Former Scotland manager Craig Brown has died aged 82 following a short illness.
Brown remains Scotland’s longest-serving manager having taken charge of 71 games between 1993 and 2001.
During his reign with the national team, Brown guided Scotland to Euro ’96 and the 1998 World Cup.
Brown, who started his managerial career at Clyde, then moved on to Preston North End and Motherwell before ending his career at Aberdeen in 2013.
A statement from Brown’s family read: ‘Craig died peacefully today after a short illness in University Hospital, Ayr, surrounded by close family members.
‘The family wish to express their deep appreciation of the outstanding care and attention provided by hospital staff and the countless messages of support and sympathy from friends and colleagues.
‘At this particularly sad time the family now requests that their privacy is respected during the grieving process.’
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