Ryan Giggs
Ryan Giggs
Ryan Joseph Giggs, OBE 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...
NationalityWelsh
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth29 November 1973
bringing main players ranks
Bringing young players through the ranks has always been one of the manager's main priorities,
alex both brought captain faith ferguson john lads players sir stress style
John's put a lot of faith in me, making me captain and like the players he's brought in, I've responded. He's got his own style but the lads are a lot more comfortable with him now. John and Sir Alex Ferguson are both old school, like to do the coaching, and stress what they want from individuals. And, more often than not, they get it.
break explain form hard hopefully periods players work
All players have 'ordinary' periods in their career and it's hard to explain why. So at these times, its all about self belief, hard work and hopefully you get the break and your form returns.
brought confident hope players quite
We just hope the players who are brought in will go out and perform. I'm quite confident they will do that.
believe creativity player
Ander is a fantastic young player, with great energy and creativity. We believe him to be one of the brightest young prospects in Spain and I am certain he will be a big hit with the United fans. I’m delighted he has made the decision to come to Manchester and play his part in the club’s future.
eye player thinking
Too much money at a young age, it just takes your eye off the ball. And you're not as hungry as players used to be. You think you've made it before you've done anything.
dad player people
Where I grew up, people obviously knew my dad because it's a small place and he was the top player for Swinton - they'd go and watch him play, see him in the papers, so they knew he was black.
team player differences
Many players want to make as much money as they can and change teams for ten grand. How is that going to make much difference to their lives?
player years lasts
Messi is probably the best player of the last 20 years.
fighting player kicking
What you've got to realise is that footballers, and me in particular, have seen everything in the changing room. Everything. I've seen the manager kicking off with the players, the players kicking off with him, players fighting each other, managers fighting, everything.
player men focus
As players, you just play for the club. I love Man United, I'm going to play for Man United, and that's what my focus is on.
inspirational school player
He was a professional rugby player in the area that I played as a youngster. So a lot of people who I went to school with knew who he was and knew that he was black. So I would get racist taunts in school.
player years games
I’d go for Scholesy as the club’s greatest ever player. I’ve seen him do things that no other player can do. The way he can control the tempo of games, and his range of passing, are both incredible. We’ve seen over the years that players just haven’t been able to get near him. And you can’t forget his goals either.
player paul-scholes united
I have played with some great players during my time at United but I would have to put Paul Scholes down as the best.