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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 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 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) | ||
| 2018–2022 | Wales | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ryan Joseph Giggs (born 29 November 1973) is a Welsh former footballer and manager.
Giggs was born in Canton, Cardiff, and grew up in Ely, Cardiff. He has Sierra Leonean and Dutch ancestry.
As well as the Wales national team, he also played for the Great Britain squad at the 2012 Summer Olympics and Manchester United, where he has spent his whole career until now. His playing position was as a left winger. Giggs also loves rugby league and follows the Warrington Wolves and Melbourne Storm as his father Danny Wilson is a former rugby league player.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other<ref="nb">Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, FIFA Club World Cup</ref> | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United | 1990–91 | First Division | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1991–92 | First Division | 38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 7 | |
| 1992–93 | Premier League | 41 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 46 | 11 | ||
| 1993–94 | Premier League | 38 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 17 | |
| 1994–95 | Premier League | 29 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 4 | |
| 1995–96 | Premier League | 33 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 44 | 12 | ||
| 1996–97 | Premier League | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 5 | |
| 1997–98 | Premier League | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 9 | |
| 1998–99 | Premier League | 24 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 10 | |
| 1999–2000 | Premier League | 30 | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 7 | ||
| 2000–01 | Premier League | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 7 | |
| 2001–02 | Premier League | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 9 | |
| 2002–03 | Premier League | 36 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 4 | – | 59 | 14 | ||
| 2003–04 | Premier League | 33 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 8 | |
| 2004–05 | Premier League | 32 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 8 | |
| 2005–06 | Premier League | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 37 | 5 | ||
| 2006–07 | Premier League | 30 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | – | 44 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Premier League | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 4 | |
| 2008–09 | Premier League | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 4 | |
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 7 | |
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 4 | |
| 2011–12 | Premier League | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | |
| 2012–13 | Premier League | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | 32 | 5 | ||
| 2013–14 | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | 672 | 114 | 74 | 12 | 41 | 12 | 157 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 963 | 168 | ||
Appearances and goals by national team and year
| Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 64 | 12 | |
| Great Britain Olympic team | 2012 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | |
International goals
| Ryan Giggs – goals for Wales | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 31 March 1993 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 2 | 8 September 1993 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 3 | 7 September 1994 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualification | |
| 4 | 2 June 1996 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 5 | 11 October 1997 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 6 | 4 September 1999 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualification | |
| 7 | 29 March 2000 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly | |
| 8 | 29 March 2003 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | 4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualification | |
| 9 | 8 October 2005 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 10 | 12 October 2005 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 11 | 2–0 | |||||
| 12 | 28 March 2007 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualification | |
| Ryan Giggs – goals for the Great Britain Olympic team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 29 July 2012 | Wembley Stadium, London, UK | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2012 Summer Olympics | |
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | Ref. | |||
| Manchester United (interim) | 22 April 2014 | 11 May 2014 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00 | |
| Wales | 15 January 2018 | 3 November 2020 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 48.00 | [not in the source given] |
| Total | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 48.28 | |||
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