Paul Scholes

Paul Scholes (born 16 November 1974, age 37 years) is a soccer player from England who spent all his career to date playing for Manchester United. Is one of the players who shone in his generation. He was honored for his conduct inside or outside the field, as well as playing on the gridiron. It is part of the Class of '92 Manchester United, along with Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville, Phil Neville, David Beckham, Kevin Pilkington, Robbie Savage, and other players are scattered to the British domestic leagues. At the end of season 2010/2011 Paul Scholes of Manchester United officially retired after retirement, Paul Scholes will be the coaching staff of Manchester United, but the surprise in early 2012, Scholes returned to play for Manchester United.


beginning of year

Scholes was born in Hope Hospital in Salford, Greater Manchester, for parents Stewart and Marina Scholes. The family moved to Langley area of ​​Middleton, Greater Manchester when he was 18 months in which he lived in Bowness Road, and then Hard Talk He studied at St Mary's RC Primary School in Langley .. The first team he played for the Langley grooves. Scholes also excel in cricket. At age 14, he began training with Manchester United. He then joined as a trainee when leaving the Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School in Middleton during the summer of 1991. In his last term at school, he was selected to represent England in the National School football



International career

Scholes made his international debut against South Africa in 1997 in a 2-1 victory at Old Trafford friendly, and included in the England squad for World Cup 1998. England are grouped with Colombia, Tunisia and Romania. During England's first World Cup group match against Tunisia, Scholes sealed the win 2-0 with goals in the final game.

His international career continued after the elimination of England from the World Cup by Argentina on penalties in the first knock-out round. On March 27, 1999, Scholes had a hat trick for England in a match against Poland. In addition, Scholes scored both goals in England's 2-0 victory over Scotland at Hampden Park on match Euro 2000 play-off first, sealing the 2-1 victory on aggregate and qualified for the tournament final. Qualifier against Sweden in June, Scholes became the first and the last British player who was sent off in the international game at the old Wembley Stadium.

By the turn of the century, Scholes became prominent players in the England midfield, becoming the first choice option for the 2002 World Cup. However, after the tournament, Scholes sees the opportunity in a decrease in the national team since Sven-Göran Eriksson played him out of position at left midfield to accommodate a pair Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard in midfield [44]. Scholes announced his retirement from international football in August 2004, citing family life and his club career with Manchester United as more important.

In July 2006, following the departure of Eriksson, there was talk about Scholes makes himself available for international duty again under new manager Steve McClaren, but it never came out of it. In May 2010, Fabio Capello's successor McClaren approached Scholes about the return of international football ahead of the 2010 World Cup, but the player rejected the offer saying he preferred to spend time with his family. On June 7, 2010, Scholes said Capello has given him more time and asked for earlier, then he probably would take a chance On July 27, 2010, Scholes and expressed disappointment at not taking the opportunity to play in another World Cup, said he might have made a mistake ..