Giggs, Ryan

Manchester United & Wales

Birthdate: November 29, 1973
Birthplace: Cardiff, Wales
Height: 180 cms
Weight: 68 kgs
Position: Midfielder and Forward
Games & Goals with National Team: 16 caps, 6 goals (as of June 3, 2000)
Debut with Manchester United: May 4, 1991

There can be few more exhilarating sights in football than the beautifully-balanced Ryan Giggs running at pace at an opposition defence. Giggs is a skilful winger-cum-midfielder who usually operates on the left. He has a devastating shot and is a frequently used free-kick specialist. Always compared to George Best, Giggs started his full time career alternating between first team and youth team apppeareances and in the 1991-92 season won a FA Youth Cup winners medal, while making 38 league appeareances for United. Goalscoring has been Giggs' only Achilles heel and he went almost 100 games upto the start of the 1995-96 with only two goals to his name, but in his role as a creator, he has won special place in the hearts of United fans. His real skill is the ability to beat defenders, blistering acceleration, and the whipped-in crosses.

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