John Greig

Statue of John Greig at Ibrox Stadium

John Greig MBE ( born September 11, 1942 in Edinburgh ) is a former Scottish footballer and football coach.

Biography

Greig was 1960-1978 active in the Glasgow Rangers and long -time team captain. During his playing career, he was with the Rangers five times Scottish champion. 1961, 1963, 1964, 1975 and 1976 In addition, he was with the Rangers six times Scottish Cup winner in 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1973 and 1976. In addition, he won with his team the Scottish League Cup (Scottish League Cup ) 1961, 1963, 1964, 1970, 1975 and 1977.

In the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup 1966/67, his team was defeated in the stadium in Nuremberg on 31 May of 1967 Bayern Munich 1-0 after extra time.

In 1971 it came to the second Ibrox disaster. During the Old Firm derby between Celtic and Rangers 66 football fans died. The accident happened when the score at 0-1 thousands Rangers spectators left the stadium and a barrier broke away. With 89 minutes played, Jimmy Johnstone had met for Celtic and it was believed hardly a fan again that the guests would let the game take more. To commemorate this event, there are at Ibrox Stadium is a monument with the names of the victims as well as a statue of Greig.

He celebrated the greatest success with the Rangers the victory in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1971/72 when his team on 24 May 1972 at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona beat FK Dynamo Moscow 3-2. In 1973 he also played in the final of the Super Cup and was defeated in the round-trip games Ajax Amsterdam 1:3 and 2:3.

As a player, he was especially known as an inspirational captain and because of its sharp shots and the mastery of his defense.

Creig, the Scottish Footballer of the Year in 1966 and 1976, finished in May 1978 his career as a player and was immediately coach of the Rangers. This post he held from 1978 to 1983 and was shaped by the fact that after five years without winning the Scottish Cup the steadily growing pressure on the club's management was too big and Greig reacted to his resignation.

Subsequently, he then worked as a football commentator on radio, before he took over in 1990, a position in the public relations department at the Glasgow Rangers.

For his athletic achievements, he was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1977.