RIO DE JANEIRO (Kyodo) Former Argentina boss Jose Pekerman says he has not been contacted by the Japan Football Association about the vacant national team coach's job.
The 60-year-old was thought to be among candidates on the JFA's wish list to succeed Takeshi Okada, who steered Japan to the second round of the World Cup at this summer's finals in South Africa but has since stepped down.
But speaking by telephone on Thursday, Pekerman said, "I haven't been given an offer or approached by Japan."
Asked if he would consider the role if an offer was forthcoming, he added, "There is no actual offer so I can't make any comment."
Pekerman, who took Argentina to the quarterfinals of the 2006 World Cup in Germany, said during the tournament in South Africa that "two or three countries" had formally approached him about work but there had been no contact from Japan.