| Johnny Giles | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael John Giles | |
| Date of birth | 6 November 1940 | |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland  |
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| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1954–1957 | Stella Maris F. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. C. | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1957–1963 1963–1975 1975–1977 1978 1977–1983 |
Manchester United Leeds United West Bromwich Albion Philadelphia Fury Shamrock Rovers |
99 (10) 383 (88) 75 (3) 21 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1960–1979 | Republic of Ireland | 59 (5) |
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Johnny Giles (born November 6, 1940 Dublin) is an Irish former association football midfielder who played for Leeds United in the 1960s and 1970s, and is now known as a football pundit. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football
Giles and skipper Billy Bremner formed a central midfield partnership which was one of the best in club football and yielded several trophies in Leeds's finest and most controversial era. William "Billy" John Bremner (born Stirling, Scotland, December 9 1942; died Doncaster, England, December
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Playing career
Giles was spotted in Dublin playing for the famous Nursery Stella Maris Football Club in Drumcondra he began his English career with Leeds's rivals Manchester United, joining in 1957. He was given an early first-team debut in 1958 after eight of the team died in the Munich air disaster. The Munich air disaster took place on 6 February 1958 when British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a Slush -covered runway at Munich-Riem He was in the Republic of Ireland team before his 19th birthday. The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in international football.
Giles was a regular first team player over the next four years, playing alongside Bobby Charlton and Denis Law. Sir Robert "Bobby" Charlton, CBE (born 11 October 1937 in Ashington, Northumberland) is a former English Professional Denis Manchester United won the FA Cup in 1963, where Giles played the defence-splitting pass which started the move towards a winning goal by David Herd. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after David George Herd (born 15 April 1934 in Hamilton) is a Scottish former football player the son of former Manchester City player Alec
He asked for a transfer shortly after that and joined Leeds for £33,000. He soon showed his worth, as Leeds won the Second Division title in his first season. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. In 1965 he was in the team which came close to a League championship and FA Cup "double" but which missed out on both, to Manchester United and to Liverpool respectively. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England.
Giles formed a glittering partnership with Billy Bremner as Leeds manager Don Revie built a new team around them. Donald George 'Don' Revie, OBE, ( 10 July 1927 - 26 May 1989) was a football player for Leicester City, The players had similarities in their styles and were a tremendous foil for one another. Giles was known as the creative force and Bremner as the ballwinner, but each was capable of doing the other's prime job. Despite his craft, Giles was later pinned down as one of the tougher and dirtier players in what was an often uncompromising Leeds side.
In the 1967–1968 season Leeds won both the League Cup and the Fairs Cup. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. That was the first season in which Giles was affected by injury. In 1970 Giles again had a magnificent season as Leeds chased three trophies but lost all three, the League went to Everton on the last day; the FA Cup to Chelsea after a replay; and the European Cup campaign ended at the hands of Celtic in the semi finals. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. The first 1970 FA Cup Final took place on 11 April 1970 at Wembley Stadium and ended 2&ndash2 The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League.
In the fifth round of the 1971 FA Cup when Leeds were unexpectedly beaten 3-2 by Colchester United, Giles scored Leeds's second goal as they almost came back from 3-0 down. Colchester United Football Club is an English football team who play in League One for the 2008-09 season following confirmation of their relegation on Leeds regained the Fairs Cup but lost the League title on the last day, with Arsenal getting the victory they needed to earn the championship and form one half of a successful "double" bid.
Leeds won their first FA Cup and Giles his second when they defeated Arsenal 1-0 at Wembley in 1972, yet again they missed out on the League on the final day of the season after defeat to Wolves. Sunderland and A.C. Milan beat Leeds in the finals of the FA Cup and the European Cup Winners Cup in 1973, rendering Leeds trophyless again. Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy Jack Charlton's retirement in 1973 also left Giles as the most senior member of the squad. John "Jack" Charlton, OBE, DL (born Ashington, Northumberland, 8 May 1935) is a former Footballer In the same year he started to combine his Leeds duties with a spell as player-manager of his country.
In 1974, a 29-match unbeaten run at the start of the season helped Leeds coast to their second title, but then controversy reigned around Giles after Revie quit to take over the England team. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football
Revie recommended to the Leeds board of directors that Giles, nearly 34 and approaching the end of his playing career, should be his successor. The board instead appointed Brian Clough, a brilliant manager but a controversial choice as he had been publicly critical of Leeds in the past and was not an admirer of Revie. Brian Howard Clough, OBE ( 21 March, 1935 – 20 September, 2004) was a successful footballer and subsequently football
Clough and the players never got on — the players had wanted Giles too — and the board realised their error, dismissing Clough with a big pay-off after just 44 days in charge. Giles still didn't get the job though (that went to Jimmy Armfield) and concentrated on playing as Leeds chased a place in their first European Cup final. James Christopher "Jimmy" Armfield, OBE (born 21 September 1935 in Denton Greater Manchester) is an English former professional football
Giles was outstanding in Leeds' European campaign but was no longer an automatic fixture in the side. After appearing in the 1975 final, which Leeds lost 2-0 to Bayern Munich, Giles accepted an offer from West Bromwich Albion to become their player manager, while still playing for and managing the Irish team. FC Bayern München is a German Sports club based in Munich, Bavaria (München Bayern West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are He left Leeds after 12 years, 521 appearances and 114 goals, a quantity of which came from the penalty spot.
Player-manager
Under Giles's leadership Albion were promoted from the Second Division in April 1976, coming 7th in the First Division in 1976-77. Giles brought Laurie Cunningham and Cyrille Regis into the first team at a time when black players were only beginning to appear in the English League. Laurence Paul " Laurie " Cunningham ( 8 March 1956 &ndash 15 July 1989) was an England international Cyrille Regis, MBE (born 9 February 1958) is a French Guianan born English former footballer. He resigned as manager at West Brom on 21 April 1977, the same day as his former team-mate Jack Charlton resigned his managerial post as Middlesbrough, and moved back to Ireland to manage Shamrock Rovers until 1982. Middlesbrough ( IPA ( Received pronunciation) is a Town in the Tees Valley sub-region of the North East of England Shamrock Rovers Football Club (Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige are a football club from Dublin, Ireland.
He returned to the Hawthorns for a second spell as manager durin the 1983-84 season, steering the side to safety. The following season saw West Brom start well and were as high as 5th at Christmas, but 12th place eventuated. Following a terrible start to the 1985-86 season he left the job, leaving the reins to Nobby Stiles. Norbert "Nobby" Peter Stiles MBE (born Collyhurst, Manchester, 18 May 1942 is an English former football Midfielder.
Republic of Ireland manager
As player manager of the Republic of Ireland for much of the 1970s, Giles oversaw a revival in the fortunes of the national side which had struggled for the previous decade. The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in international football. The 1976 European Championship qualifiers saw the international debut of Liam Brady and a more respectable showing. Liam "Chippy" Brady (born 13 February 1956 in Dublin) is a former Irish football player, who is now the assistant manager of the Republic In the 1978 World Cup qualifiers, the side finished only 2 points short of qualification, though defeating France at home. 1978 World Cup may refer to 1978 Men's World Hockey Cup 1978 Women's World Hockey Cup 1978 FIFA World Cup
Shamrock Rovers
During his five and a half year spell in charge at Glenmalure Park Rovers won the FAI Cup in 1978, he scored 2 goals in 4 appearances in the European Cup Winners Cup [1] and captained Ireland nine times, scoring once. Glenmalure Park, often simply known as "Milltown" was a football stadium and home to Shamrock Rovers, Ireland 's most successful football club The FAI Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons is a knock-out Association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic He resigned at Milltown on the 3 February 1983, after having left his Ireland job in March 1980, and ventured across the Atlantic for spells in charge of clubs in Canada and the USA. Milltown may refer to Places in Ireland: Milltown County Kerry Milltown Dublin, a suburb of Dublin and its station on the Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The Canadian men's national soccer team is overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and represents Canada in international competitions at the senior The United States men's national soccer team is the national Soccer team of the United States for men and is controlled by the United States Soccer
Life outside football
Giles later returned to Ireland and settled into a much admired career in journalism and punditry on RTÉ's The Premiership and its international soccer coverage. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Journalism is the profession of writing or communicating formally employed by publications and broadcasters for the benefit of a particular Community of people Giles is currently the leading soccer analyst on the Irish radio station Newstalk 106. Newstalk (formerly called NewsTalk 106) is an Independent Radio station in the Republic of Ireland. He is well known for his forthright opinions on the modern football scene.
His two sons Michael and Chris also played for Shamrock Rovers - Michael from 1981 to 1983 and Chris from 1993 to 1995. Michael Giles (born in Leeds, England in 1964 is a former Irish footballer. Chris Giles (born 26 February 1973 in Birmingham, England is a former Irish Soccer player and son of John Giles. His father Dicky played for Bohemians in the 1920s. Christy Giles was an Irish Soccer player during the 1920s and 1930s Bohemian FC ( An Cumann Peile Bóithéimeach) more commonly referred to as Bohemians, is an Irish Football (soccer club playing in the
Honours
In 1998 the Football League, as part of its centenary season celebrations, included Giles on its list of 100 League Legends. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs The Football League 100 Legends is a list of "100 legendary football players" produced by The Football League in 1998, to celebrate the 100th
Giles recently had a plaque erected in his honour at his birthplace at Ormond Square in Dublin. [2]
He was chosen as the best player from the Republic of Ireland of the last 50 years by the Football Association of Ireland in the UEFA Jubilee Awards in November 2003 [3]. The Football Association of Ireland ( FAI; Irish: Cumann Peile na h-Éireann) is the governing body for the sport of association football (soccer To celebrate the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA 's 50th anniversary in 2004 each of its member associations was asked by UEFA to choose one of its own players as the single [4]
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Tony Waiters |
Vancouver Whitecaps Head Coach 1980-1983 |
Succeeded by Alan Hinton |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Giles, Johnny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Irish ex-footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ormond Square, Dublin |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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