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James "Jim" Bett (born November 25 , 1959 in Hamilton ) is a Scottish former professional Footballer , who predominantly played for Aberdeen . He played in Central Or Left Midfield . Bett was a Scottish Schoolboy internationalist,1 who started his career with Airdrieonians before moving to Iceland ic side Valur in 1978. A year later he joined K.S.C. Lokeren (282) in Belgium before Rangers manager John Greig paid £150,000 to sign him for the Glasgow club in 1980. In three seasons at Ibrox he won a Scottish Cup winners medal ( 1980-81 ) and a League Cup winners medal ( 1982-83 ). During this spell he also earned his first selection for the Scotland National Side , making the first of 25 appearances in 1982. Bett returned to his native land in 1985, joining Alex Ferguson 's Aberdeen in 1985 for £300,000. During his time with the ''Dons'' he collected winners medals in the 1985-86 and 1989-90 seasons for both the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup . He left Pittodrie in 1994, after making almost 300 first-team appearances, and moved to KR Reykjavík . He won the Icelandic Cup with KR but left at the end of the 1994 Icelandic season to join Hearts , with whom he played the 1994-95 Scottish Season . He retired in 1996, after a Final Season with Dundee United . Bett met his Icelandic wife during his time playing for Valur and has maintained a close connection with Iceland since. His sons Baldur and Calum, also both professional footballers, were born there and have represented the country at Under-19 level.2 Continuing the theme, Bett's only goal for Scotland occurred in a 1-0 win over Iceland in Reykjavík in 1985. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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