Ryan Giggs

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. 

 Career statistics 
 Club 
+ Club appearances and goals by season by competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeOther<ref="nb">Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, FIFA Club World Cup</ref>TotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsManchester United1990–91First Division2100000000211991–92First Division384308310105171992–93Premier League419222010–46111993–94Premier League38137183401058171994–95Premier League291710032104041995–96Premier League3311712020–44121996–97Premier League263300072103751997–98Premier League298200051103791998–99Premier League2436210951041101999–2000Premier League306–00111304472000–01Premier League3152000112104572001–02Premier League2571000132104092002–03Premier League3683250154–59142003–04Premier League337500081104782004–05Premier League325401162104482005–06Premier League273213051–3752006–07Premier League304600082–4462007–08Premier League313200090114342008–09Premier League2822041111204742009–10Premier League255102131103272010–11Premier League252311081103842011–12Premier League252201151003342012–13Premier League222411250–3252013–14Premier League12000207010220Total6721147412411215729191963168

 International 
Appearances and goals by national team and year
TeamYearAppsGoalsWales199120199230199362199411199530199631199731199810199931200041200150200250200371200430200563200650200741Total6412Great Britain Olympic team201241Total41

International goals
Scores and results list Wales / Great Britain goal tally first. The score column indicates the score after each Giggs goal.
Ryan Giggs – goals for Wales No.  Date  Venue  Opponent  Score  Result  Competition131 March 1993Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales1–02–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification28 September 1993Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales1–12–21994 FIFA World Cup qualification37 September 1994Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales2–02–0UEFA Euro 1996 qualification42 June 1996San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino4–05–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification511 October 1997King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium2–32–31998 FIFA World Cup qualification64 September 1999Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus2–12–1UEFA Euro 2000 qualification729 March 2000Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales1–21–2Friendly829 March 2003Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales4–04–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualification98 October 2005Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland3–23–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification1012 October 2005Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales1–02–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification112–01228 March 2007Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales1–03–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualification

Ryan Giggs – goals for the Great Britain Olympic team No.  Date  Venue  Opponent  Score  Result  Competition129 July 2012Wembley Stadium, London, UK1–03–12012 Summer Olympics

 Managerial record 

TeamFromToRecordManchester United (interim)22 April 201411 May 2014Wales15 January 20183 November 2020Total

Honours
Manchester United
Premier League: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13
FA Cup: 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04
Football League Cup: 1991–92, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10
FA Community Shield: 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013
UEFA Champions League: 1998–99, 2007–08
UEFA Super Cup: 1991
Intercontinental Cup: 1999
FIFA Club World Cup: 2008


Individual
PFA Young Player of the Year: 1991–92, 1992–93
PFA Team of the Year: 1992–93, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2008–09
PFA Team of the Century: 1997–2007
PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2008–09
PFA Merit Award: 2016
FWA Tribute Award: 2007
Bravo Award: 1993
BBC Sports Personality of the Year: 2009
BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year: 1996, 2009
GQ Sportsman of the Year: 2010
Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year: 1997–98
Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year: 1990–91, 1991–92
Manchester United Players' Player of the Year: 2005–06
Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2001–02): Overall Team of the Decade
Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2001–02): Domestic Team of the Decade
Premier League 20 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2011–12): Best Player
Premier League 20 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2011–12): Fantasy Teams of the 20 Seasons public and panel choice
Premier League 20 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2011–12): Most Player Appearances (596)
UEFA Champions League 10 Seasons Dream Team (1992 to 2002): 2002
Welsh Footballer of the Year: 1996, 2006
Premier League Player of the Month: August 2006, February 2007
BBC Goal of the Season: 1998–99
 Intercontinental Cup Most Valuable Player of the Match Award: 1999
English Football Hall of Fame Inductee: 2005
UEFA Champions League top assist provider: 2006–07
Golden Foot: 2011
Globe Soccer Awards Player Career Award: 2019
One Club Award: 2020
IFFHS Legends

Records
 Has won a record 13 top division English league titles as a player, and only Manchester United player to have winner's medals from all 13 Premier League title wins.
 Most Premier League appearances for a player, with 632 (since surpassed by Gareth Barry).
 Most Premier League assists for a player, with 162.
 Only player to have played in 22 successive Premier League seasons.
 Only player to have scored in 21 successive Premier League seasons.
 Only player to have scored in 17 different Champions League tournaments (includes 11 consecutive tournaments, 1996–97 to 2006–07; Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have a better record with 17)
 Most goals by a British player in the Champions League/European Cup proper history, and 14th overall (not including preliminary rounds).
 Most appearances by a Manchester United player.
 Most starts by a Manchester United player, started in 794 games.
 First player to score 100 Premier League goals for Manchester United.
 Second midfielder to have scored 100 goals in the Premier League for a single club (first being Matt Le Tissier).
 One of four Manchester United players to win two Champions League titles (others are Paul Scholes, Gary Neville and Wes Brown).
 Oldest (37 years, 289 days) player to score in the Champions League, when he scored against Benfica on 14 September 2011.
One of two Manchester United players to win at least 10 top division medals (the other one is Paul Scholes.)
 Oldest (38 years, 243 days) player to score in the Football competition at the Summer Olympics, when he scored against United Arab Emirates on 29 July 2012.
State and civic honours
OBE for services to football: 2007
Honorary Master of Arts degree from the University of Salford for contributions to football and charity work in developing countries: 2008Giggs is Awarded Honorary Degree BBC, (15 July 2008). Retrieved on 15 July 2008.
Freedom of the City of Salford: 7 January 2010. He is the 22nd person to receive the Freedom of the City of Salford.

 References 

Category:1973 births
Category:Living people
Category:2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympians for Great Britain
Category:Manchester United F.C. players
Category:Sportspeople from Cardiff
Category:Welsh football managers
Category:Welsh footballers