Former Germany coach Jurgen Klinsmann will join Major League Soccer (MLS) side FC Toronto as an advisor, the Canadian club announced on Wednesday.
“It’s an honour for us to work with an icon like Jurgen Klinsmann,” said Toronto vice-president Tom Anselmi, whose club finished in 11th place overall in the 2010 MLS season.
Klinsmann, 46, lives in the United States with his family and has been out of work since he was sacked by Bayern Munich in April 2009, after only nine months in charge.
He led hosts Germany to a third-place finish at the 2006 World Cup, but refused to prolong his contract.
A prolific striker with clubs including Bayern, Inter Milan and Tottenham Hotspur, Klinsmann retired from football in 1998 with 108 international caps and 47 goals to his name and was a member of the 1990 World Cup winning West German side.
He was previously approached by the United States football federation to become coach of the US national team, but declined the offer.
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