Former Celtic star Gary Caldwell has recently revealed how his Parkhead move came about.
Caldwell appeared as a guest on the latest episode of A Celtic State of Mind’s Soccer Supernova podcast and he was asked about numerous issues involving his career and his time at Parkhead.
He also spoke about how his Celtic transfer happened and how Gordon Strachan visited him in his apartment to convince him about a move.
Former centre-back Caldwell spent three and a half seasons at Celtic. He joined the club from Hibernian in 2006 before leaving to join Wigan Athletic in 2010.
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The Scotsman said that the conversation with Strachan helped him connect right away and he had watched some of the club’s games as a youngster.
He described how the move came about, revealing: “Through my agent, really. He had contact from Celtic, then Gordon Strachan wanted to come to my house. From the January, I was a free agent to speak to other clubs because my contract was running out in the summer.
“He came to my house in Edinburgh, I had an apartment right in the middle of Edinburgh. He came one night and [he was] covered up so nobody could see him. He came in and spent an hour and a half in my house, just talking football and straight away, I had a connection with him.
“Celtic were a massive club, my mum’s side of the family were all big Celtic supporters, I had been to a lot of games as a kid. It was a big move for me and I was keen to do it.”
TIF Thoughts on Caldwell’s time at Celtic…
During his time at Celtic, Caldwell played 134 games for the club – more than for any other team throughout his career.
He won two Premiership titles at the club, also picking up one Scottish League Cup title.
Considering that people on his mother’s side support Celtic and he too spent time as a youth at Parkhead, it must have been pretty satisfying for him to enjoy some success with the Bhoys as a player.
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