Ronnie Simpson

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ronnie Simpson
Personnel
Surname Ronald Campbell Simpson
birthday October 11, 1930
place of birth Glasgow ,  Scotland
date of death April 19, 2004
Place of death Glasgow ,  Scotland
position goalkeeper
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1946-1950 FC Queen's Park 78 (0)
1950-1951 Third Lanark 21 (0)
1951-1960 Newcastle United 262 (0)
1960-1964 Hibernian Edinburgh 123 (0)
1964-1970 Celtic Glasgow 118 (0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1967-1968 Scotland 5 (0)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1971-1972 Hamilton Academical
1 Only league games are given.

Ronald "Ronnie" Campbell Simpson (born October 11, 1930 in Glasgow , † April 19, 2004 ibid) was a Scottish football goalkeeper .

life and career

Simpson was mainly known for his successful time at Celtic Glasgow , where he won the European Cup as a member of the " Lisbon Lions " in 1967 , something that no other British club had achieved before . Although he remained almost unemployed during the final against Inter Milan , he still impressed there with his pronounced footballing skills for a goalkeeper, which was demonstrated by good ball handling for back passes.

Before joining Celtic, Simpson had played for Queen's Park and Third Lanark before moving to England for Newcastle United . There he won the FA Cup twice in the 1950s after taking over the regular position from Jack Fairbrother . He then returned home to Scotland and played for Hibernian Edinburgh before moving to the Celtics in 1964, although at the age of 34 he was already in the autumn of his career and was only scheduled as a substitute for John Fallon . In Glasgow, however, he immediately impressed with his pronounced ability to anticipate , above-average ball safety and, above all, his ability to concentrate, which was not affected by long periods of inactivity during the game. This made him an ideal cast in the offensively oriented Celtics team and quickly prevailed over Fallon. In addition to numerous titles in the Scottish Championship, the Cup and the League Cup, he and his club again reached the final in the European Cup Winner of the National Champions in 1970, where, however, in the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan he lost 2-1 to the Dutch representative Feyenoord Rotterdam after extra time .

He also made five appearances for the Scottish national team , making his debut for Scotland in 1967 at the age of 36, beating England 3-2. With the British selection he also took part in the 1948 Olympic Games in London . The host's team took fourth place.

After retiring from active football, he was still coach of Hamilton Academical , but where he stayed for only a year. Simpson came from a footballing family, as his father Jimmy Simpson had already played successfully for the Glasgow Rangers and Dundee United in the 1930s .

On April 19, 2004, Simpson died of a heart attack .

successes

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Simpson, Ronnie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Faither Ronnie; Simpson, Ronald Campbell
BRIEF DESCRIPTION scottish football goalkeeper
DATE OF BIRTH October 11, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Glasgow
DATE OF DEATH April 19, 2004
Place of death Glasgow