Stephen McManus

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Personal information
Full name Stephen David McManus [1]
Date of birth (1982-09-10) 10 September 1982 (age 41) [2]
Place of birth Bothwell, Scotland [2]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Celtic B (coach)
Youth career
1997–2003 Celtic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2010 Celtic 150 (17)
2010 → Middlesbrough (loan) 16 (1)
2010–2013 Middlesbrough 54 (1)
2012 → Bristol City (loan) 6 (0)
2012–2013 → Bristol City (loan) 11 (1)
2013–2017 Motherwell 135 (6)
Total372(26)
International career
2006–2010 Scotland 26 (2)
Managerial career
2019–2021 Celtic U18
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen David McManus (born 10 September 1982) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player who is a first team coach at Scottish Premiership club Celtic.

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McManus, who played as a centre-back, was a product of Celtic's youth academy and rose through the ranks to become first team captain ahead of the 2007–08 season. He held this position until his move to Middlesbrough in 2010. After two loan spells with Bristol City, McManus finished his career with four seasons at Motherwell.

McManus also captained the Scotland national team, and made 26 international appearances between 2006 and 2010.

McManus retired from playing in 2017 and became a coach.

Club career

Celtic

McManus came through the ranks at Celtic and signed a professional contract on the same day as fellow defender John Kennedy.[ when? ] He made his debut for the first team, under Martin O'Neill, in the 2003–04 season against Hibernian, and finished that season with five league appearances as Celtic won the title. [3] He later established himself as first choice central defender at Celtic during Gordon Strachan's managerial reign.

In the 2005–06 season, McManus scored eight goals (seven of which came in the League). [4] He was made captain for the first league game of the 2006–07 season, in the match against Kilmarnock due to regular club captain Neil Lennon being suspended.[ citation needed ] Since that game he repeatedly deputised as Celtic captain throughout the 2006–07 season. After Lennon left Celtic to join Nottingham Forest, McManus was announced as Celtic's new captain on 31 July 2007 and signed a four-year contract. He said: [5]

"To be given the captaincy of Celtic is a tremendous honour. It is undoubtedly one of the highlights of my career so far. I'm proud to follow in the footsteps of so many great Celtic captains from the past and I hope that I will be able to achieve as much success as they have over the years."

On 3 October 2007, McManus scored to put Celtic a goal ahead against Milan at Celtic Park in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League. The match ended 2–1 in Celtic's favour with Kaká equalising for Milan before Scott McDonald scored a late winner for Celtic.

McManus lifted his first trophy as Celtic skipper on 22 May 2008, when Celtic won the 2007–08 SPL Championship following a 1–0 win over Dundee United at Tannadice Park on the last day of the season. Before the beginning of the 2008–09 SPL Championship it was announced that McManus would wear the No.4 shirt, after its previous owner Adam Virgo left the club in July 2008. [6]

McManus fell out of favour under new manager Tony Mowbray, however, making only 14 appearances in the first part of the 2009–10 season. [7]

Middlesbrough

McManus was loaned by Celtic to Middlesbrough for the second half of the 2009–10 season. [7] This meant that McManus linked up again with Gordon Strachan, who signed four other Celtic players during the January 2010 transfer window. [7] McManus received the man of the match award in his Middlesbrough debut against Ipswich Town. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win over Plymouth Argyle on 5 April 2010. [8]

On 13 July 2010, McManus completed a £1.5 million move to the Teesside club signing a 3-year contract. [9] [10] McManus scored his second goal for Middlesbrough against Leicester City on 2 April 2011, his goal coming in the 94th minute to level the game at 3–3. [11] At the end of the 2012–13 season, McManus was not offered a new contract and left the club.

Bristol City

McManus signed for Bristol City on loan until the end of the season on 14 February 2012 and made his debut at home in the 2–2 draw against Crystal Palace the same day. He was recalled on 28 March, due to injury worries to Matthew Bates and Seb Hines following the match against Bristol City (McManus did not play against Boro). [12] He then returned to Bristol City for a second loan spell the following season. [13] His first and only goal for the club came in a 4–2 win over Peterborough United on 29 December 2012. [14]

Motherwell

On 15 July 2013, McManus signed a one-year deal with Scottish Premiership side Motherwell. [15] He made his competitive debut for Motherwell in a home Europa League match against Russian side Kuban Krasnodar. Motherwell lost the match 2–0. His first goal for the club came in a 1–0 win over Hibernian on 3 November 2013. [16] McManus made 42 appearances for Motherwell during the 2013–14 season, after which he signed a new two-year contract with the club. [17]

On 14 August 2017, it was announced that McManus had decided to retire from playing football. [18]

International career

McManus earned his first cap at international level for Scotland on 11 October 2006, coming on as a substitute in the 2–0 defeat to Ukraine at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv. [19] McManus scored his first goal for Scotland in a 3–1 win against Lithuania on 8 September 2007, [19] turning a Shaun Maloney cross into the net to put Scotland 2–1 up. [20] He captained Scotland for the first time on 26 March 2008 in a friendly match against Croatia at Hampden Park, [21] in the absence of regular captain Barry Ferguson. [22] The game finished 1–1. [21]

On 10 September 2008, McManus was sent off for a deliberate handball in a FIFA World Cup qualifier against Iceland at Laugardalsvöllur in Reykjavík. [23] He used his right hand to tip the crossed ball over the crossbar to stop approaching Icelandic striker Heiðar Helguson from scoring a goal, while Scotland were leading 2–0. [23] The penalty kick was converted to make the score 2–1, which was the final score. [23] On 7 September 2010 McManus scored a dramatic 97th minute winning header for Scotland in their 2–1 victory over Liechtenstein. [24] His 26th and final cap came in October 2010, in a 3–2 defeat to Spain. [19]

Coaching career

After retiring in 2017, McManus took a coaching position with Motherwell. [18] He returned to Celtic in January 2019 as a coach of their under-18 team. [25]

Personal life

McManus was born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire. He attended Holy Cross RC Secondary School in Hamilton, the school which international and former club teammate Paul Hartley also attended. McManus and Hartley used to have a competition at training to see who could name the most teachers and the loser picked up all the balls.[ citation needed ] In 2008, after a Champions League game against Barcelona, McManus swapped jerseys with Leo Messi but has since lost it. [26]

His nickname is "Mick" because he shares his surname with 1970s professional wrestler Mick McManus. [27] His second cousin Kris Doolan was also a footballer, mainly for Partick Thistle. [28]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoals
Celtic 2003–04 [3] Scottish Premier League 5000000050
2004–05 [29] Scottish Premier League2000111 [lower-alpha 1] 041
2005–06 [4] Scottish Premier League36710401 [lower-alpha 1] 1428
2006–07 [30] Scottish Premier League31240108 [lower-alpha 1] 0442
2007–08 [31] Scottish Premier League374402010 [lower-alpha 1] 1535
2008–09 [32] Scottish Premier League31420206 [lower-alpha 1] 0414
2009–10 [33] Scottish Premier League8000204 [lower-alpha 2] 0140
Total1501711012130220320
Middlesbrough (loan) 2009–10 [33] Championship 161000000161
Middlesbrough 2010–11 [34] Championship241001000251
2011–12 [35] Championship230003000260
2012–13 [36] Championship70102000100
Total541106000611
Bristol City (loan) 2011–12 [35] Championship6000000060
Bristol City (loan) 2012–13 [36] Championship111000000111
Motherwell 2013–14 [37] Scottish Premiership37410202 [lower-alpha 2] 0424
2014–15 [38] Scottish Premiership36110104 [lower-alpha 3] 1422
2015–16 [39] Scottish Premiership371201000401
2016–17 [40] Scottish Premiership250105000310
2017–18 [41] Scottish Premiership0000100010
Total135650100611567
Career total3722617028136345330
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League; two appearances, one goal in relegation play-offs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [42]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 200610
2007101
200860
200950
201041
Total262
Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each McManus goal.
List of international goals scored by Stephen McManus
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 September 2007 Hampden Park, Glasgow, ScotlandFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2–13–1 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
27 September 2010Hampden Park, Glasgow, ScotlandFlag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 2–12–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

Honours

Celtic

Scotland U16

See also

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  6. ↑ New squad numbers for title heroes Archived 17 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine , Celtic FC, 8 July 2008
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  14. ↑ "Bristol City 4 – 2 Peterborough". BBC Sport. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
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  17. ↑ "Motherwell: Defender Stephen McManus signs new two-year deal". BBC Sport. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  18. 1 2 "McManus retires to take up coaching role". Motherwell FC. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  19. 1 2 3 Stephen McManus at the Scottish Football Association OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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  38. ↑ 2014 at Soccerbase
  39. ↑ 2015 at Soccerbase
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