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Ryan Giggs

Ryan Giggs
OBE
Giggs with Manchester United in 2015
Personal information
Full name Ryan Joseph Giggs[1]
Birth name Ryan Joseph Wilson
Date of birth (1973-11-29) 29 November 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth Canton, Cardiff, Wales
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)[2]
Position(s) Wide midfielder
Youth career
Deans FC
1985–1987 Manchester City
1987–1990 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–2014 Manchester United 672 (114)
International career
1989 England U16 1 (1)
1989 Wales U18 3 (0)
1991 Wales U21 1 (0)
1991–2007 Wales 64 (12)
2012 Great Britain 4 (1)
Managerial career
2014 Manchester United (interim)
2014–2016 Manchester United (assistant)
2018–2020 Wales
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE (né Wilson; born 29 November 1973[3]) is a Welsh football coach, former player and co-owner of Salford City. He is regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation,[4][5] and one of the best wingers in the history of football.[6][7][8][9] Giggs spent his entire professional career at Manchester United, where he also served as the club's interim player-manager and assistant manager. He is one of the most decorated footballers of all time, and is one of only 44 players to have made over 1,000 career appearances.[10][11][12]

The son of rugby union and Wales international rugby league footballer Danny Wilson, Giggs was born in Cardiff but moved to Manchester at the age of six when his father joined Swinton RLFC. Predominantly a left midfielder, he began his career with Manchester City, but joined Manchester United on his 14th birthday in 1987. He made his professional debut for the club in 1991 and spent the next 23 years in the first team. He retired from playing with the end of the 2013–14 season, holding the club record for competitive appearances – 963. Towards the end of the 2013–14 season, he became the club's interim player-manager following the sacking of David Moyes. He was assistant manager under Moyes' permanent replacement, Louis van Gaal. Giggs left United in July 2016, following the appointment of José Mourinho.[13] During his time at United he won 13 Premier League winner's medals – more than any other player in history, four FA Cup winner's medals, three League Cup winner's medals, two UEFA Champions League winner's medals, a FIFA Club World Cup winners medal, an Intercontinental Cup winner's medal, a UEFA Super Cup winner's medal and nine FA Community Shield winner's medals. Manchester United and Liverpool are the only clubs in English football history to have won more league championships than Giggs.[14]

At international level, Giggs played for the Wales national team 64 times between 1991 and 2007, and captained the Great Britain team that competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He became the new manager of the Wales national team in January 2018.[15] Giggs led Wales to qualification for UEFA Euro 2020.[16] He did not manage the team at the tournament however, which was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as he was arrested on suspicion of assault. His assistant manager Rob Page took charge in his absence.[17] Giggs resigned in June 2022, and Page was named as his successor.[18]

Giggs was the first player in history to win two consecutive PFA Young Player of the Year awards (1992 and 1993), though he did not win the PFA Player of the Year award until 2009. He was the only player to play in each of the first 22 seasons of the Premier League, as well as the only player to score in each of the first 21 seasons. He was elected into the PFA Team of the Century in 2007, the Premier League Team of the Decade in 2003, and the FA Cup Team of the Century. He holds the record for the most assists in Premier League history, with 162, and the most assists in UEFA Champions League history with 41.[19] He was named as BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2009, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2007 Birthday Honours for his services to football.[20]

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  2. ^ "11. Ryan Giggs – Quote, Unquote". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  3. ^ Whyatt, Chris (24 May 2011). "Ryan Giggs profile". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  4. ^ Darwin, Stephen (18 December 2007). "Is Ryan Giggs the Greatest Player of His Generation?". Football Fancast. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Ranked! The 101 greatest football players of the last 25 years: full list". FourFourTwo (253 ed.). 13 February 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  6. ^ "The 9 Best Wingers Of All Time". Jobs in Football. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  7. ^ Hayward, Ben (28 November 2023). "Best Wingers in Football History". Four Four Two. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Top 100 Wingers / Wide-Fwds of All-Time". Iconic Football. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  9. ^ "11 of the Greatest Wingers of All Time". Sportskeeda. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  10. ^ Dawnay, Oliver (8 July 2019). "Dani Alves: Full-back wins astonishing 43rd trophy of his career after Brazil beat Peru in Copa America final". talkSPORT. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference Giggs1000 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ Taylor, Louise (23 March 2017). "Gianluigi Buffon's 1,000th career game is testament to a beacon of stability". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Ryan Giggs: Man Utd confirm Welshman's exit after 29 years". BBC Sport. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  14. ^ Kane, Laura; Marshall, Adam (25 April 2013). "Video: 13 titles for glorious Giggs". ManUtd.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018.
  15. ^ "Ryan Giggs: Manchester United legend named Wales manager". BBC Sport. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  16. ^ Pritchard, Dafydd (19 November 2019). "Wales 2–0 Hungary". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Ryan Giggs: Wales manager will not take charge of November games". BBC Sport. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  18. ^ "Ryan Giggs: Ex-Manchester United winger resigns as Wales manager". BBC Sport. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  19. ^ "Who Has the Most Champions League Assists?". 14 December 2023.
  20. ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 58358". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 15 June 2007. p. 10.
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