ForfarAthletic manager Dick Campbell and former Hearts, Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Derry City boss John Robertson are among those who were considered by the Blue Brazil.
He had been with Dundee and ForfarAthletic as a youth before joining Clyde from junior club Camelon and also had a spell in English football with Hartlepool United.
He was player-manager of ForfarAthletic from 1990-92 before his caretaker manager's posts at Pittodrie in 1999 and Tannadice between 2002 and 2003, while coaching jobs at Dunfermline and Motherwell followed.