A sparkling and charming human being – football pays tribute to Craig Brown – Soccer News

Previous colleagues and gamers of Craig Brown have spoken of their recollections of the previous Scotland supervisor following his loss of life on the age of 82.

Listed below are among the tributes to the person who led Scotland to consecutive main tournaments within the late Nineteen Nineties and later managed Preston, Motherwell and Aberdeen.

Former Clyde and Scotland winger Pat Nevin, whose skilled profession started after a suggestion from then-Bully Wee supervisor Brown, wrote on Twitter: “Lacking my previous gaffer and pal Craig Brown already. What a glowing, pretty, charming, gifted and caring human being. I wouldn’t have had the life I did with out him.”

Lacking my previous gaffer and pal Craig Brown already. What a glowing, pretty, charming, gifted and caring human being. I wouldn’t have had the life I did with out him. My ideas are together with his household and mates.

— Pat Nevin (@PatNevin) June 26, 2023

Former Scotland midfielder Craig Burley wrote on Twitter: “Unhappy information with the passing of Craig Brown. Specifically Euro 96 & France 98 stick within the reminiscence as nice instances to be concerned with the Scotland squad. Craig might be pleased with how he managed Scotland throughout his tenure. Nice humorousness & some terrific one liners too.”

Former Scotland worldwide Paul Lambert instructed Sky Sports activities Information: “He was a superb one-liner. He would lay it proper on the road for you and knew precisely what you had been going to do. He was a very good disciplinarian, taught you nice habits.”

League Managers Affiliation chairman Howard Wilkinson mentioned: “You couldn’t assist however like Craig. He was nice enjoyable, he at all times had a narrative or remark to share however his modesty and willingness to assist when referred to as upon made him such an excellent pal. As an expert, he was an awesome coach educator and correct lover of soccer. He was very clever, like a soccer professor, however would by no means attempt to impress you together with his information of the sport. He can be missed enormously and our thought are with Craig’s household and mates right now.”

Soccer has misplaced an awesome man. A person of integrity, honesty, ardour and humility. Craig you might be gone however won’t ever be forgotten. You touched the lives of so many in a constructive approach and impressed gamers and coaches to be the most effective they are often. I’m a fortunate man to have identified you

— Stephen Craigan (@stephencraigan) June 26, 2023

Former Motherwell defender Stephen Craigan wrote on Twitter: “Soccer has misplaced an awesome man. A person of integrity, honesty, ardour and humility. Craig you might be gone however won’t ever be forgotten. You touched the lives of so many in a constructive approach and impressed gamers and coaches to be the most effective they are often. I’m a fortunate man to have identified you.”

Former Aberdeen goalkeeper Jamie Langfield wrote on Twitter: “Only a story into Craig Brown the supervisor and particular person, when he left Aberdeen as supervisor he despatched each participant a particular person handwritten letter thanking them and put stunning phrases to what that particular person meant to him, I nonetheless have mine in a secure place and can cherish it.”

Strolling Soccer Scotland mourns the lack of one in all our patrons Craig Brown.

Craig, a Scottish footballing legend, can be dearly missed by so many.

Our ideas are together with his household at this unhappy time and we’re grateful to the unimaginable help he gave us as patron. pic.twitter.com/tWOwWX6yMP

— Strolling Soccer Scotland (@WalkingFootScot) June 26, 2023

Strolling Soccer Scotland wrote on Twitter: “Strolling Soccer Scotland mourns the lack of one in all our patrons Craig Brown. Craig, a Scottish footballing legend, can be dearly missed by so many. Our ideas are together with his household at this unhappy time and we’re grateful to the unimaginable help he gave us as patron.”

Aberdeen chief government Alan Burrows, who served as Motherwell press officer underneath Brown, wrote on Twitter: “Craig was at all times good with me. He was good the primary day I met him on Tuesday 29 December 2009, and he was good within the final dialog we had every week final Thursday. He might barely make it by means of a chat with out saying one thing good, paying an undue praise or thanking you for one thing or different, even when he himself was struggling.

“He additionally had an unimaginable knack of creating you are feeling ten ft tall. He would at all times know the precise factor to say or do that will help you, to reassure you or to encourage you. Most who met him would agree that it could solely take one dialog with him to really feel as should you had been mates for years, such was his heat.”

Former Celtic supervisor Martin O’Neill wrote on Twitter: “Very unhappy to listen to that Craig Brown has handed away. I noticed him at a operate in Scotland just lately and he was fantastic firm. Soccer has misplaced an awesome man at this time.”

What a stunning piece. Typically you had been too modest.

Thanks for the recollections Papa, and the jelly infants from that pocket

RIP. https://t.co/Zy7MF7KvLA pic.twitter.com/r1AxwSrcBM

— craig brown (@Craigbrown_10) June 26, 2023

Montrose participant Craig Brown, writing on Twitter, responded to an interview from his grandfather and namesake that was aired by Sky Sports activities: “Typically you had been too modest. Thanks for the recollections Papa, and the jelly infants from that pocket.”

First Minister Humza Yousaf wrote on Twitter: “A towering determine of the Scottish sport, Craig Brown & the Scotland crew he managed gave us many good recollections through the years. You’ll be laborious pressed to discover a man who cherished Scotland as passionately as he did.”

Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wrote on Twitter: “So sorry to listen to that Craig Brown has died. I final noticed him in March at my uncle’s retirement from @ayrracecourse. He was in nice type – full of guffaws and anecdotes from his life in soccer. He was an excellent supervisor of @ScotlandNT and a really pretty man.”