Colin Anderson Stein (born 10 May 1947) is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Hibernian, Rangers (two spells), Coventry City and Kilmarnock. 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 final. Stein also represented Scotland 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 Cyprus.
Early life
Stein was born in Linlithgow and attended Linlithgow Academy before working as an apprentice joiner.
Career
Stein 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. Rangers beat Stade Rennais, Sporting CP, Torino, Bayern Munich and Dinamo Moscow to win the competition. 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. 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 Gibraltar. Stein won a total of 21 caps for Scotland, scoring nine goals.
In the twilight of his career, after leaving Kilmarnock, 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. He married Linda Smith in 1969 and has a son and a daughter.
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!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
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|rowspan="6"|Scotland
|1968||2||1
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|1969||7||8
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|1970||4||0
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|1971||3||0
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|1972||1||0
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|1973||4||0
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!colspan="2"|Total!!21!!9
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International goals
:Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first
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! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition !! Ref
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| align=center | 1. || 11 December 1968 || GSP Stadium, Nicosia || || align=center | 5–0 || align=center | 5–0 || 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification ||
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| align=center| 2. || 3 May 1969 || Racecourse Ground, Wrexham || || align=center | 2–0 || align=center | 5–3 || 1969–70 British Home Championship ||