His brother Darren and his mother were both born in Wales; his other brother Neil and his father were born in England. He scored his second league goal for the club on 13th April, a free-kick winner against Arsenal. Hargreaves scored two of those goals in DFB Pokal, the first one against TSV Vlpke and the second one against VfB Stuttgart in Round of 16. His father played football for the Bolton Wanderers youth side and also for the Calgary Kickers of the Canadian Soccer League. Owen's father once played as a footballer for English clubs Bolton Wanderers and Wigan Athletic. [68], It emerged by 2008 that Hargreaves was suffering from a problem with his patella tendon[69] and this was eventually narrowed down to patellar tendinitis. Hargreaves underwent his rehabilitation programme in the United States, and was due to return to training with Manchester United at the Audi Cup in Munich. Hargreaves picked up the Man of the match award in Englands 40 win over Greece on 16 August 2006. While with the Under-19s the team reached the final of the German Championship in 1998. He also scored two goals that season and provided assists to his teammates on 8 occasions. In a tournament in which England were generally regarded as having underachieved, he was, by the end of England's participation, widely considered one of the few successes of the English squad. Hargreaves returned to Manchester United on 23 September 2009, joined by his physiotherapist for a week to aid the transition process and for the club to understand his rehabilitation programme. On 30 January 2007 he was voted England Player of the Year 2006, as voted for by visitors to the Official FA site. Birthplace Calgary, Canada. [30] On 24 April, Hargreaves was named as an unused substitute for the first-team match against Tottenham Hotspur. Sportmob does not claim ownership of any of the pictures posted on this website. Here, a young Hargreaves played for the aptly named Calgary Foothills FC. Therefore, Owen has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Hargreaves made a total of 38 appearances for the club in this season. He scored three goals that season and gave two assists to his teammates. Famously known by the Family name Owen Lee Hargreaves, is a great Athlete. [70] Surgeon Richard Steadman stated that Hargreaves knees were in a worse state than any other he had come across in his 35 years of experience. Owen was included in the starting line-up of the team for the match against Unterhaling for the first time on 16 September 2000. The Curious Case of Owen Hargreaves - Balancing Identity & Injuries On 31 May 2007, it was announced that Hargreaves would join Manchester United on 1 July 2007, after almost a year of negotiations between Bayern Munich and United for a fee of around 17million. On 24 April, Hargreaves was named as an unused substitute for the first-team match against Tottenham Hotspur. However, Bayern became knocked out in the quarter-final by Milan and compleed fourth in the Bundesliga, missing out on Champions League football for the first time since 1996. The England national team won the 2004 European Championship qualifying group without losing a single match. Altogether he made 25 Bundesliga appearances, four in Cup games and three in the Champions League. The rise and fall of Owen Hargreaves - YouTube On 2 May 2010 (matchday 37), Hargreaves was substituted for Ryan Giggs in the 90th minute of the 1-0 win away against Sunderland, making his return to the pitch since around 21 months. Former Bayern Munich midfielder Owen Hargreaves says the Bundesliga giants are more Fight Club than FC Hollywood. His mother is Welsh and because of that, he was able to play for Wales national team. Hargreaves didn't play but played the rest of England's matches from start to finish. Khouri formerly played for the Canadian women's national team and the pair were reportedly engaged before splitting up over a decade ago. 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. He played 38 games for the club as he did last season, but this time he scored 3 goals and gave 4 assists to his teammates. By Owen Hargreaves + Jasmine Dahl. 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. Hargreaves played his first full international game on 15th August 2001 against the Netherlands at White Hart Lane. In January 2010, it was speculated that Hargreaves was initially slated to return in time for Manchester Uniteds Champions League first knockout round tie against Milan, despite not being fully match-fit. The former England midfielder responded with nothing but class Owen Hargreaves was once forced to listen to. [59], He represented Wales at the 1998 Milk Cup[60] where Wales finished in third place behind Turkey and Northern Ireland, but finished above Russia.