Steve McManaman Bio | Wiki
Steve McManaman is an English former footballer who played as a winger for Liverpool, Real Madrid, and Manchester City. He is the most decorated English footballer to have played for a club abroad and is regarded as one of the best players of his generation.
Steve is currently a co-commentator on ESPN and BT Sport’s football coverage and a La Liga ambassador. After nine years at Liverpool, during which time he won the FA Cup and League Cup, Steve moved to Real Madrid in 1999. In 2000, he became the first English player to win the UEFA Champions League with a non-English club.
Two years later he became the first English player to win the Champions League twice. Additionally, Steve also won La Liga twice before moving to Manchester City in 2003. He retired from playing in 2005 and since then he has served as a football pundit for Setanta Sports, ESPN, and BT Sport.
Steve McManaman Age
Steve was born on February 11, 1972, in Bootle, United Kingdom. He is 50 years old.
Steve McManaman Height
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of 6 ft 0 in (Approx. 1.83 m).
Steve McManaman Family
He was born and raised in Bootle, Lancashire by his mother Irene McManaman, and his father. Steve’s grandfather was a bookmaker and his father described the family as having “horseracing in their blood”.
Steve McManaman Wife
Steve is married to his beautiful wife Victoria Edwards, a barrister and law lecturer. The couple celebrated their wedding on 6 June 2002, in Mallorca’s Palma Cathedral. Together, they welcomed their daughters Ella in 2006 and Lara in 2009, and son Lucas James in 2012. Steve’s family divides its time between homes in Bay of Palma, London, and Cheshire.
Steve Mcmanaman Real Madrid
On 1 July 1999, after 364 appearances and 66 goals for Liverpool, Steve transferred to Real Madrid as Guus Hiddink’s last signing. Before he arrived, the club was described as undergoing a management and debt crisis. It had also appointed John Toshack as its new coach and had already been forced to sell key players like Davor Šuker, Predrag Mijatović, and Christian Panucci due to mounting debt.
Steve’sarrival saw him become only the second English player to ever play for the club, after Laurie Cunningham who played for them in the 1980s. He became the first English player to win the UEFA Champions League with a non-English club in 2000. Two years later, Steve became the first English player to win the Champions League twice. Additionally, he also won La Liga twice before moving to Manchester City in 2003.
Steve Mcmanaman ESPN
Steve joined commentator Ian Darke, Jürgen Klinsmann, and Ruud Gullit on the ESPN coverage team as a commentary analyst for the 2010 World Cup in July 2010. He then signed on with the network to be an in-game analyst for Major League Soccer and MLS Cup 2010, the Premier League, and even the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2014 World Cup. Steve also become a permanent co-commentator alongside Ian Darke for the tournament.
He and Darke served as the main ESPN commentary team for Euro 2012. Steve was also a guest on the daily panel show, ESPN PressPass alongside Steve Nicol, Shaka Hislop, Robbie Mustoe, Robbie Earle, and Gabriele Marcotti. He worked Euro 2020 in the studio for ESPN mostly alongside Craig Burley, Alessandro Del Piero, and Rece Davis. In 2021, Steve became ABC and ESPN’s lead La Liga co-commentator alongside long-time partner, Ian Darke.
Steve Mcmanaman Liverpool
He accepted a schoolboy contract and two-year apprenticeship offer from Liverpool. Steve signed as a 16-year-old apprentice upon leaving school in 1988. As an apprentice, he became under the mentoring of John Barnes—one of the players he became groomed to potentially replace in the long run. Steve developed through the youth scheme at Liverpool and signed as a full professional on 19 February 1990 in what was to be Kenny Dalglish’s final full season as manager.
He made his Liverpool debut under Dalglish as a substitute for Peter Beardsley in the Football League First Division on 15 December 1990 and made his full debut the following season. Steve played as a winger for Liverpool and after nine years during which time he won the FA Cup and League Cup, he moved to Real Madrid in 1999.
Steve Mcmanaman Bt Sport
Since his retirement, Steve has worked as a football pundit for Setanta Sports, ESPN, and BT Sport. Currently, he serves as a co-commentator on ESPN and BT Sport’s football coverage and a La Liga ambassador.
Steve Mcmanaman Man City
After winning La Liga twice while serving Real Madrid, Steve joined Manchester City in 2003. He joined long-time admirer Kevin Keegan on 30 August at Manchester City resulting in a reunion with several ex-colleagues including Nicolas Anelka, Robbie Fowler, and later, David James.
Steve made his debut on 14 September 2003 in a 4–1 win over Aston Villa at the City of Manchester Stadium. He retired from playing in 2005.
Steve Mcmanaman Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the year. Steve’s estimated net worth is $18 million.
Who Does Steve Mcmanaman Support
The former Liverpool and Real Madrid midfielder Steve, a man who grew up supporting Everton, is keen to see both Everton and Liverpool finish the season on a high.