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His influential style of play and his organizational skills were noticed by [[Hearts F.C.|Hearts]] manager [[Jim Jefferies]] and he was signed by the [[Edinburgh]] club on a free transfer in [[1998]]. Since then, he has helped Hearts finish third in the league on three occasions as well as reaching the [[Scottish Cup|Scottish]] and [[Scottish League Cup|League cup]] semi-finals. He is regarded by Hearts fans as the club's talisman in the way [[John Robertson]] was previously. |
His influential style of play and his organizational skills were noticed by [[Hearts F.C.|Hearts]] manager [[Jim Jefferies]] and he was signed by the [[Edinburgh]] club on a free transfer in [[1998]]. Since then, he has helped Hearts finish third in the league on three occasions as well as reaching the [[Scottish Cup|Scottish]] and [[Scottish League Cup|League cup]] semi-finals. He is regarded by Hearts fans as the club's talisman in the way [[John Robertson]] was previously. |
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Pressley is also a [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] international, having been capped 28 times since his debut in [[2000]]. |
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Revision as of 16:56, 10 January 2006
Steven Pressley (Commonly referred to as 'Chewbacca') is a professional footballer currently playing for Hearts in the Scottish Premier League. He is currently captain of the Edinburgh club and plays as a defender.
He started his career at Rangers as a youngster but only ever played eight league matches for them and he was transferred to English team Coventry City in 1994 for £630,000. He only lasted a year in England before returning to Scotland with Dundee United for a fee of £750,000. He went on to have an exceptionally good spell at United where he helped them to third place in the league in season 1996-1997.
His influential style of play and his organizational skills were noticed by Hearts manager Jim Jefferies and he was signed by the Edinburgh club on a free transfer in 1998. Since then, he has helped Hearts finish third in the league on three occasions as well as reaching the Scottish and League cup semi-finals. He is regarded by Hearts fans as the club's talisman in the way John Robertson was previously.
Pressley is also a Scotland international, having been capped 28 times since his debut in 2000.