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Agence France-PresseMarch 3, 2013 21:30
Football: Ryan Giggs factfile
Factfile on Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs, who is poised to make his 1,000th appearance in senior football on Wednesday in the Champions League clash against Real Madrid:
Name: Ryan Joseph Giggs (born Ryan Joseph Wilson)
Age: 39
Date of birth: November 29, 1973
Place of birth: Cardiff, Wales
Position: Left-winger/central midfielder
Club: Manchester United (1990-date)
Appearances: 931
Goals: 168
Debut: March 2, 1991 (v Everton, Manchester)
National team: Wales (1991-2007)
Appearances: 64
Goals: 12
Debut: October 16, 1991 (v Germany, Nuremberg)
Last appearance: June 2, 2007 (v Czech Republic, Cardiff)
Olympic team: Great Britain (2012)
Appearances: 4
Goals: 1
Honours
Club
Premier League (12): 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11
FA Cup (4): 1993-94, 1995-96, 1998-99, 2003-04
League Cup (3): 1991-92, 2005-06, 2008-09
Community Shield (8): 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010
UEFA Champions League (2): 1998-99, 2007-08
UEFA Super Cup (1): 1991
Intercontinental Cup (1): 1999
FIFA Club World Cup (2): 2008
Individual
PFA Young Player of the Year: 1991-92, 1992-93
PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2008-09
BBC Sports Personality of the Year: 2009
Other
OBE (Order of the British Empire, for services to football): 2007
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