Where are they now – the Scotland team that stunned Germany at home in 1999, including SIX who became manager

SCOTLAND don’t win against Germany very often.

And winning against Germany IN Germany, well, that’s a serious collector’s item.

But a quarter of a century ago – on April 28, 1999 – a group of sturdy Scottish players, clad in a strange salmon-colored strip, managed to achieve something that most observers thought improbable, if not downright impossible.

It was a simple friendly match between a Scottish team managed by Craig Brown, and the venue was the Weserstadion in Bremen.

And the late Tartan Army the legend would be proud of the fact that no less than SIX of his starters that night have more than decent managerial careers to look back on.

This German team had no mugs – full of famous names.

Erich Ribbeck had succeeded a certain Berti Vogts after the future Scotland the boss took them away euro 96 glory in England.

And among them, we always find Oliver Bierhoff, Lothar Matthaus and Dieter Hamann.

Future Chelsea superstar Michael Ballack came off the bench during the match.

But Scotland’s heroes – on their way to a heroic, if ultimately unsuccessful, clash against England later in the year – I got the job made for a famous victory.

SunSport thought it was worth catching up NOW as the nation attempts to do so. to party as if we were in 1999.

Nobody would do it love that thought is bigger than that of Tartan Army hero and national team mastermind Brown, who died aged 82 last June.

Neil Sullivan

Famously beaten from the halfway line by David Beckham, Sullivan graced some big clubs and was part of the Scotland team at France 1998.

Spent 12 uninterrupted seasons in the Premier League in England, including at Tottenham and Chelsea.

A man with the distinction of having played at Wimbledon and AFC Wimbledon, “Sully” has passed on his experience in recent years as coach of the Leeds Utd academy, then City of Hull.

David Weir

Needs little introduction after winning EIGHT major honors with Rangersin addition to the Scottish Cup with Hearts.

Inseparable from the late Walter Smith, for whom he played in UEFA Cup final in Manchester in 2008 and at Everton – where he spent eight years.

Today technical director at Brighton and Hove Albion, Weir died advice to aspiring professionals footballers in his family Lucas, Jenson and Kenzie.

Jensen, currently at Brighton, has represented Scotland and England at youth level while Kenzie plays for Everton.

Tom Boyd

Winning three more caps (72) against Weir (69), Boyd won the Scottish Cup with Motherwell before writing his name into Celtic folklore.

Helped bridge the gap between the Tommy Burns era and the Martin O’Neill phase, winning eight major titles along the way.

Still employed by the club as an ambassador, following recent regular stints within the club’s internal team. TV channel.

Paul Lambert

Endeared himself to German fans by helping bring the European Cup to Dortmund, less so by inflicting this defeat on their House patch.

Underrated star who won the Scottish Cup at 17 with St Mirren before profiting from the Bosman save.

Has already had nine big clubs as a coach under his belt – including at the top flight with Norwich and Aston Villa.

His most recent role came at Ipswich Town.

Colin Hendry

Those famous “Braveheart” highlights are gone, but this product of Keith in the Highlands was another member of an extremely experienced backline.

A Premier League winner with Blackburn Rovers in 1994-95, Hendry completed a domestic treble with Rangers under Dick Advocaat in 1998-99.

Suffered the tragedy in his personal life with the death from his wife Denise in 2009 after complications caused by cosmetic products surgery.

Formerly manager at Blackpool and Clyde, Hendry is now a motivational speaker.

At four children including the former St Johnstone striker Callum, who is now at Salford City.

Callum Davidson

Talented Uber multi-sporter who is staying the course save At Dunblane New, Davidson quietly performed miracles as a manager.

A decent playing career began and ended in Perth either side of 13 to late in England

Took St Johnstone to a DOUBLE cup – only to be shown the door and is now plying his trade for ambitious purposes QueenIt is Park.

Billy Dodds

Hardworking and intelligent striker who had then entered the golden years of his career.

To move to Dundee Utd agreed a controversial swap deal with Aberdeen for Robbie Winters, but Dodds excelled and soon joined Rangers.

He collected all the major honors at Ibrox and made himself a regular for Scotland.

Much success as a manager too, taking Inverness CT to the Scottish Cup final after a spell as Jim McIntyrethe assistant of Ross County when they won the League Cup.

Also a regular BBC pundit.

Scottish gem mill

Son of Scottish hero Archie, Gemmill has been in charge of Scotland’s Under-21s for EIGHT years now.

He was part of the national team for Euro 1996 and the 1998 World Cup, although without making a single appearance.

Spent the best years of his career at Nottingham Forest and Everton.

Ian Durant

Part of Rangers royalty – who won 13 senior honors as a player – the talented local midfielder won 20 caps for his country in all.

It was during his Indian stay summer as he rebuilds his career after a serious knee injury injury supported in a horror tackle by Aberdeen’s Neil Simpson.

Member of Ally McCoist’s management team at Ibrox Men and spent one match as Ibrox goalkeeper – he is now part of Chris Aitken’s backroom team at Kilwinner Rangers.

Don Hutchison

Great servant to his country who scored the winner here and another huge goal against England at Wembley.

Recruited by Kenny Dalglish for Liverpool, he became more famous as a player at their rivals Everton, where he worked under Walter Smith.

Scored his goal here with a precise finish under Jens Lehmann after Lambert released Davidson and found him in space at the end of the box with a nice dismissal.

Also had two spells at West Ham and is now a pundit for TalkSPORT and ESPN FC. His Max plays for Finnish harps outside in Ireland.

Allan Johnston

Mean winger with a wiry frame that earned him the nickname “Tacky.”

Unplayable in his day – like the time he scored a hat-trick in a 3-0 earn for Hearts at Ibrox – Johnston was a Sunderland player at this stage, en route to winning the title Soccer League Premier Division crown.

He was loaned to Bolton before joining Rangers and then Kilmarnock and also enjoyed success as a manager, winning league titles with Queen of the South and Dunfermline.

Out of work Since the end of his second stay in Dumfries, his son Max is currently playing at Sturm Graz and has an outside chance of going to Germany this summer.

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Germany 0 Scotland 1 (Hutchison 66)

Germany XI: Lehmann, Nowotny, Heinrich, Worns, Strunz, Jeremies, Neuville, Hamann, Bierhoff, Matthaus, Heldt. Submarines: Butt, Kirsten, Preetz, Rehmer, Ballack, Ramelow, Janker.

Scotland: Sullivan, Weir, Boyd, Lambert, Hendry, Davidson, Dodds, Gemmill, Durrant, Hutchison, Johnston. Submarines: Main, Whyte, Ritchie, O’Neil, Jess, Cameron, Winters.

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