Celtic interim manager Martin O’Neill was one of those who was in attendance for the funeral of John Robertson.
Robertson died on Christmas Day at the age of 72 in 2025 and played alongside O’Neill at Nottingham Forest when they won the European Cup in 1979 and 1980.
After retiring from football, the pair worked together, with O’Neill appointing his close friend as his assistant manager.
He followed the Northern Irishman to Celtic in 2000 and spent the full five years with him as well.
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Other former Celtic players in attendance at John Robertson’s funeral
As well as O’Neill, there were a number of other former Celtic stars present in Nottingham for the service.
Roy Keane, who briefly played in Glasgow and also had a spell at Forest, was there too.
Away from Celtic, the current Forest manager, Sean Dyche, was there alongside a number of ex-players.
Names like Stuart Pearce and Viv Anderson were in attendance to pay tribute to the legend.
John Robertson once said Celtic spell was the ‘best years’ of his life
Even as the assistant to O’Neill, it is safe to say that Robertson played a huge role in bringing so much success to Celtic Park.
The duo were the perfect combination to work together and their five-year period will never be forgotten.
Speaking to The Celtic Way in 2021, he said: “It was the best years of my life in football.
“Celtic are an institution and have magnificent fans. My favourite time of all was when I was doing the managerial side of football was the five years I spent at Celtic.
“It was just wonderful. It was absolutely tremendous. I never knew how good it was going to be. It was a fantastic experience.”
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