FORMER Dorchester Town boss Callum Brooks has landed a new role – more than 6,000 miles away in Cambodia.

Brooks is understood to be finalising a deal with a team in Cambodian League Two, the second tier of football in the country.

The former Portland, Hamworthy United and Christchurch boss, who was also assistant to Poole Town manager Tommy Killick in a 10-year spell in south coast football, is expected to take a coaching job with his new club.

Further details will be announced by Brooks’ new employers later this week.

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Brooks, who kept Dorchester up on the penultimate game of the 2018/19 Southern League season, has typically thrown himself into the role by booking a non-return flight to Cambodia.

He told Echosport: “It came through quite quickly, which was nice because people do things a bit differently there.

“You have got to generate income. They’re trying to build football in that country, so it’s not guaranteed.

“They need a lot of publicity, you’ve got to spread the word and invigorate local children to try and grow the game.

“I felt I could have a good impact somewhere like that. I don’t think there’s too much more I can do here now. It’s a new place, somewhere I can make a difference.

“When I go there at the end of this week, that’s when I will be announced.”

Teasing further details about his new destination, Brooks, who managed Dorchester for 36 games in 2019, said: “There’s two divisions over there which are professional.

“They want to build a pathway and there’s also talk about a new ground,” he said. “I’ve not booked a return flight, I’m totally going into it.

“I’m quite (lucky) that when I’m there I’ve got people who have been there and seen and done it in the country.

“Finances and things like that mean we’ve got to work with the sponsors and find out are they going to put the money in?

“They’ve made me feel quite wanted and sometimes you’ve got to go with your heart.

“I don’t want to go back to the Wessex League where there’s a lot of scrapping and no reward.

“People expected me to go to Florida where my dad is, but I wanted to do something on my own.

“Since Dorchester I’ve been at my comfort level.

“Do I do the same thing for 30 years and just run Stars, or get back out with the love of coaching and take what I’ve done here and have a big impact abroad?”