The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Sore heads, tangerine ticker tape, and an open-top bus parade. That was the scene 10 years ago as Dundee United celebrated only their second Scottish Cup following a 3-0 victory against Ross County at Hampden Park. Fast forward from 2010, the question is
Peter Houston
United’s cup-winning manager would go on to lead the club to two fourth-place and one sixth-place finish before leaving in 2013.
Houston would assist predecessor at Tannadice, Craig Levein, in his role as Scotland boss
Simultaneously, he took the Tangerines into Europe three seasons on the spin and remains, to this day, a revered figure among the United support.
He joined Falkirk in 2014 and led them to the 2015 Scottish Cup final and twice brought them to the cusp of Premiership promotion before being sacked in 2017.
He is currently Scotland under-21 assistant manager and an opposition analyst for Celtic after a brief spell with Morton.
Dusan Pernis
The big Slovakian stopper enjoyed a further two seasons at Tannadice and became a fans’ favourite as the club forayed into the Europa League under Houston.
He left in 2012, seeking to remain in the UK, but ending up signing for Polish side Pogon Szczecin.
Pernis later had a spell in his homeland with Slovan Bratislava before time in Greece with Iraklis.
He is currently the vice-captain at Bulgarian side Beroe. Now 35, he has not been able to add to his six Slovakia caps – many of which he won while at United.
Mihael Kovacevic
The Swiss defender was a versatile option across the back line for first Levein and then Houston, lining up at right-back for the 2010 final.
Kovacevic, however, lasted just the one more season with the Terrors – joining Croatian side NK Zadar in 2011.
He quickly returned to these shores, though, enjoying a two-year spell in the Highlands with Ross County from 2012-14.
Injuries dogged his career and, after time in Bulgaria, Hungary and back home in Switzerland, Kovacevic retired from football in 2017 aged 29.
Andy Webster
Webster was a one-season wonder in the purest form at United – captaining them to the Scottish Cup while on loan from Rangers.
The conditions of his loan meant he was unable to play against the Gers in the quarter-finals but he headed home the Tangerines’ second in their last-four win over Raith Rovers.
He would return to Ibrox in a final attempt to break into the first team but to no avail.
Having spent years struggling for fitness and form, his time at Tannadice, by his own admission, revived Webster’s career.
He returned to Hearts to win the Scottish Cup for the third time in his career, had two seasons at Coventry and a couple more at St Mirren. He is now a coach in the Buddies’ academy set-up.
Garry Kenneth
Dundee born and bred, Kenneth was seen as a top prospect after winning the Scottish Cup with his boyhood club at the age of 22.
He would pick up two Scotland caps in the same year, marking Zlatan Ibrahimovic as the legendary striker led Sweden to a 3-0 win in Stockholm.
Rated at £2 million by United at one point, his career spiralled from there, joining Bristol Rovers in 2012 before spells in the lower reaches of the Scottish game with Brechin City and Carnoustie Panmure.
Kenneth began to globetrot – plying his trade in Australia and Latvia – before turning out more locally for the likes of Forfar, Douglas Athletic and, most recently, Lochee United.
Sean Dillon
The Irish defender ensured his legend status at the club with the 2010 Scottish Cup the highlight of 10 years at Tannadice.
A versatile player, he is well remembered by Arabs for being a whole-hearted, loyal servant to the Tangerines who enjoyed a testimonial against Hearts in 2017.
Things ended with pain for Dillon, unfortunately, suffering relegation under Mixu Paatelainen in 2016 before failing to gain promotion back to the Premiership the following season.
He would make 346 appearances in tangerine, many as captain, before joining Montrose that year.
He is currently a player-coach at the Gable Endies and has made 120 appearances for Stewart Petrie’s men.
Danny Swanson
The creative midfielder had another two seasons with United before heading down south to turn out for Peterborough United and Coventry City.
While at the Sky Blues, former St
Johnstone boss Tommy Wright brought Swanson back into the Scottish game, signing him on loan until the end of the season.
He would enjoy a highly successful 2016-17 season at Saints between spells on both sides of the Edinburgh divide at Hearts and Hibs.
The lure of Mcdiarmid Park would remain for Swanson, once again signing on in 2018.
Prince Buaben
Ghanaian international, Buaben, would remain at Tannadice until 2011 before heading south for Watford and Carlisle United.
A return to Scotland in 2014 took in a loan spell at Partick Thistle, the 2015 Championship title and Premiership football with Hearts, and a brief spell at Falkirk in 2018. He is currently without a club.
The former Ajax youth product is