St Mirren: Patrick Kluivert applies for manager's job, Gary Caldwell interviewed
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Patrick Kluivert was a Champions League winner with Ajax
Former Netherlands forward Patrick Kluivert has applied for the vacant managerial role at St Mirren.
Kluivert, 41, previously applied for the Ross County job in 2014, but was overlooked in favour of Jim McIntyre.
The Dutchman's most recent role was as director of football at French giants Paris St-Germain.
And ex-Wigan manager Gary Caldwell, 36, has been interviewed for the vacancy at the Buddies, who are seeking to replace Jack Ross after he left for Sunderland.
Caldwell has been out of management since leaving Chesterfield last year
Former Hearts and MK Dons boss Robbie Neilson was the bookmakers' favourite to replace Ross but ruled himself out of the running earlier this week.
Other names linked with the newly-promoted Premiership side include ex-County boss McIntyre, former Hibernian head coach Alan Stubbs, Coleraine manager Oran Kearney and another surprise name, the former Real Madrid midfielder Guti.
As a player, Kluivert was a Champions League winner with Ajax and also played for AC Milan, Barcelona and Newcastle.
He has been an assistant manager at AZ Alkmaar, Brisbane Roar and NEC and was also part of Louis van Gaal's coaching team with the Netherlands when the Dutch reached the 2014 World Cup semi-finals.
Capped 79 times by his country, Kluivert scored 40 international goals.
Former Celtic, Hibernian and Scotland defender Caldwell, who won 55 international caps, secured the League One title as Wigan boss in 2016 and later managed Chesterfield.