Steve Bruce has insisted he is ready to get back to work after more than two years away.
Bruce He has not managed a club since February 2022, when he was sacked as West Brom manager, but has had an extensive coaching career with 11 different teams, including Newcastle, Aston Villa and City Helmet.
However, the 63-year-old is ready to end his gap year and return to work, making a plea live on talkSPORT to any potential employers.
speaking to Alan Brazil and Ally McCoist on talkSPORT Breakfast, the first manchester united The defender said: “For a long, long time I thought this was just what I needed. “I never really got a break.
“Unfortunately, now I think I'm falling under my good lady's feet!
“And I'm looking to try and do something, whether it's going back into management or going back to work in some kind of capacity, I'm not too sure.
“But we'll see, we'll see if the phone rings over the summer. But I would certainly like to try to do something.”
Bruce has enjoyed success as a top-flight manager at a number of his previous clubs including Birmingham, Hull and SunderlandEdit.
However, his final spell at West Brom ended after just eight months with the club 22nd in the Championship.
Before that, Bruce had taken charge of his beloved Newcastle, the club he grew up supporting as a child.
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After two and a half years, the former England international was sacked by Newcastle's new Saudi regime days after his arrival as owner, and replaced by Eddie Howe.
However, Bruce is one of the few coaches to have taken charge of more than 1,000 competitive matches.
He has overseen four promotions and led Hull to the FA Cup final in 2014, where they took a two-goal lead against Arsenal before losing later.
Bruce's playing career saw him play primarily for United, where he made 417 appearances and became famous as a goalscoring centre-back after scoring 52 goals.
Previously, he fought in GillinghamEdit He played in the Third Division as a youngster, but immediately became a key player at the age of 18, making 44 appearances in his breakthrough season in 1979/80.
In total, Bruce made 929 competitive appearances as a player with other spells at Norwich, Birmingham and Sheffield Unitedmaking him one of the most experienced players and coaches in English football.
He has made it clear that club rivalries would not stop him taking a new job either, having worked on both sides of the Tyne-Wear derby with Sunderland and Newcastle, on both sides of the Sheffield split with United and Wednesday and on THREE sides of the Rivalry. of Birmingham between Birmingham City, Villa and West Brom.
