Scott Brown reveals he shaved his head to 'INTIMIDATE' opponents
Celtic legend Scott Brown reveals he used to shave his head during his playing career to ‘INTIMIDATE’ opponents – and admits he’s grown his hair since retiring after advice from his kids, who told him he looks ‘younger and less aggressive’
- Scott Brown enjoyed a decorated career with Celtic, Hibernian and Aberdeen
- The tough-tackling midfielder sported a shaved head during his time as a player
- He has since grown his hair out and is now manager of League One Fleetwood
Former Celtic skipper Scott Brown has revealed he used to shave his head when he was a player to intimidate his rivals.
Brown, 37, enjoyed a glittering career in Scotland, racking up 787 appearances for Hibernian, Celtic and Aberdeen from 2002-2022.
The midfielder is most synonymous with his time at Celtic, where he made 619 appearances from 2007-2021 and won 22 trophies.
He also racked up 55 caps for Scotland and – after retiring from playing in May last year after a short stint at Aberdeen – he took over as head coach of Fleetwood Town in the summer.
On the touchline he has been sporting a full head of hair, which is in sharp contrast to the shaved head he had during his career – a look that became synonymous with his identity as a tough-tackling, hardman midfielder.
Scott Brown revealed he used to shave his head to intimidate his rivals when he was a player
The Fleetwood Town boss has since grown his hair out following the end of his playing career
Fans of Fleetwood would notice he has even shown hints of a quiff and Brown has revealed there was a reason behind his look as a player.
‘It was more to intimidate people than anything,’ Brown told The Telegraph.
‘I shaved my head before every game and it was to look a bit harder, to look more aggressive, to show that I meant business.
‘I would always try and pick on the bigger guy, never the small guy. I wanted to punch above my weight. I wanted to play Champions League.
‘I wanted to play against Barcelona, Bayern Munich. And I loved it. I loved playing against the best players in the world and I did it quite a lot and I thrived off it.’
Brown also revealed how a shaved head played into his wider in-game persona and that this was something he relished.
He added: ‘You could be anyone you wanted for 90 minutes. As soon as I crossed the line I became a different person.
‘I was quite chilled and relaxed away from the pitch. On it, I was a pantomime villain. I could become a bit of an a******* on the park.’
The 37-year-old explained how no longer feeling the need to portray this ‘hard-man’ image, plus the influecne of family led to him growing his hair back during lockdown.
He explained: ‘It’s me getting older, more mature. But also it was nothing to do with me not shaving my head to become a manager. It was my kids!
‘They just wanted to see me with hair and they said I looked younger and less aggressive and more approachable.
Brown’s (centre) shaved head became synonomous wih his identity as a hard-man in midfield
Family advice along with no-longer having to fulfil that persona led to him growing his hair
‘But I have always been approachable, even away from football. I am a “people person” and I like to chat.
‘It’s nice to be nice. If people think I am not then I get that. They might think I am intimidating but that’s me as a player, which is fine. I try to be a nice guy and speak well at every club I go to and buy into it.’
Brown has been doing a stellar job with the Fisherman, winning 16 of his 43 games in all competitions.
He has guided Fleetwood to 11th place in League One, while they also face Burnley in the FA Cup fifth round on Wednesday evening.
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