BOOKIES are listing EIGHT Dick Advocaat proteges for the Rangers hotseat but how have his former players fared in management?

Several of The Little General’s former lieutenants have gone into management with varying degrees of success.

6 Dick Advocaat during his time at Rangers Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

Bookies Skybet have offered odds on eight of Advocaat's former players becoming the next Ibrox gaffer.

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Ex-Gers stars Barry Ferguson, Derek McInnes, Giovanni van Bronkhorst, Rino Gattuso, Kenny Miller and Neil McCann have all been linked with the Ibrox job by the bookies.

There are also odds on the De Boer brothers, Frank and Ronald, who played under Advocaat with the Netherlands, taking the job.

Here, SunSport takes a look back at ex-Advocaat players who have hung up the boots to go into the dugout.

Which players went into management?

6 Colin Hendry was briefly manager of Clyde Credit: Scottish News and Sport

Barry Ferguson, Derek McInnes, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Rino Gattuso, Craig Moore, Colin Hendry, Gordon Durie, Tony Vidmar, Tugay, Maurice Ross, Sergio Porrini, Lionel Charbonnier, Ian Ferguson and Frank and Ronald de Boer have all taken their place in the dugout.



How have they fared?

6 Barry Ferguson in charge of Clyde Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

Barry Ferguson (22/1): In January 2014, Ferguson became caretaker manager of Blackpool while still a player. He won just three games while in charge but helped the side avoid relegation from the Championship. He has been manager of League Two side Clyde since the summer of 2014.

Derek McInnes (15/2): The Aberdeen boss has been strongly linked with the Rangers vacancy after leading the team to successive second-place finishes in the Premiership. He guided St Johnstone back to the top flight in his first management stint in 2009, before spending two years at Bristol City where he was sacked in 2013.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst (25/1): The Dutchman assisted Ronald Koeman at Feyenoord. He took charge of the club in 2015 and won the KNVB Cup in his first season.

Rino Gattuso (25/1): The Italian was named as player-manager of Swiss club Sion in 2013 but lasted just three months in the job before he was sacked. He went to Palermo but was sacked barely a month into the season. Gattuso became manager of Greek side OFI Crete in the summer of 2014 but resigned later that year. He is currently in charge of Serie B side Pisa.

Frank de Boer (12/1): In the six years he was in charge of Ajax between 2010 and 2016, De Boer led the club to four successive Eredivisie titles. He started this season in charge of Inter Milan but was sacked in November after the team dropped to 12th place in Serie A.

6 Frank de Boer at Inter Milan earlier this season Credit: EPA

Ronald de Boer (33/1): The Dutchman was assistant manager of Qatar's under-23s in 2012 and is now in a similar role with Ajax's under-19s side.

Craig Moore: The defender is currently in charge of Australian side Coomera Colts.

Colin Hendry: Hendry was named boss of Blackpool in 2004 but was sacked two years later. After spending time as an assistant at Boston United, Hendry became the manager of Clyde in the summer of 2007. But he resigned from the position in January 2008.

Gordon Durie: Durie was caretaker manager of East Fife in 2012 but had to resign from the position later that year after suffering from ill health. He was on the coaching staff at Rangers for two years but left in 2015 after the appointment of Mark Warburton.

Tony Vidmar: The defender has been in charge of Australia's under-17 side since 2013.

Tugay: The midfielder spent time as assistant manager at Galatasaray in two spells between 2010 and 2014. He took charge of Turkish club Sanliurfaspor between 2015 and 2016.

6 Derek McInnes has enjoyed success with Aberdeen Credit: Ken Macpherson

Maurice Ross: Ross is currently in charge of third-tier Norwegian side Egersunds IK. He spent two years at Sola FK prior to that.

Sergio Porrini: The Italian took charge of Serie D club Colognese in 2011 before moving to Pontisola in 2012, where he remains as head coach.

Lionel Charbonnier: The Frenchman managed lower-league sides Stade Poitevin and FC Sens in his homeland before taking charge of Tahiti's under-20s in 2007. He moved to Indonesian side Atjeh United in 2010, but returned to France to coach Istres. Charbonnier was most recently in charge of Congolese side Sanga Balende in 2015.

Ian Ferguson: The Ibrox hardman has only managed in Australia, where he has been in charge of North Queensland Fury and Perth Glory. He is currently in charge of Northern Fury - a reformation of his first club.

And what of the other contenders for the job?

6 Kenny Miller could be a Rangers boss in the future Credit: PA:Press Association

Kenny Miller (40/1): The striker is still at the club and scored against Morton in the Scottish Cup last Sunday. He has a part-time role coaching the Gers' under-20 team as he looks to his career after retirement.

Neil McCann (40/1): The former midfielder is best known as a TV pundit but was a coach at Dunfermline until as recently as 2015.

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