Former Bournemouth star Junior Stanislas is set for the next step in his career.

The 33-year-old has announced his retirement from the sport and will go into coaching.

He is set to take on a coaching role with the Cherries' youth side, as he earns his badges.

Stanislas told BBC Radio Solent: “The injury really, along with a few others over the last year or two.

“But now this one is pretty serious and a bit more of a struggle to get back from, because it involved all the nerves and stuff like that.

“It's a disc problem in my back which affected all my nerve function down my legs and into my foot.

“I couldn't lift my foot off the ground for a good while. So it was a pretty serious one, but it is improving now, slowly but surely.

“So I think now is the right time for me to hang the boots up, so to speak."

He added: “I pretty much knew immediately it was going to be a long road to recovery after this one. So I kind of decided almost at the back end of last season really that that was the case.

“But I thought I'll see how the off-season goes and if it does feel like it's improving and getting better quite quickly, then I'll have a look at it.

“But that wasn't the case. It's still not amazing now. I made that decision a little while ago."