Former Scotland national football team manager Craig Brown is dead. Brown died at the age of 82 following a short illness.
A statement from Brown’s family read on Monday read: “Craig died peacefully today after a short illness in University Hospital, Ayr, surrounded by close family members.”
“At this particularly sad time, the family now requests that their privacy is respected during the grieving process.”
Brown remains Scotland’s longest-serving manager in history.
During his reign, he took charge of 71 matches between 1993 and 2001.
He guided Scotland to Euro ’96 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Scotland were eliminated at the group stage of Euro ’96, hosted by England, finishing third in Group A behind the host nation and Netherlands.
In France ’98 FIFA World Cup, Brown’s squad ended up at the foot of Group A, from where Brazil and Norway progressed to the knockout stages.
