Michael Owen Biography
Date of birth: 14/12/79 Place of birth: Chester
Height: 1.76 m
Weight: 70kg
Born in 1979, Michael Owen was the youngest player to play
for his country for a century. He managed to net 21 goals in his
first season for Liverpool. He got his debut goal in the 1996/97
season in the away draw with Wimbledon.
In 1997 and 1998 he gained awards from the PFA and he picked
up sports personality of the year. As a boy Michael supported
Everton before being taken up by Liverpool.
Towards the end of the 1998-99 season, he had a serious
hamstring injury.
The year 2000 was better. He scored two goals for Liverpool in
their win over Roma as well as a winning goal in the FA cup
final against Arsenal. Perhaps his most unforgettable match was
against Germany in 2001 which lead to him becoming European
footballer of the year.
In 2002, the English Premier Division came to a close with
Michael Owen’s side, Liverpool just beating Manchester United
to the second spot. Although he was ill in the early stages, his
goals towards the end of the competition helped to keep
Liverpool in the pack. Michael Owen gave top class
performances in the world cup, held in Japan in 2002. He is still
as popular as ever. He has scored 150 goals for England and for
Liverpool over the last five years.