Ryan Giggs factfile. 1973: Born Ryan Joseph Wilson on November 29 in Cardiff. 1990: Signs as a trainee with Manchester United in July and as a professional in December. 1991: Adopts mothers maiden name and becomes Ryan Giggs. March - Makes United debut aged 17 as a substitute against Everton. Two months later he scores the winner against Manchester City at Old Trafford. October - Becomes the youngest footballer to represent Wales when he plays against Germany in Nuremberg aged 17 years and 322 days. November - Wins his first piece of silverware with United as the Reds beat Red Star Belgrade to lift the UEFA Super Cup. 1992: Helps United lift League Cup and wins PFA Young Player of the Year award. 1993: Becomes first player to win PFA Young Player of the Year award twice. Member of United side which ends the clubs 26-year wait to win the league title. 1994: Helps United win the Premier League and FA Cup double. 1996: Helps the Red Devils win the double for a second time. 1997: Wins a third league title in four years and in October scores a memorable goal in 3-2 Champions League victory over Juventus at Old Trafford. 1999: Scores stunning winner in Uniteds epic FA Cup semi-final replay victory over Arsenal at Villa Park in April. Helps the Reds complete an historic treble of Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup trophies. 2000: Wins his sixth Premier League winners medal in eight years. 2001: Collects his seventh league championship and 12th major honour in total. July - Signs a new five-year contact. Sent off for the first time in his career as Wales crash 3-2 in Norway. 2002: August 23: Nets his 100th career goal for United with the teams second goal in league game at Chelsea. 2003: May - United are crowned league champions again. 2004: May - United finish third in the table but Giggs lines up in the 3-0 FA Cup final victory over Millwall. 2007: May 6 - Wins ninth Premier League title with Manchester United. May 30 - Announces retirement from international football. December 11 - Receives an OBE from the Queen for services to football. 2008: May 11 - Equals Sir Bobby Charltons appearance record for the club when he plays his 758th game, against Wigan. May 21 - Breaks Charltons record after coming on as a substitute - and scoring a penalty in the dramatic shoot-out - as Manchester United beat Chelsea in the Champions League final. Will United sign Toni Kroos? Sky Bets Transfer Specials! 2009: April 26 - Voted Professional Footballers Association player of the year. May 16 - Helps United win the Premier League and becomes the first footballer to collect 11 top division English league title medals. December 13 - Named BBC Sports Personality of the Year. December 31 - Named the Manchester United Player of the Decade. 2010: February - Wins the League Cup as United beat Aston Villa 2-1 in the final. 2011: January 17 - Makes his 600th league appearance for United, against Tottenham at White Hart Lane. March - Surpasses Charltons Manchester United league appearance record by playing his 607th game against Liverpool. May - Wins the Premier League title for a 12th time. 2012: February - Makes his 900th appearance for United, scoring a last-minute winner in a 2-1 away win against Norwich. June - Named as one of three over-age players in the Great Britain squad for the Olympic Games. August - Team GB knocked out of Olympics in quarter-final by South Korea on penalties. 2013: February 10 - Scores opening goal in Uniteds 2-0 win over Everton, continuing his record of scoring in every season of his professional career, which ended with a goalless return in 2013-14. March 5 - Makes 1,000th senior competitive appearance, turning out for United as they controversially crash out of Champions League against Real Madrid at last-16 stage. May - Lifts Premier League trophy for a 13th time. July 4 - United confirm Giggs will take up a player-coaching role from 2013-14 season, under new manager David Moyes. 2014: April 22 - Following the sacking of Moyes, Giggs is announced as interim manager. May 19 - Announces his retirement as a player following his appointment as assistant to new United manager Louis van Gaal.
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