John Giles: A Football Man - My Autobiography
The heart of the game
$39.72
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
12 May 2011
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 |
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| 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 |
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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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