Billy McNeill
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Billy McNeill was a legendary Scottish footballer and manager best known as the iconic Celtic defender who captained the club to their historic 1967 European Cup triumph.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defender
ⓘ
football manager ⓘ football player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| caps | 29 ⓘ |
| captained | Celtic F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captainedToTitle | 1967 European Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | dementia-related illness ⓘ |
| clubAppearances | over 800 for Celtic in all competitions ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Scotland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1940-03-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-04-22 ⓘ |
| fullName | William McNeill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| goals | 3 ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | Scottish Football Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor | CBE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| internationalTeam | Scotland national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leagueTitlesWithCeltic | 9 consecutive Scottish league titles ⓘ |
| managed |
Aberdeen F.C.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aston Villa F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ Celtic F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ Manchester City F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Lisbon Lions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| nickname |
Billy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | captaining Celtic to 1967 European Cup victory ⓘ |
| oneClubMan | true ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bellshill, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Newton Mearns, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedFor | Celtic F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
centre-back
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defender ⓘ |
| seniorCareerEnd | 1975 ⓘ |
| seniorCareerStart | 1957 ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| statueLocation | Celtic Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testimonialMatch | Celtic vs Liverpool 1974 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wonCompetition |
European Cup 1966–67
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish League Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish League Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| youthClub | Blantyre Victoria F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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