David Beckham

David Beckham was born in Leytonstoune May 2, 1975. At age 11 he won the tournament for students, organized by Bobby Charlton.
As a reward, he traveled to Barcelona, where he met with Terry Venables, who was then the coach of Barcelona.

Passing the test of Leyton Orient, and after a visit to Tottenham Hotspurs school he signed a contract with MJ July 8, 1991. As a schoolboy, he represented the school in Essex. A native of London, but a fan of Manchester United, he refused the club Spurs (Spurs) play for their youth team, because he wanted to play at Old Trafford (Old Trafford). When he was discovered by Manchester United scout and invited to play at Old Trafford, David immediately agreed. His dream was launched. Soon he found himself in the youth of the United, with whom Cup twice, although before the second victory he had already turned pro (29 January 1993).

February 28, 1995 he was lent to Preston Nof End (Preston North End), for which he first came in the Championship on the field in the match against Doncaster (Doncaster). When he returned to Old Trafford, Alex Ferguson was impressed with the progress Beckham. Injuries and disqualification of the main players of the club have made it possible for the first time Beckham played in the first part of Manchester United. It happened at Old Trafford on Apr. 2, 1995 in a match against Leeds United (0-0). In the same season, 94-95, David scored an extraordinary goal in the Champions League game against Turkey's Galatasaray. His British nationality gave him an opportunity to participate in EuroCups.

It was a double of the season in the championship MJ and FA Cup 1995-96, when Beckham has established itself in the first team. Mainly playing right midfield (though his primary position was in the center midfield) to compensate for the loss of Andrei Kanchelskis. He played 33 games in the championship and 7 games in the Cup, scoring 8 goals.

Goals Beckham made his name famous in Manchester, raised his rating in the Premier League when he scored in the Cup semi-final against Chelsea and he scored a famous goal from center field to Wimbledon on his field in the first game of the season 1996-97.

His performance was noticed by England manager Glenn Hoddle, making his debut team on Sept. 1, 1996 against Moldova in Chisinau. England beat visiting Moldova, 3-0. Moreover, David was captain of the youth national team under 21. Beckham was a member of the youth successfully playing United, which in 1992 won the Premier League Youth Championship. Win a medal Pontin `s Central League in 1994, playing 16 games for the reserve. In the 1996-97 season, Beckham was already in an age when you can become a fixture in Britain and the United. His victorious matches for Manchester during the 1996-97 season were enough reasons to his friends - the professionals that they voted for him in the categories of awards Professional Footballers' Association. He won the title of the young player of the year and was second in the Premier League footballer England. In the same year, he helped United reach the semifinal of the UEFA Champions League. In 1998 he was included in the list of the 22 players who will travel to France for World Cup. The tournament was a great emotional surge for Beckham. He scored his 25 goal on his birthday May 2nd, 1998 at Old Trafford in a match against Leeds United. Before the World Championship Beckham played one of his best seasons in the Premier League. He played 37 games more than others for Manchester United, and spent 9 goals. Many of these goals were very important, and David also brought huge benefits from their roofs with flank. Last season he was only 6 yellow cards.

Hoddle took him to the World Championship, but left to replace in the first game protivTunisa. At the beginning of the second game against Romania, David also sat on the bench, but injuries Paul Insa on 33 minutes gave him the opportunity to enter the field. Against Colombia, he played in the starting lineup and scored a fantastic goal with a free kick in the last match of group tournament for England and was named a national hero in the country, . thereby ensuring a place in the starting lineup in the game against Argentina,
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However, he was chiefly responsible for the defeat of England from Argentina, after he was ejected in the second half the match with this team, it undermined everything he did. Fans have not forgiven him to this moment of weakness, and a few days between his bare in a match against Colombia before his removal, he became a hero in the "enemy" before. It was his first removal of a career. When David Beckham was 12 years old, he won the award Bobby Charlton soccer. The award was handed to him on the day of the match at Old Trafford. It was a trip to Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona. On Saturday, February 22, Beckham scored Chelsea. The flight speed of the ball was 97.9 miles per hour. Idol of Beckham in his youth was Glenn Hoddle. In 1994-95, he played for the DOJ in the UEFA Champions League and for Preston North End in the third division championship of England.