Stephen McManus (born 10 September 1982 in Lanark) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Celtic where he is also club captain. McManus is a product of Celtic's youth academy and has risen through the ranks to become first team captain ahead of the 2007/2008 season. Hall of Famer and former Scotland captain Colin Hendry described him as "the last of an ancient breed", in the sense that his no-nonsense defending style is...
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Stephen McManus (born 10 September 1982 in Lanark) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Celtic where he is also club captain. McManus is a product of Celtic's youth academy and has risen through the ranks to become first team captain ahead of the 2007/2008 season. Hall of Famer and former Scotland captain Colin Hendry described him as "the last of an ancient breed", in the sense that his no-nonsense defending style is hard to come by in modern football. He is currently, joint along with John Kennedy, (with whom he came through the ranks) Celtic's longest serving player with ten years at the club.
McManus came through the ranks at Celtic and signed a professional contract on the same day as fellow defender John Kennedy. He made his debut for the first team, under Martin O'Neill, in the 2003/04 season and he has since established himself as first choice central defender at Celtic during Gordon Strachan's managerial reign.
In the 2005/06 season, McManus...
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