Several studies have shown that stress or pressure can cause hair loss or baldness. Stress or pressure can come from the work environment in the office, or it can also come from people in a group. And it turns out, baldness can also come in the soccer environment. You certainly still remember Manchester United player and legend, Ryan Giggs? The man was born in Cardiff, Wales, 29 November 1973 was famous when he was a professional football career in Manchester United from 1990 to hang shoes in 2014.
Giggs, who now holds the position as coach of the Wales national team, admitted that the hair on his head was falling out even bald because of football. During 24 years of defending the Red Devils, Giggs has given the Red Devils 35 titles from 672 plays. And scored 114 goals. Even when Manchester United won the treble winner in 1999, the man was part of “The Class of ’92 MU”.
But the midfielder had to pay dearly for his achievements. Gradually, Giggs’ hair began to fall due to pressures from supporters, coaches and managers. When Giggs felt the stress was almost 30 years old, “Football is very tense, how it feels to be under pressure, must feel the consequences if not playing well or losing,” he told The Sun. Giggs’ hair, which began experiencing hair loss, at the age of 29 years, he felt anxious when Manchester United competed in a rainy situation and was broadcast live on television. He was afraid of people knowing about his illness.
Giggs also said if you become the spotlight and play poorly, you will get criticism. “And this causes tension, and stress causes hair loss,” Giggs said. After visiting a hair clinic in 2009, Giggs said he had used a special shampoo, vitamins, and used a laser to encourage hair growth. However, even after seven years of treatment, Giggs felt thinning hair. Getting advice from his friends, Giggs also performed a hair transplant.
In the process of transparency, Giggs claimed to be tortured. The pillowcase that was splashed by his blood, he replaced it almost every day. Giggs also told me he would prefer not to leave the house if there were no urgent interests. And even when he travels he wears a hat. Giggs was grateful, no family or friends laughed, and according to him the attitude was better than he thought.
As a footballer, Giggs started at the junior level at Manchester City (1985-1987). After that he moved to MU at the age of 14 years, until 1990. While his career as a professional at The Red Devils was at the age of 17, in November 1990. In his own country, Wales, he scored 12 goals in 65 appearances (1990-2007). Whereas in the United Kingdom, Giggs appeared 4 times and scored 1 goal in 2012.
While his coaching career began in 2013-2014 (MU player as well as assistant manager). 2014 (MU interim player and manager). Then in 2014-2016 became assistant manager of MU. The manager of the Red Devils when it was Louis van Gaal. And now, the 46-year-old man has been the manager of the Wales National Team since 2018. Not long ago, Giggs had just escorted Wales to qualify for the Euro Cup finals in 2020.
During his time as a player, Giggs was known as a tireless player. He is also good at making assists for his friends to open up scoring opportunities. Giggs is also known as the best left winger in the 1990s On his debut as a professional player at the Red Devils, when MU faced with Everton, Giggs still has thick curly hair. “They are more curious about what I did and how it went. I regret why I didn’t do it from the start,” Giggs said in response to the attitude of friends and family who did not laugh at him when they saw Giggs, about efforts to cure his hair loss.
