Mixu Paatelainen has agreed to take over as manager of the Hong Kong national football team.
The 52-year-old has a long history in Scottish football having previously starred for Dundee United, Aberdeen and Hibs (twice) as well as St Mirren and St Johnstone.
Paatelainen has also been manager at Easter Road, Tannadice - where he suffered relegation - and Kilmarnock after kicking off his managerial career at Cowdenbeath where he won the Scottish Third Division league title.
The role with Hong Kong is the third international job he has taken after previously managing Finland and Latvia.
And Paatelainen can't wait to get started.
He said: “Obviously, I’m absolutely delighted.
“I’m honoured to be given the chance to come and be the head coach of the Hong Kong national team.
“I’m looking very much forward to doing my utmost to help the team to improve and help football improve as a whole.”
“It’s a wonderful opportunity. I’m very honoured and thankful to be given the chance.
“I’m looking forward to working with the FA. From the first moment that I started talking to people, the CEO and everybody else at the Hong Kong FA, I realised there is a real desire to develop and go forward.
“I want to be involved with an attitude like that.”
