FORMER Scotland and Celtic manager Gordon Strachan has been appointed as technical director of Dundee.
A statement on the Championship club's website revealed that the 62-year-old will "focus on helping the club develop the best young players that we can while working closely with Head of Academy Stephen Wright and the other coaches in the Academy set up."
Strachan has been out of management since stepping down as Scotland manager in October 2017 and counts Middlesbrough, Southampton and Coventry City among his previous employers.
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As a player, Strachan featured for Aberdeen, Manchester United, Leeds United and Coventry City, accumulating 50 caps for Scotland.
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