John Robertson dies aged 72, double European Cup winner with Nottingham Forest | OneFootball

John Robertson, the Nottingham Forest and Scotland winger who won two European Cups, has died aged 72.

Nottingham Forest said in a statement that the club was heartbroken, praising his talent, humility and devotion, and sending condolences to his family and friends.

Robertson began and ended his playing career at the City Ground, split by a spell with local rivals Derby. He was central to Forest’s European Cup triumphs in 1979 and 1980.

He crossed for Trevor Francis to head the only goal against Malmö in Munich in 1979. A year later he scored in the 1-0 win over Hamburg at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid.

Under Brian Clough he moved from central midfield to the wing and was later voted Forest’s greatest player in a 2015 Nottingham Post poll. Former captain John McGovern likened him to Ryan Giggs with two good feet.

He won 28 caps for Scotland over a five-year international career and was selected for the 1978 and 1982 World Cups. In later life he lived with Parkinson’s disease.

After playing, Robertson coached alongside Martin O’Neill at Wycombe Wanderers, Leicester and Celtic, where the pair enjoyed early success despite Robertson having grown up a Rangers supporter.

Source: Telegraph