Feature Hargreaves: Hazard will be Player of the Year. Hargreaves was a player that. View stats of Manchester City Midfielder Owen Hargreaves, including goals scored, assists and appearances, on the official website of the Premier League. [19] He scored his second league goal for the club on 13 April, a free kick winner against Arsenal. He made his first Premier League appearance in Manchester Uniteds third game of the season, in the derby match away to Manchester City in a 10 defeat. The start of Hargreaves' second season at United was hampered by injury, a recurring patellar tendinitis problem that restricted him to sporadic appearances in 200809. Just 12 months later, Sir Alex Ferguson was able to . His contract expired at the end of the 201011 season and he left the club, despite offering to play the 201112 season for free. Family wants me to play for Wanderers - Hargreaves Despite making 34 appearances for United in all competitions during 2007-08, Hargreaves underwent treatment on a recurring knee issue ahead of the following season. Owen Hargreaves: his birthday, what he did before fame, his family life, fun trivia facts, popularity rankings, and more. Hargreaves made his Manchester United debut in a friendly against Peterborough United on 4th August 2007, coming on as a second-half substitute in United's 3-1 victory. Owen was in a relationship with fellow football star Janelle Khouri who previously played for the Canadian womens national team. He was eventually diagnosed with an extreme form of tendinitis leading to major surgery which the midfielder never really recovered from. However, the injuries he suffered from 2007 forwards, practically killed his career and made him retire at the age of 31. Soon after the start of the 2008/09 season - Hargreaves had only played two league games against Liverpool and Chelsea- the knee problems that had already affected him in the previous season became worse. On 6 November 2010, he made his first start since September 2008 against Wolverhampton Wanderers, however it was short-lived after a hamstring injury forced his withdrawal for Bb just five minutes into the match, which United went on to win 21. England then defeated Ecuador on 25 June. Owen was injured following just fifteen minutes of Englands second group game against Argentina and had to be substituted. , Manchester City, as well as for the England national team. [79] He is also a Football Analyst on news channel CNN, and has covered the Euro 2016 competition in France. During the 2000/01 season, Hargreaves played a total of 20 matches for Bayern Munich, giving a single assist to Giovane Elber in the home win against SpVgg Unterhaching. On 27 April 2012, it was confirmed that he would be released at the end of the season after just four appearances for the club. Hargreaves was one of only two English players to win the Champions League with a non-English club (the other being Steve McManaman, who won the Champions League with Real Madrid). In 2011, Manchester United did not renew his contract due to his injury troubles. Does Owen Hargreaves have a wife or girlfriend? Owen Hargreaves and Glenn Hoddle issue stark warning to Chelsea fans after their fifth defeat in a row under Frank Lampard. The Curious Case of Owen Hargreaves - Balancing Identity & Injuries He played with Calgary Foothills as a youth before beginning his professional football career in Germany with Bayern Munich.