The future of the All Whites coach, Ricki Herbert, will be in New Zealand.
Herbert, who led the All Whites to an unbeaten record at the Football World Cup, has extended his contract with the A-League side the Wellington Phoenix for a further two years, taking him through to the end of the 2012-2013 season.
Herbert says he had several offers from top clubs in Europe, Africa and Asia, but wants to stay in New Zealand. He would not say which clubs had approached him and is not ruling out a move overseas in years to come.
But he says the failure of New Zealand football to capitalise on the All Whites 1982 World Cup efforts means he wants to be around to make sure that mistake is not repeated.
"We've realised a lot of people's dreams and we want to keep on doing that."
Herbert says he will also stay on as coach of the All Whites for the next World Cup in Brazil in 2014, but has not signed a contract yet, as he is still trying to sort out some minor details with New Zealand Football.
Not motivated by money
He was reportedly earning $50,000 a year as national coach and was the lowest paid of the coaches at the Football World Cup. But he said for him "it's not all about money".
He says while he will get a pay rise in his new contract with New Zealand Football, he will still be among the lowest paid national coaches in the world.
Herbert says if money was a motivating factor he would have taken up one of the offers from the clubs who have come calling.
After he took over as national team coach in 2005, the All Whites qualified for both the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
The All Whites drew with Slovakia, Italy and Paraguay in South Africa last month finishing the tournament as the only unbeaten nation.
