“I have a lot of friends there and the supporters are fantastic. They have been great to me for so many years and I thank them for that.”
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Shay Given
Seamus John James Given is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Widely regarded as one of Ireland's greatest ever players and – in his prime – one of the Premier League's best goalkeepers, he is the second-most capped Republic of Ireland player, with 134 caps.
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sports · Irish association football player (born 1976) · association football player · goalkeeper coach · association football coach · also Shay Given, Séamus John James Given, Seamus John James Given, Given
Born 20 April 1976 · Q215812
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There are big plans for the club. I am very excited to be joining and delighted that Manchester City wanted my services. I
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2026· 7 entries
“There are big plans for the club. I am very excited to be joining and delighted that Manchester City wanted my services. I”
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“Words cannot create an unequivocal truth or stand sand on its feet in the form of a structure. That is, they can, but with one puff, the entire structure will collapse and be replaced, as if it had never stood there, by a structure that other, new words erected. The unbearable elusiveness of reality forces me to fight for my life, my identity, my existence.”
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“In the months leading up to the long-awaited trip, I told everyone at school and to Galit that my father was Bruce Springsteen and that I was going to America to meet him.”
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“There is no life without memory, no identity without memory. The events themselves do not define a person's life but rather the way he remembers them.”
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GOAL: ‘Fear the worst!’ - Shay Given warns Newcastle fans that relegation is a real threat after summer transfer disaster
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Tribal Football: Shay Given says Gyokeres will only stop Guimaraes from winning the treble at Arsenal
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2024· 2 entries
“I consciously chose to be authentic and real. This has many controversial aspects, but I told myself that if I'm already putting myself out there, it's better to tell the truth. To be a poster figure that rewrites itself and checks how everything it says will look and affect it—how can one live such a life? It's better to die. The tragedy of people who avoid life's pleasures, their thoughts, the actions they want to do. We have gatekeepers who maintain social order.”
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“To me, life is a series of courage tests.”
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2021· 2 entries
“We both truly lived these lives, he as my father and I as his son, and that cannot be disputed. We both remember our lives—he his and I mine, he mine and I his.”
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“My eyes sparkled at the sound of the hoofbeats of the fastest horse in the world, Fred the Beautiful's horse, hoofbeats that galloped into my eyes, into my head, and lived in my thoughts with many other gallops, of other horses, some I actually rode and some whose wings do not reach memory.”
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2015· 2 entries
Runner-up: FA Cup with Aston Villa (2014–15).
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Played for Stoke City F.C. (2015–2017) — 8 appearances, 0 goals.
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2013· 2 entries
Played for Middlesbrough F.C. (2013–2014) — 16 appearances, 0 goals.
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“If you exercise the brain muscle enough times, you find that when it's in shape, the brain has the ability to achieve quite significant results.”
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2011· 4 entries
Won the English FA Cup with Manchester City (2010-2011).
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Won: Nations Cup with Republic of Ireland (2011).
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Won: FA Cup with Manchester City (2010–11).
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Played for Aston Villa F.C. (2011–2015) — 37 appearances, 0 goals.
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2009· 1 entry
Played for Manchester City F.C. (2009–2011) — 50 appearances, 0 goals.
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2008· 2 entries
“The musician who would probably teach me to play guitar, sing hoarsely, play baseball, eat a hamburger in a rustic bun, and wear a blue-collar worker's cap.”
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“And Dad said, 'Mom said she can't deal with you. She can't say no to you. Everything you want—we do. You are everything to us. You are our life.' And then Ran said to me, 'They are just saying that.'”
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2006· 7 entries
Won the UEFA Intertoto Cup with Newcastle (2006).
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Won award: North-East FWA Player of the Year (2006).
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Won: UEFA Intertoto Cup with Newcastle United (2006).
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Won award: PFA Team of the Year (2005–06).
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Won award: FAI Senior International Player of the Year (2006).
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Won award: Newcastle United Player of the Year (2005–06).
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Given was awarded the Freedom of County Donegal in a ceremony in his home town, Lifford
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2005· 2 entries
Won award: FAI Senior International Player of the Year (2005).
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Won award: Newcastle United Player of the Year (2004–05).
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2002· 2 entries
Won award: North-East FWA Player of the Year (2002).
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Won award: PFA Team of the Year (2001–02).
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1999· 1 entry
Runner-up: FA Cup with Newcastle United (1998–99).
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1998· 1 entry
Runner-up: FA Cup with Newcastle United (1997–98).
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1997· 1 entry
Played for Newcastle United F.C. (1997–2009) — 354 appearances, 0 goals.
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1996· 9 entries
Won the English Championship with Sunderland (1995-1996).
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Won: Football League Second Division with Swindon Town (1995–96).
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Won: Football League First Division with Sunderland (1995–96).
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Played for Republic of Ireland men's national association football team (1996–2016) — 134 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for Swindon Town F.C. (1996–1996) — 5 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for Sunderland A.F.C. (1996–1996) — 17 appearances, 0 goals.
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And played in goal during every match for his country during the 2002 FIFA World Cup campaign, helping them reach the knockout stage
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Joined Swindon in 1996.
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Joined Sunderland in 1996.
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1994· 4 entries
Played for Swindon Town F.C. (1994–1994) — 0 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for Blackburn Rovers F.C. (1994–1997) — 2 appearances, 0 goals.
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Joined Blackburn in 1994.
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Joined Swindon in 1994.
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1991· 1 entry
Joined Celtic in 1991.
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1976· 1 entry
Born 1976-04-20.
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