Incredible life and times of Mixu Paatelainen from 'Wee Jim' to teaching Thiago Silva and running a modern day football factory

Profile of Mixu Paatelainen, now Spartans sporting director, reflecting on his playing career and current role developing young talent and coaching elite players.

Mixu Paatelainen, the former striker who played for Dundee United, Aberdeen, St Johnstone and Hibernian, is now 59 and serving as sporting director at Scottish League Two club Spartans. He oversees youth development at their Vanloq Stadium while also delivering UEFA A Licence coaching courses through the SFA, recently instructing former Chelsea and PSG defender Thiago Silva. Paatelainen is leveraging over four decades of football experience to build what he describes as a "football factory" for young players.