John "Jock" Stein1967
He described it as "pure, beautiful, inventive football.."
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He described it as "pure, beautiful, inventive football.."
John "Jock" Stein guides Celtic to victory in the final of the European Cup against previous champions and Italian giants Inter Milan.
John Stein won with a team whose players were all born within 30 miles of Glasgow.
Shankly famously tells Stein "John, youre immortal now."
Stein becomes the first man not only to guide a Scottish club to champions of Europe, but also the first to achieve this honour with a British club.
Stein said, "We did it by playing football.."
Best becomes a European Cup winner after scoring in the final against Benfica, United won 4-1 and Best is later crowned European Footballer of the Year and Football Writers Association Player of the Year
Captains the Manchester United team that wins the European Cup, scoring two goals in the final to help his team be the first English side to win the competition
Appointed Manager at Leeds United, leading them to the European Cup final in the 1974-1975 season where they lost 2-0 to Bayern Munich
Guides Liverpool to their first European Cup.
Keegan is instrumental in Liverpool's charge towards a double of League championship and European Cup
Guides Liverpool to a second successive European Cup.
Part of the Forest team which retained the League Cup and then clinched the European Cup in 1979 with victory over Malmo
European Cup winner with Nottingham Forest
Clough guides Forest to a second successive European Cup after victory over Kevin Keegans Hamburg
Leads Liverpool to European Cup victory over Real Madrid.
Ron Saunders is replaced by his softly-spoken assistant manager Tony Barton who guides them to 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich in the European Cup final in Rotterdam
Guides Liverpool to European Cup victory over Roma.
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