Ryan Giggs: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Ryan Giggs (born 29 November 1973) is a football player for Manchester United. Originally named Ryan Wilson, he subsequently adopted his mother's surname. He was born in Wales, but was brought up in England. He played for the England Schoolboys team, but plays for the Welsh national team as an adult. He is the top all time scorer in the FA Premier League not to play in a striker postition.

Giggs is the most celebrated footballer in the history of Manchester United, having won eight Premier League championship (a record he shares with Liverpool's Alan Hansen, Phil Neal and Kenny Dalglish), one Champions League and four FA Cup titles. He has also won the PFA Young Player of the Year award twice.

A left-sided winger who occasionally plays as a supporting striker for United, Giggs finest goal came in the 1999 FA Cup semi-final replay against Arsenal FC, where his extra-time solo run from the half-way line, dribbling past three defenders, won the match for his team.

The Ryan Giggs chant often heard from the fans during the ManU games is as follows, "Ryan Giggs, Ryan Giggs, Running down the wing, Ryan Giggs, Ryan Giggs, Can do anything, Feared by the Blues, Loved by the Reds, Ryan Giggs, Ryan Giggs, Ryan Giggs."

His nickname is 'The Welsh Wizard'.