Biography
David Beckham is a former professional footballer of English origin. Game role - midfielder. Throughout the professional biography, a number of top football clubs changed and after completing the career did not stay away from the world of sports.Childhood and youth
David Beckham was born in England, in the city of Letonstone, on May 2, 1975. The symbol of the patron of the future athlete was the sign of the zodiac Taurus.
David was the third child in the family, he has older sisters Lynn and Joan. After the advent of the long-awaited son, Ted Beckham paid all attention only to him, dreaming from David a great athlete. Father began to train David in childhood, when it turned out only 2 years.
Football
The first steps in Sport David began with the Löton London Club, where he played two years. After that, the Hope of Hope the young athlete entered the Tottenham football school, which he successfully graduated.David was 11 years old when representatives of the famous Club "Manchester United" noticed him. A talented teenager was invited to exams, which he successfully passed and was accepted into the junior team of the club. In 1992, the Junior team "Manchester United" won the Cup of England. All critics noted that the stunning game of Beckham helped win the award. In 1993, the young man signed a professional contract with the most famous British club and became a member of the main team.
However, David decided that he was little football. In this Beckham, his father was helped, who converted his sports talent for money. In 20 years, the young man has concluded contracts with Pepsi and Adidas giants, becoming the face of these brands.
In 1998, David turned into a real national hero due to a goal scored at Columbia national team at the World Championships. But luck on this unifiedale was a changeable to the athlete, and he was accused of "murder of football," when he received a red card in the match with Argentina. Many swearing Beckham for the fact that Manchester United lost the championship.
In 2000, the footballer appointed the captain of the England team. And in 2002, the midfielder began with the head coach of Manchester United, who were publicized, and the case was barely ended with a fight.
In 2002, Beckham was sold to Madrid Realu for the "funny" amount of € 35 million. The football player career was confidently up, as part of the Spanish club David became the champion of Spain (2006-2007), the owner of the country's supercup (2003).
The number 23 enshrined at the athlete has become a legend. Real "sold a huge number of club t-shirts with its number.
In 2004, Beckham was thinking about the transition to Chelsea or Arsenal football clubs. The amount of the transfer in this case was to be € 200 million and Roman Abramovich, who acquired a club from West London, could afford it. In the fight for the `Chelsea football player, he was ready to offer the necessary amount, negotiations with the athlete managers ended in a positive key. But Real "could not so easily refuse the best player, the Spaniards managed to persuade David to continue cooperation.
In 2007, due to the scandal with the leadership of Real, Beckham went to play the little-known American club Los Angeles Galaxy, signing a contract for 5 years with him. Player transition provoked an unprecedented splash of interest in football among the locals. It was assumed that the salary of the Englishman would be $ 250 million, but, according to rumors, David received $ 27.5 million.
In 2009, Beckham for rent went to the Italian Milan. The debut in this team was successful - 2 goals in 4 matches. Immediately, rumors of the final transition of the Englishman in Milan crawled in the press. In Galaxy, David missed most of the season. It is for this reason that California fans have changed dramatically to a football player. In the stadiums flashed hurt posters. The butter in the fire was poured by the book of the Oblube Landon Donovan "Bekkham Experiment", in which the athlete did not pose a rigid criticism addressed to the famous Englishman.
Season 2011/2012 became the "Renaissance" of Beckham. It was then that several clubs arrived at the fight for the football player. On December 1, 2012, the footballer played the last match for Galaxy.
On January 31, 2013, Beckham signed a 5-month contract with PSG. As part of Paris David became the champion of France. This victory made an athlete a unique footballer, who was able to become a champion of four countries - England, Spain, USA and France for his career. The best moments of the game Beckham and his free kicks from all matches fans gathered in video creation, which are also popular today on the Internet.
Beckham also entered the players representing the colors of the England team at international competitions. In the English team, the football player was recognized as a record holder in the number of played matches among field players.
With its exact blows from the penalty Beckham, the teams from defeats have repeatedly saved. The best goals were clogged in the Matches "Manchester United" - "Barcelona" (1998); Manchester United "-" Real Madrid "(2003); Milan - "Genoa" (2008). David put records not only in the sporting plan: he was recognized as the highest paid footballer in the world in 2011.
In 2013, the footballer finished his career. He commented on his care from the big sport so:
"I am grateful to PSG for the fact that they gave me an opportunity to also play, but I feel that it is now that it is time to complete the career while I play at a high level."In 2018, David was awarded a special prize from UEFA President for his contribution to the development of football. Also at the end of the summer, the ex-athlete was able to personally represent the Invictus Games competition for the former military who received disability in the service. Beckham event went to Australia with the founder of the sports tournament - Prince Harry.
The popular athlete is also famous among people who are not fond of sports, thanks to the memories, jokes and aphorisms that are associated with the name of Beckham. These phrases were usually originally expressed by commentators while playing a football player, and then divided the quotes over the network. For example, the phrase "today is not the day of Beckham" tightly entered the network and urban folklore and denotes a series of sudden failures using this description.
Business and advertising
In 2005, David Beckham began to produce toilet water under the David Beckham brand. The first fragrance developed perfumes Alon Astori and Biatrais Peak. Debut perfume had the name David Beckham Instinct and was intended for men of any age. The first batch of goods instantly replete - the role of the star name played the role.
In 2007, the company began to produce both men's and female flavors. From this time, the eponymous perfumes were published annually with "for him" and "for her." In an interview, the football player admitted that all their own released options for him are equivalent for him. According to Beckham, the brand is not trying to overshadow the previous ones, but simply creates something new.
In the year of completion of the sports career, David Beckham starred in the advertising of the underwear of the H & M brand. The commercial has reached Guy Richie. The football player continued to be filmed for glossy publications as a model, its parameters allow to compete with the professionals of this sphere. The athlete itself demonstrates an excellent taste and a flawless sense of style, so one more - ambassador and honorary president of the British fashion council also added to his title Sir.
In 2015, Beckham starred in advertising Sprint cellular operator. According to the plot of advertising, David enters the cellular salons throughout London to find a suitable tariff. Customers of salons see a celebrity and go after him. In the final video, the crowd comes to the Sprint salon, where the football player chooses the tariff and concludes a contract.
In 2014, David Beckham's documentary film was released on the screens, which tells about the life of a football superstar after completing the career. In the center of the plot of the picture - a motorized manner in which David went along with three friends.
In 2015, Beckham first appeared in artistic cinema. Former football player performed Kameo in the comedy militant "Agents A.N.K.L." British film director Gaya Richie, whose David has already starred in promotional videos.
Not the last place in the life of a former athlete takes a charity. Since 2005, the football player was the goodwill ambassador of the International Foundation UNICEF, and after 10 years he became the founder of the organization "7", the purpose of which is to help children with diseases requiring expensive treatment. The name David chose in honor of the number with whom he spoke at the Manchester United Club.
In 2017, Beckham received the first playing role. In the new film player again invited Guy Richie. David performed the episodic role of the knight of the trigger in the adventure fantasy of the King Arthur sword.
In the same year, David again starred for advertising H & M. Beckham and Kevin Hart have advertised brand clothing in sports and causal styles. The video was built in the form of a backstage photo shoot and allegedly showed the daily life of a football player.
Also 2017 was marked by the fact that David together with Adidas Football introduced a new collection of Buses. The ruler includes an updated version of Predator Accelerator. The football player was directly involved in the development of a concept and design of shoes.
In June 2020, David Beckham became co-consforcement of the GUILD Celebration Club.
"Throughout my career, I was lucky to work with the best players, and I saw the passion and dedication to the case necessary for this level of the game. I know that there is such a decisiveness in cyberportsmen, and we have in Guild there is a vision of how to set a new standard, supporting players in the future, "the football player told.The first composition of the club spoke already in autumn in such cybersport disciplines as Rocket League, FIFA and Fortnite.
In October, David and Victoria concluded a contract with Netflix film company in the amount of € 16 million. The British family will provide archival videos that will be included in the TV series about the career of a football player, his achievements and personal life. Part of the picture will be removed in the realistic format: the spouses will follow the operators with cameras to fix their actions. The second part will arise from archival video and interviews with Beckham's comrades, among whom Cristiano Ronaldo. The film's premiere is scheduled for 2022.
Personal life
About the romantic relationship of David in youth nothing is known. But the football player managed to become famous as an ideal family man. The personal life of an athlete for many years is associated with the name Victoria Beckham. David was an already famous player and enviable fiance, when his love story began with Victoria Adams - Spice Gerls star. In 1999, lovers officially registered marriage. The association of two popular personalities led to the fact that the couple became one of the most famous British unions. Victoria gave birth to David four children: the sons of Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruise Beckham, as well as the long-awaited daughter Harper Beckham.David Beckham made a tattoo with the names of children. Also on the shoulder athlete depicts a portrait of his wife, and on the left hand the word love and swallow are packed. Total David's body decorate 17 tattoos. Because of this, during the football career Beckham often played in a long sleeve form.
In 2006, it became known that the footballer changed his wife with an assistant Rebecca Lus, which accompanied him on a trip to Spain. The Briton publicly tried to refute these rumors, but in vain. The mistress realized that she became unnecessary, and gave a series of frank interviews for Sky TV for a decent remuneration.
In 2010, the scandal arose around the personal life of the football player again. Prostitute Irma Nichi gave a scandalous interview, told that in 2007 Beckham had repeatedly met her and other women in the same profession. The athlete filed an IRMU to court, accusing in slander. The woman in turn filed a counterclaim, demanding compensation for moral damage due to lies' charges.
In parallel, rumors about new novels of the footballer began to appear. In the summer of 2012, the tabloids again accused David in treason. Journalists were attributed to the football player with the Opera Singer Catherine Jenkins. Victoria reacted calmly on these rumors. Comment Suspicions The Beckham family did not.
These rumors were not the first and not the last. In 2016, journalists had a single photo to accuse David in new treason. At this picture, a man coming out of a coffee shop and looks at the fair-haired girl thoughtfully, accidentally revealed.
The media constantly walked rumors about the problems in the star family and that spouses allegedly are on the verge of a divorce. Journalists refer to the fact that today Victoria and David live between London and Los Angeles and do not spend time with each other, and their feelings walked. In addition, the spouses were put up for sale a common villa in Provence, which, moreover, was sold at a discount of 70%. The pair refutes rumors about the disaster in the family, regularly posting photos from a joint recreation and romantic dates in its own accounts in "Instagram".
Meanwhile, events from the personal life of the spouses gradually displacing news about their children. So, in 2021 information appeared that the legendary football player may become a grandfather. The reason for such rumors was the exhibited photo of His Son Romeo in an embrace with a girl who had vigilant follovers discovered the rounded belly.
Few people know that David Beckham suffers a rare mental illness - an obsessive state syndrome, whose symptoms are concluded in a pathological desire to expose things in a symmetrical order. David constantly monitors the items to be placed in a straight line and in even quantities. Beckham just hates when things lie in their place. It brings a football player almost physical pain.
Also, he has another disease - asthma, which did not interfere to build a brilliant career in sports. The limitations associated with the ailments affected the nature of David, making it an executive and pedantic person. In addition, a nucleular hobby appeared in the life of the football player, which has a beneficial effect on the nervous system - floristics.
The athlete often changes the hairstyles: semi-mongox, hijacies, long hair, undercut. And once he tried under zero, which he picked up fans to the idea that the football player was bald. David also does not hide a passion for points. In his personal collection, classic silhouettes are dominated by: aviators, browning, drifarres.
Spouses Beckham Vherreli in the royal family, they are frequent guests at the ceremonial events of the Windsor Palace. In 2011, the footballer received a personal invitation to the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. And in 2018, together with Victoria, visited the marriage ceremony of the American actress Megan Marcle and Prince Harry.
In September 2020, foreign media reported that David Beckham and his spouse were infected with coronavirus infection. A married couple visited a party in Los Angeles, timed to the launch of the new Football Club Miami CF, and several other secular events within the framework of the football player's advertising contract. Upon arrival in London, David felt severe weakness, and Victoria had a temperature and sick. The family decided to isolate.
Now the state of health of the couple of Beckham is normal. The spouses even managed to visit Greece and Italy, to live half a year in the United States and return back to the UK.
David Beckham now
2021 became for the former midfielder "MJ" truly significant. His merits in great sports were marked at the highest level - at the end of May, it became known that a large father took an honorable place in the Hall of Fame of APL (English Premier League). By the way, the footballer became the eighth in the list of celebrities, which were given such honors .
In an interview, David said: it is a huge honor for him to stand next to the legends of football. He also stressed the importance that it was the opinion of fans affected this decision. In his appeal to fans, the athlete expressed great gratitude.
In the same month, Beckham appeared as Kameo in a special issue of "friends", the content of which remained a secret for a long time. The curtain of the mystery was ajar with the exit of the trailer - as it turned out, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Kara Maldin and Cindy Crawford, were also visited by invited stars of the series.
Achievements
- 1992 - winner of the England Youth Cup
- 1996, 1999 - England Cup owner
- 1999 - Winner of UEFA Champions League
- 1999 - UEFA Silver Super Cup
- 2003 - Champion, owner of the Super Cup of Spain
- 2006/2007 - Champion of Spain
- 2009, 2010, 2011 - Winner of the Regular Championship of the Western Conference MLS
- 2011, 2012 - MLS champion
- 2012/2013 - Champion of France
- 2018 - Winner Super Cup of Italy