Tommy Gemmell

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Tommy Gemmell
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Tommy Gemmell in 1971
Personnel
Surname Thomas Gemmell
birthday October 16, 1943
place of birth Motherwell ,  Scotland
date of death 2nd March 2017
size 188 cm
position Defender
Juniors
Years station
1959-1961 Coltness United
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1961-1971 Celtic Glasgow 247 (37)
1971-1973 Nottingham Forest 39 0(6)
1973 Miami Toros 0 0(0)
1973-1977 Dundee FC 94 0(8)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1966-1971 Scotland 18 (1)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1977-1980 Dundee FC
1986-1987 Albion Rovers
1993-1994 Albion Rovers
1 Only league games are given.

Thomas "Tommy" Gemmell (born October 16, 1943 in Motherwell ; † March 2, 2017 ) was a Scottish football player and coach .

Player career

Celtic Glasgow (1961-1971)

Gemmell played as a left full-back and was best known for his powerful long-range shots. On October 25, 1961, he moved from Coltness United to Celtic Glasgow . He was one of the Lisbon Lions , who in 1967 became the first British team to win the European Cup with 2-1 against Inter Milan . In the final of this competition, he scored a spectacular goal, which led to the interim 1-1 equalization. In total, he scored four hits during the ongoing competition. In the 1969/70 European Cup he scored another goal in the final against Feyenoord Rotterdam with the 1-0 lead and is one of two British players who have managed to score a goal in two different European Cup finals; the other player who did so is Phil Neal of Liverpool FC . Celtic lost the final game 1: 2 after extra time against the Dutch champions.

Gemmell played 418 times for Celtic and scored 64 goals. In 247 league games he scored 37 goals, in 43 Scottish Cup games he scored five times, in 74 league cup games he scored ten times and in 54 European Cup games he scored twelve goals for himself. Of 37 penalty kicks taken, 34 were successfully converted. Between 1966 and 1971 he won six Scottish championships in a row with Celtic.

Nottingham Forest (1971–1973)

On December 17, 1971, he moved to the English first division club Nottingham Forest , where he should represent Liam O'Kane . The team had lost many important players in recent years and Gemmell was relegated from the Football League First Division 1971/72 to the second division in his first season in England . In July 1973 he returned to Scotland after a short stay in the USA.

Dundee FC (1973-1977)

Tommy Gemmell signed a new contract with Dundee FC and won the 1974 Scottish League Cup final against his former club Celtic . He later worked as a coach for Dundee and the Albion Rovers .

Scottish National Team (1966–1971)

In April 1966 he made his debut for Scotland in an international match against England . The following year he was involved in the Scottish 3-2 win at Wembley against reigning world champions England. He made 18 caps for Scotland and scored a goal from a successful penalty kick in an 8-0 win over Cyprus during qualifying for the 1970 World Cup .

successes

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tommy Gemmell: Former Celtic defender and 'Lisbon Lion' dies aged 73.BBC Sport , March 2, 2017, accessed March 2, 2017 . Tommy Gemmell, Celtic hero and 'Lisbon Lion', has died after a long illness. Press Association article in The Guardian , March 2, 2017, accessed March 3, 2017 .
  2. ↑ 1966/67: Celtic rewarded for his courage. UEFA.com , archived from the original on March 5, 2010 ; Retrieved March 3, 2017 .
  3. ↑ 1969/70: Feyenoord surprises Europe . UEFA.com , May 6, 1970, accessed March 3, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Gemmell, Tommy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gemmell, Thomas (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION scottish soccer player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH October 16, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Motherwell
DATE OF DEATH 2nd March 2017