(Reuters) – Former Dundee United manager Jim McLean, who was in charge of wins over Barcelona and Borussia Moenchengladbach en route to the 1987 UEFA Cup final, has died at the age of 83, the Scottish Premier League side said. the statement here.
Maclean led United to their only major Scottish flying title in 1983 and helped the club challenge Celtic and Rangers’ leadership of Glasgow, an action he described as “a corner shop taking on Marks and Spencer”.
“As an integral part of our history and rising to the very beginning of European football, Jim was just a titan of Dundee United folklore, cherished by the United family throughout the world. world. We will all miss him greatly, ”said United.
Maclean led the club to Scottish League Cup titles in 1979-80 and 1980-81, and league victory in 1983, but was on the European stage where United made the biggest victories.
After reaching the semi-finals of the European Cup in 1984, where they lost 3-2 to AS Roma over two legs, United should side Barcelona and Borussia. Moenchengladbach before they lost 2-1 on aggregate to IFK Gothenburg in the three-year UEFA Cup final. later.
Maclean spent 22 years as United’s manager before retiring in 1993.
Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Edited by Peter Rutherford