EX-SFA youth coach Dean Gorre has been appointed as manager of South American nation Suriname.

The former Ajax and Feyenoord player was brought onto the Scotland youngsters coaching staff by then-Performance Director Mark Wotte before leaving for personal reasons in 2013.

And he's back in football with the nation ranked 163rd in the FIFA Rankings and is aiming to qualify for the World Cup for the first time.

Gorre, who lives in England, will fly out to Suriname - who play in the CONCACAF region despite being in South America - once a month to assess their league and their local players.

He said: "I am doing this out of love for Suriname because it is not a paid job, I only get an allowance.

"But my parents still live in Suriname, so at least I get my food from my mum!

"The aim is to get to the World Cup in 2018 or at least remain in contention to get there for as long as possible.

"The national team nearly all consist of players from the biggest club, Inter Moengotapoe and they have some good players.

"We are convinced we can go far in the CONCACAF qualifying section."