INTERVIEW-Soccer-Russia job could be Hiddink's last as coach

By Gennady Fyodorov

MOSCOW, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Guus Hiddink has revealed that managing the Russian national team could be his last active coaching job but is keeping his options open.

"It is possible I might step out of coaching and have a more advisory role with a club or a national association after 2010," Hiddink told Reuters in an interview during his team's training camp on Turkey's Mediterranean coast earlier this month.

"Well, to be honest, I just don't know at this time," said the 61-year-old Dutchman, who last year agreed to extend his Russian contract for two more years beyond the Euro 2008 finals and through the 2010 World Cup.

"If I don't become a bitter old jealous man by then I might continue. Actually, I'm enjoying my job right now. I get a lot of positive energy working with young people, teaching them a few things. It's a big motivation for me to keep going."

Hiddink has already done some consulting work for FIFA and UEFA, the sport's world and European governing bodies.

"I've been regularly asked to speak at their workshops and seminars, to give presentations to other coaches," he said. "I find it a very good way to exchange ideas, to stay tuned to the latest technical and tactical developments in football."

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