Murdo Macleod has posted his condolences to the family of his friend and former colleague at Celtic Wim Jansen who has sadly passed away, aged 75.
“So sad to hear the passing of my good friend Wim Jansen. A great player, a great manager. Thoughts are with the family. RIP Wim,” was the brief, yet poignant message this evening from Murdo Macleod, who was of course Wim Jansen’s Assistant manager in his one season as Celtic manager in season 1997-78 when the two of them delivered both the League Cup – for the first time in a decade and a half – and more importantly the League title to prevent Rangers winning Ten-in-a-Row.
So sad to hear the passing of my good friend Wim Jansen. A great player, a great manager. Thoughts are with the family. RIP Wim. pic.twitter.com/lFkIKqUEER
— Murdo Macleod (@murdomacleod06) January 25, 2022
Celtic meanwhile have announced that as you would expect that the players will be wearing black armbands tomorrow evening at Tynecastle as a mark of respect for our former manager and also that our club will organise our won tributes for Wim for Saturday’s match at Celtic Park against Dundee United.
Tributes have been flooding in all day for this Dutch legend of the game who made his mark at both a player and as a manager. For Celtic supporters though he will always be revered as the Man who Stopped the Ten.
⚫️ 🟢 The Celtic players will wear black armbands in tribute to Wim tomorrow night (Wednesday) against @JamTarts at Tynecastle, and Celtic Park will pay its own tribute to the club’s former manager on Saturday at the @dundeeunitedfc game.#YNWA 🍀
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) January 25, 2022
The saddest of news today about a wonderful man who brought success to Rotterdam and Glasgow 30 years apart and will forever be a link between our two clubs.
All that and he gave us Henrik Larsson also.
Sleep in peace, Wim ❤️💚@marcelvo21 pic.twitter.com/a2BF24mHas
— Matt Corr (@Boola_vogue) January 25, 2022
Wim Jansen’s Celtic Players Tributes: “He resurrected the Pride of a wonderful football club” | The Celtic Star https://t.co/2ndySzzLiF
— Notorious-celt (@CelticNotorious) January 25, 2022
R.I.P Wim Jansen 🙏🏽❤️ pic.twitter.com/rqR5f1kyuq
— Pierre van Hooijdonk (@pierrevh17) January 25, 2022
“Wim Jansen is one of only four men in the world worth listening to when they talk about football.” – Johan Cruyff pic.twitter.com/sd63YHiAkE
— 🍀 Celtic1967.com 🍀 (@Celtic1967_com) January 25, 2022
🗣️”We pass through these places and you want to make sure you leave your mark. In the 12 months he was here, he certainly did that.”
Tributes from Ange Postecoglou, Celtic, Rangers and more as Wim Jansen passes away at the age of 75💚
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) January 25, 2022
