Steve McManaman

Steve McManaman
McManaman in a 2017 charity match
Personal information
Full name Steven McManaman [1]
Date of birth (1972-02-11) 11 February 1972 (age 52)[1]
Place of birth Bootle, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger[1]
Youth career
1988–1990 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1999 Liverpool 272 (46)
1999–2003 Real Madrid 94 (8)
2003–2005 Manchester City 35 (0)
Total 401 (54)
International career
1991–1993 England U21 7 (1)
1994–2001 England 37 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steven McManaman (born 11 February 1972) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. Nicknamed "Macca", he is one of the most decorated English footballers to have played for a club abroad, with the UEFA website stating in 2012 that "of all England's footballing exports in the modern era, none was as successful as McManaman".[3][4]

During his nine years at Liverpool,[5] he won the FA Cup and League Cup, while individually, he was the Premier League's top assist provider for the 1995–96 season and was named in the PFA Team of the Year for the 1996–97 season. McManaman moved to Real Madrid in 1999,[6] with the transfer becoming one of the most high-profile Bosman rulings of all time.[7] Amongst his accomplishments with Madrid, he won La Liga and the UEFA Champions League twice, becoming the first English player to win the latter trophy with a non-English club, and later became the first English player to win it for the second time.[8] An early Galáctico, he won eight trophies and played in 11 cup finals in four years and made the semi-finals of the Champions League in each of his four years at the club. He went on to play two seasons at Manchester City before retiring in 2005.

Since his retirement, McManaman currently works as a co-commentator on ESPN and TNT Sports (formerly BT Sport)'s football coverage, as well acting as a La Liga ambassador. He previously worked as a football pundit for Setanta Sports.

  1. ^ a b c "Steve McManaman". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference PremProfile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Ross, Rory (10 September 2004). "'I loved the life of a galactico's wife'". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Ambassador:Steve McManaman". www.uefa.com. Archived from " the original on 16 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Steve McManaman Official Liverpool Profile". Liverpool.com. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  6. ^ "Football: Houllier Set to Ditch Real Deal McManaman". Sunday Mirror. Thefreelibrary.com. 14 March 1999. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Top Tens: Bosman transfers | Football Top Tens". ESPN.co.uk. 23 July 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference wing was invoked but never defined (see the help page).