The former Bayern Munich and Germany goalkeeper Oliver Kahn insisted Monday he was not missing the game after hanging his gloves after 20 years as a professional. "There are many things I miss. They say they may fall into a hole after (playing) so long but I have not felt anything like that," Kahn told the website of the German Football Association (DFB).
"Matches, training, competition and all that - I do not need it any more. What I do is simply losing team, the business of being together," said Kahn, whose temperamental approach led to his being nicknamed "Vul -- Kahn. "
Kahn, 39, made 557 Bundesliga appearances for Bayern and Dortmund on Tuesday and bid farewell to Bayern a testament to the Allianz Arena-where the Bavarians will have a German select XI.
Kahn added that it did not consider himself to be headed for retirement as such. "I have spent the first half of my life playing football and still wants to do a lot of things in the second half," said Kahn, who will begin work as a consultant on television on September 10, when Germany meet Finland in a Cup World qualifier.
The also has business interests in Asia, where he won fame during the World Cup 2002, helping Germany reach the final where they lost to Brazil.
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