Ryan Giggs aka GIGGSY is once in a generation footballer ever to play for manchester united over the past two decades. having come to england from wales at a tender age of 6 years and he joined Deans FC. Meanwhile, Giggs continued to play for Salford Boys, who went on to reach the final of the Granada Schools Cup competition at Anfield in 1987. Giggs captained the Salford team to victory over their Blackburn counterparts, and the trophy was presented to him by Liverpool chief scout Ron Yeats. Yeats was impressed by Giggs's performance, and would have recommended him to Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish, had Giggs not already been picked up by Manchester United.
Giggs turned professional on 29 November 1990 (his 17th birthday), by which time he was described by various sources to be the finest prospect in English football since George Best in the 1960s. He made his league debut against Everton at Old Trafford on 2 March 1991 as a 17 year old replacing Dennis Irwin as a full back. He became a first-team regular early in the 1991–92 season, yet remained active with the youth system and captained the team, made up of many of "Fergie's Fledglings", to an FA Youth Cup triumph in 1992. Giggs broke into the first team even though he was still aged only 17, a mark of his skill and maturity, and paved the way as the first of many Manchester United youth players to rise into the first team under Ferguson. As the youngest member of the United first team squad, Giggs looked to the older players such as Bryan Robson for advice.
The start of 1992-93 season in which the first division was rechristened as Premier League, giggs was the automatic first choice winger available to Sir Alex. Giggs, as the leader of this new revival of pacy and stylish football after the traditional years of long ball and route one styles of previous decades, played a key role in reshaping English football,[14] and helped United to its first top division title win for 26 years, though they didn't go top until after Christmas and fought off competition from big spending Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers as well as surprise title contenders Norwich City. His emergence and the arrival of Eric Cantona heralded the dominance of United in the new league. His manager was very protective of him, refusing to allow Giggs to be interviewed until he turned 20. This was a testament to his skill and maturity which he got at a very tender age.
The season of 93-94 was the beginning of the ERA OF FERGIE-FLEDGELINGS. the so called group of youngsters who graduated from the United's youth academy. Among the academy graduates, future stars David Beckham, Gary Neville, Nicky Butt emerged and thus the era of United's domination began which signaled the end of a trophy drought at Old Trafford.
Giggs proved to be a great goalscorer, many of his memorable goals being shortlisted for various Goal of the Season awards. Widely regarded as among his best were those against Queens Park Rangers in 1993, Tottenham in 1994, Everton in 1995, Coventry in 1996, and the most remarkable of all, his solo-goal against Arsenal in the replay of the 1999 FA Cupsemi-final. During extra time, Giggs picked up possession after Patrick Vieira gave the ball away, then ran from the half-way line, dribbled past the whole Arsenal back line, includingTony Adams, Lee Dixon and Martin Keown before launching his left-footed strike just under David Seaman's bar and beyond his reach. He famously whipped off his shirt as he ran to celebrate with his teammates. This was one the best goals ever scored in FA cup and Ryan Giggs single handedly won the match for United.
The year of 1999 would be a year that Giggs would remember for his entire life. First the famous FA Cup semifinal victory over old foes Arsenal, secondly winning the premier league title on the final day of the season, pipping arsenal by a mere 1 point and thirdly the famous Champions League Final at Nou Camp where he helped United overturn a 1-0 deficit into a winning margin of 2-1 in which he set up the goal which teddy sheringham scored to equalize and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored on the last kick of the game to complete the treble. it was indeed a great moment for Giggs who was named man of the match and United later went on to win the Intercontinental Cup beating brazilian side Palmeiras.
Giggs became the longest serving player at United after Dennis Irwin left in 2002, Giggs was barely in his twenties that time. He celebrated his decade of being a united player with a testimonial match against Celtic FC at the start of the 2001-02 season.
Few of the his personal achievements;
1. Giggs scored his 100th league goal for United against Derby County on 8 December 2007, which United won 4–1.
2. On 20 February 2008 he made his 100th appearance in the UEFA Champions League in a game against Lyon
3. On 11 May 2008 he came on as a substitute for Park Ji-Sung to equal Sir Bobby Charlton's record of 758 appearances for United. Giggs scored the second goal in that match, sealing his, and United's, tenth Premier League title.
4.Ten days later, on 21 May 2008, Giggs broke Bobby Charlton's appearance record for United when coming on as an 87th minute substitute for Paul Scholes in the Champions League Final againstChelsea. United would go on to win the Final, defeating Chelsea 6–5 on penalties after a 1–1 draw after extra time. Giggs converted what became the winning penalty in sudden-death for United and joined Steve McManaman and team-mate Owen Hargreaves in becoming the only British players to have played in and won more than one Champions League final.
5. On the 6th of March 2011, Giggs surpassed the Manchester United league appearance record of Bobby Charlton by playing his 607th game against Liverpool.
On 16 August, 2010 Giggs scored against Newcastle which ensure that he became the first and the only player who has scored in every Premier League Season ever since its inception. Giggs signed a one-year contract extension with Manchester United on 18 February, keeping him at the club until June 2012.
Ryan Giggs is a player who understands the finer details of the game and is rarely carried off by the emotions. The fact that he was never sent off in a United Shirt is just a testament to his emotional strength.In recent years, Giggs has become a UNICEF representative, launching a campaign in 2002 to prevent landmines from killing children. He is half way through his UEFA "A" coaching license which would help him take the helm at United or Wales some time in the near Future.
"Ryan makes you believe there is a football God" - Rowan Atkinson
this is just a testimony to a club legend like Giggs who is up there among the likes of Sir Bobby Charlton, George Best, Eric Cantona and co.
Giggs turned professional on 29 November 1990 (his 17th birthday), by which time he was described by various sources to be the finest prospect in English football since George Best in the 1960s. He made his league debut against Everton at Old Trafford on 2 March 1991 as a 17 year old replacing Dennis Irwin as a full back. He became a first-team regular early in the 1991–92 season, yet remained active with the youth system and captained the team, made up of many of "Fergie's Fledglings", to an FA Youth Cup triumph in 1992. Giggs broke into the first team even though he was still aged only 17, a mark of his skill and maturity, and paved the way as the first of many Manchester United youth players to rise into the first team under Ferguson. As the youngest member of the United first team squad, Giggs looked to the older players such as Bryan Robson for advice.
The start of 1992-93 season in which the first division was rechristened as Premier League, giggs was the automatic first choice winger available to Sir Alex. Giggs, as the leader of this new revival of pacy and stylish football after the traditional years of long ball and route one styles of previous decades, played a key role in reshaping English football,[14] and helped United to its first top division title win for 26 years, though they didn't go top until after Christmas and fought off competition from big spending Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers as well as surprise title contenders Norwich City. His emergence and the arrival of Eric Cantona heralded the dominance of United in the new league. His manager was very protective of him, refusing to allow Giggs to be interviewed until he turned 20. This was a testament to his skill and maturity which he got at a very tender age.
The season of 93-94 was the beginning of the ERA OF FERGIE-FLEDGELINGS. the so called group of youngsters who graduated from the United's youth academy. Among the academy graduates, future stars David Beckham, Gary Neville, Nicky Butt emerged and thus the era of United's domination began which signaled the end of a trophy drought at Old Trafford.
Giggs proved to be a great goalscorer, many of his memorable goals being shortlisted for various Goal of the Season awards. Widely regarded as among his best were those against Queens Park Rangers in 1993, Tottenham in 1994, Everton in 1995, Coventry in 1996, and the most remarkable of all, his solo-goal against Arsenal in the replay of the 1999 FA Cupsemi-final. During extra time, Giggs picked up possession after Patrick Vieira gave the ball away, then ran from the half-way line, dribbled past the whole Arsenal back line, includingTony Adams, Lee Dixon and Martin Keown before launching his left-footed strike just under David Seaman's bar and beyond his reach. He famously whipped off his shirt as he ran to celebrate with his teammates. This was one the best goals ever scored in FA cup and Ryan Giggs single handedly won the match for United.
The year of 1999 would be a year that Giggs would remember for his entire life. First the famous FA Cup semifinal victory over old foes Arsenal, secondly winning the premier league title on the final day of the season, pipping arsenal by a mere 1 point and thirdly the famous Champions League Final at Nou Camp where he helped United overturn a 1-0 deficit into a winning margin of 2-1 in which he set up the goal which teddy sheringham scored to equalize and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored on the last kick of the game to complete the treble. it was indeed a great moment for Giggs who was named man of the match and United later went on to win the Intercontinental Cup beating brazilian side Palmeiras.
Giggs became the longest serving player at United after Dennis Irwin left in 2002, Giggs was barely in his twenties that time. He celebrated his decade of being a united player with a testimonial match against Celtic FC at the start of the 2001-02 season.
Few of the his personal achievements;
1. Giggs scored his 100th league goal for United against Derby County on 8 December 2007, which United won 4–1.
2. On 20 February 2008 he made his 100th appearance in the UEFA Champions League in a game against Lyon
3. On 11 May 2008 he came on as a substitute for Park Ji-Sung to equal Sir Bobby Charlton's record of 758 appearances for United. Giggs scored the second goal in that match, sealing his, and United's, tenth Premier League title.
4.Ten days later, on 21 May 2008, Giggs broke Bobby Charlton's appearance record for United when coming on as an 87th minute substitute for Paul Scholes in the Champions League Final againstChelsea. United would go on to win the Final, defeating Chelsea 6–5 on penalties after a 1–1 draw after extra time. Giggs converted what became the winning penalty in sudden-death for United and joined Steve McManaman and team-mate Owen Hargreaves in becoming the only British players to have played in and won more than one Champions League final.
5. On the 6th of March 2011, Giggs surpassed the Manchester United league appearance record of Bobby Charlton by playing his 607th game against Liverpool.
On 16 August, 2010 Giggs scored against Newcastle which ensure that he became the first and the only player who has scored in every Premier League Season ever since its inception. Giggs signed a one-year contract extension with Manchester United on 18 February, keeping him at the club until June 2012.
Ryan Giggs is a player who understands the finer details of the game and is rarely carried off by the emotions. The fact that he was never sent off in a United Shirt is just a testament to his emotional strength.In recent years, Giggs has become a UNICEF representative, launching a campaign in 2002 to prevent landmines from killing children. He is half way through his UEFA "A" coaching license which would help him take the helm at United or Wales some time in the near Future.
"Ryan makes you believe there is a football God" - Rowan Atkinson
this is just a testimony to a club legend like Giggs who is up there among the likes of Sir Bobby Charlton, George Best, Eric Cantona and co.
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