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Owen Hargreaves
English association football player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Owen Hargreaves (born 20 January 1981 in Calgary, Alberta) was a Canadian-born Welsh English football player. He played his club football for Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Manchester City. He is now retired, and works as a commentator.
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![]() Hargreaves playing for Manchester United in 2008 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Owen Lee Hargreaves[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1981-01-20) 20 January 1981 (age 43) | ||
Place of birth | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2][3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–1997 | Calgary Foothills FC | ||
1997–1999 | Bayern Munich | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2001 | Bayern Munich II | 26 | (6) |
2000–2007 | Bayern Munich | 145 | (5) |
2007–2011 | Manchester United | 27 | (2) |
2011–2012 | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
Total | 199 | (13) | |
National team | |||
1998 | Wales U19 | 3 | (0) |
2000–2001 | England U21 | 3 | (0) |
2001–2008 | England | 42 | (0) |
2006 | England B | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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His speciality was midfield defence, running interfenence in front of the back four.