Roy Aitken
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Biography
Robert Sime Aitken was born in Irvine (Ayrshire) on 24 November 1958. The rugged defender joined Celtic from Celtic Boys Club in 1975 and went on to make an enormous impact over the following 15 years at Celtic Park. Success came early with the team that won the double in 1977 and he went on to play in teams that won the league in 1979, 1981, 1982, and 1986, with further Scottish Cup winner medals in 1980 and 1985.
Roy featured for Scotland at both the 1986 and 1990 World cups, captaining his country at the 1990 tournament. He would wear the armband 27 times. His lone goal for Scotland came against Romania in a 1986 friendly at Hampden.
2007 saw a return to the international scene for the former skipper, this time as an assistant to Alex McLeish – a spell that included a memorable victory over France at the Parc des Princes.