David Giles (footballer)
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| David Giles | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Charles Giles | |
| Date of birth | September 21, 1956 | |
| Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Cardiff City | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1974-1978 1978-1980 1980-1982 1981-1982 1982-1984 1984-1985 1985 1985-1987 1987-? |
Cardiff City Wrexham Swansea City → Leyton Orient (loan) Crystal Palace Birmingham City Newport County Cardiff City Barry Town |
59 (3) 38 (3) 54 (13) 3 (2) 88 (6) 0 (0) 32 (1) 50 (0) ? (?) |
| National team | ||
| Wales | 12 (2) | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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David Charles Giles (born 21 September 1956 in Cardiff) is a former Wales international football player. He attained 12 caps for Wales during his 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 season playing for Leyton Orient on loan before moving to Crystal Palace and then Birmingham City.
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 retirng there.
Giles was a regular analyst for ITV Wales on the late night football magazine show Wales Soccer Night until its axing in Decmember 2005.
He currently works as a journalist and has a regular sports column in the South Wales Echo.
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