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Player Profile: David Robert Joseph Beckham
Name: David Robert Joseph Beckham
Born: Leytonstone, England
Nationality: England
Position: Midfielder Right/Central
DOB: 2/5/1975
Current Club: Los Angeles Galaxy
David Beckham is quite simply the world's most famous footballer. He leads the life of a pop star, he writes books, stars in countless commercials.
Beckham first signed a trainee's contract with United in 1991, and made his League debut in 1995, aged 19. The next year he helped the side to the Premiership and FA Cup trophies and to their dominance of domestic football. In the 1998-99 season, he was part of the United team that won the "treble" - Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League. In total, Beckham scored 86 goals in 397 games for Man United.
However, on June 17, 2003, Beckham signed a four-year contract with Real Madrid. He successfully completed the transfer on July 1 and was presented with the squad number of 23 on July 2. He is believed to have chosen the number as a tribute to his idol, Michael Jordan, who made number 23 famous with the Chicago Bulls. Real Madrid shirts bearing his name and number were sold out in Madrid on the day his transfer was completed and Real Madrid were expected to receive €624,000 for the sale of the shirts.
Beckham was promoted to England captain after Euro 2000, initially under caretaker manager Peter Taylor and maintained by Sven-Göran Eriksson. His leadership, mainly by example due to his fitness and workrate helped England to qualify for the 2002 World Cup Finals and an unprecedented 5-1 defeat of Germany in Munich. The final step in Beckham's conversion from villain to hero happened in England's 2-2 draw against Greece. Needing only one point from the match in order to qualify for the World Cup, Beckham dragged an otherwise poor England side to qualification with sheer determination and a perfectly executed, last-minute free-kick. Meanwhile, taking the role of captain seems to have helped mature him, in both skill and temperament.
In Euro 2004, his lack of form or fitness was apparent, when he failed to lead England past Portugal in the quarter finals.
He was considered by some Manchester United fans to be too interested in playing for England, to the detriment of his performances for United.
Beckham's highly publicised marriage to Spice Girl and media celebrity Victoria Adams, otherwise known as Posh Spice, has made them both popular targets for the tabloid press, which has dubbed the couple "Posh and Becks". They have two sons, Brooklyn, born March 4, 1999 and Romeo, born September 1, 2002. Beckham is well-known for his frequent hairstyle changes and has changed his hairstyle for many times after being criticised for influencing teenagers' hairstyle.
David Beckham is, according to the Google search engine, the most famous sports personality in the world and in 2004, was the highest paid sportsman in the world.
Honours
1996
English Premier League
English FA Cup
1997
English Premier League
English League Young Footballer of the Year
1999
English Premier League
English FA Cup
UEFA Champions League
Intercontinental Cup
UEFA CL Footballer of the Year
2000
English Premier League
2001
English Premier League
2003
English Premier League
Spanish Super Cup
Lees dit in Nederlands
Italiano
Born: Leytonstone, England
Nationality: England
Position: Midfielder Right/Central
DOB: 2/5/1975
Current Club: Los Angeles Galaxy
David Beckham is quite simply the world's most famous footballer. He leads the life of a pop star, he writes books, stars in countless commercials.
Beckham first signed a trainee's contract with United in 1991, and made his League debut in 1995, aged 19. The next year he helped the side to the Premiership and FA Cup trophies and to their dominance of domestic football. In the 1998-99 season, he was part of the United team that won the "treble" - Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League. In total, Beckham scored 86 goals in 397 games for Man United.
However, on June 17, 2003, Beckham signed a four-year contract with Real Madrid. He successfully completed the transfer on July 1 and was presented with the squad number of 23 on July 2. He is believed to have chosen the number as a tribute to his idol, Michael Jordan, who made number 23 famous with the Chicago Bulls. Real Madrid shirts bearing his name and number were sold out in Madrid on the day his transfer was completed and Real Madrid were expected to receive €624,000 for the sale of the shirts.
Beckham was promoted to England captain after Euro 2000, initially under caretaker manager Peter Taylor and maintained by Sven-Göran Eriksson. His leadership, mainly by example due to his fitness and workrate helped England to qualify for the 2002 World Cup Finals and an unprecedented 5-1 defeat of Germany in Munich. The final step in Beckham's conversion from villain to hero happened in England's 2-2 draw against Greece. Needing only one point from the match in order to qualify for the World Cup, Beckham dragged an otherwise poor England side to qualification with sheer determination and a perfectly executed, last-minute free-kick. Meanwhile, taking the role of captain seems to have helped mature him, in both skill and temperament.
In Euro 2004, his lack of form or fitness was apparent, when he failed to lead England past Portugal in the quarter finals.
He was considered by some Manchester United fans to be too interested in playing for England, to the detriment of his performances for United.
Beckham's highly publicised marriage to Spice Girl and media celebrity Victoria Adams, otherwise known as Posh Spice, has made them both popular targets for the tabloid press, which has dubbed the couple "Posh and Becks". They have two sons, Brooklyn, born March 4, 1999 and Romeo, born September 1, 2002. Beckham is well-known for his frequent hairstyle changes and has changed his hairstyle for many times after being criticised for influencing teenagers' hairstyle.
David Beckham is, according to the Google search engine, the most famous sports personality in the world and in 2004, was the highest paid sportsman in the world.
Career History:
| 2007 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
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| 2003 | Real Madrid |
| £25m |
| 1995 | Manchester United |
| End Loan |
| 1994 | Preston North End |
| Loan |
| 1992 | Manchester United |
| Youth |
Honours
1996
English Premier League
English FA Cup
1997
English Premier League
English League Young Footballer of the Year
1999
English Premier League
English FA Cup
UEFA Champions League
Intercontinental Cup
UEFA CL Footballer of the Year
2000
English Premier League
2001
English Premier League
2003
English Premier League
Spanish Super Cup
Lees dit in Nederlands
Italiano
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