{{short description|Welsh footballer}} {{for|the Irish footballer|Chris Giles (Irish footballer)}} {{Use British English|date=October 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Chris Giles | image = | fullname = Christopher Giles | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1982|4|16}} | birth_place = Bridgend, Wales | height = | position = Defender | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Sherborne Town<!--Citation?--> | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Yeovil Town | years1 = 2000–2004 | clubs1 = Yeovil Town | caps1 = 45 | goals1 = 8 | years2 = 2002–2003 | clubs2 = → Gravesend & Northfleet (loan) | caps2 = 11 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2004 | clubs3 = → Woking (loan) | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2004–2005 | clubs4 = Aldershot Town | caps4 = 43 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2005–2006 | clubs5 = Crawley Town | caps5 = 28 | goals5 = 2 | years6 = 2006–2008 | clubs6 = Forest Green Rovers | caps6 = 56 | goals6 = 5 | years7 = 2008–2010 | clubs7 = Crawley Town | caps7 = 35 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2010–2013 | clubs8 = Salisbury City | caps8 = 43 | goals8 = 7 | totalcaps = 267 | totalgoals = 26 }} '''Chris Giles''' (born 16 April 1982) is a Welsh former footballer, who was most recently acting first team coach at Yeovil Town. He played predominantly as a defender, but could also play as a striker.
==Playing career==
===Yeovil Town=== Giles began his career with Yeovil Town, as youth team top goalscorer and Player of the Year. In his time there, they won the FA Trophy and then promotion to the Football League in 2002–03. The following season, he only played one league game for the club before being loaned out to Woking.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/woking/3492091.stm Woking Snap Up Giles]</ref> He was allowed to leave the club in March of the 2003–04 season.
===Aldershot Town=== After leaving Yeovil, Giles soon joined Aldershot Town. During his two years there, he helped them to reach the Play-off Final and Play-off Semi-final of the Conference.
===Crawley Town=== After a two-year stint with Aldershot, he then signed for Crawley Town in 2005, signing a two-year contract with the club. After helping them fight off relegation, he left at the beginning of his second year due to the club's financial troubles.
===Forest Green Rovers=== He soon joined Forest Green Rovers in 2006 and succeeded in helping them avoid relegation.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/forest_green_rovers/5158048.stm |title=Forest Green seal triple signing |publisher=BBC Sport |date=7 July 2006 |accessdate=16 January 2012}}</ref> As vice captain he made 33 league appearances in the 2007–08 season as the club finished in their highest ever league placing, but was released at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/forest_green_rovers/7377888.stm|title= Forest Green allow six to leave|publisher=BBC|accessdate=1 May 2008 | date=1 May 2008}}</ref>
===Back to Crawley=== He re-signed for Crawley Town on 23 May 2008 and was named Club Captain in the season that they too achieved their highest ever placing. Giles has made 6 appearances for the Wales Semi-Professional side, scoring three times. Giles left Crawley by mutual consent in January 2010 following a number of injury problems.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crawley_town/8466098.stm Chris Giles Leaves Crawley]</ref>
===Salisbury City=== After release from Crawley, he was quickly snapped up by Salisbury City on a contract until the end of the 2009–10 season that very same day.<ref>{{cite news | title = Double delight as City poised to sign duo | url = http://www.salisburycity-fc.co.uk/news_article.php?slug=double-delight-as-city-poised-to-sign-duo&id=324 | publisher = Salisbury City Official Website | date = 28 January 2010 | access-date = 29 January 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160915173549/http://www.salisburycity-fc.co.uk/news_article.php?slug=double-delight-as-city-poised-to-sign-duo&id=324 | archive-date = 15 September 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref> This deal was extended in the summer of 2010, despite the club's two league demotion. Giles was awarded the captain's armband for his loyalty and became a key player for the side. However, halfway through the 2010–11 season, Giles was given a 6-month leave of absence due to personal circumstances, but at the same time committed his future to the Whites by signing a new deal for the 2011–12 season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.salisburycity-fc.co.uk/chris-giles-temporary-departure |title=Chris Giles Temporary Departure |access-date=19 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521181337/http://www.salisburycity-fc.co.uk/chris-giles-temporary-departure |archive-date=21 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He returned to the Whites for the start of pre-season in July 2011. In March 2012, Giles agreed a new one-year contract with Salisbury.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=83663 |title=Giles commits to Salisbury |work=Non League Daily |date=30 March 2012 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327221727/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php |archivedate=27 March 2012 }}</ref> In June 2013, he was made interim first team coach at the club after he retired from playing due to persistent injury problems.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=95082 | title=Giles named interim Salisbury coach | date=10 June 2013 | url-status=usurped | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728182408/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php | archivedate=28 July 2013 }}</ref>
==Coaching career==
===Salisbury City=== Following two unsuccessful ankle operations whilst playing at Salisbury City FC, Giles firstly supported manager Darryl Clarke and then Michael Harris on the coaching staff, focusing on defence, fitness and analysis.
===Yeovil Town=== On 22 December 2015, Giles returned to Yeovil Town as acting first team coach under interim manager Darren Way.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.westerngazette.co.uk/Ex-Yeovil-Town-star-Chris-Giles-drafetd-Darren/story-28408077-detail/story.html?platform=hootsuite |title=Ex-Yeovil Town star Chris Giles drafted into Darren Way's backroom staff |work=Western Gazette |date=22 December 2015 |accessdate=22 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223051459/http://www.westerngazette.co.uk/Ex-Yeovil-Town-star-Chris-Giles-drafetd-Darren/story-28408077-detail/story.html?platform=hootsuite |archive-date=23 December 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Honours== '''Yeovil Town''' *FA Trophy: 2001–02<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 May 2002 |title=Yeovil lift FA Trophy |work=BBC |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1980104.stm |access-date=14 April 2022}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerbase}}
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