The former Manchester United midfielder in his playing days was always and almost part of every success at the Old Trafford which is nicknamed "The theatre of dreams" because anything can happen.
The United player achieved most of his success under EPL's most successful coach, Sir Alex Ferguson who was also the club's most successful and longest serving manager.
Ryan Giggs: EPL most decorated player is the caption of this post and rightly so because the Wales midfielder and play maker ha lots of trophy under hi a belts and we will be highlighting some of these trophies in this post.
PFA Premier League Team of the Year(6): 1992–93, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2008–09 [/mks_toggle]
PFA Team of the Century: 1997–2007
PFA Players' Player of the Year (1): 2008–09
PFA Merit Award: 2016
FWA Tribute Award: 2007
Bravo Award (1): 1993
BBC Sports Personality of the Year (1): 2009
BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year (2): 1996, 2009
GQ Sportsman of the Year (1): 2010[160]
Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year (1): 1997–98
Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year (2): 1990–91, 1991–92
Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2001–02): Overall 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
Wales Player of the Year Award (2): 1996, 2006
Premier League Player of the Month (3): September 1993, August 2006, February 2007
BBC Goal of the Season (1): 1998–99
Intercontinental Cup Most Valuable Player of the Match Award: 1999
English Football Hall of Fame Inductee: 2005
Golden Foot: 2011
State and civic honours
OBE for services to football: 2007
Honorary Master of Arts degree from Salford University for contributions to football and charity work in developing countries: 2008
Freedom of the City of Salford: 7 January 2010. He is the 22nd person to receive the Freedom of the City of Salford.
The United player achieved most of his success under EPL's most successful coach, Sir Alex Ferguson who was also the club's most successful and longest serving manager.
Ryan Giggs: EPL most decorated player is the caption of this post and rightly so because the Wales midfielder and play maker ha lots of trophy under hi a belts and we will be highlighting some of these trophies in this post.
Ryan Giggs Profile
- Full name: Ryan Joseph Giggs, Wilson
- Date of birth: 29 November 1973 (age 43)
- Place of birth: Canton, Cardiff, Wales
- Height: 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
- Playing position: Midfielder
- Ryan Giggs is the son of rugby league player Danny Wilson.
- Giggs was born in Cardiff - He moved to Manchester at the age of six after his father, David Wilson was bought to play for Swinton RLFC.
Ryan Giggs here and there
- Favorite Foot: Left (He uses Right in some cases)
- Played for Manchester City before moving to play for Manchester United in 1987
- Professional debut: Manchester United in 1991.
- Giggs broke into United's first team even though he was still aged only 17
- Giggs Played against his hometown club, Cardiff City, for the first time in November 2013.
- Giggs played for the Wales team 64 times, but never at a major international tournament.
- He played for two countries: Wales and Great Britain
- Longest Club Stay: Manchester United F.C for 23 years (First team player)
- Ryan Giggs retired from football (playing) on May 19th 2014.
His Coaching Career
- Ryan Giggs was named Manchester United interim player-manager in the 2013/14 EPL following the dismissal of David Moyes.
- He was later appointed as assistant manager under Louis Van Gaal on May 19th 2014
- Consequently, Ryan Giggs retired from football (playing) on May 19th 2014.
- Giggs had a 50% win rate as United player-coach (Won 2 games, Lost 1 and drew 1) - A total of 4 games managed from 22 April, 2014 to 11 May, 2014.
Ryan Giggs Career Statistics
- Ryan Giggs holds Manchester United FC's club record for competitive appearances with a total of 963 appearances.
- He scored 168 goals for Manchester United.
- Giggs became United's longest serving player when Denis Irwin left in May 2002.
- Giggs made his 700th start for United on 12 September 2009, .
- He scored his 150th goal for United against Wolfsburg FC in his first Champions League game of the season.
- He is only the ninth player to score equal to or grater than 150 goals for Manchester United.
- On the eve of his 36th birthday (i.e on 28 November 2009), Giggs scored his 100th Premier League goal – all for Manchester United – scoring the fourth goal in a 4–1 victory over Portsmouth at Fratton Park, and becoming only the 17th player to reach the milestone in the Premier League.
- Giggs was named Manchester United Player of the Decade on 31 December 2009.
- On 24 April 2010, Giggs scored the first ever league penalties of his career, netting two penalties in a 3–1 home win over Tottenham Hotspur.
- Giggs surpassed the Manchester United league appearance record of Bobby Charlton by playing his 607th game against Liverpool on 6 March 2011.
- On 26th April, 2009, Giggs became the oldest goalscorer in Champions League history to date.
- Giggs became all-time leading appearance holder in European competitions, overtaking Raúl on 2nd October 2013.
- Giggs was never sent off in his 24-season playing career for Manchester United.
Ryan Giggs Honours
Individual Honours
PFA Young Player of the Year(2): 1991–92, 1992–93PFA Premier League Team of the Year(6): 1992–93, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2008–09 [/mks_toggle]
PFA Team of the Century: 1997–2007
PFA Players' Player of the Year (1): 2008–09
PFA Merit Award: 2016
FWA Tribute Award: 2007
Bravo Award (1): 1993
BBC Sports Personality of the Year (1): 2009
BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year (2): 1996, 2009
GQ Sportsman of the Year (1): 2010[160]
Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year (1): 1997–98
Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year (2): 1990–91, 1991–92
Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2001–02): Overall 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
Wales Player of the Year Award (2): 1996, 2006
Premier League Player of the Month (3): September 1993, August 2006, February 2007
BBC Goal of the Season (1): 1998–99
Intercontinental Cup Most Valuable Player of the Match Award: 1999
English Football Hall of Fame Inductee: 2005
Golden Foot: 2011
State and civic honours
OBE for services to football: 2007
Honorary Master of Arts degree from Salford University for contributions to football and charity work in developing countries: 2008
Freedom of the City of Salford: 7 January 2010. He is the 22nd person to receive the Freedom of the City of Salford.
Ryan Giggs Records
- Most decorated player in EPL history with 34 trophies
- 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.
- Most Premier League assists for a player, with 116.
- Most UEFA Champions League assists for a player, with 30; tied with Cristiano Ronaldo
- 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; only Raúl has a better record with 14).
- 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 Medals (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.
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