About Craig Brown (footballer, born 1940)
James Craig Brown was a Scottish professional football player and manager. After his playing career with Rangers, Dundee and Falkirk was curtailed by a series of knee injuries, Brown entered management with Clyde in 1977. He then coached various Scotland youth teams until he was appointed Scotland manager in 1993. He held this position until 2001, the longest tenure for a Scotland manager, and they qualified for the UEFA Euro 1996 and 1998 FIFA World Cup tournaments. He later managed Preston North End, Motherwell and Aberdeen. He retired from management in 2013 and was appointed a non-executive director of Aberdeen. Brown was the first signing of Dundee manager Bob Shankly. Brown always travelled with the Dundee first team squad but this was before substitutes were commonly used. Dundee won the Scottish league title that season and Brown's nine appearances entitled him to a medal.
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