to Golac, whose hippyish public image – he took United players to "smell the flowers" in Camperdown Park during training sessions, and claimed to have learned English from listening to Rolling Stones records – was in pointed contrast to the austere reputation of his predecessor, McLean. Against the odds, Golac's confident approach led underdogs United to Scottish Cup success at the end of his first season in charge, defeating hot favourites Rangers 1–0 in the final. It was the first time Dundee United had won the trophy, having lost in the final six times under McLean. Despite the Cup triumph, poor League form and the fraught relationship between Golac and McLean (who remained club chairman) led to his departure from the club less than a year later. Since then, he has held several managerial posts around Europe without recording any significant achievements, having been in charge at ÍA Akranes from Iceland in 1997, Sartid Smederevo in Serbia and Karpaty Lviv in Ukraine. In January 1994, he had been linked with Southampton for a possible return as manager following the departure of Ian Branfoot, but the job went to Alan Ball instead. Personal life Outside of football, Golac also had a spell running a chocolate factory in Belgrade. He is married to Bratislava, with daughters Andrijana and Ivana, and they have homes in Belgrade and Vienna. Honours As player Partizan Yugoslav First League: 1975–76, 1977–78 Southampton Football League Division 1 runner-up: 1983–84 League Cup finalist: 1979 As manager Dundee United Scottish Cup: 1994 References 1950 births Living people Sportspeople from Koprivnica Footballers from Belgrade Yugoslav footballers Yugoslavia international footballers Croats of Serbia Serbian footballers Association football defenders FK Partizan players Southampton F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Manchester City F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Yugoslav First League players English Football League players Serbian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Torquay United F.C. managers Dundee United F.C. managers Serbian football managers Yugoslav football managers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Iceland FK Partizan managers Expatriate football managers in Iceland Ukrainian Premier League managers FC Karpaty Lviv managers Íþróttabandalag Akraness managers Scottish Football League managers Expatriate football managers in Scotland Expatriate football managers in Ukraine