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Jock Stein began his playing career in 1942 defending the Albion Rovers Scottish second division in the midfield position. In 1948, Rovers got acess to the first division national. After a brief stay in the Town Lianelli was signed for Celtic in 1951. In 1954, Stein helped the club diamond a run of 16 years without national titles. In that year, was selected to participate in the 1954 World Cup and saw the removal from the bench against Uruguay in Scotland by 7 to 0. In 1956, Stein left the game as a player due to injury.

In 1960, Jock Stein made his debut as coach at Dunfermline with the task of avoiding relegation. Stein got the goal and also got his first trophy of his career as a coach to beat Celtic in the final of Scottish Cup 1961 by two to zero. In 1964 Stein signed for Hibernian and Celtic come next year.

The Glasgow club, Stein remained until 1978, during this period would get nine consecutive national titles from 1966 to 1974. This can only be matched by their arquirivales Rangers in 1997. But the icing on the cake was the European Cup in 1967.

Celtic had a very technical team and the favorite face Internazionale of Milan, owner of the shares in 1964 and 1965 and a semifinalist in 1966. The match was played in Lisbon and the Scots took over and won by 2 to 1. The team coached by Jock Stein dedicated players like Jinky Johnstone Bobby Lennox and Bobby Murdoch. That they acted in the final were called Lions of Lisbon (Lisbon Lions ) and from the stadium bleachers Celtic is dedicated to these heroes. This was also the first conquest of the United Kingdom in the first contest of clubs on the continent. In 1970, another final of the European Cup, but were the Dutch who lifted the trophy Feyernood.

After leaving Celtic in 1978, Jock Stein became director of Leeds United, but his stay at the English club only lasted 45 days. An invitation to lead the national team was immediately accepted. In the control of Scotland, Stein played the World 1982 in the same group as Brazil. The elimination would still in the first phase on goal difference with the former Soviet Union. In the qualifiers for the 1986 World Cup, Wales faced Scotland in Cardiff with good conditions to get a place for the world finals. After the draw for 1 to 1, Jock Stein suffered a fatal heart attack on his last goodbye to the world of football. His assistant was Alex Ferguson, Manchester United today. "We were so excited about the games we did not see that Jock was wrong," he later said Ferguson, who led Scotland in the 1986 World Cup and would take over as coach in Manchester that year.

Next Bill Shankly, Matt Busby and Alex Ferguson, Jock Stein as a quartet of internationally renowned Scottish coaches. After the conquest of Europe in 1967 with Celtic, Bill Shankly, Stein said: "Now you're an immortal." Ao

side Bill Shankly, Matt Busby and Alex Ferguson, Jock Stein um quartet form treinadores Renome Scottish international. Après conquest da Europa em 1967 com or Bill Shankly Celtic à Stein disse: "Você é um agora Immortal."

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