German 'Mono' Burgos has confirmed that he will be leaving his role as assistant coach at Atletico Madrid at the end of the season to pursue a career as a head coach.
Burgos has been part of Diego Simeone's coaching staff since they were both appointed in 2011.
"At the end of this season, I will start my career as a head coach," Burgos said in a video on Atletico's social media accounts.
"With more than 10 years of experience of the first division, I think I'm more than ready to coach a team myself."
Burgos was asked to recount his favourite memories from his time as Simeone's assistant.
"There are two," he said.
"The hug with El Cholo when we won LaLiga, that first hug, and the last one that we had at Anfield.
"We'll have the third when we win the Champions League [this season].
"There are objectives to complete - Champions League qualification and everyone wants to win the Champions League.
"It's a dream for everyone and I'm a chaser of dreams.
"Time, hunger and passion won't be enough for me to win the Champions League."
Burgos has experienced a huge change over the past nine years at Atletico, with the team becoming one of the most successful in Spain and Europe.
"It's impressive having put [Atletico] back among the elite of world football," he said.
"Something like the [Estadio Vicente] Calderon has passed, legends have passed and now we've got constant excitement with the Wanda [Metropolitano].
"[I'm proud of] seeing boys like Koke and Saul grow into men, like [Jose] Gimenez or Thomas [Partey]...
"Also having coached world champions - that stays in my heart. Not everyone has the chance to do that.
"They were [Fernando] Torres, [David] Villa, [Antoine] Griezmann, Lucas [Hernandez] and [Thomas] Lemar.
"We've coached five of the seven Atletico have had in their entire history."
Due to the longevity of his career with Los Rojiblancos, leaving will be difficult for Burgos, as well as the players.
"The lads know. We haven't talked about it, but they're not stupid and everyone realised that I was going to make this step," he said.
"I think they've accepted it well. They know I need to take this step and it's something that's going to happen to them too.
"I'm going in search of my dreams, like the one I have of winning the Champions League.
"This is a see you later, not a goodbye.
"Football will tell if we see each other again, so keep fighting, don't give up, chase your dreams.
"We're not living in pleasant times, but don't give up, keep fighting, fight for your life.
"We'll see each other [again] in football."