Mark Wotte, former technical director at Netherlands-based football club Feyenoord, is the new performance director at the Scottish Football Association (SFA).

During his football career, Wotte has also managed clubs in England; Egypt; and Qatar, as well as having coached the Netherlands Under 21 team between 2000-2002. SFA chief executive Stewart Regan said: "The remit is to take Scottish football from good to great once again, by planning a route from grassroots to the senior national men's and women's teams and creating a best v best culture."

Wotte said: "This country is renowned across the world for its unparalleled pride and passion: now we must add performance to those qualities once again." Image: Paulblank