David Beckham
Profession: Actor, member of Real Maddrid
Football Club, Model
Education: Manchester United to their youth training program at the age of
14
Husband/Wife: Victoria Beckham Adams (former member of Spice Girls; born on
April 17, 1975; married on July 4, 1999)
Father: David Edward Beckham (married in 1969 in Hoxton, east London)
Mother: Sandra West
Sister: Joanne (born in 1982) and Lynne (born in 1972)
Son: Cruz Beckham (born on February 20, 2005 in Madrid via Caesarean section),
Romeo James (born on September 1, 2002 at 9.40am; at the Portland Street Hospital
in London), Brooklyn Joseph Beckham (born on March 4, 1999)
Claim to fame: English football superstar signed with Manchester United in
1993 and Real Madrid in 2003
David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE (born 2 May 1975) is an English professional
footballer, who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for and captains
Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy[2] and is also a member of the England
national team. He earned his 100th cap for England against France in March
2008.
He has twice been runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year, and in 2004 was the world's highest-paid footballer.[3] He was Google's most searched of all sports topics in both 2003 and 2004.[4] Such global recognition has made him an elite advertising brand and a top fashion icon.[5][6] Beckham was captain of England from 15 November 2000 to 2 July 2006. He made 58 appearances as captain, and ended his tenure in that role after the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals. He continued to make contributions for the England national team in 2007 competitions.[7] Beckham captained Manchester United for the first time on October 21st 2000 in a Premiership match against Leeds United. He came on as a substitute for regular captain Roy Keane, who was injured. Beckham went on to score a free-kick in this match, which finished 3-0.
Beckham's career began when he signed a professional contract
with Manchester United, making his first-team debut in 1992 aged 17. During
his time there, United won the Premier League title six times, the FA Cup
twice, and the UEFA Champions League in 1999. He left Manchester United to
sign for Real Madrid in 2003, where he remained for four seasons. While at
Madrid, Beckham became the first British footballer to play 100 Champions
League matches. In his final season, Real clinched the 2006-07 La Liga chamionship
title (Beckham's only major trophy with the club) in the final game of the
season on 17 June.Beckham turned down a two-year contract extension from Spanish
team Real Madrid, where his fading skills left him on the bench.
The Galaxy didn't say exactly what they'll pay him, but floated a figure of
$250 million in salary and commercial endorsements over the five years of
his contract. In other words, his move could be worth $1 million a week.
In January 2007, it was announced that Beckham would leave Real Madrid and
sign a five-year contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Beckham's new contract with the Galaxy, effective 1 July 2007, gave him the highest salary of any MLS player in history. He debuted for the team on 21 July in a friendly versus Chelsea at the Home Depot Center,[9] and on 15 August, he had his first start with the team, scoring his first goal in the 2007 SuperLiga semi-final. His first league start then came on 18 August in front of a record crowd at Giants Stadium.
1999 Intercontinental Cup winner (Manchester United)
1999 Champions League winner (Manchester United)
1996 Premiership Champions (Manchester United)
1997 Premiership Champions (Manchester United)
1999 Premiership Champions (Manchester United)
2000 Premiership Champions (Manchester United)
2001 Premiership Champions (Manchester United)
2003 Premiership Champions (Manchester United)
1996 FA Cup winner (Manchester United)
1999 FA Cup winner (Manchester United)
2004 Spanish Cup Finals (Real Madrid)
2003 League Cup Finals (Manchester United