Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Dens Park gaffers who hold legendary status
off a huge transfer coup when he landed the legendary Billy Steel.
The man who’s managed Dundee most often, having held the post on three separate occasions.
His first stint came as he stepped up from being assistant boss after Archie Knox returned to Aberdeen in 1986.
Over the next two years he built an exciting team that, with Tommy Coyne and Keith Wright up front, scored plenty and came close to qualifying for Europe, but i n 1988 left to be co-manager of the Dons with Alex Smith.
Scott returned in 1998 and, after steering the team back to the Premier League, led them to fifth and seventhplace finishes despite a tight budget. It was a surprise, therefore, when at the end of his contract in 2000 he was replaced by Italian Ivano Bonetti.
The Dee were again struggling financially and in the second tier when Scott returned for a third time in 2008. Boosted by a temporary cash
Jocky Scott:
injection from millionaire Callum Melville, he was able to put together a squad that l ooked destined for promotion. When it became clear that wasn’t going to happen, he was axed for a second time in March 2010.
The Italian presided over the most colourful, if financially disastrous, spell in the club’s history when he was at the helm from 2000 to 2002.
His time saw the almost unbelievable signing of superstar Argentine Claudio Caniggia as well as a host of talented players like Georgi Nemsadze, Beto Carranza and Fabian Caballero.
Under Bonetti, the team produced a brand of football that was the envy of most other outfits in the country, though arguably it never produced a level of success to match that talent.
He did secure a top-six finish first off but the following year Dundee slumped to ninth and in 2002 they parted ways.
Ivano Bonetti: Tomorrow: The Players.