William Semple Brown Wallace was born on 23 June 1940 and is a Scottish former football player and coach.
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William Semple Brown Wallace was born on 23 June 1940 and is a Scottish former football player and coach.
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Willie Wallace won the European Cup with Celtic in 1967 along with several domestic honours.
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Willie Wallace played for Scotland seven times and was inducted into the national Hall of Fame in 2017 for his club achievements.
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Willie Wallace started his senior playing career with Stenhousemuir as a teenager in 1958, moving to Raith Rovers a year later.
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Willie Wallace's form attracted attention from larger clubs, Heart of Midlothian eventually spending £15,000 to take him to Edinburgh in April 1961.
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Willie Wallace played a total of 248 matches for Hearts in all competitions, scoring 131 goals.
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Willie Wallace won the league championship in each of the four seasons he was at the Glasgow club, plus the Scottish Cup in 1967,1969 and 1971 and the League Cup in 1968 and 1968 during an era widely considered the greatest in the club's history.
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In total, Willie Wallace was capped seven times for Scotland and four times for the Scottish Football League XI.
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In 2008, Tommy Burns, a former Celtic player and manager, died; Willie Wallace helped organise a tribute match played on 31 May 2009 at Celtic Park, attended by over 35,000 people.
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