Colin Stein
.jpg) Colin Stein (1969) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Colin Stein | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Linlithgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Armadale Thistle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1968 | Hibernian | 74 | (41) |
| 1968–1972 | Rangers | 112 | (60) |
| 1972–1975 | Coventry City | 83 | (22) |
| 1975–1978 | Rangers | 16 | (4) |
| 1977–1978 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 24 | (8) |
| Total | 309 | (135) | |
| National team | |||
| 1968–1973 | Scotland | 21 | (9) |
| 1968–1972 | Scottish League XI | 3 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Colin Stein (born 10 May 1947) is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Hibernian, Rangers (two spells), Coventry City and Kilmarnock. Stein was part of the Rangers team that won the 1971–72 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. He scored one of the Rangers goals in a 3–2 victory against Dinamo Moscow in the final. Stein also represented Scotland and the Scottish League XI. He scored nine goals in 21 appearances for Scotland. This included him scoring four goals in one game, a 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Cyprus.
Career
Stein, who was born in Linlithgow, began his career with Armadale Thistle. He went on to play professionally for Hibernian, Rangers and the Scottish national team during the 1960s and 1970s. He also had a spell in England with Coventry City. He played an important part in Rangers winning the 1972 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, scoring the opening goal in the final.[1] Rangers beat Stade Rennais, Sporting CP, Torino, Bayern Munich and Dinamo Moscow to win the competition.[1]
On 2 January 1971, during an Old Firm match at Ibrox, Stein scored an equaliser in stoppage time to salvage a draw for Rangers after Celtic had taken the lead in the 89th minute. Minutes later after full-time, barriers on Stairway 13 at Ibrox gave way, causing a chain-reaction pileup of spectators that killed 66 and injured over 200 in what would be remembered as the second Ibrox disaster. Initial reports speculated that Rangers supporters who had left the ground turned back upon hearing the crowd roar at Stein's goal, leading to the disaster.[2] The official inquiry into the tragedy conclusively proved that all the spectators were moving in the same direction at the time of the collapse, however.[2]
Stein registered a hat-trick for Scotland in 1969, when he scored four goals in a match against Cyprus.[3] He held the distinction of being the last player to score a hat-trick for Scotland until 2015, when Steven Fletcher scored three times against Gibraltar.[4] Stein won a total of 21 caps for Scotland, scoring nine goals.
In the twilight of his career, after leaving Kilmarnock, Stein also played for Elgin City, who were then a Highland League side.
Personal life
His elder brother, Bobby Stein, was also a professional footballer.[5]
References
- 1 2 Cup Winners' Cup 1971–72, RSSSF.
- 1 2 "1971: Sixty-six die in Scottish football disaster". BBC. 2 January 1971. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ↑ Smith, Aidan (14 November 2009). "Colin Stein still keen, 40 years after he was up to his old tricks". The Scotsman. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ↑ Lamont, Alasdair (29 March 2015). "Scotland 6-1 Gibraltar". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ Spiers, Graham (11 May 2013). "Four months with Ferguson is an experience which lasts for ever". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
External links
- Colin Stein at scottishfa.co.uk
- International stats at Londonhearts.com
- Profile at Neil Brown's statistics database