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| image = Alex Katz's 1970 painting of his son 'Vincent with Open Mouth'.jpg |
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| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1972|11|29|df=yes}} |
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| caption = Alex Katz's 1970 painting of his son ''Vincent with Open Mouth'' |
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| cityofbirth = [[Ely, Cardiff]] |
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| birthdate = 1927 |
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| height = {{convert|5|ft|11|in|m|2|abbr=on}} |
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| location = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]] |
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| position = [[Midfielder#Winger|Winger]]<br />[[Striker#The second striker: deeper lying attackers|Second striker]]<br />[[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|Attacking midfielder]] |
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| currentclub = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] |
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| nationality = [[United States|American]] |
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| youthyears = <br>1987–1990 |
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| field = [[Sculpture]], [[Painting]], [[Printmaking]] |
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| youthclubs = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]<br>[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] |
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| training = [[The Cooper Union]], [[Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture]] |
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| years = 1990– |
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| movement = [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]] [[Figurative painting]], [[New Realism]], [[Pop Art]] |
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'''Ryan Joseph Giggs''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]<ref>{{cite news |title=OBE honour for United hero Giggs|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7138518.stm|publisher=BBC News|date=[[2007-12-11]] |accessdate=2007-12-15 }}</ref> (born '''Ryan Joseph Wilson''' on [[29 November]] [[1973]] in [[Ely, Cardiff|Ely]], [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]], [[United Kingdom]]) is a [[Wales|Welsh]] [[association football|footballer]] who has played for [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] as a [[midfielder|left midfielder]] for the entirety of his club career to-date. However due to Giggs's age, he has been made to play deeper in central midfield instead of left wing. Giggs holds a slew of football records including being the most decorated player in British Football history, as well as the most successful English League winner as he collected his 10th [[FA Premier League]] winning medal on [[11 May]] [[2008]]. |
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'''Alex Katz''' (born [[July 24]] [[1927]]) is an [[United States|American]] figural [[art]]ist associated with the [[Pop art]] movement. In particular, he is known for his [[painting]]s, [[sculpture]]s, and [[printmaking|prints]]. |
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Giggs was the first player in history to win the [[PFA Young Player of the Year]] award consecutively and as of today has played and scored in every single season of the FA Premier League since its inception, also holding the league's records for most all time goal assists with 289 assists in 535 appearances. Giggs has had a stellar domestic and continental career and is the first player in [[UEFA Champions League]] history to have scored in 12 successive seasons, on top of being elected into the [[PFA]] Team of the Century in 2007<ref>{{cite web |title=Teams of the Century |url=http://www.givemefootball.com/display.cfm?article=11019&type=1&area=centteams&page=2 |accessdate=2007-09-05 }}</ref>, the English Premiership Team of the Decade, in 2003, as well as the [[FA Cup]] Team of the [[Century]]. Giggs is also the only United player to have played in all 10 Premier League winning teams and the only Manchester United player to have played in both [[League Cup]] winning teams. At the [[2008 UEFA Champions League Final]], held on [[21 May]] [[2008]], Giggs surpassed [[Sir Bobby Charlton]]'s record of 758 appearances for Manchester United to become the club's all-time leader in appearances. |
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==Life and work== |
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On the International level, Giggs played for the [[Welsh national football team|Welsh national team]] prior to his retirement from international football on [[2 June]] [[2007]], and was once the youngest player to ever represent his country. As well as the many honours Giggs has received within football such as being named in the [[Football League 100 Legends]], he was awarded an OBE in the Queen's 2007 Birthday Honours List, and was inducted into the exclusive [[English Football Hall of Fame]] in 2005, for his services to English Football. |
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Alex Katz was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]]. In 1928 the family moved to [[St. Albans, Queens]]. From 1946 to 1949 he studied at [[The Cooper Union]] in New York, and from 1949 to 1950 he studied at the [[Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture]] in [[Skowhegan]], [[Maine]]. His first one-person show came in 1954: an exhibition of paintings at the Roko Gallery in New York. In 1974 The [[Whitney Museum of American Art]] showed ''Alex Katz Prints,'' followed by a traveling retrospective exhibition ''Alex Katz'' in 1986. During his first ten years as a painter, Katz admitted to destroying a thousand paintings. Since the 1950s, he worked to create art more “freely” in the sense that he tried to paint “faster than [he] can think.” His works seem simple, but according to Katz they are more reductive, which is fitting to his personality. <ref>{{citation | title= National Alex Katz | author=Robert Ayers | publisher=ARTINFO | year=2006 | date= January 18, 2006 | url=http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/9528/alex-katz/ | accessdate=2008-04-16 }}</ref> |
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In 1994 [[Cooper Union]] Art School created the Alex Katz Visiting Chair in Painting with the endowment provided by the sale of ten paintings donated by the artist. |
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==Early years== |
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Giggs was born in [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]], to [[Danny Wilson (rugby)|Danny Wilson]], a [[rugby union]] player for [[Cardiff RFC]], and Lynne Giggs (now Lynne Johnson). As a child, Giggs spent much of his time with his mother's parents and playing football on the roads outside their house. In 1980, when Giggs was six years old, his father switched rugby codes and signed for [[Swinton Lions|Swinton RLC]], forcing the whole family to move north to [[Manchester]]. The move was a traumatic one, as Giggs was very close to his grandparents in Cardiff, but he would often return there with his family at weekends or on school holidays. |
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[[Phaidon Press]] (2005) published an illustrated survey, ''Alex Katz'' by Carter Ratcliff, [[Robert Storr]] and [[Iwona Blazwick]]. Also in 2005, Katz made 25 etchings for the [http://www.arionpress.com/catalog/073.htm Arion Press] edition of ''Gloria'' with 28 poems by [[Bill Berkson]]. |
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In Manchester, Giggs' local team was Deans FC, who were coached by [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] scout Dennis Schofield. His first game for Deans ended in a 9–0 defeat to Stretford Vics, but, nevertheless, many people commented to Giggs that he was the best player on the pitch that day. Schofield recommended Giggs to Manchester City, and he was signed up to their School of Excellence. 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 F.C.|Liverpool]] chief scout [[Ron Yeats]]. Yeats was impressed by Giggs' performance, and would have recommended him to the Liverpool management, had Giggs not already been picked up by Manchester United. |
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It was only during the last decade that his art gained world wide acceptance, as it is now considered influential on much younger generations of artists. In 2007, Katz had a major solo show at the [[New York State Museum]].<ref>http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/exhibits/special/AlexKatz.cfm</ref> |
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While playing for Deans, Giggs would be watched regularly by local newsagent and [[Old Trafford]] steward Harold Wood. Wood regularly told the senior staff at Manchester United about Giggs, but they did not send anyone down to watch him until Wood spoke personally to [[Alex Ferguson]]. Wood told the United boss "He's with City at the moment, and if you lose him you'll regret it". So Ferguson sent a scout to a Deans match, who was impressed enough that United offered Giggs a trial over the Christmas period in 1986. Prior to the trial, Giggs played in a match for Salford Boys against a United Under-15s side at [[The Cliff (training ground)|The Cliff]] and scored a hat-trick, with Ferguson watching from his office window. The following November, on Giggs' 14th birthday, Ferguson turned up at Giggs' house with United scout Joe Brown and offered him two years on associate schoolboy forms. They also waived [[Youth Training Scheme|YTS]] forms, and persuaded Giggs with the opportunity to turn professional in three years. Giggs signed there and then. |
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At the age of 80, Katz broke out of his minimal fame in small art circles, and is currently seen as a major American painter.<ref>{{citation | title= Cool Katz | author=Ted Loos | publisher=ARTINFO | year=2007 | date= June 14, 2007 | url=http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/25234/cool-katz/ | accessdate=2008-04-16 }}</ref> |
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He represented [[England national football team|England]] at Schoolboy level (as Ryan Wilson) playing at [[Wembley Stadium]] against [[German national football team|Germany]] in 1989. Ryan changed his surname at the age of 16, two years after his parents' separation, so "the world would know he was his mother's son."<ref>[http://www.manutdzone.com/playerpages/RyanGiggs.htm Ryan Giggs @ ManUtdZone.com]</ref> [[Lawrie McMenemy]], then-coach of the [[England national under-21 football team|England Under-21]] team, checked to see whether Giggs was eligible to play for England. However, he was rebuffed after finding that Giggs had no English grandparents, and was only available to play for Wales and [[Sierra Leone]], the home of his paternal grandfather. |
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In 2007, Katz is represented by Richard Gray Gallery in [[Chicago]] and Robert Miller Gallery and Pace Wildenstein in New York. In 2008 he was the subject of a documentary directed by Heinz Peter Schwerfel, titled ''What About Style? Alex Katz: a Painter's Painter.'' |
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==Manchester United first team== |
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===Overview=== |
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Giggs made his first appearance for the club during the [[1990-91 in English football|1990-91 season]] and has been a regular player since [[1991-92 in English football|the 1991-92 season]]. He has played the most competitive games for the club, and holds the club record of team trophies won by a player (23).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={FE60904B-C2A8-4E60-9B05-700DBBC29BBC}§ion=playerProfile&teamid=458&bioid=91965 |title=Ryan Giggs |accessdate=2007-10-28 |publisher=ManUtd.com }}</ref> Since 1992, he has collected ten [[Premier League]] winner's medals, four [[FA Cup]] winner's medals, two [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] winner's medals and two [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] winner's medals. He also has runner-up medals from two FA Cup finals and two Football League Cup finals, as well as being part of four United teams to have finished second in the league. In recent years, Giggs has captained the team on numerous occasions, particularly in the 2007–08 season when regular captain [[Gary Neville]] was ruled out with various injuries. |
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A summer resident of [[Lincolnville, Maine]] since 1954, he has developed a close relationship with local [[Colby College]]. The college presented him with an honorary doctorate in 1984. In October 1996, the Colby College Museum of Art opened a wing dedicated to Katz that features more than 400 oil paintings, [[collage]]s, and prints donated by the artist.<ref>[http://www.colby.edu/academics_cs/museum_of_art/collections/katz/ colby.edu], accessed September 21, 2007.</ref> |
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===Beginnings=== |
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Giggs turned professional on [[29 November]] [[1990]] (his 17th birthday) and made his League debut against [[Everton F.C.]] at [[Old Trafford]] on [[2 March]] [[1991]], as a substitute for [[Denis Irwin]]. In his first full start, Giggs was credited with his first ever goal in a 1-0 win in the [[Manchester derby]], though it appeared to be a [[Colin Hendry]] own goal. |
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In 1973, one of Katz' earlier works, ''Poppy'', sold for only $1000<ref>[http://artsalesindex.artinfo.com/artsalesindex/aps/lots/10415999 Auction Results: Alex Katz' ''Poppy'']</ref>, but recently, his works sell more in the 6 digit range, such as ''Red Tulips'', which sold for $690,600. <ref>[http://artsalesindex.artinfo.com/artsalesindex/aps/lots/10849680 Auction Results: Alex Katz' ''Red Tulips'']</ref> |
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He became a first-team regular early in the [[1991-92 in English football|1991-92 season]], yet remained active with the youth system - captaining 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, and paved the way as the first of many Manchester United youth players to rise into the first team under Ferguson; a mark of his skill and maturity early on. That season, Giggs played in the team that finished as runners-up to [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]] in the final year of old [[First Division]] before the advent of the Premier League. Giggs collected his first piece of silverware on [[12 April]] [[1992]] as United defeated [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] in the [[1992 Football League Cup Final|League Cup Final]], after Giggs had set up [[Brian McClair]] to score the only goal of the game. At the end of the season, he was voted [[PFA Young Player of the Year]]. |
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His works are held in the collections of [[Tate Modern]]<ref>[http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=1386 tate.org.uk], accessed September 21, 2007.</ref> and the [[Museum of Modern Art]].<ref>[http://moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?criteria=O%3AAD%3AE%3A3016&page_number=1&template_id=6&sort_order=1 moma.org], accessed September 21, 2007</ref> |
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===Superstardom=== |
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By the start of the [[1992-93 in English football|1992-93]] season - the first season of the newly-formed [[Premier League]], Giggs was firmly established as [[Manchester United F.C.|United's]] first choice left winger, and became known as one of British football's most prodigious young players. 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, eventually granting the first interview to the [[BBC]]'s [[Des Lynam]] for ''[[Match of the Day]]''. |
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==Notes and references== |
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He was afforded many opportunities which were not normally offered to footballers at his young age, such as hosting his own [[television]] show, ''Ryan Giggs' Soccer Skills''. A book based on the series was also released. He was part of the league's attempt to market itself globally, re-forging its image after the [[hooliganism]]-affected years of the 1980s. |
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His goals were regularly shortlisted for various [[Goal of the Season]] awards, and tended to be memorable, particularly the ones against [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] in 1993, [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham]] in 1994, [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] in 1995, [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry]] in 1996, and the most remarkable of all, his solo-goal against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in the replay of the 1999 [[FA Cup]] semi-final. During extra time, Giggs picked up possession just after [[Patrick Vieira]] had given the ball away, then ran away from the half-way line, dribbling past the whole Arsenal back line, including [[Tony Adams (footballer)|Tony Adams]] and [[Martin Keown]] before launching his left-footed strike just under [[David Seaman|David Seaman's]] bar and beyond him. It does have the distinction of being the last ever goal scored in an [[FA Cup]] Semi-Final Replay as, from the following season, the [[FA Cup]] Semi-Finals have been decided in a single game, with [[extra time]] and a [[Penalty shootout (football)|penalty shootout]] if required. |
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By the late 1990s, with the retirement of [[Eric Cantona]] and the emergence of younger players like [[David Beckham]], [[Paul Scholes]], [[Gary Neville]], [[Philip Neville]] and [[Nicky Butt]]. Giggs missed several games due to injury, but his form was consistently excellent and he played in both cup finals that the club reached that season.{{Fact|date=August 2008}} Memorable moments were his extra-time goal in the FA Cup semi-final against arch-rivals [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] to give United a 2-1 win, and his 90th minute equaliser in the home leg of the [[UEFA Champions League]] semi-final against [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]. |
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Giggs set up the equalising goal scored by [[Teddy Sheringham]] in the [[1999 UEFA Champions League Final]] that set United on their way to the Treble. Giggs was also the Man of the Match as United beat [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]] to claim the [[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]] that year. |
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In November 2003, Giggs was mentioned in an episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', entitled "[[The Regina Monologues]]", which takes place in England. In response to [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] complaining that [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] punched out three people on the street, Homer replies, "That was over soccer results. Can you believe they gave Giggs a yellow card in the box?!". Giggs therefore has the distinction of being the only [[Premier League]] footballer to be mentioned on the show. Some claim that Giggs was the only ever footballer mentioned on''[[The Simpsons]]'' until an episode in season 18 featuring [[Ronaldo]]. |
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===The later years=== |
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Giggs was one of [[Manchester United F.C.|United]]'s most experienced and senior players at United when [[Denis Irwin]] left in May 2002, and he became a pivotal part of the club, despite still being only 28 years old. Giggs continued to excel in the four years that followed the [[The Treble|Treble]] triumph of 1999. United were [[Premier League]] champions in three of the four seasons following the treble, as well as reaching the [[UEFA Champions League]] quarter-finals three times and the semi-finals once. He celebrated his 10-year anniversary at [[Old Trafford]] with a testimonial match against [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] at the start of the [[2001-02 in English football|2001-02]] campaign. A year later, he bagged his 100th career goal in a draw with [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]]. |
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He played in his fourth [[FA Cup]] triumph on [[22 May]] [[2004]], making him one of only two players (the other being [[Roy Keane]]) to have won the trophy four times while playing for Manchester United. He has also finished with a runners-up medal three times (1995, 2005 and 2007). His participation in the victory over [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in September 2004 made him the third player to play 600 games for United, alongside Sir [[Bobby Charlton]] and [[Bill Foulkes]]. He was inducted into the [[English Football Hall of Fame]] in 2005 in recognition of his contribution to the English game. |
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After that season, Giggs signed a two-year contract extension with United when chairman [[David Gill]] relented on his normal policy of not signing players over 30 to contracts longer than one year. This would keep him at Old Trafford until at least June 2008. Giggs has also benefited from being largely injury-free aside from a series of [[hamstring]] problems. |
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On [[6 May]] [[2007]], with [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] only able to manage a 1-1 draw with London rivals [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], Manchester United became the champions of England. In doing so, Ryan Giggs set a new record of nine league titles, beating the previous record of eight he shared with [[Alan Hansen]] and [[Phil Neal]] (who won all of their titles with [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]). Giggs played a starring role in United's 2007 Charity Shield victory after netting in the first half to bring the game to a 1-1 draw, which led to penalty triumph for the Red Devils after keeper [[Edwin Van Der Sar]] saved all of Chelsea's first three penalties. |
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In the 2007-08 season, [[Alex Ferguson]] adopted a rotation system between Giggs and newcomers [[Nani (footballer)|Nani]] and [[Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira|Anderson]]. Nevertheless, Giggs remained the favoured choice for the anticipated clash with Chelsea at Old Trafford and put in a cross with the outside of his boot for [[Carlos Tevez]] to score his first [[Manchester United F.C.|United]] goal. Giggs signed a contract extension that will keep him at Old Trafford until the end of the [[2008-09 in English football|2008-09 season]], when he will be 35. His manager has since hinted that this contract could be extended, but that in the future he is unlikely to keep his position on the wing, instead playing in less energy sapping central roles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/7639014.stm |title=Ferguson hints at new Giggs deal |accessdate=2008-09-30 |publisher=bbc.co.uk |date=2008-09-27}}</ref> |
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Until the start of the 2008/2009 season, Giggs is one of only two players to have scored in every single [[FA Premier League]] season since its inception in 1992. Giggs scored his 100th league goal for United against [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] on [[8 December]] [[2007]], which United won 4-1.{{Fact|date=August 2008}} More landmarks have been achieved: on [[20 February]] [[2008]] he made his 100th appearance in the [[UEFA Champions League]] in a game against [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]],{{Fact|date=August 2008}} and 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.{{Fact|date=August 2008}} Fittingly, Giggs scored the second goal in that match, sealing the [[Premier League|League]] title for United and also marking the tenth time he has won the [[FA Premier League]] trophy. 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 [[2008 UEFA Champions League Final|Champions League Final]] against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]. 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 multiple Champions League finals. |
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At the start of Manchester United's 2008/2009 campaign, [[Sir Alex Ferguson]] began placing Ryan Giggs at central midfield, behind the forwards, instead of his favoured wing position. Giggs has since adapted very well to his new position and supplied 2 assists in 2 games, against [[Middlesbrough]] and [[AAB Aalborg]]. Sir Alex Ferguson said in an interview, "Ryan(Giggs) is a very valuable player, he will be 35 this November but at 35, he can be United's key player. At 25, Ryan would shatter defenders with his run down the flank, but at 35, he will play deeper." |
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<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7BB4CEE8FA%2D9A47%2D47BC%2DB069%2D3F7A2F35DB70%7D&newsid=5928153 |title=Report: MU 1 (6) Chelsea 1 (5) |publisher=ManUtd.com |author=Gemma Thompson |date=2008-05-21 |accessdate=2008-05-28 }}</ref> |
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==International career== |
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As a youngster, Giggs captained England Schoolboys but played for the [[Wales national football team|Welsh national team]] as an adult. |
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Giggs won 64 caps and scored 12 goals for the [[Wales national football team|Welsh national team]] between 1991 and 2007. He was appointed captain of [[Wales national football team|Wales]] in 2004. |
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Giggs received criticism for his reluctance to participate in friendly international matches. Since his début in 1991 against West Germany, Giggs failed to attend a friendly international until some nine years later, missing 18 consecutive friendly games. The official reason given for such absences was that Giggs was injured on each occasion. However, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson in fact had a policy of refusing to release the player for friendly games.<ref>{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Walker |title=Ferguson `protects' Giggs from Wales |url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20000302/ai_n14293632 |publisher=The Independent |date=[[2000-03-02]] |accessdate=2007-10-28 }}</ref> |
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In September 2006, Giggs played in a friendly against Brazil at White Hart Lane. Such was his display that, following the 2-0 win for Brazil, Brazil coach [[Dunga]] paid Giggs the compliment by stating he would not look out of place playing for the five-time world champions alongside stars such as [[Kaká]] and [[Ronaldinho]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Brazil's Dunga dazzled by Giggs |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/5320010.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=[[2006-09-06]] |accessdate=2007-10-28 }}</ref> |
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Giggs announced his retirement from international football on Wednesday [[30 May]] [[2007]] at a press conference held at The Vale of Glamorgan Hotel, drawing the curtain on a 16-year international career.{{Fact|date=August 2008}} His final game for Wales, and as captain, was the Euro 2008 qualifier against the Czech Republic on [[2 June]] at Cardiff. He earned his 64th cap in this game and won the Man of the Match award as Wales drew 0-0.<ref>{{cite news |title=Giggs ends international career |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6703359.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=[[2007-05-30]] |accessdate=2007-10-28 }}</ref> |
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== Discipline == |
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Giggs had a very good disciplinary record during his early career receiving relatively few bookings. In fact, he has never been sent off when playing for [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] and only once when playing for Wales. His only red card came in 2001 in an international match against [[Norway national football team|Norway]], which Wales lost. In November 2003, he was found guilty of improper conduct by the FA due to his behaviour following a game against Arsenal. In the same week, Giggs received a two-match suspension from international football for deliberately elbowing [[Russia]]n player [[Vadim Yevseyev]] in the face. The offence was missed by the [[referee]] but he was later charged using [[video evidence]]. |
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== Personal life == |
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Giggs was involved in controversy in November 1997, when his then-girlfriend Davinia Murphy alleged he assaulted her in a nightclub, claiming he punched her in the stomach and face.<ref>{{cite news |first=Matthew |last=Bell |title=Giggs back with the girl he beat |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_19980215/ai_n14474313 |publisher=Sunday Mirror |date=[[1998-02-15]] |accessdate=2007-10-28 }}</ref> |
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Giggs has starred in adverts for [[Reebok]], [[Sovil Titus]], [[Citizen Watch Co., Ltd|Citizen Watches]], [[Givenchy]], [[Fujifilm|Fuji]], [[Patek Phillipe]], [[Quorn]] Burgers and [[Celcom]]. |
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According to an article by [[BBC Sport]]: "In the early 1990s, Giggs was [[David Beckham]] before Beckham was even holding down a place in the United first team. If you put his face on the cover of a football magazine, it guaranteed you the biggest sales of the year. Why? Men would buy it to read about 'the new Best' and girls bought it because they wanted his face all over their bedroom walls. Giggs had the million-pound boot deal ([[Reebok]]), the lucrative sponsorship deals in the Far East ([[Fujifilm|Fuji]]) and the celebrity girlfriends ([[Dani Behr]], [[Davinia Taylor]]) at a time when Beckham was being sent on loan to [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]."<ref>{{cite news |first=Andrew |last=Benson |title=Ryan Giggs in a league of his own |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/6376845.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=[[2007-03-01]] |accessdate=2007-10-28 }}</ref> |
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Giggs married his long-term partner Stacey Cooke in a private ceremony on [[7 September]] [[2007]] .<ref>{{cite news |title=Ryan meets his match |url=http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7BB4CEE8FA%2D9A47%2D47BC%2DB069%2D3F7A2F35DB70%7D&newsid=469415 |publisher=ManUtd.com |date=[[2007-09-07]] |accessdate=2007-09-08 }}</ref> They currently have two children.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/6376845.stm| title=Ryan Giggs in a league of his own| publisher=BBC Sport| date=2007-03-01| accessdate=2008-08-28}}</ref> |
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== Campaigner == |
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In recent years, Giggs has also become a [[UNICEF]] representative, launching a campaign to prevent [[landmine]]s from killing children in 2002. Giggs, who had visited UNICEF projects in [[Thailand]], told the [[BBC]]: "As a footballer I can't imagine life without the use of one of my legs...Sadly this is exactly what happens to thousands of children every year when they accidentally step on a landmine."<ref>{{cite web |title=Ryan Giggs speaks to Unicef |url=http://www.unicef.org/football/players/ |accessdate=2008-04-13 }}</ref> |
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== Career statistics == |
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!colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]] |
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!colspan="2"|[[Football League Cup|League Cup]] |
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!colspan="2"|Other<ref>Includes other competitive competitions, including the [[FA Community Shield]], [[UEFA Super Cup]], [[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]], [[FIFA Club World Cup]]</ref> |
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|rowspan="19" valign="center"|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] |
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|[[The Football League 1990-91|1990–91]] |
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|2||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||1 |
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|[[The Football League 1991-92|1991–92]] |
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|38||4||3||0||8||3||1||0||1||0||51||7 |
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|[[FA Premier League 1992–93|1992–93]] |
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|41||9||2||2||2||0||1||0||0||0||46||11 |
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|[[FA Premier League 1993–94|1993–94]] |
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|38||13||7||1||8||3||4||0||1||0||58||17 |
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|[[FA Premier League 1994–95|1994–95]] |
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|29||1||7||1||0||0||3||2||1||0||40||4 |
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|[[FA Premier League 1995–96|1995–96]] |
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|33||11||7||1||2||0||2||0||0||0||44||12 |
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|[[FA Premier League 1996–97|1996–97]] |
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|26||3||3||0||0||0||7||2||1||0||37||5 |
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|[[FA Premier League 1997–98|1997–98]] |
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|29||8||2||0||0||5||1||0||1||0||37||9 |
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|[[FA Premier League 1998–99|1998–99]] |
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|24||3||6||2||1||0||9||5||1||0||41||10 |
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|[[FA Premier League 1999–2000|1999–2000]] |
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|30||6||colspan="2"|–||0||0||11||1||3||0||44||7 |
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|[[FA Premier League 2000–01|2000–01]] |
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|31||5||2||0||0||0||11||2||1||0||45||7 |
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|[[FA Premier League 2001–02|2001–02]] |
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|25||7||1||0||0||0||13||2||1||0||40||9 |
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|[[FA Premier League 2002–03|2002–03]] |
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|36||8||3||2||5||0||15||4||0||0||59||14 |
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|[[FA Premier League 2003–04|2003–04]] |
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|33||7||5||0||0||0||8||1||1||0||47||8 |
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|[[FA Premier League 2004–05|2004–05]] |
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|32||5||4||0||1||1||6||2||1||0||44||8 |
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|[[FA Premier League 2005–06|2005–06]] |
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|27||3||2||1||3||0||5||1||0||0||37||5 |
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|[[FA Premier League 2006–07|2006–07]] |
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|30||4||6||0||0||0||8||2||0||0||44||6 |
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|[[FA Premier League 2007–08|2007–08]] |
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|31||3||2||0||0||0||9||0||1||1||43||4 |
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|[[FA Premier League 2008–09|2008–09]] |
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|3||0||0||0||1||1||2||0||1||0||7||1 |
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''Statistics accurate as of match played 4 October 2008'' |
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==Honours== |
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Giggs is the most decorated player in the history of English football, with 20 major honours, each of which under the management of [[Alex Ferguson]]. |
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*[[Premier League]] |
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**Winner (10): [[FA Premier League 1992-93|1992-93]], [[FA Premier League 1993-94|1993-94]], [[FA Premier League 1995-96|1995-96]], [[FA Premier League 1996-97|1996-97]], [[FA Premier League 1998-99|1998-99]], [[FA Premier League 1999-2000|1999-2000]], [[FA Premier League 2000-01|2000-01]], [[FA Premier League 2002-03|2002-03]], [[FA Premier League 2006-07|2006-07]], [[Premier League 2007-08|2007-08]] |
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**Runner-up (3): [[FA Premier League 1994-95|1994-95]], [[FA Premier League 1997-98|1997-98]], [[FA Premier League 2005-06|2005-06]] |
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*[[Football League First Division]] |
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**Runner-up (1): [[The Football League 1991-92|1991-92]] |
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*[[FA Cup]] |
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**Winner (4): [[1994 FA Cup Final|1993-94]], [[1996 FA Cup Final|1995-96]], [[1999 FA Cup Final|1998-99]], [[2004 FA Cup Final|2003-04]] |
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**Runner-up (3): [[1995 FA Cup Final|1994-95]], [[2005 FA Cup Final|2004-05]], [[2007 FA Cup Final|2006-07]] |
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*[[Football League Cup]] |
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**Winner (2): [[1992 Football League Cup Final|1991-92]], [[2006 Football League Cup Final|2005-06]] |
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**Runner-up (2): [[1994 Football League Cup Final|1993-94]], [[2003 Football League Cup Final|2002-03]] |
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*[[FA Community Shield]] |
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**Winner (7): 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, [[2003 FA Community Shield|2003]], [[2007 FA Community Shield|2007]], [[2008 FA Community Shield|2008]] |
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**Runner-up (5): 1998, 1999, 2000, [[2001 FA Charity Shield|2001]], [[2004 FA Community Shield|2004]] |
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*[[UEFA Champions League]] |
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**Winner (2): [[1999 UEFA Champions League Final|1998-99]], [[2008 UEFA Champions League Final|2007-08]] |
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*[[UEFA Super Cup]] |
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**Winner (1): [[1991 UEFA Super Cup|1991]] |
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**Runner-up (1): [[1999 UEFA Super Cup|1999]] |
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*[[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]] |
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**Winner (1): [[1999 Intercontinental Cup|1999]] |
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*[[FA Youth Cup]] |
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**Winner (1): 1991-92 |
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==== Individual ==== |
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*[[FA Premier League Player of the Month]]: September 1993, August 2006, February 2007 |
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*[[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]] [[Man of the Match]]: 1999<ref>{{cite web |title=Toyota Cup - Most Valuable Player of the Match Award |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablest/toyotamvp.html |accessdate=2007-12-20 }}</ref> |
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*Manchester United Players Player of the Year Award: 2005-06{{Fact|date=March 2007}} |
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*Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year Award: 1997-98 |
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*U-21 [[European Footballer of the Year]]: (1993){{Fact|date=March 2007}} |
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*Wales Player of the Year Award: 1996, 2006 |
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*[[BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year]]: 1996 |
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*Inducted into the [[English Football Hall of Fame]]: 2005 |
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*Inducted into the Premiership Team of the Decade: 2003<ref>{{cite web |title=Ten Years and Counting |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=264175&root=england&cc=4716 |accessdate=2003-04-15 }}</ref> |
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*Inducted into the FA Challenge Cup Team of the Century: 2006{{Fact|date=March 2007}} |
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*Inducted into the PFA Team Of The Century: 2007<ref>{{cite web |title=Teams of the Century |url=http://www.givemefootball.com/display.cfm?article=11019&type=1&area=centteams&page=2 |accessdate=2007-09-05 }}</ref> |
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*Only Manchester United player to have played in all 10 Premiership title winning teams; also a record of English title holders overall |
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*Only Manchester United player to have played in both League Cup winning teams |
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*Only player to have scored in 12 consecutive Champions League tournaments |
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*Only player to have played and won two Champions League finals for Man Utd |
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*Only player to have won 7 [[FA Community Shield]]s: a [[United Kingdom|British]] record.{{Fact|date=August 2008}} |
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*Along with [[Gary Speed]], the only player to have scored in every Premier League campaign since its inception |
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*Member of [[PFA Team of the Year]]: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2007 |
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*[[OBE]] for services to football |
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*Awarded an honorary degree ([[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|Master of Arts]]) from [[Salford University]] on [[15 July]] [[2008]] for contributions to football and charity work in developing countries.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7508195.stm Giggs is Awarded Honorary Degree] BBC, ([[2008-07-15]]). Retrieved on [[2008-07-15]].</ref> |
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====Records & other awards==== |
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Giggs has won [[PFA Young Player of the Year]] award twice (1992 and 1993), making him the first player to win the award in consecutive years - a feat matched only by [[Robbie Fowler]] and current team-mate [[Wayne Rooney]]. Giggs holds many other records, including that of the top all-time scorer in the [[FA Premier League]] not to play regularly in the position of [[striker]], and holds the record for scoring Manchester United's fastest goal (15 seconds), set in November 1995 against [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]].{{Fact|date=April 2008}} Fans have also voted that Giggs scored Manchester United's greatest goal, in the semi-final of the 1999 FA Cup against Arsenal where he beat four defenders ([[Lee Dixon]] twice) to score.<ref>[http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7B6DDFCB6E-3471-4E45-9385-F04D05F4A70D%7D&newsid=376691 The Gaffer's Greatest Goal] Manutd.com, ([[2006-04-11]]). </ref> |
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*[http://www.richardgraygallery.com/artists_frm.asp Richard Gray Gallery] |
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*{{FIFA player|95299}} |
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*[http://www.alexkatz.com/complete_bio.html Short biography at official website] |
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*{{soccerbase|2856|Ryan Giggs}} |
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*[http://www.jca-online.com/katz.html Alex Katz interviewed by Richard Prince] |
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*[http://www.footballdatabase.com/site/players/index.php?dumpPlayer=497 FootballDatabase provides Ryan Giggs’ profile and stats] |
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*[http://www.colby.edu/academics_cs/museum_of_art/collections/katz/ Colby College Museum of Art] |
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*[http://www.manutd.com/bio/bio.sps?iBiographyID=1626 Manchester United Official Website Biography] |
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*[http://br.geocities.com/artxxcentury/alex_katz.htm Alex Katz - His Life, A Gallery] |
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*[http://www.magical-secrets.com/artists/katz Biography on Magical-Secrets.com] |
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*[http://www.ryangiggs.cc Ryan Giggs | Manchester United & Wales :: Version 2.0] |
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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/6376845.stm BBC profile of Giggs] |
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*[http://www.moorsidehigh.co.uk/1989.html Ryan Giggs pictured as part of the Moorside High School basketball team] |
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quI_LkMj4HI Ryan Giggs v Arsenal (FA Cup Semi-Final Replay 1999)] |
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Alex Katz | |
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| File:Alex Katz's 1970 painting of his son 'Vincent with Open Mouth'.jpg Alex Katz's 1970 painting of his son Vincent with Open Mouth | |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | The Cooper Union, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture |
| Known for | Sculpture, Painting, Printmaking |
| Movement | East Coast Figurative painting, New Realism, Pop Art |
Alex Katz (born July 24 1927) is an American figural artist associated with the Pop art movement. In particular, he is known for his paintings, sculptures, and prints.
Life and work
Alex Katz was born in Brooklyn, New York. In 1928 the family moved to St. Albans, Queens. From 1946 to 1949 he studied at The Cooper Union in New York, and from 1949 to 1950 he studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhegan, Maine. His first one-person show came in 1954: an exhibition of paintings at the Roko Gallery in New York. In 1974 The Whitney Museum of American Art showed Alex Katz Prints, followed by a traveling retrospective exhibition Alex Katz in 1986. During his first ten years as a painter, Katz admitted to destroying a thousand paintings. Since the 1950s, he worked to create art more “freely” in the sense that he tried to paint “faster than [he] can think.” His works seem simple, but according to Katz they are more reductive, which is fitting to his personality. [1]
In 1994 Cooper Union Art School created the Alex Katz Visiting Chair in Painting with the endowment provided by the sale of ten paintings donated by the artist.
Phaidon Press (2005) published an illustrated survey, Alex Katz by Carter Ratcliff, Robert Storr and Iwona Blazwick. Also in 2005, Katz made 25 etchings for the Arion Press edition of Gloria with 28 poems by Bill Berkson.
It was only during the last decade that his art gained world wide acceptance, as it is now considered influential on much younger generations of artists. In 2007, Katz had a major solo show at the New York State Museum.[2]
At the age of 80, Katz broke out of his minimal fame in small art circles, and is currently seen as a major American painter.[3]
In 2007, Katz is represented by Richard Gray Gallery in Chicago and Robert Miller Gallery and Pace Wildenstein in New York. In 2008 he was the subject of a documentary directed by Heinz Peter Schwerfel, titled What About Style? Alex Katz: a Painter's Painter.
A summer resident of Lincolnville, Maine since 1954, he has developed a close relationship with local Colby College. The college presented him with an honorary doctorate in 1984. In October 1996, the Colby College Museum of Art opened a wing dedicated to Katz that features more than 400 oil paintings, collages, and prints donated by the artist.[4]
In 1973, one of Katz' earlier works, Poppy, sold for only $1000[5], but recently, his works sell more in the 6 digit range, such as Red Tulips, which sold for $690,600. [6]
His works are held in the collections of Tate Modern[7] and the Museum of Modern Art.[8]
Notes and references
- ^ Robert Ayers (January 18, 2006), National Alex Katz, ARTINFO, retrieved 2008-04-16
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/exhibits/special/AlexKatz.cfm
- ^ Ted Loos (June 14, 2007), Cool Katz, ARTINFO, retrieved 2008-04-16
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ colby.edu, accessed September 21, 2007.
- ^ Auction Results: Alex Katz' Poppy
- ^ Auction Results: Alex Katz' Red Tulips
- ^ tate.org.uk, accessed September 21, 2007.
- ^ moma.org, accessed September 21, 2007