Chris Giles (born 16 April 1982) is a Welsh former

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, who was most recently acting first team coach at

Yeovil Town Yeovil Town may refer to: * Yeovil, a town in Somerset, England, with a council named Yeovil Town * Yeovil Town F.C., an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset * Yeovil Town W.F.C., an English women's football team affiliated with Yeovil T ...

. He played predominantly as a defender, but could also play as a striker.

Playing career

Yeovil Town

Giles began his career with

, as youth team top goalscorer and Player of the Year. In his time there, they won the FA Trophy and then promotion to

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in 2002–03. The following season, he only played one league game for the club before being loaned out to

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. He was allowed to leave the club in March of the 2003–04 season.

Aldershot Town

After leaving Yeovil, Giles soon joined

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. 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

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, 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

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and succeeded in helping them avoid relegation. 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.

Back to Crawley

He re-signed for

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.

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. 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. 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. In June 2013, he was made interim first team coach at the club after he retired from playing due to persistent injury problems.

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

as acting first team coach under interim manager

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Honours

Yeovil Town *

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: 2001–02

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Giles, Chris 1982 births Welsh men's footballers Footballers from Bridgend Living people Yeovil Town F.C. players Ebbsfleet United F.C. players Woking F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Salisbury City F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Yeovil Town F.C. non-playing staff Men's association football defenders 21st-century Welsh sportsmen