Ryan Giggs has revealed his ambition to manage Wales when he brings an end to his glittering playing career.
The veteran Manchester United winger, who will turn 36 later this month, is the most decorated player in the history of English domestic football, but never reached a major international tournament with Wales and would like to rectify that as coach.
"I think if you've played for your country and want to go into coaching or management, that has got to be the ultimate job to do," Giggs told The Independent on Sunday. "The build-up (to a major tournament) gets you excited as a fan; I can only imagine what it's like as a player and I'll never experience that."
Wales have not qualified for a major tournament since the 1958 World Cup and Giggs, who retired from international football in 2007 with 64 caps to his name, believes that drought must end if football is to attract young players away from rugby.
"We should be making sure long-term that Wales get to a major championship," he added.
"That would have a massive effect on kids coming through. If they're torn whether to choose rugby or football, which is a big issue in Wales, and they watch a European Championship or World Cup with their national team in, they might just concentrate on football."










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#1,#3 how can 1 player take a team like Wales to the world cup or euro finals??? don;t be naive. England hasn't even done well in the last 12 years and look at all the players they have
Why he never wanted to play for them.
Giggs is a legend, the player england were missing for years, think he would make a great manager at wales or any where, his knoledge of football, he knows how to win and what it takes.. good luck to him when ever he hangs his boots up which i hope is not to soon cause his still a joy to watch.. if you ever fancy a change from man utd giggsy come to Leicester for a couple of season, show us the treats of what you do at man utd.. Footballing Legend..
he is a amazing player and i think if he was the maanaga he would do really well
No 1 - I totally agree.
Good! F$%k of to wales! Hairy C$%T!
Well that surprises me as Giggs never seemed that keen to turn out for Wales as a player!
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