AC Milan defender Alessandro Nesta wants to play for as long as he can.
Nesta's contract was also set to expire on June 30, but he has extended until 2012.
He said: "I have no intention of hanging up my boots. I lost a year due to my back injury and I intend to get it back. If it won't be here at Milan, then it will be abroad.
"Nobody knows what will happen in the future. I would like to be a Coach, but I realise it's not something I am cut out for.
"I am too close to my wife and two children, so I couldn't stand continually packing their bags to drag them around the country following work."
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