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player · international archive · 1969–1979
DG
b. 1949forward Republic of Ireland
Archive goals
12
for Republic of Ireland
Matches scored in
7
2 hat-tricks among them
Tournaments
2
most in the UEFA Euro qualification (9)
Career span
1969–1979
first 1969-06-08 · last 1979-05-02

Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.

Daniel Joseph "Don" Givens is an Irish former footballer and coach. A forward, Givens played club football for Manchester United, Luton Town, Queens Park Rangers, Birmingham City, AFC Bournemouth, Sheffield United and Neuchâtel Xamax, and was capped 56 times for the Republic of Ireland. His 19 senior international goals was a national record for several years. He went on to coach at Xamax and Arsenal, and spent ten years as manager of the Republic of Ireland U21 team. — Wikipedia

identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-08-31

A different player of the same name scored for Republic of Ireland (1 goal, 1969) — Givens · Republic of Ireland

A different player of the same name scored for Republic of Ireland (0 goals, 1969) — Daniel Joseph "Don" Givens · Republic of Ireland

International goals in our archive

12 goals across 7 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1969–1979
DateOpponentResultMinutesCompetitionVenue

Honours

1 team trophy · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated
Team honours1
Swiss Super League×11986–87Neuchâtel Xamax

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