Aston Villa, where he'd seen out his playing days. There he worked under Dean Smith and helped the Midlands club land promotion via the Championship play-offs.
Terry then worked under Smith again when he took on the job at Leicester. He interviewed for roles at Newcastle and in League One but has now wiped his hands with it and is more than happy with the gig he's landed himself at Chelsea.
He told The Sun: 'I'm done in terms of coaching. I'm enjoying my life, I'm working in the Chelsea academy. My role's a part-time role, I love working with the kids, I love passing on my knowledge and experience to those boys.'
Terry has seen a number of his former England team-mates go into jobs, some of them at heavyweight clubs, despite having no experience. Frank Lampard was initially manager at Derby and then got the Chelsea job before now finding himself at Coventry.
Steven Gerrard was handed the reigns at Rangers and Aston Villa early in his managerial career. Wayne Rooney has also seen numerous jobs come his way and Terry insists he was hungry initially, but has grown frustrated as doors continue to remain closed.
He said: 'I absolutely wanted it. When I went into Villa I got great experience under Dean Smith and we got promotion, which was incredible. As an assistant coach in the Premier League and the experience I've had as a player and an individual captain in both Chelsea and England, I thought that would be enough to get me a job.
'I'm not saying a job in the Premier League or the Championship — but a job at League One level. I didn't even get a sniff. I had interviews and it was just 'you have no experience'. When I see some people managing today, it baffles me, it really does.
'In terms of 'am I frustrated', yes, absolutely because I have a lot of good attributes to be a really good coach or a really good manager but, unfortunately, that's not happened.'
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