Former Arsenal defender, Shkodran Mustafi has retired from taking part in soccer and bagged a job as an Underneath-17s nationwide crew coach.
The ex-German defender, who additionally gained the World Cup, spent the whole lot of final season as a free agent after leaving Levante and was solely capable of make three outings in his closing 12 months on the Spanish aspect as a consequence of damage.
Mustafi, who performed for Arsenal between 2016 and 2021 and gained the World Cup with Germany in 2014, revealed that teaching has been on the sides of his thoughts for some time.
Mustafi has assumed the assistant supervisor position beneath Marc Meister at Germany’s Underneath-17s and can begin on July 1.
He stated: ‘I have been desirous about gaining expertise as a coach for some time.
‘On the one hand, it is a disgrace that it is coming so quickly as a result of I might have favored to have performed soccer myself for longer.
‘Alternatively, I am actually wanting ahead to the time forward and to taking my first steps as a coach on the DFB.
‘I wish to cross on all of the expertise I’ve gained throughout my time with the U15s, U21s and naturally with the senior nationwide crew to the boys.’
Mustafi made 20 caps for Germany over three years between 2014 and 2017.