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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 ... OwenHargreaves FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch FormerEnglishfootballerandcurrentTVpundit OwenHargreaves HargreavesplayingforManchesterUnitedin2008PersonalinformationFullname OwenLeeHargreavesDateofbirth (1981-01-20)20January1981(age 41)Placeofbirth Calgary,Alberta,CanadaHeight 1.80 m(5 ft11 in)[1][2]Position(s) MidfielderYouthcareer1994–1997 CalgaryFoothillsFC1997–1999 BayernMunichSeniorcareer*Years Team Apps (Gls)1999–2001 BayernMunichII 26 (6)2000–2007 BayernMunich 145 (5)2007–2011 ManchesterUnited 27 (2)2011–2012 ManchesterCity 1 (1)Total 199 (13)Nationalteam1998 WalesU19 3 (0)2000–2001 EnglandU21 3 (0)2001–2008 England 42 (0)2006 EnglandB 1 (0) *Seniorclubappearancesandgoalscountedforthedomesticleagueonly OwenLeeHargreaves(born20January1981)isaformerprofessionalfootballerwhoplayedasamidfielder.Hewasknownasahard-workingand"soliddefensivemidfielderwhoworkedtirelesslytowintheball"andprovidehisteammateswithpossession.[3]HeplayedwithCalgaryFoothillsasayouthbeforebeginninghisprofessionalfootballcareerinGermanywithBayernMunich.AftersevenyearswiththeMunichside –duringwhichtimehewonfourGermanleaguetitlesandthe2000–01UEFAChampionsLeague –HargreavessignedforManchesterUnitedin2007,winningthePremierLeagueandUEFAChampionsLeagueinhisfirstseason.However,histimeatManchesterUnitedwasplaguedwithinjuriesandhewasallowedtoleavetheclubattheendofhiscontractinJune2011.HargreavespostedYouTubevideosinabidtoconvincepotentialsuitorsofhisfitness,andinAugust2011,ManchesterCityofferedaone-yearcontracttoHargreaves,whichheaccepted. AsaCanadiancitizenwithaWelshmotherandanEnglishfather,HargreaveswaseligibletorepresentCanada,WalesorEngland.HargreavesinitiallyplayedforWales,andwascappedthreetimesfortheWalesunder-19team,butthenoptedtoplayfortheEnglandunder-21teamin2000andwascappedbytheseniorsquadthefollowingyear.HeistheonlyplayertohaveplayedforEnglandwithouthavingpreviouslylivedinEngland,andonlythesecond,afterJoeBaker,tohavedonesowithouthavingpreviouslyplayedintheEnglishfootballleaguesystem.[4] Contents 1Earlylife 2Clubcareer 2.1BayernMunich 2.2ManchesterUnited 2.3ManchesterCity 3Internationalcareer 3.1Wales 3.2England 4Injuryhistory 5Mediacareer 6Careerstatistics 6.1Club 6.2International 7Honours 8Seealso 9References 10Externallinks Earlylife[edit] HargreaveswasborninCalgary,Alberta,astheyoungestofthreechildrenofMargaretandColinHargreaves,whohademigratedfromtheUnitedKingdomatthestartofthe1980s.[5]HisfatherplayedfootballfortheBoltonWanderersyouthside[6]andalsofortheCalgaryKickersoftheCanadianSoccerLeague.HeistheonlymemberofhisfamilyborninCanada;hisbrotherDarrenandhismotherwerebothborninWales,andhisotherbrotherNeilandhisfatherwereborninEngland.[6] AsayoungsterinNorthAmerica,Hargreavesgrewupmostlywatchingandplayingsportslikebasketball,icehockeyandAmericanfootball.HissportingheroeswerebasketballlegendMichaelJordanandAmericanfootballplayerDeionSanders.Hedidnotbegintoplayfootballseriouslyuntiltheageof15.[7] Clubcareer[edit] BayernMunich[edit] Hargreavesmovedattheageof16fromCalgaryFoothillstoBayernMunichon1July1997.[8]HeplayedintheUnder-19teamfortwoandahalfyearsbeforespendingninemonthswiththeAmateurteam.WhilewiththeUnder-19stheteamreachedthefinaloftheGermanChampionshipin1998.TheylostinthefinaltoBorussiaDortmund,butonlyafterapenaltyshoot-outinDortmund'sStadionRoteErde. On12August2000,HargreavesplayedinhisfirstBundesligamatchagainstHerthaBerlin,makinganappearanceasasubstituteforCarstenJanckerinthe83rdminute.[9][10]HisfirststartcameagainstSpVggUnterhachingon16September2000.[11]ThatseasontheclubwereBundesligachampions[12]andalsowontheUEFAChampionsLeague,withHargreavesstartingthefinalincentralmidfield.[13]HargreavesisoneofonlytwoEnglishplayerstohavewonaChampionsLeaguemedalwithanon-Englishclub,alongsidetwo-timewinnerSteveMcManaman(whowontheChampionsLeaguewithRealMadridin1999–2000and2001–02). Inthe2001–02seasonHargreavesestablishedhimselfasafirstteamregular.Hemade46appearancesinall,withtheclubfinishingthirdintheBundesliga,makingthequarterfinalsoftheChampionsLeagueandbeingdefeatedintheDFB-PokalbySchalke.TheclubregainedtheirBundesligatitlein2002–03,alongwiththeDFB-Pokal.On26January2003,HargreavesscoredhisfirstBundesligagoalinthegameagainstBorussiaMönchengladbach. 2002–03sawHargreavesoutinjuredonthreeoccasions.InSeptemberhetoreathighmuscle,theninOctoberacalfmuscle.Towardstheendoftheseasonadductorproblemsmeanthemissedafurtherthreeweeks.Altogetherhemade25Bundesligaappearances,fourinCupgamesandthreeintheChampionsLeague. The2003–04seasonwasHargreaves'firstwithBayernwithoutwinninganysilverware.Afterclinchingthedoubletheyearbefore,theBavariansidefinishedsecondintheBundesliga,andwereknockedoutoftheChampionsLeaguebyRealMadrid.Hargreavesmadeatotalof38appearancesfortheclubinthisseason. In2004–05HargreavespickedupanotherGermanchampionshipandDFB-Pokal.Hemade27appearancesintheBundesliga(onegoal),playedinthreeCupgames(twogoals)andeightChampionsLeaguegames.Inthe2005–06season,headdedanotherBundesligaandDFB-Pokaltitle.HargreavesscoredthefirstgoalatthenewAllianzArenainacompetitivematchon5August2005,againstBorussiaMönchengladbach.Inall,hemade15leagueappearances(onegoal),fourcupappearances(twogoals)andthreeChampionsLeagueappearances.InOctober2005,heextendedhiscontractatBayernforanotherfouryears. Inthe2006–07season,Hargreavesbrokehisleg,whichkepthimoutofmostofBayern'sleaguecampaignthatseason.HerecoveredintimetotakepartinBayern'svictoryoverRealMadridintheChampionsLeague,progressingafteranaggregatescoreof4–4thankstotheirtwoawaygoalsinthe3–2defeatinthefirstlegatMadrid'sEstadioSantiagoBernabéu.However,Bayernwereknockedoutinthequarter-finalbyMilanandfinishedfourthintheBundesliga,missingoutonChampionsLeaguefootballforthefirsttimesince1996.[14]Intotalheplayed145top-flightmatchesinGermanyforFCBayern.[15] ManchesterUnited[edit] Hargreaves(background)ina2008ManchesterderbyatOldTrafford On31May2007,itwasannouncedthatHargreaveswouldjoinManchesterUnitedon1July2007,afteralmostayearofnegotiationsbetweenBayernMunichandUnitedforafeeofaround£17 million.[16]HargreaveswasfinallyunveiledasaUnitedplayeron1July,havingsignedafour-yearcontractwiththeclub.Hewasthenrevealedtothepresson9July,alongwithfellownewcomerNani.Hargreaveswasgiventhenumber4shirtatOldTrafford. HargreavesmadehisfirstUnitedappearanceinafriendlyagainstPeterboroughUnitedon4August,comingonasasecond-halfsubstituteina3–1victory.HemadehisfirstPremierLeagueappearanceinUnited'sthirdgameoftheseason,inthederbymatchawaytoManchesterCityina1–0defeat.HargreavesscoredhisfirstleaguegoalforUnitedagainstFulhamon1March,afreekickfromjustoutsidethepenaltybox.[17]Hescoredhissecondleaguegoalfortheclubon13April,afreekickwinneragainstArsenal.[18]InhisfirstseasonwithUnitedtheywonthePremierLeagueandChampionsLeaguetitles.IntheChampionsLeaguefinal,Hargreavesplayedall120minutes,startingontherightofmidfield,andscoredUnited'sfourthpenaltyoftheshootoutastheydefeatedChelsea6–5onpenalties. ThestartofHargreaves'secondseasonatUnitedwashamperedbyinjury,arecurringpatellartendinitisproblemthatrestrictedhimtosporadicappearancesin2008–09.AftertripstospecialistsinbothLondonandSwedenyieldednoresults,HargreavestravelledtoColorado,USA,inNovember2008tovisitrenownedkneesurgeon,RichardSteadman.[19][20]Hargreavesunderwentsurgeryonhisrightkneeon10NovemberandreceivedasimilaroperationonhisleftkneeinJanuary2009.However,thismeantthathewouldmisstheremainderofthe2008–09season,[21]ultimatelymeaninghewouldmissoutonasecondPremierLeaguetitleaswellasLeagueCup,FIFAClubWorldCupandFACommunityShieldwinner'smedals.[citationneeded]HargreavesunderwenthisrehabilitationprogrammeintheUnitedStates,andwasduetoreturntotrainingwithUnitedattheAudiCupinMunich.However,uponassessment,itwasdecidedthatheshouldcontinuewithhisrehabilitationintheUnitedStates.[22]Hargreavesreturnedtotheclubon23September2009,joinedbyhisphysiotherapistforaweektoaidthetransitionprocessandfortheclubtounderstandhisrehabilitationprogramme.[23] InJanuary2010,itwasspeculatedthatHargreaveswasslatedtoreturnintimeforUnited'sChampionsLeaguefirstknockoutroundtieagainstMilan,despitenotbeingfullymatch-fit.[24]However,on4February,Hargreavessufferedamajorsetbacktohopesofplayinginthe2010FIFAWorldCupasSirAlexFergusonomittedhimfromthesquadfortheknockoutstageinfavourofBelgiandefenderRitchieDeLaet.[25]ItwasexpectedthatHargreaveswouldmakehisreturnfrominjuryinareserveteammatchagainstManchesterCityon11March,[26]butonthedayofthematch,Hargreavespulledoutofthegametocontinuewithhistrainingregime.[27]Heeventuallymadehiscomebackaweeklater,playingfor45minutesofUnited'sreserveteammatchagainstBurnleyon18March.[28]On24April,Hargreaveswasnamedasanunusedsubstituteforthefirst-teammatchagainstTottenhamHotspur.[29] On2May2010,HargreavesmadehisPremierLeaguereturninthe93rdminuteofUnited'spenultimategameoftheseasonagainstSunderland.[30]ItwashisfirstPremierLeagueactionsincea1–1drawwithChelseainSeptember2008,inwhichtimehehadmissed113matchesin20months.[31]Despitethis,Hargreavesmissedthebeginningofthe2010–11season,havingsufferedanotherinjury,forwhichhetravelledtotheUnitedStatestoseeaspecialist.On24September,managerFergusonannouncedthatHargreaveshadreturnedtotraining.[32]On6November2010,hemadehisfirststartsinceSeptember2008againstWolverhamptonWanderers,howeveritwasshort-livedafterahamstringinjuryforcedhiswithdrawalforBébéjustfiveminutesintothematch,whichUnitedwentontowin2–1.[33] On22May2011,FergusonconfirmedthattheclubwouldnotofferHargreavesanewcontract.[34]Hiscontractexpiredattheendofthe2010–11seasonandhelefttheclub,despiteofferingtoplaythe2011–12seasonforfree.[35]HargreaveslaterpostedvideosonYouTubeofhimexercising,inordertoprovehisfitnesstopotentialclubs.[36][37]BuoyedbyRichardSteadman'soptimisticassessmentthatHargreaves'knees,asourceofinjuryforanumberofyears,couldwithstandtheimpactof'jumpingfromtheEiffelTower',[38]anumberofclubsincludingBoltonWanderersAstonVilla,[39]TottenhamHotspur,[39]LeicesterCity,[40]WestBromwichAlbion,[41]NottinghamForest[41]QueensParkRangers,[40][41]Rangers,[40][41]and"severalMLSclubs",[40][41]werebelievedtobeconsideringanofferforHargreaves.InFerguson'sautobiographyreleasedin2013,hecalledHargreavesoneofhismostdisappointingsignings.[42]In2020,ESPNrankedhistransfertoUnitedasthe27thworstPremierLeaguetransferofalltime.[43] ManchesterCity[edit] Hargreaves(centre)onanopen-topbusvictoryparadeafterManchesterCitywonthePremierLeague,2012 On30August2011,HargreaveswaspicturedsupposedlyhavingamedicalwithManchesterCitydoctorPhillipBattyaheadofamovetotheclub.[44]ThemedicalteamatCitywerereportedlyimpressedbyHargreaves'stateofbodyaswellashisstateofmind.[citationneeded]CityhadbeenlookingforareplacementforPatrickVieirawhoretiredtheseasonbeforeandanadditionalmidfielderduetoYayaTouré'santicipatedabsenceduringJanuary2012becauseofthe2012AfricaCupofNations.[45]TheyhadearmarkedDanieleDeRossi,FernandoGagoandMarkvanBommelbutwhentheseapproachesfailed,CityturnedtoHargreaves[46]–aplayertheyhadbeenlookingatforafewmonthspriortotheirinitialapproach. On31August2011,CityconfirmedthattheyhadsignedHargreavesonaone-yeardeal.[47]ItwasexpectedHargreaveswouldjoinWestBromwichAlbion,[48]buttheCityoffercameasasurprise.[49]ThemoveofferedHargreavesanopportunityforChampionsLeaguefootballastheclublookedtochallengeUnitedforthePremierLeague.However,hewasleftoutoftheChampionsLeaguesquad.HargreavesmadehisCitydebutagainstBirminghamCityintheLeagueCup,andopenedthescoringina2–0victorywithagoalinthe17thminute.[50]On27April2012,itwasconfirmedthathewouldbereleasedattheendoftheseasonafterjustfourappearancesfortheclub.[51]CityweretobevictoriousinthePremierLeague,winningtheirfirstEnglishtitlefor44years,withHargreavesbeinginvolvedintheon-pitchcelebrationsafterdefeatingQueensParkRangersonthefinalday.However,afteronlyplayingoneleaguematchallseason,hedidnotqualifytoreceiveawinner'smedal. Followinghisrelease,hetrainedwithQueensParkRangers,butwasnotofferedacontractbytheclub.[52] Internationalcareer[edit] BorninCanadatoaWelshmotherandanEnglishfather,HargreaveswaseligibletoplayinternationalfootballforEngland,WalesorCanada.[5]HargreavesdrewtheireofsoccerfansinCanadaandfootballfansinWalesforchoosingtoplayforEngland.[53][54][55]OnefansitewenttothelengthsofdemandingthatthethreeCanadianteamsinMLS(MontrealImpact,TorontoFC,VancouverWhitecaps)neversignHargreavestoplayforthem,[56]afterhewascourtedbytheVancouverWhitecapsin2010.[57] Wales[edit] HerepresentedWalesatthe1998MilkCup[58]whereWalesfinishedinthirdplacebehindTurkeyandNorthernIreland,butfinishedaboveRussia.[59]HewassettomakehisdébutfortheWalesU21teamagainsttheBelarusU21teaminSeptember2000butpulledoutofthesquadafterhewasapproachedbyEngland.[5] England[edit] Hargreaves(wearingNo.4)playingforEngland,2008 On31August2000,thethenEnglandunder-21manager,HowardWilkinson,calledthe19-year-oldintohissquadforthematchagainstGeorgia.[60]Thegame,playedattheRiversideStadium,Middlesbrough,endedina6–1winforthehometeam.Furtherappearancesfortheunder-21sfollowedinfriendliesagainstItalyandSpain. Hargreavesplayedhisfirstfullinternationalgameon15August2001[61]againsttheNetherlandsatWhiteHartLane,givinghimthedistinctionofbeingtheonlyplayertoappearforEnglanddespitehavingneverlivedinEngland.Hewasalsothesecondplayer(afterJoeBaker)tohaveappearedforEnglandwithouthavingplayedinEnglishleaguefootballandthefirsttoappearforEnglandwithouthavingplayedinEngland.InonlyhissecondcaphecameonasasubstituteasEnglandfamouslybeatGermany5–1intheOlympiastadion.HargreaveswastheonlyplayerplayingoutsidethePremierLeaguetobeselectedforEngland's2002FIFAWorldCupsquad.HargreaveswasinjuredafterjustfifteenminutesofEngland'ssecondgroupgameagainstArgentinaandhadtobesubstituted. Althoughhehadnotusuallybeenpartofthefirst-team,hewasselectedfortheEnglandsquadsatEuro2004inPortugalandthe2006WorldCupinGermanydespitecriticismfromsectionsofthepressandpublic.ThegenerallynegativeperceptionofhimbyEnglishfanshadnotbeenhelpedbyhisseemingtohaveanessenceof"German-ness",exacerbatedbyhisCanadian,WelshaccentandfluencyinGerman.[62]WhilerestrictedtothreeappearancesasasubstituteatEuro2004,HargreaveswasinthestartinglineupofEngland'sfinalthreematchesin2006.InatournamentinwhichEnglandweregenerallyregardedashavingunderachieved,hewas,bytheendofEngland'sparticipation,widelyconsideredoneofthefewsuccessesoftheEnglishsquad.HewasnamedManofthematchinthequarterfinalagainstPortugal,thegameinwhichEnglandwereeliminatedafterapenaltyshootout,HargreaveshavingbeentheonlysuccessfulEnglishpenaltytaker.In2006,hewonbothEnglandPlayeroftheYear,andEnglandPlayeroftheWorldCupinofficialFApolls,thefirsttowinbothinthesameyear. HargreavespickeduptheManofthematchawardinEngland's4–0winoverGreeceon16August2006.On30January2007hewasvotedEnglandPlayeroftheYear2006,asvotedforbyvisitorstotheOfficialFAsite.[63] InJune2007,FIFAannouncedthatHargreavesandPhilippLahmwouldvisitSouthAfricainadvancesupportforthe2010FIFAWorldCup.[64] AfterhistransfertoManchesterCityin2011,EnglandcoachFabioCapellohopedthatHargreaveswouldregainhisfitnesssaying"Ihopehewillbereallygoodintheshort-termforManchesterCityandalsoforEngland."[65] Injuryhistory[edit] Hargreaves'careerwasaffectedbyinjuries,thebulkofwhichformedin2006,theyearhewontheawardforEngland'sbestplayeratthe2006WorldCup.Hargreavesstatedthathebelievedthebulkofhisinjuryproblemstohavebeenin2007,whenhereturnedfrominjuryafterbreakinghisleg.Hefeltthathismuscleinhislegwasweakerthanbeforehesustainedhisbrokenleg,andinitiallyHargreavesignoredtheachingandplayedon.[66] Itemergedby2008thatHargreaveswassufferingfromaproblemwithhispatellatendon[67]andthiswaseventuallynarroweddowntopatellartendinitis.[68]SurgeonRichardSteadmanstatedthatHargreaveskneeswereinaworsestatethananyotherhehadcomeacrossinhis35yearsofexperience.[69]Afternumerousoperationsonbothhisknees,SteadmansaidinSeptember2010thatHargreaves'problemswithhiskneeswereoverbutAlexFergusondeniedthis.[70]InNovember2010,HargreavesmadehisfirststartforManchesterUnitedin777days,butlimpedoffaftersixminutes.[71] In2011,ManchesterUniteddidnotrenewhiscontractduetohisinjurytroubles.SpeculationrumbledaboutHargreavesretiringduetohisinjuries[72]butdeterminedtoprovehimself,heuploadedYouTubevideosofhimselftrainingtoconvincepotentialclubsofhisfitness.Hisdeterminationtocarryondespitechronicinjurywonhimadmirers.[73][74] AfterhismovetoManchesterCity,Hargreavesstatedthathefeltlike"aguineapig"duringhistimeonthetreatmenttableatManchesterUnited.Hebelievedthathisprolongedtroublewithinjurieswereduetotherevolutionarytreatmentshewasforcedtoundergoinanefforttosolveaproblemhefelthadbeenexacerbatedbytheinjections.[75]SirAlexFergusonhasrejectedtheseclaims.[76] Mediacareer[edit] HargreavesappearsasapunditforBTSportaspartoftheirPremierLeague,FACup,UEFAEuropaLeagueandUEFAChampionsLeaguecoverage.[77]HeisalsoaFootballAnalystonnewschannelCNN,andhascoveredtheEuro2016competitioninFrance. Careerstatistics[edit] Club[edit] Appearancesandgoalsbyclub,seasonandcompetition Club Season League NationalCup LeagueCup Continental Other Total Ref. Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals BayernMunich 2000–01 Bundesliga 14 0 1 0 1 0 4[a] 0 – 20 0 [78] 2001–02 Bundesliga 29 0 4 0 1 0 13[a] 0 2[b] 0 49 0 [78] 2002–03 Bundesliga 25 1 5 1 0 0 5[a] 0 – 35 2 [79] 2003–04 Bundesliga 25 2 3 0 1 0 6[a] 0 – 35 2 [78] 2004–05 Bundesliga 27 1 3 2 0 0 8[a] 0 – 38 3 [80] 2005–06 Bundesliga 16 1 5 2 1 0 2[a] 0 – 24 3 [78] 2006–07 Bundesliga 9 0 1 0 2 0 5[a] 0 0 0 17 0 [78] Total 145 5 22 5 6 0 43 0 2 0 218 10 — ManchesterUnited 2007–08 PremierLeague 23 2 3 0 0 0 8[a] 0 0 0 34 2 [78] 2008–09 PremierLeague 2 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 0 0 3 0 [78] 2009–10 PremierLeague 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 [78] 2010–11 PremierLeague 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0 [78] Total 27 2 3 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 39 2 — ManchesterCity 2011–12 PremierLeague 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 – 4 1 [78] Careertotal 173 7 26 5 8 1 52 0 2 0 261 13 — ^abcdefghiAppearancesintheUEFAChampionsLeague ^OneappearanceintheIntercontinentalCup,oneappearanceintheUEFASuperCup International[edit] Appearancesandgoalsbynationalteamandyear[81] Nationalteam Year Apps Goals England 2001 2 0 2002 8 0 2003 5 0 2004 9 0 2005 5 0 2006 8 0 2007 2 0 2008 3 0 Total 42 0 Honours[edit] BayernMunich Bundesliga:2000–01,2002–03,2004–05,2005–06 DFB-Pokal:2002–03,2004–05,2005–06 DFB-Ligapokal:2000 UEFAChampionsLeague:2000–01 IntercontinentalCup:2001 ManchesterUnited PremierLeague:2007–08[82] UEFAChampionsLeague:2007–08[83] Individual BravoAward:2001 EnglandPlayeroftheYear:2006 Seealso[edit] ListofEnglandinternationalfootballersbornoutsideEngland Listofsportspeoplewhocompetedformorethanonenation References[edit] ^"OwenHargreaves".ManchesterUnited.Retrieved16June2011. ^"PlayerProfile:OwenHargreaves".PremierLeague.Retrieved16June2011. ^"PlayerProfile".ESPNSoccernet.Retrieved30April2012. ^"JoeBaker–Swashbucklingcentre-forward".TheIndependent.Retrieved8October2003. ^abc"Walesunder-21squadblow".BBCSport.23August2000.Retrieved14August2009. ^ab"OwenHargreavescolumn".BBC.14March2007.Retrieved23June2010. 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