Paul Scholes Biography

Paul Scholes Biography
Name :Paul Scholes
Date of birth : 16 November 1974
Place of birth : Salford, England, UK
Nickname : Scholesy
Height : 5' 7
Spouse : Claire Froggatt

Paul Scholes (born November 16, 1974) is an English football player, currently playing for Manchester United.

With his distinctive head of ginger hair, Paul Scholes is one of the most influential players for both his club, Manchester United, and country, England. He is an attacking midfielder par excellence. He scores vital goals at vital times, and he times his runs into the box as well as any midfielder playing the game today.

Salford-born Scholes joined Manchester United as a trainee on leaving school in the summer of 1991 and in his first season guided the club to victory in the F.A Youth Cup. But he did not make his breakthrough into the Old Trafford team until the 1994-95 season, when he made 17 league appearances and scored five goals. The 20-year-old Scholes proved himself to be promising understudy for the likes of Eric Cantona and Andy Cole. In the F.A. Cup final he twice came close to scoring goals which would have seen United and not Everton win the F.A Cup.

Scholes was unable to secure a regular first team place until the 1997-98 season, when he played in midfield after the ninth game when Roy Keane was ruled out by injury. He had already made his England debut the previous summer in a 3-1 friendly win over South Africa at Old Trafford, and was part of the England squad for the 1998 World Cup.

In 1998-99, Scholes was a key player in Manchester United's Premiership title/F.A Cup/Champions League treble success. He scored one of United's two goals against Newcastle in the F.A Cup final but was ruled out of the Champions League final victory over Bayern Munich through suspension.

Since then, Paul Scholes has established himself as an excellent midfielder at both club and international levels but announced his retirement from international football in August 2004, blaming Sven Goran Eriksson's tactics for his decision.

In ten years as a first team player at Manchester United, Paul Scholes has won six Premiership titles, three F.A Cups and one European Cup. Now aged 30, he still has a good few years left at the top and will surely add more medals to his already impressive collection.

Paul Scholes Trivia

• England international footballer.
• Scored on his full England debut in the 2-0 defeat of Italy in 1997.
• Plays for Manchester United FC
• Retired from international football after the Euro 2004 Championships.
• Son Arron, daughter Alicia
• Son Arron Jake born in July 1999
• On 9 May 2001 Paul and Claire announced the birth of their second child, a daughter named Alicia.
• Once scored a hat-trick against Newcastle. Manchester United went on to win the game 6-2.
• He finally ended his 3-year England goal drought in Euro 2004, but did not have a good tournament in general as he was playing out of position on the left wing.
• Has spent his whole career at Manchester United FC
• Scored an international hat-trick for England against Poland
• In 1999 became the first player since Norman Whiteside in 1984 to score a competitive goal for United on Italian soil in the 1-1 draw with Inter.
• Supported Oldham Athletic as a boy and still looks out for their results.
• Although he still suffers from it, Paul has overcome Asthma to become a footballer.
• Scored twice on his full debut against Ipswich Town.
• When Paul scored for England against Tunisia in the World Cup in France, he was the first United player to score in the World Cup since Jesper Olsen scored for Denmark in 1986.
• In the first ever FA Cup penalty shoot out against Arsenal (21st May 2005) he missed his penalty for Manchester United, allowing Arsenal to win the cup.

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