Don Givens
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Daniel Joseph "Don" Givens (born 9 August 1949) is an Irish former footballer and coach. A forward, Givens played club football for Manchester United, Luton Town, Queens Park Rangers, Birmingham City, AFC Bournemouth, Sheffield United and Neuchâtel Xamax, and was capped 56 times for the Republic of Ireland. His 19 senior international goals was a national record for several years. He went on to coach at Xamax and Arsenal, and spent ten years as manager of the Republic of Ireland U21 team.[1][2][3]
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Full name | Daniel Joseph Givens | ||
Date of birth | (1949-08-09) 9 August 1949 (age 74) | ||
Place of birth | Limerick, Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1966–1969 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1969–1970 | Manchester United | 8 | (1) |
1970–1972 | Luton Town | 83 | (19) |
1972–1978 | Queens Park Rangers | 242 | (76) |
1978–1981 | Birmingham City | 59 | (10) |
1979–1980 | → AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 5 | (4) |
1980–1981 | Sheffield United | 11 | (3) |
1981–1987 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 149 | (34) |
Total | 457 | (147) | |
International career | |||
1969–1981 | Republic of Ireland | 56 | (19) |
Managerial career | |||
1993–1997 | Neuchâtel Xamax (youth coach/coach) | ||
1997–2000 | Arsenal (youth coach) | ||
2000–2010 | Republic of Ireland U21 | ||
2002 | Republic of Ireland (caretaker) | ||
2007–2008 | Republic of Ireland (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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