{"id":26177,"date":"2022-05-08T10:34:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T14:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=26177"},"modified":"2022-05-09T10:36:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T14:36:36","slug":"celtic-legend-scott-brown-retires-from-playing-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=26177","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Legend Scott Brown Retires From Playing Football"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The midfielder won 22 domestic honors with Celtic, including nine successive league titles (PA Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Former Celtic and Scotland captain Scott Brown has retired from playing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brown, 36, was player-coach at Aberdeen but left Pittodrie following the departure of manager Stephen Glass during February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Renowned as a tough-tackling midfielder, Brown won 22 domestic honors with Celtic, including nine successive league titles, during 14 successful years before leaving at the end of last season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brown, capped 55 times for Scotland, started his playing career at Hibernian before joining Celtic in 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing on social media

Kauf von Amoxil<\/a><\/div> , Brown said: \u201cSo after 20 years, almost 800 appearances at club level, 55 caps for my country, 10 league titles, 6 Scottish Cup and 7 League Cup wins, it is with a heavy heart that I hang up my boots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would like to thank every team mate, coach, backroom staff and everyone behind the scenes that I have worked with over the years. You believed in me which gave me the confidence to push myself to accomplish everything I have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo every fan who has supported me from the terraces, thank you. I hope that I will be able to say a proper farewell to all those who have supported me through the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo my family, thank you for supporting my dream and for putting up with me, from those early days at Hibs which I loved and who gave me my chance of my dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am excited for the next stage of my career, fully focusing on becoming a Manager as I make the switch from the pitch to the dugout.<\/p>\n

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