John Giles: A Football Man - My Autobiography by John Giles - ISBN: 9781444720976
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From Dublin streets to football legend: John Giles’s untold story.

John Giles: A Football Man - My Autobiography

The heart of the game

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    12 May 2011

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Summary

‘The dream was football …’

John Giles had a gift. At the age of three, he could kick a ball the way it was supposed to be kicked. And he knew that every hour that passed without kicking a ball was an hour wasted.

‘It was the same dream that most of the kids had at that time …’

In A Football Man, Giles tells the story of a dream pursued and realised beyond his wildest imaginings, from his humble beginnings in Ormond Square in 1940s’ Dublin, counti…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781444720976
ISBN-10:144472097X
Author:John Giles
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:Hodder Paperback
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:12 May 2011
Weight:269g
Dimensions:196mm x 126mm x 26mm
About The Author

John Giles

John Giles was born in Dublin in 1940. A prodigiously gifted young footballer, at just 15 years of age, Giles signed for Manchester United. He moved to Leeds United in 1963 where he became the linchpin of one of the great sides of the 60s and 70s. He played for the Republic of Ireland for almost two decades. John is now a well-known and greatly respected football analyst.

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