Former Bafana Bafana coach Gordon Igesund says he would consider returning for a second stint with Orlando Pirates if they approach him.
The 65-year-old experienced coach has been with his Hamiltons Football Academy project in Cape Town since his last PSL job.
Meanwhile, the Pirates job became vacant following the departure of Josef Zinnbauer on August 16, leaving Mandla Ncikazi and Fadlu Davids as interim co-coaches.
Cavin Johnson has been linked with Pirates after his shock exit from his role as assistant to Pitso Mosimane at Egyptian giants Al Ahly.
With the Buccaneers unimpressive in the DStv Premiership so far this season under the stand-in coaches, they might consider Johnson or any other option while Igesund who guided them to the Premier Soccer League title during the 2000/01 season says he would not turn them down.
“Without a doubt [I am available if Pirates table an offer]. I won the league with that team,” Igesund said.
“But I have a football academy as you know. We have a proper football academy. The project is fully operational at the moment. I have 15 coaches and other staff in place, I have my own facilities, tutor programmes, so everything is in place. My academy can run quite nicely with the people I have.
“But I will definitely consider them. Pirates are a big institution in South African football without a doubt. I had good times when I was there. I won the championship with them. The first year with them I won the BP Top Eight Cup, I reached the Rothmans Cup final.”
The 65-years-old, who also had a stint with Bafana, says he has turned down offers from some PSL clubs but would be open for a return to the Soweto giants.
“I’m still very active, I’m strong, I have done a lot for the game. I have been offered other jobs but I didn’t take them because they weren’t exciting for me,” said Igesund.
“If I get back [to coaching a PSL team], I want to win the championship. I want a team which believes they can win the championship. If they were interested, they would obviously talk to me and I would consider something like that.
“You know I’m a very strong person and I don’t take nonsense, I make things happen. Every team I have coached has won the championship in the first year I am there. I don’t need eight months to get the team right.”