David Beckham

David Beckham Biography

Name : David Robert Joseph Beckham
Profession : Athlete
Date of Birth : May 2, 1975
Place of Birth : Leytonstone, London

He was born May 2, 1975 in Leytonstone, London, to Ted and Sandra Beckham. Two Manchester United supporters who often took the young David to see their favorite team play. Beckham was all of 15 when he signed on with Manchester United as a trainee, helping to win the FA Youth Cup in May 1992. His Premier League debut eventually came in 1995 at age 19. The following year his star performance came with his most famous goal - from the halfway line against Wimbledon at Selhurst Park - and his most notable season was in 1998-99 when he helped Man United win the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions league. Since then, Beckham's rise to stardom continues to rest on his remarkable freekick skills which some fans liken to physical genius, along with his much-publicized marriage to Spice Girl and media celebrity Victoria Adams, otherwise known as Posh Spice. If Beckham was not a household name internationally by 2002, it almost certainly was following a hit movie, Bend It Like Beckham, released that year in which a young female soccer player follows her dream to be a soccer great.

Most recently, Beckham signed a 4-year contract with Real Madrid of Spain worth up to $41 million in salary and endorsements. So far, he has lived up to all the hoopla, improving upon his Man United stats by scoring five times in his first 16 matches, and engratiating himself with the Real Madrid fans and his Real Madrid "co-star" popular favorite Ronaldo. In November, 2004 it was announced that Beckham was set to kick off his film career with a movie trilogy, Goal! about a player from Los Angeles who signs for Newcastle United. Beckham is to play himself in all three segments of the trilogy.

On a personal note, the Beckhams recently announced the birth of their third son, Cruz (video report). First son Brooklyn is now five and Romeo is two.