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Daniel Joseph "Don" Givens (born 9 August 1949 in Limerick, Republic of Ireland) is a football player and coach, and former Republic of Ireland U21 team manager. He was part of the FAI's three-man selection committee in helping to select the new Ireland manager.
A centre forward, Givens started his career at Manchester United in 1968, making a scoring debut against Shamrock Rovers in May 1969 but he played just 8 games before moving to Luton Town. He played for Queens Park Rangers from 1972 to 1978, where he became a first team player, making 243 appearances and scoring 76 goals for the club. He helped them win promotion to the old First Division in his first season with the club, scoring 23 times in their victorious campaign. As a First division striker, the next few years would see him reach his peak, scoring a combined 49 goals in four seasons and helping QPR hold onto their top-flight status. After an unsuccessful season in 1977–78, scoring just four goals in 37 appearances, he parted ways with QPR, and his career took him to Birmingham City, Bournemouth, Sheffield United and Neuchâtel Xamax. His time at Sheffield United will forever be remembered for the time he missed a last minute penalty in the last match of the 1980–81 season against Walsall at Bramall Lane in the old third division. If he had scored, The Saddlers would have been relegated, instead it was Sheffield United who were consigned to the 4th division for the first (and only) time in their history.
QPR 3 Cardiff 0
Sky News 2002 Don Givens Blasts David Connolly
Don Givens on Giovanni Trapattoni's appointment
Post match interview Don Givens
Don Givens SKYDIVES!!!
Mitt work with my great trainer Don Givens*
Euro 88 - RTE pre-match Ireland v England - 12th June 1988
Luton Town 2-1 Portsmouth Lge J Ryan Givens 2H Hlights 21st Nov 1970
Smoke DZA - Robin Givens (Official Instrumental) Prod. By V. Don @VDONSOUNDZ
Smoke DZA - Robin Givens [Instrumental] (Prod. By V. Don) + DL via @Hipstrumentals