John Terry has said his managerial career is over before it began after being left confused by his failure to get a job.
Terry, 44, enjoyed a hugely impressive playing career for Chelsea and England, winning 17 trophies with the Blues, before he concluded his time in the game at Aston Villa.
After retiring, he joined the set up at Villa Park as Dean Smith's No 2 and together the club got promoted to the Premier League and established themselves in the top flight.
Terry departed in the summer of 2021 and it was widely expected he would move into management, with the former defender linked to roles at several clubs, including Newcastle.
However, nothing materialised, and bar a short stint as Smith's assistant at Leicester City and a role as a coaching consultant in Chelsea's academy, Terry's career in the dugout has never progressed.
And, speaking to The Sun, Terry revealed he had given up on becoming a manager.
'I’m done in terms of coaching,' said the former defender, who was a manager in the inaugural edition of Baller League earlier this year.
'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. I went for a couple of jobs and those days are gone for me.'
Terry's experience is in contrast to several of his former England and Chelsea team-mates, including the likes of Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard, who have secured multiple jobs in the game.
And the 44-year-old claimed his failure to get his own chance left him frustrated and bemused.
'I absolutely wanted it,' he added. '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.'
Terry continued: '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.'
adedefender
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Get your facts right before you talk.. it's obvious you can't prove any of these Dummy!
Do I really care if you lack knowledge?
adedefender
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Get your facts right before you talk.. it's obvious you can't prove any of these Dummy!
Do I really if you lack knowledge?
Rmmy
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Did you start watching football last week?
Get your facts right before you talk.. it's obvious you can't prove any of these Dummy!
Oscar001☠️‼️
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Bro have patience you can start afresh
Moccdenoy
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Karma! In your playing days, you connived with fellow seniors players in chelsea to send coaches home, and render them jobless for your selfish interests. Now, you wanna be a coach. Local. I laugh in Sweden
😂😂😂
9jaPrince
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England players too the rush things. Arteta stayed loyal to one man for long , many of them even Mourinho stayed assistant to Van Gaal at Barcelona and so many. Before you see England former player succeeding as Coach is 1 out of 10.... Neville brothers, Rooney and many more
tapikorsy
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JT, first of all, have you got the coaching badges that is required as a must to be a manager? Secondly, are you behaving behind the scenes, if not, then it’s no wonder the clubs are not looking to offer you a managerial role.😅
adedefender
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do you have an Evidence to that??
Did you start watching football last week?
MaddyKotagiri
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Get in as an assistant coach under a big manager and wait for your turn.
sikclstuyz
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you be great top coach 👏
AFerPeQq8367
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Learn from Arteta. Go to under a top coach and learn off him
Coyblopt
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If coaching ain't working out for you,join punditry. It'll suit gou
Rmmy
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Karma! In your playing days, you connived with fellow seniors players in chelsea to send coaches home, and render them jobless for your selfish interests. Now, you wanna be a coach. Local. I laugh in Sweden
do you have an Evidence to that??
ariwanze
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How did Kompany do it? Maybe Pep refered him. Never can tell. People are watching you. He said he was assistant under Dean Smith🙄, people talk. They probably consulted Dean about him and were not convinced with his feedback. Just my amateur opinion again.
westloord
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Why don’t he join maresca coaching staff he might probably be sighted there
ruwaciosty
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God will come true for you
konbcdnopu
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No need to coach just come and player to fill coldwell role Caicedo will work for you
sky-bee
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and what as Neville and Carragher doing dey should also be on the dugout u talking abt JT tell me what Rooney is doing in the dugout... focus more on Ur team legend and leave other team legend for there headache.
adedefender
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Little wonder why your fellow team mates of old -like Lampard- are still struggling as coaches?
adedefender
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These sets of chelsea players -Terry, Lampard, Drogba, Ashley Cole, Petr Cech- should not bother to manage any team of football stars. Catastrophic
Ruealmopry
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you are overrating your ability, you already been told you have no experience. Respect that and get some experience .....shenji
adedefender
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Karma! In your playing days, you connived with fellow seniors players in chelsea to send coaches home, and render them jobless for your selfish interests. Now, you wanna be a coach. Local. I laugh in Sweden
becabmrtyz
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keep trying,your time will most definitely come bro.
Busacimnpt
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oh boo hoo
wooiklopty
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Kamer is real ! when you were collecting your colleague's (Wenbridge) wife, you don't reckon that it will backfire and hunt you in the future.
wimbdetu
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only a white person will have this attitude. it's the entitlement for me
Meoeinrstu
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joint a coaching staff again., there is more responsibility in following then leading.. eventually your time will come