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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE | |
| Date of birth | 29 November 1973 | |
| Place of birth | Canton, Cardiff, Wales | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Manchester United | |
| Number | 11 | |
| Youth career | ||
| ? | Manchester City | |
| 1987–1990 | Manchester United | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)3 |
| 1990– | Manchester United | 554 (102) |
| National team | ||
| 1991 | Wales U21 | 1 (0) |
| 1991–2007 | Wales | 64 (12)[1] |
| 1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:25, 24 February 2009 (UTC). 3 Appearances (Goals) | ||
Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE[2] (born Ryan Joseph Wilson on 29 November 1973 in Canton, Cardiff) is a Welsh footballer who has played for Manchester United for the entirety of his club career to-date. He established himself as a left-winger during the 1990s and continued in this position well into the 2000s, but more recently playing in a deeper playmaking role.
Giggs holds a host of football records, including that of being the most decorated player in English football history. On 11 May 2008, he became the first footballer to collect 10 top division English league title medals. Giggs was the first player in history to win two consecutive PFA Young Player of the Year awards (1992 and 1993) and is the only player to have played and scored in every single season of the Premier League since its inception, also holding the league's record for most all time goal assists.[3]
Giggs has had a long-lasting domestic and continental career and is the first player in UEFA Champions League history to have scored in 12 successive seasons, on top of being elected into the PFA Team of the Century in 2007,[4] the English Premier League Team of the Decade, in 2003, as well as the FA Cup Team of the Century. Giggs is also the only United player to have played in all 10 Premier League winning teams and all three League Cup winning teams. At the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final, held on 21 May 2008, Giggs surpassed Sir Bobby Charlton's record of 758 appearances for Manchester United to become the club's all-time leader in appearances.[5]
At international level, Giggs played for the Welsh national team prior to his retirement from international football on 2 June 2007, and was once the youngest player to ever represent his country. As well as the many honours Giggs has received within football such as being named in the Football League 100 Legends, he was awarded an OBE in the Queen's 2007 Birthday Honours List, and was inducted into the exclusive English Football Hall of Fame in 2005, for his services to English Football.
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