Former Premier League defender Liam Ridgewell has outlined his goal to be a first team manager.The 42-year-old made more than 250 top flight appearances in a long career that saw him play for Aston Villa, Birmingham and West Brom.Ridgewell has eyes on becoming a manager nextGettyAfter retiring he held a coaching role at Dover Athletic, before joining Portland Timbers’ coaching staff.He had played 54 times for the MLS side at the tail end of his career.Having left Portland, Ridgewell is back in England and explained to talkSPORT what is next for him.He said: “I left Portland. I wanted more of a lead role. Now obviously that lead role is to manage. That’s my ultimate goal. That’s what I want to do. “I took the opportunity in Portland. I had four and a half years of learning. Brilliant managers.“Phil Neville was one of them and it was a good time. Good learning experience. If you’re not adaptable in MLS, we saw that with England obviously in the World Cup, to time changes and weather and stoppages in play, you’re not going to get along. “So these experiences for me have been fantastic. Coming back, it’s just getting that chance to be in there to try and lead and to try and navigate and bring my passion to the players and the surrounding people within the organisation.”Ridgewell’s top managersRidgewell has been coached by top managers throughout his career in the Premier League.This includes the likes of Alex McLeish, Martin O’Neill, David O’Leary, and Chris Hughton.However, there were two particular coaches that stood out for him.Ridgewell played 175 times for BirminghamGettyHe continued: “I think the biggest one of my experiences has been Roy Hodgson. I’ve talked about it for a couple of years now, of him on the training ground and his position-specific way of detail and where he wants the players to be and what he asks of them is very clear and very understanding. “His management of the players was individually very different. But it was all from a structure and what he wanted also.“For example, he wanted ten of the players to do certain things, but he knew Peter Odemwingie wanted to be able to do some tricks and do this and that. “He’d give him his own ball and make sure he could do that within a training session. So Roy really shaped the way I want to coach and want to manage. “But Steve Bruce as a man-manager, being under him and having that relationship to talk to players, to understand what they’re doing in their family life and what they’re doing off the pitch has certainly shaped it.“These two managers have been really crucial for my career.”Ridgewell also played 78 times for West BromGettyRidgewell’s management styleThe 42-year-old also picked out Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler as someone he looks up to as a coach.Hurzeler is being given plenty of plaudits for the job he is doing at the Seagulls.They are currently third in the Premier League having won five of their opening eight games.“I look a lot at Fabian Hurzeler at Brighton,” Ridgewell said. “Obviously as a player and as a captain, I was very brash and vocal. That type of stuff. That’s what I was known for.“But I look at Fabian on the touchline and he’s very calm. He seems very confident in what he’s done during the week in the lead-up to games that the players understand and know what they’re doing. “I’m not saying he’s not standing up and telling them what they need to do every now and again. “But I want to be that kind of manager and that’s the kind of persona I am.“Now if you push me too far, then I’m going to snap and I’ll let you know that. But I’m a very calm guy and I certainly try and get that detail out during the week so players can go out and actually enjoy the game, live the game and play the game. “That’s the type of manager that I certainly look to.”