LOUIS VAN GAAL has announced his retirement from football – almost three years after being sacked by Manchester United.
The Dutchman had two seasons in charge at Old Trafford, but made way two days after United won the 2016 FA Cup.
Van Gaal, 67, led the Red Devils to fourth and fifth-place finishes in the Premier League.
He has since been offered other jobs, including the chance to manage Feyenoord next season, but has instead opted to hang up his tracksuit.
Van Gaal told Dutch TV show VTBL: “I am a pensioner now. I have no ambition to be a technical director or a TV pundit.
“My wife Truus gave up her job for me 22 years
“I told her I would quit as a coach when I turned 55, but instead kept going until I was 65.
“She is entitled to have a life with me outside of football. I can say she is very happy.
“I think I could have worked as a technical director.
“But in this role you can’t attend training or say anything for fear it won’t suit the coach, directors or media. I don’t think I want a job like that.”