Given, during his time at Manchester City (WIKIPEDIA).
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We are going to open the week with a classic Premier League goalkeeper. It’s Shay Given.
Who was?: An Irish goalkeeper from the mid-90s to the end of this decade.
Why are you reminded ?: For his long career in the Premier, where he played nearly 500 games, and for being the goalkeeper of his team for a decade.
What became of him ?: He retired in 2017 in the ranks of Stoke City. It is currently the Derby County goalkeeping coach and Wayne Rooney’s assistant at the helm of the Rams.
Did you know…?: He was in the lower categories of Celtic, but never made his debut with the first team.
– It was Kenny Dalglish who took him from Scotland to the Premier, specifically to Blackburn Rovers.
– Dalglish took him back to Newcastle.
Given, with City (WIKIPEDIA).
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– In November 1997, Conventry forward Dion Dublin scored a commented goal for him: Given was in his box about to kick to follow, but did not know that the opposing forward was after him. Dublin was quick and took advantage of the fact that Given had gone too far ahead of the ball, stole it and scored. The phrase became famous then: “Given is the only Irishman who doesn’t know where Dublin is.”
– He has two sons with his first wife and two daughters with his second wife.
– He became captain of Manchester City.
– Only Robbie Keane has more caps than he does with the Irish national team.
– He was the goalkeeper of Ireland who faced Spain in the 2002 World Cup, and was eliminated on penalties in the second round.
– Everything he earned as a goalkeeper in Ireland was donated to charitable causes.
– It measures 1.85 meters.
Biography, honors, statistics: Séamus John James Given was born on April 20, 1976 in Lifford, Republic of Ireland. He made his professional debut in 1994 at Blackburn Rovers, which loaned him to Swindon Town that same year and in 1996. He also spent a few months on loan at Sunderland. In 1997 he was hired by Newcastle, where he stayed until 2009. After two years at Manchester City, he was signed by Aston Villa, where he spent four seasons, although one of them was on loan at Middlesbrough. In 2015 he came to Stoke, where he retired two years later. In his record he has an FA Cup with City. With his selection he played 134 games.
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