"We did it by playing football. Pure, beautiful, inventive football."
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Lisbon, 1967 (after winning the European Cup)
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Jock Stein
John 'Jock' Stein (5 October 1922 – 10 September 1985) was a Scottish football manager best known for his time as manager of Celtic and for managing the Scotland national football team.
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