Barcelona midfielder Xavi said he has no intentions of starting a managerial career when he retires from the game.
Catalan manager Pep Guardiola's current deal runs out at season's end, and the Barca boss has yet to reveal his intentions on signing a new deal.
The 41-year-old prefers to operate on one-year contracts, admitting he does not know how he will feel in the future, and Xavi is one of the names linked with taking over when his former team-mate does depart Camp Nou.
But the midfielder, who recently turned 32, still has two more years on his current contract beyond 2012, a deal which will automatically be extended for a further two years if he plays 50 per cent or more of the club's games in 2012-13 and 2013-14.
And that means he is unlikely to be seen in the role of coach anytime soon.
"Let me play. I am not even thinking about it (coaching)," Xavi said on Tuesday.
"I feel like a footballer, I don't even have a (coaching) badge. I want to keep playing for many more years, as long as my body can last."
Nevertheless, Xavi said he believes Guardiola will end up staying at Barca in any case.
"We all want him to stay," he said.
"He is the key piece in the success we have had and the 13 titles we have won over the last few years."
"But I see him every day: he is hugely motivated and he lived the game against Valencia with great intensity. I think he will stay."
Xavi also revealed he will train on Wednesday, having fully recovered from his calf problem, and will be available to start Barca's La Liga match at Atletico Madrid on Sunday.