(CNN) He won the World Cup as a player, but could Gianluigi Buffon be ready to take on the challenge of winning football's biggest prize as a manager?

The 41-year-old Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper is yet to make a call over whether he will continue playing after the end of the current season.

Buffon, a 2006 World Cup winner with Italy, arrived in Paris last July after making 656 appearances during a 17-year stay at Juventus.

His current deal with French champion PSG runs until the end of the season and while no decision has been made on his future as of yet, Buffon says international management holds great appeal.

"I wouldn't want to be the coach for a team, but I'd love to be the coach of a national team," Buffon, Italy's most capped player, told CNN.

Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon kisses the trophy after the World Cup 2006 final.

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