David Beckham
David Robert Joseph Beckham ( born 2 May 1975 ) is an English former football player . Beckham was born at Whipps Cross University Hospital in Leytonstone , London , England . He is the son of Sandra Georgina , a hairdresser , and David Edward Alan " Ted " Beckham , a kitchen installer . Regularly played football in Ridgeway Park , Chingford , as a child , and attended Chase Lane Primary School and Chingford Foundation School . David inherited his love of Manchester United from his parents , and his main sporting passion was football . He attended a football school Bobby Charlton in Manchester and won the chance to attend a training session at FC Barcelona , as part of a talent competition . He played for a local youth team called the Ridgeway Rovers that - coached by his father , Stuart Underwood and Steve Kirby . Beckham was a Manchester United mascot for a match against West Ham United in 1986 . Young Beckham had trials with his local club Leyton Orient , Norwich City and attended Tottenham Hotspur 's school of excellence . Tottenham Hotspur was the first club he played for . Beckham was part of a group of young players at the club who guided the club to win the FA Youth Cup in May 1992, with Beckham marking the second leg of the final against Crystal Palace . He made his first appearance for the first - United 's team this year , as a substitute in a League Cup match against Brighton & Hove Albion , and signed his first professional contract shortly afterwards. United reached the final of the Youth Cup again the following year , with Beckham playing in defeat by Leeds United, and he won another medal in 1994 when the club's reserve team won their league , although he did not play in either 1st team game time. On 7 December 1994, Beckham made his UEFA Champions League debut , marking a goal in a 4-0 victory at home to Galatasaray in the final game of the group stage . Then he went to Preston North End on loan for part of the 1994-1995 season to get some first team experience .
He impressed , marking two goals in five games , notably marking directly from a corner kick . Beckham returned to Manchester and finally made his Premier League debut for Manchester United on April 2, 1995 in a goalless uprooted against Leeds United. The coach of Manchester , Sir Alex Ferguson had a great deal of confidence in the club 's young players . When experienced players Paul Ince , Mark Hughes and Andrei Kanchelskis left the club after the end of the 1994-95 season , his decision to let youth team players replace them instead of buying star players from other clubs , attracted a lot of criticism . The criticism increased when United started the season with a 3-1 defeat at Aston Villa , with United 's only goal of the game Beckham marking . Beckham swiftly established himself as a right-sided midfielder United and helped them to win the Premier League title and FA Cup double that season , marking the winner in the semi -final against Chelsea and also provided the corner that Eric Cantona made scored from in the FA Cup Final . At the beginning of the 1996-97 season David Beckham was given the number 10 shirt , which was recently used by Mark Hughes . On 17 August 1996 ( the first day of the Premier League ) , something of a household name Beckham became when he scored a spectacular goal in a match against Wimbledon . When Beckham scored his famous goal , he did so in shoes custom -made for Charlie Miller , who had been given to Beckham by mistake . During the 1996-1997 season , he became an automatic first - choice player at United helping them to retain the Premier League championship , and being voted PFA Young Player of the Year by his peers . In 1998-1999 season , was part of the team that won the U.S. three times Premier League , FA Cup and Champions League , a unique feat in English football . There was speculation that the criticism that he had received after being sent off in the World Cup would lead to him leaving England , but he decided to stay at Manchester United . Despite Beckham's achievements in the 1998-99 season , he was still unpopular with some opposition fans and journalists , and he was criticized after being sent off for a deliberate foul in the World Club Championship match Manchester United against Necaxa . Beckham helped United retain the Premier League title in 1999-2000 by an 18 - point margin - after being pushed by Arsenal and Leeds United for most of the season , United won their final 11 league games of the season, marking Beckham has five goals during this fantastic run of form . He managed six league goals that season , and scored eight goals in all competitions . Until the early 2000s , the relationship between Ferguson and Beckham began to deteriorate , possibly as a result of the fame and commitments away from football Beckham . Ferguson was furious when Victoria Beckham was captured image to a London Fashion Week event on the same night , claiming that Beckham would have been able to train Victoria looked after Brooklyn that day . He responded fining Beckham the maximum amount allowed and dropping him for an important match against United 's rivals Leeds United . On April 10th 2002, Beckham was injured during a Champions League match against Deportivo La Coruna , breaking the second metatarsal in his left foot . The injury prevented Beckham from playing for United for the rest of the season and they lost the Premier League title to Arsenal ( also being knocked out of the Champions League by Bayer Leverkusen on away goals in the semi - finals ) , but he signed a three - year contract in May , following months of negotiations with the club , mostly concerning extra payments for his image rights . The income from his new contract , and his many endorsement deals , made him the highest paid player in the world at the time . Despite the injury , 2001-02 was arguably Beckham's best season as a United player , he scored 11 goals in 28 league games , and a total of 16 goals in 42 games in all competitions , the best record of his career . Following an injury early in the 2002-03 season , were unable to regain his place in Manchester United 's Ole Gunnar Solskjær having replaced the team with him on the right side of midfield Beckham was . Further his relationship with his manager deteriorated on 15 February 2003 when, in the locker room after an FA Cup defeat to Arsenal , a furious Alex Ferguson threw or kicked a boot that struck Beckham over the eye , which causes a cut that required stitches . Although the team started the season badly , their results improved greatly from December onwards and they won the league , with Beckham managing a total of 11 goals in 52 games in all competitions .
He was still a first - choice player for England , however , and was appointed an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire ( OBE ) for services to football on 13 June 2003 . As the window of the summer 2003 transfer approach Manchester United appeared keen to sell Beckham to Barcelona and the two clubs even announced that they reached an agreement for the transfer of Beckham , but instead he joined reigning Spanish champions Real Madrid for € 35 million on a four- year contract as the latest of galactic signings by club president Florentino Pérez . Though announced in mid- June , the transfer was completed on July 1, 2003, and became the third English to play for the club after Laurie Cunningham and Steve McManaman . Although Beckham has worn the number seven shirt for Manchester United and England , he was unable to wear it at Madrid as it is currently assigned to club captain Raúl . In late August 2003, Real Madrid won the Spanish Super Cup over two legs versus RCD Mallorca , with Beckham marking the final goal in a 3-0 return leg win at home , thus setting the stage for the peak season league . On December 3, 2005, Beckham was sent off for the third time this season in a league match against Getafe CF . By the end of the season , Beckham led La Liga in number of Helps . During , Beckham established football academies in Los Angeles and east London and he was named a judge for the British Book Awards 2006 . Real Madrid finished second to Barcelona in the 2005-06 La Liga , albeit with a difference of 12 points and has reached 16 only in the Champions League after losing to Arsenal . On January 10 2007, after prolonged contract negotiations , announced sporting director Predrag Mijatović Real Madrid that Beckham would not remain at Real Madrid after the end of the season . He later claimed that he was mistranslated and that he actually said that Beckham 's contract had not been renewed. On January 11, 2007 , Beckham announced that he had signed a five-year contract to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy from July 1, 2007 . On January 13 2007, Fabio Capello said that Beckham has played his last game for Real Madrid , although he continued to train with the team . At 17 June 2007, the last day of the La Liga season , Beckham started in his final match for the club , a 3-1 win over RCD Mallorca , which saw them clinch the title from Barcelona . As Beckham is back in Capello's good books after successfully fighting his way back into the first team , Real Madrid announced they would try to untie his transfer to LA Galaxy , but were unsuccessful . Beckham's involvement with Major League Soccer began while he was still a Real Madrid player when it was also confirmed that the January 11, 2007 , that he was leaving Madrid in six months in order to join MLS side Los Angeles Galaxy . The speculation about his new contract in Madrid was thus put an end and the next day the official Beckham 's press conference was held in conjunction with the 2007 MLS SuperDraft . The announcement made top news all over the world . In 2008 , Beckham's success in the England national team under Fabio Capello led to speculation that he might return to Europe in order to keep the pace of play qualifying matches for the World Championship in 2009 . On 30 October 2008, Milan announced that Beckham was to join them on loan from 7 January 2009. Despite this and other speculation , Beckham made it clear that the move in no way signaled his intent to leave MLS and announced his intention to return to the Galaxy in time for the start of season 2009 March . Playing team led by the 26 - year -old superstar Kaka and several other world - class players at or near the top of their career - 28 - year -old Ronaldinho , and 29 - year -old Andrea pirlo - as well as the veterans Club Paolo Maldini , Clarence Seedorf , Ambrosini , Giuseppe Favalli , Gianluca Zambrotta , Filippo Inzaghi and Andriy Shevchenko , Beckham made his competitive debut for the Rossoneri in Serie a as a starter away in Rome on January 11 , 2009 , playing 89 minutes in the 2-2 draw in front of 53,444 at the Stadio Olimpico . After his return from Milan , many LA showed fans dislike and anger towards him as he missed the first half of the season and several held up signs saying " Go home fraud " and " part - time player . " However , the Galaxy had a much more successful season than in previous years , rising from third to first place in the Western Conference during Beckham's time with them . He remained a key part of the team , which saw Galaxy win the 2009 Western Conference finals after a 2-0 overtime victory over the Houston Dynamo . In the final on 22 November 2009, the Galaxy lost to Real Salt Lake by 5-4 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 uprooted . In November 2009, after the end of 2009 MLS season , it was confirmed that Beckham would return to Milan for a second term loan from January 2010. On January 6, 2010, Beckham made a winning return in a Milan shirt , playing 75 minutes of a 5-2 victory over Genoa . In the next game against ChievoVerona Milan , Beckham suffered a torn left Achilles tendon , causing him to miss the World Cup as well as the MLS season due to the injury that kept him out of action for next five months . Doctor Sakari Orava performed surgery on Beckham's tendon in Turku , Finland , on March 15, 2010. The doctor's prognosis is he needs a rehabilitation for the next few months , and the plaster cast of the next 6-8 weeks . On September 11, 2010, after recovering from his Achilles tendon injury , Beckham returned to the game as a substitute 70 minutes into the Galaxy 3-1 win over Columbus Crew . On May 15, 2011 , Beckham scored his first goal of the season for the Galaxy from a free kick 30 yards , with a 4-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City . On 9 July , Beckham scored directly from a corner in a 2-1 win over Chicago Fire , repeating a feat he also achieved while playing for Preston North End . After having his best season in the Galaxy today and finishing second in the league in Assists , Beckham finished his fifth MLS season on a high . On 20 November 2011, will join him in an elite group of players who won three league titles in three different countries , when Los Angeles won their third MLS Cup against the Houston Dynamo . If it was not the last game for the Galaxy Beckham may have been the third time he won the championship in his final match for the club , the repetition of the feat he completed in 2003 with Manchester United and Real Madrid in 2007 . Beckham helped the Galaxy to a finish fourth place in the MLS Western Conference regular season Beckham marking 2012 with seven goals and adding nine Helps .
Beckham has announced that the 2012 MLS Cup Final will be his last game with the Galaxy, despite having another year left on his contract. The 16th of May, 2013, Beckham announced that he will retire from professional football at the end of the year that the French football season. After his decision to retire at the end of the 2012-13 season, Beckham was given specially designed with the colors of the Union Jack used his last game boots. The boots had the name of his wife, Victoria, and children stitched into them. On May 18, 2013, Beckham was named captain in his last match at home against Brest. In this game Beckham assisted a goal from a corner Matuidi. Beckham was replaced after 80 minutes, getting hugs from his fellow players and manager as well as the condition praise from fans. PSG went on to win the game 3-1.
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