David Beckham
David Beckham (born 2 May 1975)[5] is a former English association football player and businessman. He is now the majority owner of MLS team Inter Miami CF and the minority owner of EFL League Two club Salford City F.C..
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Born | David Robert Joseph Beckham 2 May 1975 London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Organisation(s) | UNICEF, Malaria No More[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Agent | Simon Fuller (XIX Entertainment) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2][3][4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Children | 4, including Brooklyn and Romeo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relatives | Nicola Peltz (daughter-in-law) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Website | davidbeckham |
In June 2003, Queen Elizabeth II gave David Beckham an OBE. In January 2005, David Beckham became a UNICEF ambassador.
When he moved from Manchester United F.C. to Real Madrid in 2003, he became the highest paid footballer in the world (this has long since been surpassed).
Early life
changeDavid Beckham was born at Whipps Cross University Hospital in London, England.[6] He was the son of Ted and Sandra Georgina West.[7] He grew up in the Manchester football youth system along with Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt, Phil Neville, Gary Neville, and Paul Scholes who all turned out to be famous footballers. Beckham’s maternal grandfather was Jewish,[8] and he describes himself as "half-Jewish",[9] and wrote in his autobiography "I've probably had more contact with Judaism than with any other religion".[10]
Career
changeManchester United
changeFrom 1992 through 2003, he played for Manchester United in the Premier League.
Real Madrid
changeAfter leaving Manchester United, he signed a four-year contract with Real Madrid which ended in June 2007.
LA Galaxy
changeFrom 2007 to 2012, he played for LA Galaxy in the United States. He was loaned out to AC Milan of Italy for the 2008 - 2009 and the 2009 - 2010 seasons before joining the Galaxy again.
PSG
changeHe played for Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 until the end of the 2012/13 season. After the season ended, he retired.
England
changeHe played for England for 13 years, from 1996 until 2009. He was dropped from the England team after giving up his England captaincy but regained his place in the England squad when Fabio Capello became the England manager in 2008.
Personal life
changeDavid Beckham's wife is singer Victoria Beckham. Some people call her Posh Spice because she was a member of the Spice Girls. The couple have three sons: Brooklyn Joseph Beckham (born 4 March 1999 in London), Romeo James Beckham (born 1 September 2002 in London), and Cruz David Beckham (born 20 February 2005 in Madrid, Spain), and a daughter Harper Beckham (born 2 July 2011). She is also the youngest member of the Beckham family.
Career statistics
changeClub
changeClub | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester United[11] | 1992–93 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
1993–94 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1994–95 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
1995–96 | Premier League | 33 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | – | 40 | 8 | ||
1996–97 | Premier League | 36 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10[c] | 2 | 1[e] | 1 | 49 | 12 | |
1997–98 | Premier League | 37 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 50 | 11 | |
1998–99 | Premier League | 34 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12[c] | 2 | 1[e] | 0 | 55 | 9 | |
1999–2000 | Premier League | 31 | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | 12[c] | 2 | 5[f] | 0 | 48 | 8 | ||
2000–01 | Premier League | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12[c] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 46 | 9 | |
2001–02 | Premier League | 28 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13[c] | 5 | 1[e] | 0 | 43 | 16 | |
2002–03 | Premier League | 31 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13[c] | 3 | – | 52 | 11 | ||
Total | 265 | 62 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 83 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 394 | 85 | ||
Preston North End (loan) | 1994–95 | Third Division | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
Real Madrid | 2003–04 | La Liga | 32 | 3 | 4 | 2 | – | 7[c] | 1 | 2[g] | 1 | 45 | 7 | |
2004–05 | La Liga | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 8[c] | 0 | – | 38 | 4 | |||
2005–06 | La Liga | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 7[c] | 1 | – | 41 | 5 | |||
2006–07 | La Liga | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 6[c] | 0 | – | 31 | 4 | |||
Total | 116 | 13 | 9 | 4 | – | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 155 | 20 | |||
LA Galaxy[12] | 2007 | Major League Soccer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2[h] | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
2008 | Major League Soccer | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | |||
2009 | Major League Soccer | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4[i] | 0 | 15 | 2 | |||
2010 | Major League Soccer | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3[i] | 0 | 10 | 2 | |||
2011 | Major League Soccer | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4[i] | 0 | 30 | 2 | |||
2012 | Major League Soccer | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[j] | 1 | 6[i] | 0 | 31 | 8 | ||
Total | 98 | 18 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 118 | 20 | |||
AC Milan (loan) | 2008–09 | Serie A | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[d] | 0 | – | 20 | 2 | ||
2009–10 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |||
Total | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 33 | 2 | ||||
Paris Saint-Germain | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | ||
Career total | 523 | 97 | 35 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 118 | 18 | 31 | 3 | 719 | 129 |
- ↑ Includes FA Cup, Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia, Coupe de France
- ↑ Includes Football League Cup
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Appearance in FA Charity Shield
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in Intercontinental Cup, three appearances in FIFA Club World Championship
- ↑ Appearances in Supercopa de España
- ↑ Appearances in North American SuperLiga
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
- ↑ Appearance in CONCACAF Champions League
International
changeNational team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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England | 1996 | 3 | 0 |
1997 | 9 | 0 | |
1998 | 8 | 1 | |
1999 | 7 | 0 | |
2000 | 10 | 0 | |
2001 | 10 | 5 | |
2002 | 9 | 3 | |
2003 | 9 | 4 | |
2004 | 12 | 2 | |
2005 | 9 | 1 | |
2006 | 8 | 1 | |
2007 | 5 | 0 | |
2008 | 8 | 0 | |
2009 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 115 | 17 |
- Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Beckham goal.[16]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 26 June 1998 | Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France | 17 | Colombia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup |
2 | 24 March 2001 | Anfield, Liverpool, England | 39 | Finland | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 25 May 2001 | Pride Park, Derby England | 41 | Mexico | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
4 | 6 June 2001 | Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece | 42 | Greece | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5 | 6 October 2001 | Old Trafford, Manchester, England | 46 | Greece | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
6 | 10 November 2001 | Old Trafford, Manchester, England | 47 | Sweden | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
7 | 7 June 2002 | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan | 51 | Argentina | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup |
8 | 12 October 2002 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia | 55 | Slovakia | 1–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualification |
9 | 16 October 2002 | St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England | 56 | Macedonia | 1–1 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualification |
10 | 29 March 2003 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | 58 | Liechtenstein | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualification |
11 | 2 April 2003 | Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England | 59 | Turkey | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualification |
12 | 20 August 2003 | Portman Road, Ipswich, England | 61 | Croatia | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
13 | 6 September 2003 | Skopje City Stadium, Skopje, Macedonia | 62 | Macedonia | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualification |
14 | 18 August 2004 | St James' Park, Newcastle, England | 73 | Ukraine | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
15 | 9 October 2004 | Old Trafford, Manchester, England | 76 | Wales | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
16 | 30 March 2005 | St James' Park, Newcastle, England | 80 | Azerbaijan | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
17 | 25 June 2006 | Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany | 93 | Ecuador | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup |
Honours
changeManchester United[17]
- Premier League: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03[18]
- FA Cup: 1995–96, 1998–99
- FA Charity Shield: 1996, 1997
- UEFA Champions League: 1998–99
- Intercontinental Cup: 1999
Real Madrid[17]
LA Galaxy[17]
Paris Saint-Germain[17]
England[20]
Individual
- FIFA World Player of the Year – Silver Award: 1999, 2001[21]
- Most assists in the Premier League: 1997–98, 1999–2000 (shared), 2000–01[22]
- Premier League Player of the Month: August 1996[18]
- PFA Young Player of the Year: 1996–97[23]
- FWA Tribute Award: 2008[24]
- Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year: 1996–97[25]
- England Player of the Year: 2003[26]
- ESM Team of the Year: 1998–99
- UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 1998–99[27]
- UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year: 1998–99[27]
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2001, 2003[27]
- Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2001–02):
- Domestic & Overall Team of the Decade[28]
- Goal of the Decade (vs. Wimbledon, 17 August 1996)[28]
- BBC Sports Personality of the Year: 2001[29]
- BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award: 2010[29]
- Real Madrid Player of the Year: 2005–06
- PFA Team of the Year: 1996–97 Premier League,[30] 1997–98 Premier League,[31] 1998–99 Premier League,[32] 1999–2000 Premier League[33]
- FIFA 100[34]
- ESPY Awards:
- English Football Hall of Fame: 2008[37]
- Premier League Hall of Fame: 2021[38]
- MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award: 2011[39]
- PFA Team of the Century (1997–2007): 2007[40]
- International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) Legends[41]
- UEFA President's Award: 2018[42]
Orders and special awards
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II: 2003[17]
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador (2005–present)
- "Britain's Greatest Ambassador" – 100 Greatest Britons awards[43]
- The Celebrity 100, number 15 – Forbes, 2007[44]
- Number 1 on the list of the 40 most influential men under the age of 40 in the UK[45] – Arena, 2007
- Time 100: 2008[46]
- Gold Blue Peter Badge winner, 2001
- Do Something Athlete Award, 2011[47]
- AC Milan Hall of Fame[48]
Records
- First Englishman to win league titles in four countries (England, Spain, United States, France).[17]
- First England player to score at three FIFA World Cups.[17]
- First British footballer to play 100 UEFA Champions League games.[17]
- Most free-kicks scored in the Premier League: 18.[49]
- Most free-kicks scored in a Premier League season: 5 in 2000-01[50]
References
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- ↑ "David Beckham". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013.
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- ↑ "David Beckham – Rise of a Footballer". h2g2. Not Panicking. 19 August 2003. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
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- ↑ "David Beckham: I Consider Myself To Be Jewish". Tablet Magazine. 2016-06-21. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
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