Sandy Jardine
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William "Sandy" Pullar Jardine (31 December 1948 – 24 April 2014) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Rangers, Hearts and represented Scotland. He played over 1000 professional games and twice won the Scottish Football Writers Association Player of the Year award. He won several honours with Rangers, including two domestic trebles in 1976 and 1978, and was part of the Rangers team that won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1972. He won 38 caps for Scotland and played in the 1974 and 1978 World Cups. Jardine was also co-manager of Hearts with Alex MacDonald and later worked for Rangers.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Pullar Jardine[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1948-12-31)31 December 1948 | ||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 24 April 2014(2014-04-24) (aged 65) | ||
Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Youth career | |||
North Merchiston BC | |||
United Crossroads BC | |||
Edinburgh Athletic | |||
1964–1966 | Rangers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1966–1982 | Rangers | 451 | (42) |
1982–1988 | Heart of Midlothian | 187 | (3) |
Total | 638 | (45) | |
International career | |||
1970–1979 | Scotland[2] | 38 | (1) |
1971–1972[3] | Scotland U23 | 4 | (1) |
1972–1973[4] | Scottish League XI | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1986–1988 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jardine died in April 2014, 18 months after being diagnosed with liver cancer.