Yorath was twice involved with taking Wales to the brink of qualification for the World Cup finals – a feat that had only previously been achieved once, in 1958.
He was captain in 1977 when Scotland controversially beat Wales 2-0 at Anfield with the first goal coming from the spot after Scotland striker Joe Jordan appeared to handle the ball in the Wales penalty box, but the decision went in the Scots’ favour.
Jordan, previously a team-mate at Leeds, was also godfather to Yorath’s daughter Gabby.
Then, as manager in 1993, Yorath had steered Wales to within a win of reaching the 1994 finals in the USA, only to see his team lose 2-1 at home to Romania.
Paul Bodin missed an opportunity to put Wales 2-1 ahead when he hit the crossbar from the penalty spot, though Yorath refused to blame the defender.
“It wasn’t Paul’s fault we lost the game. People forget [goalkeeper] Nev Southall made a hash of it for the first goal from [Gheorghe] Hagi,” he told BBC Radio Wales.
The match was Yorath’s last in charge of Wales as he was not offered a new contract.
He was inducted into the Welsh Sport Hall of Fame in 2017.
