| Stephen Craigan | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen James Craigan | |
| Date of birth | 29 October 1976 | |
| Place of birth | Newtownards, Northern Ireland | |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Motherwell | |
| Number | 5 | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1995–2000 2000–2003 2003– |
Motherwell Partick Thistle Motherwell |
22 (0) 103 (1) 223 (5) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2003 2003– |
Northern Ireland B Northern Ireland |
1 (0) 44 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2009 | Motherwell (caretaker manager) | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Stephen James Craigan (born 29 October 1976)[1] in Newtownards, Northern Ireland, is a professional footballer, currently playing for Motherwell and the Northern Irish national team. He plays in central defence, and has enjoyed two spells at Motherwell, where he is currently the club captain.
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A boyhood Glentoran fan, Craigan started his career in Scotland with Motherwell in 1995 when the young Ulsterman was signed by Alex McLeish. However, after only twenty-two appearances, he was released on a free transfer. He signed for Scottish Second Division club Partick Thistle in 2000 and helped them back to the Scottish Premier League, making 103 appearances. After his contract expired in 2003, he returned to Motherwell, who were then managed by former England international Terry Butcher.
Since then, Craigan has been an integral part of Motherwell's steady progress in the league. Craigan has since gone on to become Motherwell's most capped player. He works for BBC Radio Scotland and also commentated on some European matches for Setanta Sports.
The club announced he had been given the honour of a testimonial. He said publicly that it would be a dream to play against his boyhood heroes Glentoran
In June 2009, Craigan was appointed the player-caretaker manager of Motherwell while the club looked for a replacement for Mark McGhee, who departed for Aberdeen.[2] This temporary appointment ended when Jim Gannon was hired as the new manager. He endured a troubled relationship with Gannon, featuring in only seven of the seventeen league games he was in charge at Motherwell after being publicly criticised by the manager, but returned to regular first-team action under Craig Brown.[3]
Craigan has received forty four caps for the Northern Ireland national team, including playing in their famous 1–0 victory over England in September 2005.
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