Carlton Palmer is returning to English football next season after accepting the job as manager of Grantham Town.
Palmer, who won 18 England caps, has spent the last seven years working as a director of sport at a private school in Shanghai, China.
He will take over on a part-time basis at Grantham in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, the seventh tier of the pyramid, in the summer but is already making plans for next season.
Palmer, 55, enjoyed a long playing career, starting at West Bromwich Albion and including successful spells at Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds.