Full name John Alexander Scott 1964–1975 Dundee Name Jocky Scott | Playing position Role Coach Years Team Position Forward | |
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Date of birth (1948-01-14) 14 January 1948 (age 67) | ||
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
Jocky Scott interview from sunday evening
John Alexander "Jocky" Scott (born 14 January 1948) is a Scottish football coach and former player.
Contents
- Jocky Scott interview from sunday evening
- Club career
- Managerial career
- Managerial stats
- Honours
- References
During his playing career he played for Dundee, Aberdeen and Seattle Sounders.
An extensive management career followed with spells at Aberdeen, Dundee (three separate spells), Arbroath, Dunfermline Athletic, Notts County, Raith Rovers and Stirling Albion. He also had coaching jobs at other various clubs in both Scotland and England.
Club career
Scott played for Scotland, Dundee and Aberdeen. He memorably scored a hat-trick when Aberdeen beat Rangers 5–1 in a Scottish League Cup semi final. He was capped twice for the Scotland national team in 1971. He was Soccer Bowl 1977 finalist with the Seattle Sounders (lost 1–2 to the New York Cosmos) in the North American Soccer League.
Managerial career
After his playing career Scott moved into management. He managed Aberdeen, Dundee (on three separate occasions), Arbroath, Dunfermline Athletic, Notts County, Raith Rovers and Stirling Albion.
He also had coaching roles at Sunderland, Plymouth Argyle and Hibernian. The latter two he also had spells as manager on a caretaker basis.
Aberdeen appointed Scott to their coaching team in September 2012.