Michael Giles (footballer)

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Michael Giles (born in Leeds, England in 1964) is a former Irish footballer.

Giles was a defender or midfielder who played under his father John at Shamrock Rovers from 1981 to 1983. He made two appearances for Rovers in European competition.^[1] He made his Rovers debut on 17 November 1981 in a Leinster Senior Cup (football) semi final win.

He also had spells at University College Dublin, West Bromwich Albion and Bradford City^{[citation needed]} before taking a break from the game. He returned to football in the early 1990s with Bohemians without much success.

He comes from a footballing family; father John, brother Chris and grandfather Dicky all played at a high level.

[edit] Honours

• Leinster Senior Cup (football): 1
  • Shamrock Rovers 1982

[edit] Sources

• The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)

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