Owen Hargreaves
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Who is this?
Owen Lee Hargreaves (born 20 January 1981) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was known as a hard-working and "solid defensive midfielder who worked tirelessly to win the ball" and provide his teammates with possession. He played with Calgary Foothills as a youth before beginning his professional football career in Germany with Bayern Munich. After seven years with the Munich side – during which time he won four German league titles and the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League – Hargreaves signed for Manchester United in 2007, winning the Premier League and UEFA Champions League in his first season. However, his time at Manchester United was thereafter plagued with injuries and he was allowed to leave the club at the end of his contract in June 2011. Hargreaves posted YouTube videos in a bid to convince potential suitors of his fitness, and in August 2011, Manchester City offered Hargreaves a one-year contract, which he accepted, but he was released at the end of the season after just four appearances for the club. As a Canadian citizen with a Welsh mother and an English father, Hargreaves was eligible to represent Canada, Wales or England. Hargreaves initially played for Wales, and was capped three times for the Wales under-19 team, but then opted to play for the England under-21 team in 2000 and was capped by the senior squad the following year. He is the only player to have played for England without having previously lived in England, and only the second, after Joe Baker, to have done so without having previously played in the English football league system.
Career
- 1981Born
- 1999Joined FC Bayern Munich II
- 2000Joined FC Bayern Munich
- 2001Joined England men's national association football team
- 2007Joined Manchester United F.C.
- 2011Joined Manchester City F.C.
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Calgary
- •Citizenship: United Kingdom
- •Known as: association football player, pundit
- •Sport: association football
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Darren Fletcher, Owen Hargreaves call wild Mexico-England match: ‘I’ve never seen anything like it!’
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Owen Hargreaves reckons Arsenal are the reason Thomas Tuchel has picked one England player this summer
Steven Gerrard and Owen Hargreaves call out Arsenal star for penalty decision that played key role in Champions League final defeat
Owen Hargreaves before Real Madrid second leg: ‘Bayern are clearly the better team’
Owen Hargreaves praises surprisingly underrated Liverpool star as one of Europe’s best
Owen Hargreaves wowed by performance of “quick” and “explosive” Chelsea ace against Benfica
Owen Hargreaves reveals huge Benjamin Sesko concern and pleads for two transfers
Owen Hargreaves names PL club ‘without a weakness’ in Liverpool’s title hunt
Owen Hargreaves says Ruben Amorim now knows Rasmus Hojlund is his main striker
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