Johnny Giles
Irish soccer player and manager
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Born 1940 · age 86
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Updated 2026-06-19
Michael John Giles is an Irish former association football player and manager best remembered for his time as a midfielder with Leeds United in the 1960s and 1970s. After retiring from management in 1985, Giles served as the senior analyst on RTÉ Sport's coverage of association football from 1986 until 2016. He was nominated for the 1972 Ballon d'Or and the FAI voted Giles as the greatest Irish player of the last 50 years at the UEFA Jubilee Awards in 2004.
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- Philadelphia Fury1978–1978
- Philadelphia Fury1978–1978
- Shamrock Rovers F.C.1977–1983
- West Bromwich Albion F.C.1975–1977
- Leeds United F.C.1963–1975
- Republic of Ireland men's national association football team1959–1979
- Manchester United F.C.1957–1963
19571983
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| 1978–1978 | 20 | 0 |
| 1978–1978 | 21 | 0 |
| 1977–1983 | 42 | 11 |
| 1975–1977 | 75 | 3 |
| 1963–1975 | 383 | 87 |
| 1959–1979 | 59 | 5 |
| 1957–1963 | 93 | 10 |
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- English Football Hall of Fame
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Momentum4.6
Historical21.5
Source confidence65.0
Completeness65.0
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- Johnny GilesLow confidencewikipedia · uz.wikipedia.org
- جوني جايلزLow confidencewikipedia · ar.wikipedia.org
- جونى جايلزLow confidencewikipedia · arz.wikipedia.org
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