11 Facts About Colin Stein

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Colin Anderson Stein was born on 10 May 1947 and is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Hibernian, Rangers, Coventry City and Kilmarnock.

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Colin Stein scored nine goals in 21 appearances for Scotland, including four goals in a 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Cyprus.

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Colin Stein, who was born in Linlithgow, began his career with Armadale Thistle.

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Colin Stein went on to play professionally for Hibernian, Rangers and the Scottish national team during the 1960s and 1970s.

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Colin Stein had a spell in England with Coventry City.

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Colin Stein played an important part in Rangers winning the 1972 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, scoring the opening goal in the final.

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On 2 January 1971, during an Old Firm match at Ibrox, Colin Stein scored an equaliser in stoppage time to salvage a draw for Rangers after Celtic had taken the lead in the 89th minute.

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Colin Stein registered a hat-trick for Scotland in 1969, when he scored four goals in a match against Cyprus.

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Colin Stein 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.

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Colin Stein won a total of 21 caps for Scotland, scoring nine goals.

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Colin Stein's elder brother, Bobby Stein, was a professional footballer.