Owen Lee Hargreaves is an English footballer who was born on January 20, 1981 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He plays as a midfielder for English Premier club Manchester United and the England national team.
Hargreaves started his professional football career in Germany with Bayern Munich. After seven years of playing with the German club and won four German league titles and the Champions League in 2000-2001, Hargreaves signed by one of the great English club Manchester United in 2007.
With Manchester United, he also won several awards including the Premier League and Champions League in his first season. But when in Manchester United's Hargreaves is injured and left the club he end of his contract in June 2011. He tried to convince Manchester City so he could join the club and offer a one-year contract.
As a Canada of Wales from her mother and father, Hargreaves could join the national team of Canada, Wales and England. But his international career began with the national team when he played for England U-21 in 2000. Hargreaves is the only national English players who do not live in the UK.
In his personal life, Hargreaves is the youngest of three sisters Margaret and Colin Hargreaves couple who had emigrated to England in 1980. His father played football for Bolton junior clubs and also at the Calgary Kickers Football League Canada. Hargreaves was the only one who lalhir in Canada, his brother Darren and his mother was born in Wales, while another brother and his father was born in England.
Hargreaves career stymied because of the neglect of a broken leg in 2007 but most she has won several awards since 2006 including being "England's best player at the 2006 World Cup". In 2008, he suffered another knee injury that forced him to have surgery. He tried to play with Manchester United but only six minutes Hargreaves stumped. In 2011, Manchester United did not renew his contract and he moved to Manchester City to try to convince the club that he can still play good although have had a severe injury.
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