Interim Dundee boss John Brown has been given the job on a full-time basis, the club has confirmed.
The former Rangers defender replaced Barry Smith in late February and has lost just once in his seven league games in charge.
Brown said: "I had some great times here as a player and it is fantastic that I now have the chance to manage what I believe is one of Scotland's top clubs."
The appointment of former Dens Park defender Brown as Smith's temporary replacement was greeted with scepticism by some supporters.
But three victories and three draws in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League were enough to convince Dundee chief executive Scot Gardiner that he was the right man.
Victories over Kilmarnock and St Mirren have kept the side's heads above water as they battle to turn around a 10-point deficit at the bottom of the table.
But a win for St Mirren at Hibernian's Easter Road tomorrow will take matters out of their hands and return the Dark Blues back to the Irn-Bru First Division after just one year in the top flight.
Brown added: "The supporters have been magnificent to me in that we need to be playing at the top level of Scottish football and we are all going to work together to ensure that our future is a bright one."
And Gardiner said: "I am delighted that John has been appointed on a full-time basis, as the hard work, dedication and professionalism he had displayed since arriving back at Dens has been an inspiration to everyone and has been rewarded in the results on the park."
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