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Celtic icon Scott Brown RETIRES as a player as he now aims to become manager

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SCOTT BROWN has revealed he is RETIRING from playing football as he now looks forward to working in management.

The Celtic icon has brought down the curtain on a 20-year playing career that also saw him turn out for Hibs and Aberdeen.

Celtic icon Scott Brown has retired as a playerCredit: PA
Brown in action for Aberdeen earlier this seasonCredit: Kenneth Ramsay

In that time, the 36-year-old has made 783 club appearances and scored 68 goals.

While he has also earned 55 caps for Scotland and captained his country.

And, of course, during his 14 years at Celtic, Brown won an incredible 22 trophies.

Those included 10 league titles – nine of those coming consecutively between 2012 and 2020 – six Scottish Cups and six League Cups.

Now, having been out of the game since leaving Aberdeen back in March, he has decided to hang up his boots.

Speaking to the Daily Record, Brown admitted he is now focused on his aim to become a manager.

And he is delighted to see his beloved Hoops on the cusp of clinching another Premiership triumph.

He said: “It’s been a very difficult decision to call time on my playing career but I’ll be 37 next month and I feel the time is right for me to announce that I’m retiring in order to focus fully on becoming
a manager.

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“It’s the end of one chapter but the start of a new one and I’m excited about what the future might hold.

“Obviously I will cherish some amazing moments from my time and none better than winning so many trophies during my years at Celtic.

“So I’m delighted that the club is now about to celebrate winning the title back.

“I know how it feels to lift that trophy and how much hard work is required to win it.

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“So I have to take my hat off to Ange Postecoglou for the job he has done in such a short space of time.

“I hope the manager and the players savour every moment.

“It was always an honour for me going out there as captain, knowing the lads were listening to you in that huddle, with 50,000 fans behind us wanting us to do our best.

“Yes my last season didn’t go that well but that’s football. You’d take nine out of 10 titles all day long!

“So I’ll just have to take that one on the chin.

“But you learn lessons from the tough times too and I think everyone at the club took those lessons on board.”

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