Former Everton player and coach Jimmy Gabriel has died at the age of 80.
Gabriel first joined the Blues as a tenacious midfielder in 1960, going on to win the First Division championship and FA Cup during a seven-year spell.
After leaving Goodison Park, he played for Southampton, Swindon and Brentford before spells with Seattle Sounders and San Jose Earthquakes.
The ex-Scotland international returned to Everton in 1990 to serve as Colin Harvey’s assistant following a four-year stint as a coach at Bournemouth.
He took temporary charge of the club following Harvey’s sacking that year as well as a longer caretaker spell between December 1993 and January 1994.
Gabriel continued to serve in the Goodison backroom as a reserve team coach until 1997, when he left following Joe Royle’s shock departure as manager.
Later that year, he returned to the US to take on several coaching roles including the Sounders and Washington Huskies men’s and women’s teams.
Everton chairman Bill Kenwright led tributes to the club’s late stalwart.
He said: “‘The Angel’ Gabriel was one of my first real heroes.
“He was a quiet, humble man off the pitch and I’m honoured that I got to know him personally when he re-joined the Blues as Colin Harvey’s assistant in the early 1990s.
“Footballers come and go at clubs… but at Everton we have many who seem to have been there forever… Jimmy Gabriel was one of those.
“Always a Blue, he told me… and always a legend to those lucky enough to have witnessed his dedication and commitment to the blue shirt…”