Ryan Giggs
Giggs as an assistant manager of Manchester United in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ryan Joseph Giggs | ||
| Birth name | Ryan Joseph Wilson | ||
| Date of birth | 29 November 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Canton, Cardiff, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1987 | Manchester City | ||
| 1987–1990 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–2014 | Manchester United | 672 | (114) |
| National team | |||
| 1989 | England Schoolboys | 1 | (1) |
| 1989 | Wales U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 1991 | Wales U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1991–2007 | Wales | 64 | (12) |
| 2012 | Great Britain | 4 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014 | Manchester United (interim player-manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ryan Joseph Giggs, OBE (né Wilson; born 29 November 1973) is a Welsh football coach and former player who is the co-owner of Salford City. He played his entire professional career for Manchester United.
The son of rugby league player 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 winger, 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 Manchester United first team. At the end of the 2013–14 season, he was named as Manchester United's interim player-manager following the sacking of David Moyes. He was named as assistant manager under Moyes' permanent replacement, Louis van Gaal, on 19 May 2014; he retired from playing the same day. He holds the club record for competitive appearances. At international level, Giggs played for the Wales national team 64 times between 1991 and 2007, and was named as the captain of the Great Britain team that competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Giggs is the most decorated player in football history. During his time at United, he won 13 Premier League winner's medals, 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. Giggs captained the team on numerous occasions, particularly in the 2007–08 season when regular captain Gary Neville was ruled out with various injuries.
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