Former Celtic winger, Aiden McGeady has told how he would consider a move into football management when he officially hangs up his playing boots.
The 37-year-old has already made it clear that he plans to play for as long as he can for his new club, Ayr United and 67 Hail Hail has also told previously that McGeady was completing a Sporting Director’s course over the summer.
But in a recent interview, McGeady was asked if he sees himself as a head coach or manager in the future and the former Celtic winger did not rule it out.
McGeady said [Daily Mail], “Maybe, yeah. There are parts of management I really like and could see myself doing.
‘But to be a manager, you have to step straight into it as soon as you finish playing or be a caretaker. Otherwise, you have to go away and be a coach or an assistant and build yourself up, learn the trade. There is only so much longevity in being a manager as well, I think — unless you keep doing well. If you don’t do well in your first or second job, you are not going to be a manager very long, are you?
‘That is why I gave looked at the other side of it. I’ve seen so many sporting directors and had so many sporting directors and directors of football at so many different clubs I’ve had. I thought: “If I have my degree, my badges and my playing career on my CV and it’s between me and another sporting director, who’s getting the job?”. I would lean towards me.
‘I just think there are a lot of things I have seen done the wrong way that I have learned from — and that I think I could do the right way, if given the opportunity.”
McGeady had an extremely successful playing career at Celtic. With four league titles, two Scottish Cups, a league cup and a huge amount of experience playing in Europe, McGeady has a wealth of knowledge and a winning mentality that would stand him in good stead if he ever did decide to take to the dugout.
He has also experienced varying degrees of success in differing levels of the game. McGeady has experienced the heady highs of the English Premier League with Everton and the dogfight of the English Championship with Preston North End, Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland.
On top of his experiences in Scotland with Celtic, Hibs and now Ayr United, McGeady has vast experience at all levels of the game that would benefit any club in the game.
Would we ever see a return to Celtic one day? You can never say never but it will be interesting to watch how his career pans out over the next few years.
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