Former Real Madrid and Yugoslavia star Milan Jankovic has expressed interest in becoming a coach in Australia.

The 49-year old moved to Cairns with his family after a stellar career in Europe and has applied for jobs in the hope of being snapped by an A-League club.

"It's something I did all my life, so it's a pleasure for me to stay in the game," he says.

"I probably need to move away from Cairns to the bigger cities where you can be seen with clubs.

"At the moment I'm looking for different options to move. I'd like to coach in the A-League or even youth A-League. And I think the A-League is getting better and better. "I think it's very comparative. Look at the Asian Champions League and I think Australian teams have been tactically dominant. Japan is strong because of better quality players but tactically Australia is pretty good."