Ex-Rangers star Kyle Lafferty has taken a job in coaching - with amateur outfit East Kilbride YM.
Northern Irishman Lafferty, 31, left Ibrox earlier this summer after his deal was mutually terminated.
In a bid to remain in football while his playing career is being sorted out, the striker has taken up coaching youngsters.
Ex-Rangers star Kyle Lafferty opens up about Ibrox exit
His first game in the dugout saw EK win 6-3 over Milngavie Wanderers.
As he goes through his B-licence, Lafferty revealed how much he's enjoying his time out.
He told Daily Record: "I’m really enjoying it, I’m sticking in and it’s the path I want to go down in the future.
"It’s a good learning curve for me. I want to go into coaching at some point, but I don’t know when that will be.
Steven Gerrard insists Kyle Lafferty had enough chances to impress after early exit from Rangers
"Steven Gerrard is a young manager and I’d like to go down that route as well.
"Whatever I do I want to continue to be in the football world, but I’m still a player at the minute."
Lafferty recently issued a plea to Hearts to bring him back to Tynecastle but it is understood that deal will not happen.
Kilmarnock also opened a dialogue but the front man explained how the pair were too far away from anything going through.
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