Billy McNeill (2 March 1940-22 April 2019) nicknamed ‘Cesar’, was voted the greatest ever captain of Celtic by the club's fans in 2002. A commanding centre-half and fearsome competitor, his nickname was derived from the actor Cesar Romero. He was signed by Celtic from nearby junior team, Blantyre Victoria, in 1957 as a defender. As captain he won nine Scottish League Championships, seven Scottish Cups, and six Scottish League Cups. He also led the team to victory in the European Cup in 1967, as part of the "Lisbon Lions", and was the first British footballer to hold aloft the European Cup. He retired as a player in 1975 after over 800 appearances for Celtic: he also won 29 caps for Scotland. McNeill began his management career at Clyde in April 1977 before moving to Aberdeen in June.  He returned to Celtic in 1978 where his  five years in charge saw Celtic win three League Championships, one Scottish Cup and one League cup. On 30 June 1983 he moved to England to manage Manchester City. He secured promotion for City after two seasons in charge, and oversaw survival in their first season back. In 1986–87 but has the dubious distinction of becoming  one of the few managers to manage two relegated teams in the same season. He started the season as manager of Manchester City but quit in September 1986 to take charge of fellow strugglers Aston Villa. When Villa were relegated after finishing bottom of the First Division in May 1987, he stood down to make way for Graham Taylor and returned to Celtic. In his first season Celtic won the double of the League Championship and Scottish Cup in the clubs' centenary year. He won the Scottish Cup the following season, but quit in 1991 after four years as manager.