Leverkusen striker Kiessling extends deal to 2018

BERLIN (Reuters) - Bayer Leverkusen striker Stefan Kiessling has signed a one-year contract extension until 2018, club CEO Michael Schade said on Tuesday, with the Bundesliga side also offering the long-serving forward work whenever his playing career ends.

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The 32-year-old former Germany international joined Leverkusen 10 years ago from Nuremberg and has scored a total of 139 goals in 371 Bundesliga games for the two clubs.

"Stefan Kiessling is both for us and our fans an identity figure and we really wanted to keep him," Schade said in a statement.

"That is why we agreed that he will work at the club after the end of his career as a professional player. We will see exactly in what capacity that will be."

Leverkusen look set to qualify for next season's Champions League as they sit third in the Bundesliga with four games remaining.

(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann. Editing by Patrick Johnston)