SOCCER PLAYER

Shay Given

1976 - Today

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Séamus John James Given (born 20 April 1976) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Irish goalkeepers of all time and – in his prime – one of the best Premier League goalkeepers, he is the second-most capped Republic of Ireland player, with 134 caps (a tally exceeded only by Robbie Keane). Given began his career at Celtic; however, he never made a first-team appearance. Released by Celtic, he was signed by Blackburn Rovers on a free transfer in 1994. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shay Given is the 7,294th most popular soccer player (down from 6,843rd in 2019), the 388th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 366th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Irish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Shay Given ranks 7,294 out of 21,273. Before him are Clemens Fritz, Birkir Bjarnason, Sérgio Oliveira, Bruno Quadros, Semih Şentürk, and Munir Mohand Mohamedi. After him are Yoshito Ōkubo, Futoshi Ikeda, Sérgio Manoel, Kazuya Maekawa, Gabriel Paletta, and José Navarro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Shay Given ranks 415. Before him are Ayako Kawasumi, Juan Manuel Gárate, Fred Savage, Martine McCutcheon, Fernando Ricksen, and Bae Soo-bin. After him are Chiril Gaburici, Joe Odagiri, Chauncey Billups, Chitrangada Singh, Francisco Mancebo, and Trish Stratus.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Shay Given ranks 388 out of 549. Before him are Henry Grattan (1746), Terence MacSwiney (1879), Patrick Kavanagh (1904), Andrea Corr (1974), Joe Kinnear (1946), and Niamh Kavanagh (1968). After him are Kerry Condon (1983), Thomas MacDonagh (1878), Éamonn Ceannt (1881), Glen Hansard (1970), Stephen Gately (1976), and Shane Filan (1979).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ireland

Among soccer players born in Ireland, Shay Given ranks 24. Before him are Stephen Kelly (1983), Johnny Giles (1940), Paul McShane (1986), Johnny Carey (1919), Denis Irwin (1965), and Damien Duff (1979). After him are Steve Heighway (1947), Steve Finnan (1976), Richard Dunne (1979), Packie Bonner (1960), Ronnie Whelan (1961), and Andy Reid (1982).

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