David Moyes said he is ready to return to management and would welcome offers to manage in another country.
Moyes was sacked by Manchester United in April, only nine months into a six-year contract, as the club endured their worst season for a quarter of a century, but he feels he has learned a lot from his experiences there.
And the Scot, who was voted manager of the year three times by his peers during his 11 years at Everton, thinks he is now better prepared to take over at an elite club and hopes his peak lies in the future.
"I'm ready to go," Moyes told the Sunday Telegraph. "I've no timescale. I'm enjoying the break but I'm a football man and I want to work. I feel my best years are ahead of me and I do feel I am still a young manager. I've lots to learn and lots I want to put into practice.
"I think I am better equipped to take over a job like Manchester United now than even when I did take over because I've had a chance to see what happens, what goes on.
"I felt I was ready when I left Everton but obviously when you get in you see things and you realise that experience and knowledge you can only get from being in the job. But unfortunately I only got nine months."
Moyes, who has long had an interest in working in the Bundesliga, said he would consider moving abroad for his next move and takes heart from the success of previous British managers who worked in other countries.
He added: "Picking my next job is vitally important, I'm well aware of that. I've an open mind as to what it will be and where it will be -- if it's in the Premier League or in the UK, that's fine.
"But if it's abroad then I'm OK with that. I have always been an advocate of players and coaches going abroad if that's the right opportunity. It doesn't happen, not enough anyway.
"You look at how well Terry Venables did in Spain and how well Bobby Robson did -- they are up there with the great managers and both had periods working in Europe. One of the reasons why I wanted to be part of the League Managers Association was because I felt there were an awful lot of foreign coaches coming into these shores but we were not exporting enough British talent.
"It's good that we have good managers like Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger in this country but I think we should be trying to send out some of our managers to other countries to help not just the development of themselves but the leagues over here. It can enhance their careers. So I've an open mind on where I go next."