East Kilbride legend opens up on retirement call at Cumbernauld Colts and potential coaching return

East Kilbride hero Sean Winter hasn’t ruled out coaching in his future, but says he needs to miss football first.

Winter retired last month aged 34, having left Cumbernauld Colts in the Lowland League after a final year.

The attacker feels that he might have something to offer to a team somewhere down the line, but says he needs to be away from the game for a while, having been deeply immersed in it since he was five or six years old.

But another barrier to coaching might be that the self-styled dressing room joker would need to take it seriously.

He said: “I think coaching is something I would like to do, but I’ve not done any of my badges, I’ve not even thought about it.

“I’m a bit of a joker and a bit of a class clown, and I’ve always liked that. I use football as a bit of a relief from my stressful job and family life and stuff like that.

“I’ve always wanted to enjoy it, so I’ve never even thought about the coaching side, because that’s very serious and you need to put a lot of effort and time into that side of it as well. I’m not there yet, definitely not.

“I love football, but I think I need a chance to miss it. I’ve never had that. I’ve played football since I was five or six and never taken a break from it.

“I don’t miss training, I don’t miss games, I’m there in every session and every game. I give everything I’ve got.

“I think I need a year or two, totally away from football, to find out if it’s something that I really want to do.”

Winter added: “I think I probably still have quite a bit to offer a team if I was to go in as a coach, and I like to think I can help the youngsters come through, give them confidence and advice.

“There’s no point playing the game if you’re not enjoying it, so I think if I was to go