Tommy Gemmell
Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)
Thomas "Tommy" Gemmell (16 October 1943 – 2 March 2017) was a Scottish football player and manager.
 Gemmell (1971) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tommy Gemmell | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 2 March 2017 (aged 73) | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1959–1961 | Coltness United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1971 | Celtic | 247 | (37) |
| 1971–1973 | Nottingham Forest | 39 | (6) |
| 1973 | Miami Toros | 0 | (0) |
| 1973–1977 | Dundee | 94 | (8) |
| Total | 380 | (51) | |
| National team | |||
| 1966–1971 | Scotland | 18 | (1) |
| 1965–1968 | Scottish League XI | 5 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1977–1980 | Dundee | ||
| 1986–1987 | Albion Rovers | ||
| 1993–1994 | Albion Rovers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He served as a left-sided fullback and had powerful shooting ability.
Gemmell is best known as one of the Celtic side who won the 1966–67 European Cup; he scored the first Celtic goal in the final. Gemmell played 18 times for Scotland, and also played for Nottingham Forest, Miami Toros and Dundee. After retiring as a player in 1977, Gemmell managed Dundee and Albion Rovers.
Gemmell died on 2 March 2017, aged 73, after a long illness.[1][2]
References
change- ↑ "Tommy Gemmell: Former Celtic defender and 'Lisbon Lion' dies aged 73". BBC. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ↑ "Tommy Gemmell, Celtic hero and 'Lisbon Lion', has died after a long illness". The Guardian. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
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