SCOTT BROWN has officially called time on his playing career.
The Celtic legend left Aberdeen three quarters of the way through the season after Stephen Glass was sacked — the man who brought him to Pittodrie.
Mulling over his future since then, Broony has decided to call it quits and focus on the next chapter of his career.
Brown told Record Sport: “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.
“It’s the end of one chapter but the start of a new one and I’m excited about what the future might hold.
“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.
“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.
“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.”
Scott is a massive Celtic legend. He captained the side to unprecedented success during his time at the club. His ability and fiery temperament on the park helped him make history with the bhoys.
The 36-year-old has been doing his coaching badges and will likely stay in the game behind hanging up his boots.
Scott made 787 top flight appearances between Hibs, Celtic and Aberdeen. Winning 23 major honours and being capped 55 times by his country.
It’s a CV many footballers would envy and he should be proud of his time in the game and especially at Celtic.
We can’t wait to see where Broony lands next.
