Gennaro Gattuso has applied for the job as manager of Oldham Athletic . The Italian World Cup winner , 37 , joins an eclectic list of more than 120 candidates for the post at the League One club which includes former Netherlands international Winston Bogarde . VIDEO Scroll down to see Gattuso losing the plot as OFI Crete manager . Gennaro Gattuso wants to be the next manager at League One Oldham Athletic . Gattuso , who played 73 times for his country and lifted the World Cup in 2006 , is currently unattached after spells in charge of FC Sion , Palermo and OFI Crete . He made his name as a tough tackling midfielder at Rangers before he returned to Italy with Salernitana in 1998 . Gattuso , who also applied for the Hamilton Academical job in January , would go on to make more than 300 appearances for AC Milan during a 13-year stint at the San Siro . Oldham remain without a manager after Lee Johnson jumped ship to join League One rivals Barnsley in February . Gattuso enjoyed hugely-successful 13-year spell with Milan , where he won two Champions League titles . Johnson is set to face a hostile reception when he returns to Boundary Park with his new club on Saturday . Oldham spoke to Paul Scholes about the likelihood of taking over from Johnson but the Manchester United legend , who lives in the town , decided that the timing was not right . Others to be linked with the job include ex-West Bromwich Albion manager Alan Irvine , former Manchester City coaches Scott Sellars and Steve Eyre and Iain Dowie , who managed the club from 2002 to 2003 .
Gennaro Gattuso wants to be next boss of League One Oldham Athletic . He has had spells in charge of FC Sion , Palermo and OFI Crete . The 37-year-old also applied for Hamilton Academical job in 2002 .