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While he began as a player, it is in management where he found fame. He began his management career with Dunfermline Athletic, which he built into a powerful force. After a brief spell with the Edinburgh team Hibernian, Stein returned to Celtic as manager in 1965. He revitalised the team, leading them to win the Scottish Cup for the first time in 18 years. What took him into the company of legends were arguably three achievements recorded in one game in 1967.

He guided Glasgow Celtic, into the final of the 1967 European Cup against previous champions and Italian giants Inter Milan. Despite initially falling behind to an Italian penalty his team triumphed 2-1, winning admiration for the attacking quality of their football.

In winning club football's most prestigious trophy, Stein became the first man not only to guide a ScottishScottish can refer to: adjective for Scotland see: Scotch the Scottish people. See also: List of famous Scottish people Scottish English. club to champions of Europe, but also the first to achieve this honour with a BritishThe word British has several different uses. See the article on Britain for more details. In a geographical context, it usually applies to a person or object from, or the people or nation of ("the British") the island of Great Britain though, confusingly, club. (Celtic were actually the first side from outside the Iberian PeninsulaThe Iberian Peninsula or Iberia is located in the extreme southwest of Europe. It is bordered on the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea, and on the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean. The Pyrenees form the northeast edge of the peninsula, connectin or from MilanThis is about the Italian city of Milan. For other uses, see Milan (disambiguation). Milan Milano in the Italian language, and Milan in Milanese dialect, from Latin, Mediolanum with the meaning of 'in the middle of the plain') is the main city in northern to become champions of Europe). The most remarkable feat, still unmatched today, was that it was a team comprised entirely of players from one country ( Scotsmen), all born within 30 miles of a single city, ( Glasgow). No other side has ever won the European Cup with a completely native team. Stein guided Celtic to the European Cup final a second time in 1970Events January events January 1 Construction begins on Arcosanti, by Paolo Soleri, in Mayer, Arizona, located 65, miles north of Phoenix, Arizona. January 1 Unix epoch at 00:00:00 UTC. January 12 Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war. January, but lost to Dutch side Feyenoord.

The 1970s brought continued success on the domestic front and during this time Stein and Celtic won a record nine consecutive Scottish Championships, (a feat matched during the 90s by rivals Rangers). Stein was injured in a serious car crash in 1975 and Celtic began to decline during the latter part of the decade. In 1978 he became the manager of the Scotland international team, a position he held until his death from a heart attack during a game against Wales in 1985.