Colin Anderson Stein (born 10 May 1947) is a Scottish former

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, who played for Hibernian, Rangers (two spells), Coventry City and

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. Stein was part of the Rangers team that won the 1971–72 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and he scored one of the goals in a 3–2 victory against Dinamo Moscow in the

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. Stein also represented

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and the Scottish League XI. He scored nine goals in 21 appearances for Scotland, including four goals in a 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification match against

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Career

Stein, who was born in

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, began his career with Armadale Thistle. He went on to play professionally for Hibernian, Rangers and the Scotland national team during the 1960s and 1970s. He also had a spell in England with Coventry City. He played an important part in Rangers winning the 1972 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, scoring the opening goal in the final.Cup Winners' Cup 1971–72

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. Rangers beat Stade Rennais,

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and Dinamo Moscow to win the competition. On 2 January 1971, during an

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match at Ibrox, Stein scored an equaliser in stoppage time to salvage a draw for Rangers after

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had taken the lead in the 89th minute. Minutes later after full-time, barriers on Stairway 13 at Ibrox gave way, causing a chain-reaction pileup of spectators that killed 66 and injured over 200 in what would be remembered as the second Ibrox disaster. Initial reports speculated that Rangers supporters who had left the ground turned back upon hearing the crowd roar at Stein's goal, leading to the disaster. The official inquiry into the tragedy conclusively proved that all the spectators were moving in the same direction at the time of the collapse, however. Stein registered a hat-trick for Scotland in 1969, when he scored four goals in a match against

. He held the distinction of being the last player to score a hat-trick for Scotland until 2015, when Steven Fletcher scored three times against

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. Stein won a total of 21 caps for

, scoring nine goals. In the twilight of his career, after leaving

, Stein also played for Elgin City, who were then a Highland League side.

Personal life

His elder brother, Bobby Stein, was also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

International appearances

International goals

:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first''

Notes

References

External links

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International stats
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