David Giles (footballer)

David Giles

Personal information
Full name	David Charles Giles
Date of birth	21 September 1956 (1956-09-21) (age 55)
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1974–1978	Cardiff City	59	(3)
1978–1980	Wrexham	38	(3)
1980–1982	Swansea City	54	(13)
1981–1982	→ Leyton Orient (loan)	03	(2)
1982–1984	Crystal Palace	88	(6)
1984–1985	Birmingham City	00	(0)
1985	Newport County	32	(1)
1985–1987	Cardiff City	50	(0)
1987–?	Barry Town	0?	(?)
National team
1980–1983	Wales	12	(2)
Teams managed
1994–1995	Ebbw Vale
1999	Inter Cardiff (joint)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

David Charles Giles (born 21 September 1956 in Cardiff) is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international. During his career he attained 12 caps for Wales, scoring on two occasions.^[1]

Career

Giles was a Welsh schoolboy international when he signed for Cardiff City. He made his debut for the Bluebirds in a 0-0 draw against Nottingham Forest in February 1975. Unable to hold down a permanent first team spot he left the club in December 1978 for £20,000 and joined Wrexham where he spent two years before again moving on, this time for £40,000 to Swansea City. He continued to move around in the next few seasons, playing for Leyton Orient on loan before moving to Crystal Palace and then Birmingham City.^[1]

After a spell at Newport County he returned to the club where he started his career, Cardiff City. But he was released after the Bluebirds suffered relegation to the third division and he joined Barry Town on a part-time basis eventually retiring there.

In 1994 he became manager of League of Wales side Ebbw Vale. He later had a short spell in charge of Inter Cardiff, jointly with his brother Paul.^[2]

After football

Giles was a regular analyst for ITV Wales on the late night football magazine show Wales Soccer Night until its axing in December 2005.

He also works as a journalist and previously wrote a regular sports column in the South Wales Echo covering Cardiff City and the Wales team.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Football League Career Stats at Neil Brown
2. ^ "Well-known ex-managers". Welsh-premier.com. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/people/managers/well-known-ex-managers. Retrieved 4 September 2011. 

• Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0. 

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Name	Giles, David
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Date of birth	21 September 1956
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
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