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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Gavin McCafferty

John Robertson: ‘The Picasso of football’ who helped Nottingham Forest to two European Cups

Nottingham Forest’s John Robertson (centre) in action against Birmingham (PA) -

Former Nottingham Forest and Scotland winger John Robertson, who twice won the European Cup under Bryan Clough, has died aged 72, the Premier League club have announced.

Lanarkshire-born Robertson, who was once described by Clough as “a Picasso of our game”, signed for Forest aged 15, soon making his debut when only 17, and would become a key player as Clough’s side won the First Division league title in 1978 before back-to-back European Cup triumphs.

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