Steve McManaman Net Worth, Age, Wife, Career, House & Facts
Steve McManaman is a retired English footballer that was regarded as one of the most successful English players in modern football. Playing as a winger, the English player only represented three football clubs throughout his prolific career; Liverpool, Real Madrid and Manchester City. He was successful in each of them except the Manchester club as he failed to lift any trophy with them in his two campaigns. He retired after his last season with the Manchester club. Steven McManaman was not only successful as a football player, but also as a football pundit as well as his corporate lifestyle. In this article, we will be discussing the net worth of Steven McManaman while covering a bit about his career and family.
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Steven McManaman Age & Career
Steven McManaman was birthed on 11th February 1972 in Bootle, Liverpool. In 1988, McManaman bagged a two-year apprenticeship contract with Liverpool, and he was mentored by John Barnes, who he was being groomed to replace at the time. Having found him to be quite talented, the Reds’ then-manager Kenny Dalglish gave McManaman his debut in a Football League First Division game against Sheffield United, coming on as a substitute. He made his full debut the following campaign in a 2-1 victory against Oldham Athletic, a game in which he bagged his first assist by creating a chance for Barnes to score a late winner. Steven McManaman quickly became a regular first team at the age of 19 during the 1991/92 campaign, and he ended up making 51 appearances for the team. He was described as the most promising star in his first full season with Liverpool by Ian Rush.
He rose to fame with Merseyside club, and McManaman was regarded as one of the two best rising young wingers at the time, alongside Ryan Giggs. In the 1994/95 campaign, he scored twice in a League Cup final against Bolton Wanderers to claim a 2-1 victory. That match was later named “The McManaman Final”. McManaman was a beast in the midfield for Liverpool as well as in the attack. He was so good in the Premier League that managers had to deploy man-markers to follow him for an entire game, he even made Sir Alex Ferguson sweat. He won the Man of the Match awards consistently from 1996 to 1998. He spent nine seasons, and despite his amazing performance with The Reds, McManaman only lifted two trophies with them; the 1992 FA Cup and 1995 Football League Cup. He was also one of the lowest earners in Liverpool during that time despite being their best player.
Having signed a pre-contract deal with Real Madrid in his final season with Liverpool, the moved to Santiago Bernabeu on the 1st of July, 1999. His move to Spain made him the second English player to ever play for the Los Blancos after Laurie Cunningham in the 1980s. He is also the first-ever Premier League player to play for Real Madrid. McManaman found instant success with the Los Blancos as he provided an assist in his debut match for Real Madrid in a 2-1 victory against Mallorca. His performance was great with the Spanish club and he was even nicknamed “El Cartero” by the fans for his unpredictability in his deliveries. Unlike he did at Liverpool, McManaman only spent four seasons with Real Madrid and yet he won six official trophies with the club, including two UEFA Champions League and one UEFA Super Cup.
In 2004, McManaman returned to the Premier League where he signed for Manchester City to play with Kevin Keegan, and reunite with Robbie Fowler, David James, and Nicolas Anelka. However, his time with Manchester City wasn’t all that good and he only spent two campaigns with the club before he was released on a free transfer. Shortly after, he retired from football.
Steve McManaman Net Worth & Salary
Often referred to as “Macca” by his teammates, Steve McManaman had a very successful career from his early years at Liverpool to his last campaign with Real Madrid. He was the most successful English football export to play abroad. According to Forbes in 2001, Steve McManaman was estimated to have earned £14 million during his four campaigns with Real Madrid.
Steve McManaman’s net worth is currently estimated to be $18 million. This is due to his amazing football career as well as his life after. He was named UEFA/FIFA and La Liga ambassador for a time. He is now a full-time media pundit. In 2021, McManaman became ABC and ESPN’s co-commentator for La Liga alongside Ian Darke.
Steve McManaman Jersey Number
During his nine campaigns with Liverpool, Steve McManaman wore several different jersey numbers; 7, 8, 12, and 17. At Real Madrid, wore the number 20 jersey shirt throughout his tenure with the Los Blancos. For his two seasons at Manchester City, he only wore the number 20 jersey shirt.
Steve McManaman Wife & Children
Steve McManaman got married to his longtime girlfriend, Victoria Edwards, who is a barrister and law lecturer, on July 6 2002 in Palma Cathedral. They’ve been together since his time at Liverpool, and she even had to put her barrister career on hold when McManaman moved to Spain to join Real Madrid. She even taught at the Complutense University of Madrid as a law lecturer.
The couple is blessed with three children; a son and two daughters. The eldest, Ella, was born in 2006 and Lara in 2009, while Lucas James was born in 2012.
Steve McManaman House
Steve McManaman previously had three houses, one in Mallorca, London and Cheshire. With London being his main home, the other three served as a part-timer for his family. Recently, however, he sold his home located in Mallorca. The reason for the sale, according to Victoria Edwards, their lives have become unbearable in Mallorca as they are subjected to construction noise and the consistent digging in the mountain in Son Vida. Due to that, Steve McManaman and his wife agreed to sell the house in 2022, and Steve McMananam’s net worth rose once more.
Steve McManaman Facts: Did You Know?
- Steve McManaman’s favourite bands are the Echo & the Bunnymen, Radiohead and the Beatles.
- He has a racehorse named after him “El Macca” by jockey Tony McCoy.
- McManaman was nominated for English’s best dribblers of all time, but it was eventually won by Sir Stanley Matthews.
- He is listed as a club legend for Real Madrid on their official website as he was also named “the Versatile Englishman” by their fans.
- Thanks to his collaboration with Robbie Fowler at Liverpool, Sky Sports named McManaman and Fowler as the third-greatest goal-assists partnership in the Premier League era.
- In 2013, he came out 20th in Liverpool’s list of “100 Players Who Shook The Kop”.
- Steve McManaman’s net worth is currently estimated to be $18 million
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