Fabrizio Ravanelli has revealed his 'big dream' is to one day become coach of his favourite club Juventus.
The former Italian striker, who played in England with Middlesbrough and Derby County during a successful career, described the Turin club as one with an 'exceptional mentality'.
Since hanging up his boots, Ravanelli, 50, has made the transition to coaching, taking charge of Juve's youth side for two years before brief spells in charge of French club Ajaccio and Arsenal Kiev in Ukraine.
'It is normal that my goal is to become a coach,' Ravanelli told Eleven Sports. 'Because I know my qualities and I know football well.
'I think I was a player who had the opportunity to be trained by great coaches. My experience can help me do this job.
'The two years I was coach at Ajaccio and Arsenal Kiev, there were always problems in the clubs. And that did not allow me to set up my ideas.
'I hope soon to receive a nice proposal who could make me really start my career as a coach.
'My big dream is still to coach Juventus. One day, to become the coach of Juventus.'
Ravanelli, nicknamed 'The White Feather', was a prolific scorer for Juventus during the four seasons he spent there between 1992 and 1996, winning the Serie A title, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup while at the Stadio delle Alpi.
'I have been supporting Juventus since I was born, the day I received the Juventus jersey for Christmas when I was a child, I started to support Juventus,' Ravanelli added.
'To one day wear the jersey of Juventus was the biggest dream of my life because Juventus still is a school of life for me.
'It's a very professional club, it's a club that has an exceptional mentality. It's not just a club that helps you become a great player, but especially helps you to become a man.
'In the dressing room of Juventus, I changed next to great men. Because at Juventus, before being a great player you must be a great man.
'It's something that has marked me, especially because I arrived very young, I was 23 years old and Juventus allowed me to become a man right away.
'I realised that life always has surprises for you and that made me understand that in life one must always make many sacrifices to achieve his ends.'