Ryan Giggs

Ryan Giggs is a Welsh former footballer and manager who spent his senior playing career at Manchester United and represented Wales internationally.

1999 UEFA Champions League final: The final in which Manchester United scored twice in stoppage time to defeat Bayern Munich 2–1. Giggs started the match and assisted Teddy Sheringham’s equalizer.
Alex Ferguson: A Scottish football manager who led Manchester United from 1986 to 2013. Ferguson promoted Giggs to United’s first team and managed most of his playing career.
Wales national football team: The men’s national association football team representing Wales in international competition. Giggs earned 64 senior caps for Wales and later managed the team.
Most appearances for Manchester United: The club record for competitive first-team appearances, held by Ryan Giggs with 963. His appearance record reflects an unusually long career at one club.
1999 FA Cup semi-final replay: A 1999 replay in which Manchester United beat Arsenal 2–1 after extra time. Giggs scored a solo extra-time goal that became one of his most celebrated moments.
David Beckham: An English footballer who played for Manchester United, Real Madrid and the England national team. Beckham and Giggs were teammates in United’s celebrated class of 1992.
Winger (association football): A wide attacking position in association football, commonly focused on dribbling, crossing and creating chances. Giggs began as a left winger before adapting his role as he aged.
Manchester United F.C. in European football: Manchester United’s participation and record in UEFA club competitions. Giggs scored in 16 consecutive Champions League campaigns, a competition record at the time.
1999–2000 FA Premier League: The English top-flight season in which Manchester United won the league title by 18 points. Giggs contributed to the side’s dominant title defence after its 1999 treble.
Paul Scholes: An English footballer who spent his senior career as a midfielder at Manchester United. Scholes and Giggs formed part of the same long-serving United generation.

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Gareth BaleRelated: Giggs and Bale are often compared as Wales’s most prominent modern footballers.