Der Mittelfeldspieler begann seine Karriere bei Manchester United und gehörte von an bis ununterbrochen dem Profikader dieses Vereins an.

Am Mai gab Scholes sein Karriereende bekannt, gab jedoch noch während der folgenden Saison am 8. Für die englische Nationalmannschaft schoss er in 66 Länderspielen zwischen und 14 Tore und nahm an jeweils zwei Welt- , und Europameisterschaftsendrunden , teil.

Von Mitspielern und Trainern wurde ihm häufig eine vorbildliche und professionelle Berufseinstellung nachgesagt.

Paul Scholes wurde im Hope Hospital in Salford geboren. Mary's besuchte. Scholes wurde im Jahr in den Profikader übernommen. The two players helped the club win three straight League title between and , as well as the Champions League crown in the season.

New User posted their first comment. Log in. Football Premier League News. Scholes made his international debut against South Africa in in a 2—1 friendly win at Old Trafford, and was included in the England squad for the World Cup.

England were grouped with Colombia , Tunisia and Romania. During England's first World Cup group match against Tunisia, Scholes sealed a 2—0 victory with a goal late in the game.

His international career continued after England's elimination from the World Cup by Argentina on penalties in the first knock-out round.

On 27 March , Scholes managed a hat-trick for England in a game against Poland. In addition, Scholes scored both goals in England's 2—0 win at Hampden Park over Scotland in the Euro play-off first leg, sealing a 2—1 aggregate win and qualification for the finals tournament.

In a qualifier against Sweden that June, Scholes became the first and last England player to be sent off in an international match at the old Wembley Stadium.

With the turn of the century, Scholes became a prominent player in England's midfield, becoming a first-choice selection for the World Cup.

Immediately prior to Euro , however, Scholes was played out of position on the left midfield to accommodate the pairing of Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard in central midfield, starting on the left for the last five matches of his international career.

Following the departure of England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson in , there was speculation regarding Scholes making himself available for international duty again under new boss Steve McClaren.

Zinedine Zidane. Scholes was highly regarded for his technical skills, and renowned for his accurate passing, intelligent movement and powerful shooting from long range.

Though he played mostly as a striker in his youth and early professional career, Scholes matured into a well-rounded, tenacious, and versatile playmaker capable of playing in any midfield position, often alternating between defensive , offensive , wide and playmaking roles, due to his stamina, vision, work-rate, and positional sense.

Scholes was renowned for his late attacking runs and ability to combine with teammates, as well as an excellent capacity to read the game and control the tempo of play, which enabled him to function in a deep-seated creative role as well as in a box-to-box role in the centre of the pitch.

He possessed an extraordinary range of passing and frequently initiated dangerous attacking plays after winning back possession.

Many of his peers, including Zinedine Zidane and Edgar Davids , have spoken about their admiration for his talent. I love to watch Scholes, to see him pass, the boy with the red hair and the red shirt.

He knows how to do everything. He can pass, score goals with his left, right, his head — he can do anything. In February , Barcelona midfielder Xavi rated Scholes as the best player in his position in the past two decades, stating, "A role model.

For me, and I really mean this, he's the best central midfielder I've seen in the last 15, 20 years. He's spectacular, he has it all, the last pass, goals, he's strong, he doesn't lose the ball, vision.

If he'd been Spanish he might have been rated more highly. Players love him. Milan midfielder, Andrea Pirlo , speaking ahead of the UEFA Champions League Final , further elaborated on his admiration for Scholes, "I have been so fortunate to have played with so many incredible players throughout my career, but if I could pick one that I never got the chance to play with, it would be Paul Scholes.

One of the all-time greats. A genius on the field, but private — no circus around him off it. I have a lot of respect for him. Many, including Scholes' national teammates, have said that he was one of the few English players capable of "pulling the strings" in midfield, dictating the flow of game where England often have been criticised for being nervous on the ball and giving away possession.

Scholes received frequent criticism for his discipline, particularly regarding his tackling, which was questioned as frequently inept by multiple pundits, fans and Scholes himself.

Scholes has been criticised for his disciplinary record, amassing the fifth-most yellow cards in Premier League history with 97, and also receiving four red cards.

There's a little bit of a darker side in him, sometimes, that I did not like. I respect him highly as a quality player but I did not like some things he did on the football pitch.

Having previously informally helped out Nicky Butt with the Manchester United under team during the first half of the —14 season, Scholes agreed to join the United first team coaching staff on a temporary basis after the sacking of David Moyes until the end of the season as a favour to friend and former teammate Ryan Giggs, [] following the latter's appointment as interim player-manager on 23 April On 11 February , Scholes was appointed as manager of League Two side Oldham Athletic , [] having been cleared to take the position by the English Football League in light of his ownership of Salford City.

On 12 October , Scholes was appointed interim head coach of Salford City , following the departure of Graham Alexander. His shy off-field personality is seen to be in stark contrast to the attitude of the stereotypical professional footballer.

In a rare interview given before Euro , Scholes described his ideal day as "train in the morning, pick up my children from school, play with them, have tea, put them to bed and then watch a bit of TV".

Scholes has endorsed sportswear company Nike and appeared in Nike commercials. Along with other United players who won the FA Youth Cup, Scholes has proposed a university in Greater Manchester, named University Academy 92 which would offer "broader courses than traditional degrees" and attract students who "otherwise might not go on to higher education".

Scholes is asthmatic , [] and suffered from Osgood—Schlatter disease a knee condition that affects young athletes.

England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Scholes goal. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paul Scholes Scholes in My toughest opponent?

Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder. Scholes is undoubtedly the greatest midfielder of his generation There is no doubt for me that he [Paul Scholes] is still in a class of his own.

He's almost untouchable in what he does. I never tire of watching him play. You rarely come across the complete footballer, but Scholes is as close to it as you can get.

One of my regrets is that the opportunity to play alongside him never presented itself during my career. Every time we were playing them we needed to find a way to stop him.

But years previously, Henry was asked who he thinks the best player in England's top flight was over the past 15 years and without any hesitation, the Frenchman responded with conviction.

Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes was, in his opinion, the greatest. One of the best, if not the best, I've played against, he could do anything.

His strikes against the Blues, Besiktas and Wolves his th Premier League goal were all winners, and his contributions against Milan in the San Siro and City in the League Cup were further proof that the big players come good on the big occasions.

His appearance as a substitute in the UEFA Champions League final defeat to Barcelona at Wembley appeared to be his final game for the Reds as Scholes confirmed his retirement three days after the Wembley final.

The announcement came in a typically low-key manner - no interview, no fuss, just a statement on ManUtd. A week later came his richly deserved testimonial match to honour his 19 years of service to the club as the Reds hit six without reply past New York Cosmos, whose director of football at the time was one Eric Cantona.

In typical Scholes fashion, the midfielder - who opened the scoring with a trademark strike from 25 yards in his testimonial - sprung another surprise.

He scored on his first start in his second spell a week later in a win over Bolton and netted two more goals before the end of the season. It meant he had scored in his 19th consecutive Premier League season, a feat only surpassed by team-mate Ryan Giggs.

Having helped United win the Premier League title, Scholes hung up his boots for good after his th and final league appearance for the Reds in an eventful draw at West Bromwich Albion in May - which was also Sir Alex Ferguson's farewell as United boss.

Let's head back to 1 April and a stunning win over the Hammers, when Paul Scholes scored a hat-trick….

Scholesy starts this epic move off, before sticking it in the back of the net with a beautiful chip Paul Scholes headed in the winner as United won in the Manchester derby, on this day in