Footballer David Beckham: biography, personal life, career

David Beckham, whose biography will be considered in this article, is one of the most famous players in the history of football. He retired only a couple of years ago, and this year he turned 42 years old. Beckham played in the position of the right midfielder, but could also play in the center of midfield.

Carier start

David Beckham is a footballer who spent most of his career at Manchester United, but he started completely in another club. Moreover, he managed to visit a lot of youth academies, before he was in the "MU".

He was born May 2, 1975 in London and from early childhood began to get involved in football. At first he performed in such semi-professional clubs as Ridgeway Rovers or BChS, but later he got to the youth academy of the Norwich club, after which he was in the club Leyton Orient. In early 1987, when he was only 12 years old, Beckham was admitted to the academy of Tottenham, and a couple of years later he reached his final point, namely Manchester United. There and spent the end of most of his career, David Beckham. Biography football, of course, includes other clubs, but it was "MU" was for him the first.

The game for "Manchester"

David Beckham, whose biography is known to almost every football fan, was a huge talent, and from the first months in "MJ" they predicted a great future. Already in 1992, when he was only 17 years old, he made his debut in the main team in the League Cup match. However, in the next season he could not find a place in the composition, so in 1994, young Beckham was leased to a small club, "Preston North End", speaking at that time in the Third Division.

There he played five matches, marked with the first two professional goals in his career, and then returned to United, where in the remaining half of the season appeared on the field ten more times, also scoring his first goal for this club. Since 1995, the 20-year-old midfielder has become a regular base player. He came out in almost every match and did real miracles on the field. Already in 1996, he won his first championship in England and the first FA Cup, and in 1999 he added to his collection a trophy, which every footballer dreams about - the Champions League Cup.

In all, David Beckham, whose biography is not limited to the club Manchester United, held 389 official matches for him and scored 83 goals. He became a true legend of "MU". In many ways, thanks to him, the club won six English Championships and two FA Cups during this time. However, in 2003, it was time for change, and the 28-year-old moved to Real Madrid for 37.5 million euros.

Going to Real Madrid

It's no secret that "Real" is one of the strongest clubs in the world, so the transition of a star of the first magnitude of such scale caused a big resonance in the society. But Beckham without problems began to work out the money that was paid for him. For four seasons he spent 155 matches and scored 20 goals. However, his stay at the club was not for the best period, so in his collection of trophies, he added only the Championship of Spain, and he managed to get only in the last season in 2007. Then the contract Beckham expired, and he went to work in the US, where he signed a new agreement with the club "Los Angeles Galaxy."

Moving to the USA

It was clear to everyone that Bex's star had already entered. Beckham David, whose career was incredibly bright, continued in the United States, but it was already far from the level of football. The first half year in the "Galaxy" midfielder spent quite successfully, he played in 32 games and scored in them 6 goals. After that, he was offered a lease in the Italian "Milan", which he accepted. For six months in the "Milan" he spent twenty more matches, scoring two goals, and then returned to the United States.

However, this story did not end just like this: after another six months, 15 matches and two goals, Becks again went to Milan, with whom he spent half the season. Naturally, at this age his condition was already far from perfect, so he did not appear on the field so often. During the second lease, he played 13 games, but did not miss any goals scored.

Returning in 2010 in "Galaxy", Beckham continued performances for the club, playing 118 matches and scoring 20 goals. During his stay at the American club, he helped Galaxy win the MLS Cup twice, win the MLS Championship three times, and also win the MLS play-off three times. In 2012, when his contract with the club came to an end, Beckham wanted to announce the completion of his football career, but received an offer from the French club Paris Saint-Germain, which was recently purchased by Arab sheikhs and needed promotion. And who in the world of football at that time was the brightest representative? Of course Beckham!

Completion of his career at PSG

When he signed a short-term contract with PSG, Beckham was already 38 years old, so no one expected him to make incredible results. He was more of a media personality to attract attention. But, despite this, he still went on the field 14 times, although not noted with a single goal.

National team appearances

Naturally, Beckham became a legend not only at the club level. In the England national team, he made his debut in September 1996 in a match against the national team of Moldova. And already in 1998 he went to the World Cup, where he played in three matches and scored his first goal for the national team, which fell on a group match against Colombia.

At the European Championships in 2000, Beckham was already the player of the base and in three games gave three assists, but this did not help the British to leave the group. At World Cup 2002 Beckham went with a captain's armband and helped the team to reach the quarterfinals, scoring one goal and giving three successful passes. At the 2004 European Championship, the English again could reach only the quarterfinals, and Beckham gave two assists. The last major tournament for David was the 2006 World Cup, where England again stopped in the ¼ finals, and Beckham again scored one goal and gave three assists.

The last match for the national team Beckham held in October 2009 - it was a qualifying game against the national team of Belarus, and there David gave the last assured transfer. In total for the national team he played 115 games, scoring 17 goals and giving 38 assists.

After football

Did David Beckham remain in football after the player's career was over? In 2010, he made an attempt to try on the position of coach, or rather assistant coach. He entered the coaching staff of Fabio Capello, who then directed the England team. However, Beckham held his position for only three months, after which he quit his job and never returned to coaching.

Personal life

David and Victoria Beckham are one of the most famous star couples in the world. They met when David was still in Manchester United. Soon David and Victoria Beckham (then still Adams) got married. In 1999, they had their first son, Brooklyn. David Beckham, whose family is already exemplary, did not stop at one child. In 2002, the second son was born - Romeo, and in 2005 - the third son, Cruz. David Beckham, whose personal life is public, still wanted a daughter, and in 2011 his wish was fulfilled: the couple had a baby Harper.