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Don Givens
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Republic of IrelandArchive 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
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Every goal
from the international archive · 12 goals in 7 matches| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-05-02 |  Denmark | W2–0(h) | 66' | UEFA Euro qualification | Dublin |
| 1977-06-01 |  Bulgaria | L1–2(a) | 47' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Sofia |
| 1975-10-29 |  Turkey | W4–0(h) | 26' 33' 38' 89'hat-trick | UEFA Euro qualification | Dublin |
| 1974-11-20 | Turkey | D1–1(a) | 61' | UEFA Euro qualification | İzmir |
| 1974-10-30 |  Russiaplayed as Soviet Union | W3–0(h) | 22' 30' 70'hat-trick | UEFA Euro qualification | Dublin |
| 1969-10-15 | Denmark | D1–1(h) | 11' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Dublin |
| 1969-06-08 |  Hungary | L1–2(h) | 59' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Dublin |
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