HE LIT up the first A-League season and led Sydney to the first A-League championship, and now there is speculation Dwight Yorke could return to coach Melbourne Victory, Sydney's biggest rival.

The ex-Manchester United, Aston Villa, Blackburn, Sunderland and Sydney striker is understood to be one of a large number of contenders for the vacant Victory coaching position, unfilled since Ernie Merrick's dismissal in mid-March.

On the list: Dwight Yorke has been linked with the Melbourne Victory coaching position. Credit:Getty Images

Yorke has made it clear in the UK that he is interested in pursuing a coaching career, and with his wealth of experience at the highest levels of both the club and international games - he led his native Trinidad and Tobago to the World Cup in Germany in 2006 - he has a profile few, if any, potential rivals for the Victory position could match.

Yorke is taking his coaching badges.