Oliver Kahn not missing the game

Former Bayern Munich and Germany goalkeeper Oliver Kahn insisted Monday he was not missing the game after hanging up his gloves following 20 years as a professional.

“There aren’t many things I miss. They say you can fall into a hole after (playing) such a long time but I’ve not felt anything like that,” Kahn told the website of the German Football Federation (DFB).

“Matches, training, competition and all of that – I don’t need that any more. What I do miss is just the team, the business of being together,” said Kahn, whose temperamental approach led to his being nicknamed “Vul-Kahn.”

Kahn, 39, made 557 appearances in the Bundesliga for Dortmund and Bayern and will Tuesday bid farewell in a testimonial at Bayern’s Allianz-Arena when the Bavarians will take on a German select XI.

Kahn added he did not consider himself to be headed for retirement as such.

“I have spent the first half of my life playing football and I still want to do loads of things in the second half,” said Kahn, who will begin working as a TV consultant on September 10, when Germany meet Finland in a World Cup qualifier.

He furthermore has business interests in Asia, where he won renown during the 2002 World Cup, helping Germany reach the final where they lost to Brazil.