I’d far rather talk about players. They are the people who make things happen.
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| Birth: | 5th October, 1922 |
| Death: | 10th September, 1985 |
| Nationality: | Scottish |
| Profession: | Football Manager, Football Player |
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John "Jock" Stein was born in Burnbank, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was a Scottish football player and manager. He became the first manager of a British side to win the European Cup, with Celtic in 1967. He also guided Celtic to nine successive Scottish League championships between 1966 and 1974. He worked as a coalminer while playing football part-time for Blantyre Victoria and then Albion Rovers. He became a full-time professional football player with Welsh club Llanelli Town, but returned to Scotland with Celtic in 1951. He married to Jeanie McAuley in 1946. They had a son George and daughter Ray.
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