Owen Hargreaves Biography

Owen Hargreaves is a Canadian-born English retired football player. He played his club football for Manchester City, Bayern Munich, and Manchester United. He works as a commentator for BT Sports. Hargreaves was known as a hard-working and “solid defensive midfielder.

Owen started playing soccer at the age of 15, he joined Bayern Munich in July 1997 where he spends two and half years playing for the under 19 team.
He played in his first Bundesliga match against Hertha Berlin, making an appearance as a substitute for Carsten Jancker in the 83rd minute. He went forward playing and in 2000 his team Bayern Munich won the Bundesliga and champions league.

10 Quick Facts About Owen Hargreaves

1. Name: Owen Hargreaves
2. Age: 41 years
3. Birthday: 20 January
4. Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
5. Height: 5 feet 11 inches(1.8 m)
6. Nationality: Canadian
7. Occupation: Retired football player
8. Marital Status: Not Known
9. Salary: Under Review
10. Net worth: $25 million

Owen Hargreaves Age

Hargreaves is 41 years old as of 2022. He was born on 20 January 1981 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He celebrates his birthday every 20th of January.

Owen Hargreaves

Hargreaves has a height of 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) and weighs 76 kg (167 lbs).

Owen Hargreaves Family

Owen is the son of Margaret and Colin Hargreaves. He is the youngest among his two brothers Darren and Neil. His father Colin migrated from the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 1980s. When he was in his youth, he played for Bolton Wanderers and Calgary Kickers of the Canadian Soccer League. By being influenced by his father, Owen grew up playing different sports like ice hockey, American football, and basketball until he was 15 when he took football seriously.

Is Owen Hargreaves Married?, Wife

Owen is still not married yet. He has never shared his relationship life to the public. He has however been rumored to be dating British model Zabeena Harris.

Owen Hargreaves Measurements and Facts

Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Hargreaves.

Owen Hargreaves Wiki

• Full Names:  Owen Lee Hargreaves
• Popular As:  Owen Hargreaves
• Gender: male
• Occupation / Profession: Television pundit
• Nationality: Canadian
• Race / Ethnicity: White
• Religion: Not Known
• Sexual Orientation: Straight

Owen Hargreaves Birthday

• Age / How Old?: 41 years old
• Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
• Date of Birth: 20th January 1981
• Place of Birth: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• Birthday: 20th January

Owen Hargreaves Body Measurements

• Body Measurements: To be updated
• Height / How Tall?: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
• Weight:  76 kg (167 lbs)
• Eye Color: To be updated
• Hair Color: Black
• Shoe Size: To be updated

Owen Hargreaves Family and Relationship

• Father (Dad): Colin Hargreaves
• Mother: Margaret
• Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Darren and Neil
• Marital Status: To be updated
• Wife/Spouse: To be updated
• Girlfriend/Partner: To be updated
• Children: To be updated

Owen Hargreaves Networth and Salary

• Net Worth:  $25 million
• Salary:  1.04 million GBP
• Source of Income: Commentating

Owen Hargreaves Net Worth

Owen is estimated to be around $25 million. He earned this figure from his long career in football.

Owen Hargreaves Salary

Hargreaves earned a salary of 1.04 million GBP in 2011

Owen Hargreaves Manchester United

On 31 May 2007, it was announced that Hargreaves would join Manchester United on 1 July 2007. He was signed on a £17 and was unveiled on 9 July given the number 4 shirt at Old Trafford. he made his first debut in a friendly against Peterborough United on 4 August, coming on as a second-half substitute in United’s 3–1 victory. He made his first Premier League appearance in Manchester United’s third game of the season, in the derby match away to Manchester City in a 1–0 defeat.

Owen Hargreaves Man City

On 31 August 2011, Manchester City confirmed that they had signed Hargreaves on a one-year deal. Hargreaves made his City debut against Birmingham City in the League Cup and opened the scoring in a 2–0 victory with a goal in the 17th minute. 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.

Owen Hargreaves Bt Sport

He appears as a pundit for BT Sport as part of their Premier League, FA Cup, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Champions League coverage. He is also a Football Analyst on news channel CNN and has covered the Euro 2016 competition in France.

Owen Hargreaves Accent

Hargreaves’ accent got a cool, transatlantic kind of twang with a mixture of Canadian and German accents. When he began his commentary job, fans were displeased with his work and he went ahead for voice coaching classes.

Owen Hargreaves Injury

When playing for Manchester United, Owen Hargreaves has had multiple injuries especially the tendonitis to his knees. His injuries made him play partially on three seasons on the Man United games.

When he thought his injury was at least healed with two muscle tears, the midfielder managed to play only six minutes of the game before he was injured again. He revealed he only wanted to play and not let his fans and his team down but that could not happen. His contract ended with Man united and he was shown the door. Man City luckily gave him a chance before the transfer deadline.

He had to go for knee surgery after injections failed to cure him which made in and out of the field for three years. His comeback at City was so emotional for him after his glorious strike in the 2-0 Carling Cup win against
Birmingham.

Owen Hargreaves Alex Ferguson

When Sir Alex Furguson published his autobiography in 2013, he obviously was shading Owen after he transferred to the rival team Man City. In the book, he said that

“When I signed him there was something about him I didn’t like. It turned out to be a disaster.”

He added that Owen had nearly enough determination and that he always opted “for the easy choice” during training sessions. Hargreaves responded to the claims that he wished his former manager could first talk to him privately before tarnishing his name. He also added that professionalism for him is the first thing he does and gave his all when he was in Man United.

Owen Hargreaves Bayern

Hargreaves moved at the age of 16 from Calgary Foothills to Bayern Munich on 1 July 1997. He played in the Under-19 team for two and a half years before spending nine months with the Amateur team. While with the Under-19s the team reached the final of the German Championship in 1998. They lost in the final to Borussia Dortmund, but only after a penalty shoot-out in Dortmund’s Stadion Rote Erde.

In the 2006–07 season, Hargreaves broke his leg, which kept him out of most of Bayern’s league campaign that season. He recovered in time to take part in Bayern’s victory over Real Madrid in the Champions League, progressing after an aggregate score of 4–4 thanks to their two away goals in the 3–2 defeat in the first leg at Madrid’s Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.

However, Bayern was knocked out in the quarter-final by Milan and finished fourth in the Bundesliga, missing out on Champions League football for the first time since 1996. In total, he played 145 top-flight matches in Germany for FC Bayern.

Owen Hargreaves Honours-Awards

Bundesliga: 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06
DFB-Pokal: 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06
DFB-Ligapokal: 2000
UEFA Champions League: 2000–01
Intercontinental Cup: 2001
Manchester United

Premier League: 2007–08
UEFA Champions League: 2007–08
Individual

Bravo Award: 2001
England Player of the Year: 2006

Frequently Asked Questions About Owen Hargreaves

Who is Owen Hargreaves?

Owen Hargreaves is a Canadian-born English retired football player. He played his club football for Manchester City, Bayern Munich, and Manchester United. He works as a commentator for BT Sports.

How old is Owen Hargreaves?

Owen Hargreaves is 39 years old. He was born on 20 January 1981 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

How tall is Hargreaves?

Hargreaves has a height of 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in).

Is Owen Hargreaves married?

Owen is still not married yet. He has never shared his relationship life to the public. He has however been rumored to be dating British model Zabeena Harris.

How much is Hargreaves’s net worth?

Owen has an estimated net worth of around $25 million as of 2021.

How much does Hargreaves make?

Hargreaves used to earn a salary of 1.04 million GBP back in 2011.

Where does Hargreaves live?

Because of security reasons, Owen has not shared his precise location of residence. We will immediately update this information if we get the location and images of his house.

Is Hargreaves dead or alive?

He is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of him being sick or having any health-related issues.

Where is Hargreaves now?

He now works at BT Sport as a television pundit.

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