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Owen Hargreaves
Owen Lee Hargreaves is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. 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 th…
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sports · England footballer and TV pundit (born 1981) · association football player · sports commentator · also Owen Hargreaves, Hargreaves
Born 20 January 1981 · Q437545
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2026· 9 entries
Public attention spiked: 5,947 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.4× the usual 1,359, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 6,727 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.9× the usual 1,359, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 25,677 Wikipedia readers in one day, 18.9× the usual 1,359, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 5,383 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4× the usual 1,359, with 0 article edits.
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Yahoo! Sports: Owen Hargreaves reveals the advantage Manchester City has over Arsenal
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Yardbarker: Owen Hargreaves lays down Tottenham’s ‘recipe for success’ amid contrasting UCL-EPL forms
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2025· 1 entry
Yahoo! Sports: Owen Hargreaves wowed by performance of “quick” and “explosive” Chelsea ace against Benfica
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2020· 1 entry
ESPN ranked his transfer to United as the 27th worst Premier League transfer of all time
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2014· 1 entry
The Guardian: The best goals of the week: Tevez, Hargreaves, Ganso and El Shaarawy
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2013· 1 entry
Called Hargreaves one of his most disappointing signings
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2012· 5 entries
The Guardian: Football | Owen Hargreaves training with QPR following release from Manchester City
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The Guardian: Owen Hargreaves released by Manchester City after comeback stalls
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The Guardian: Owen Hargreaves to be released by Manchester City in summer
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The Guardian: Arrival of David Pizarro casts doubt over Owen Hargreaves's City future
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The Guardian: Manchester City's Owen Hargreaves on standby to face old-club United
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2011· 13 entries
The Guardian: Arsène Wenger hopes Arsenal can prove him right over Owen Hargreaves
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The Guardian: The Gallery: Owen Hargreaves
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The Guardian: Sir Alex Ferguson rejects Owen Hargreaves's injury claims
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The Guardian: Manchester United 'deny validity' of Owen Hargreaves injury claims
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The Guardian: Owen Hargreaves says Manchester United treated him like a 'guinea pig'
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The Guardian: Owen Hargreaves: 'It felt like I was made out of glass'
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The Guardian: If Hargreaves can play, he can play his way back into the England side | Paul Wilson
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The Guardian: Roberto Mancini says Owen Hargreaves can star for Manchester City
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The Guardian: Owen Hargreaves set to make first appearance for Manchester City
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Joined Manchester City in 2011.
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Played for Manchester City F.C. (2011–2012) — 4 appearances, 1 goals.
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Capello hoped that Hargreaves would regain his fitness, saying: "I hope he will be really good in the short-term for Manchester City and also for England
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Manchester United did not renew his contract due to his injury troubles
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2008· 3 entries
Won the English Premier League with Manchester United (2007-2008).
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Won: Premier League with Manchester United (2007–08).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Manchester United (2007–08).
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2007· 5 entries
When he returned from injury after breaking his leg
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“But part of the problem for me was my competitiveness. I was new to United and they had spent a lot of time, energy and money getting me from Bayern Munich. I wanted to do well. I came with symptoms [of tendonitis] but everyone said,”
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Joined Manchester United in 2007.
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Winning the Premier League and UEFA Champions League in his first season
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Played for Manchester United F.C. (2007–2011) — 27 appearances, 2 goals.
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2006· 6 entries
Won the German Bundesliga with Bayern Munich (2005-2006).
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Won: Bundesliga with Bayern Munich (2005–06).
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Won: DFB-Pokal with Bayern Munich (2005–06).
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Won award: England Player of the Year (2006).
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The year he won the award for England's best player at the 2006 World Cup
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Won both England Player of the Year, and England Player of the World Cup in official FA polls, the first to win both in the same year
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2005· 3 entries
Won the German Bundesliga with Bayern Munich (2004-2005).
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Won: Bundesliga with Bayern Munich (2004–05).
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Won: DFB-Pokal with Bayern Munich (2004–05).
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2003· 2 entries
Won: Bundesliga with Bayern Munich (2002–03).
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Won: DFB-Pokal with Bayern Munich (2002–03).
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2001· 8 entries
Won the Bravo Award with Bayern Munich (2001).
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Won the FIFA Club World Cup with Bayern Munich II (2001).
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Won award: Bravo Award (2001).
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Won: Oberbayern Cup with Bayern Munich II (2001).
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Won: Intercontinental Cup with Bayern Munich (2001).
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Won: Bundesliga with Bayern Munich (2000–01).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Bayern Munich (2000–01).
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Played for England men's national association football team (2001–2008) — 42 appearances, 0 goals.
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2000· 4 entries
Won: DFB-Ligapokal with Bayern Munich (2000).
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Played for FC Bayern Munich (2000–2007) — 145 appearances, 5 goals.
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Joined Bayern Munich in 2000.
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And was capped by the senior squad the following year
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1999· 2 entries
Joined Bayern Munich II in 1999.
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Played for FC Bayern Munich II (1999–2001) — 26 appearances, 6 goals.
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1997· 1 entry
Joined Bayern Munich in 1997.
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1981· 1 entry
Born 1981-01-20.
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