Daniel Joseph "Don" Givens was born on 9 August 1949 and is an Irish former footballer and coach.
12 Facts About Don Givens
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Don Givens's 19 senior international goals was a national record for several years.
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Don Givens went on to coach at Xamax and Arsenal, and spent ten years as manager of the Republic of Ireland U21 team.
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Don Givens made his scoring debut against Shamrock Rovers in May 1969 but he played just eight more games before moving to Luton Town.
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Don Givens then transferred to Queens Park Rangers in 1972.
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Don Givens helped the club win promotion to the First Division in his first season, scoring 23 times.
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Don Givens made a total of 243 appearances and scored 76 goals for the Hoops.
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In 1981, escaping the negativity of his time at Sheffield United, Don Givens moved to Switzerland to play for Neuchatel Xamax.
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Don Givens made 144 appearances in all for Xamax, scoring 34 goals.
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Don Givens brought an end to his playing days soon afterwards.
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Altogether Don Givens made 56 appearances for the senior team between 1969 and 1982, scoring 19 goals, including a record four goal haul against Turkey, and becoming his country's leading goalscorer for a period.
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Don Givens went on to manage the Republic of Ireland U21 team from 2000 until 2010 when he stepped down.