David Beckham
Sander Parts
Form 10a
Viimsi Secondary School
Facts
• Full name: David Robert Joseph Beckham
• Born on 2nd May 1975 in Leytonstone,
London, England
• Height:183 cm
• Position: midfielder
• Current club: Los Angeles Galaxy
• Best player in Europe and second best in the
world after Rivaldo
• Married to Victoria Caroline Adams Beckham
• Children: 3 sons - Brooklyn Joseph, Romeo
James, Cruz David
Childhood
• David got a football as a gift from Santa every year.
• First, he played football with his father, later with friends.
• At the age of 8, he was already in a boys’ team in Brimsdown
Rovers.
• Due to football, David did badly at school and eventually he dropped
out.
Manchester United and
Real Madrid
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He became a trainee in ManU in May 1991 on his
14th birthday.
His greatest triumph came in 1999 when ManU won
the FA Cup and the European Cup.
2001/02 was David´s most successful season with
11 goals in 28 league appearances.
In summer 2003 David left his boyhood club after 14
years to join Spanish giants Real Madrid in a
£25 million deal.
In Real Madrid he had to give up his preferred lucky
number 7 shirt for the number 23.
England National Team and
Los Angeles Galaxy
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In 2006 Beckham was once again captain of the
English team in the World Cup finals. Although the
team did not win, David scored twice and became
the only English player to score in three World Cup
finals.
Beckham signed for LA Galaxy in early January
2007.
Beckham says: “I have the chance to take football in
America, soccer as they call it, to another level. I’m
excited about this opportunity and will be ready for
the challenge.”
The contract ends in 2012 and will supposedly bring
him 250 million dollars.
Posh and Becks
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Victoria Adams (now Victoria Beckham) joined the
all-girl group Spice Girls in 1994 and was given the
nickname "Posh Spice" by the media.
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She started dating Beckham in 1997, after they had
met at a charity football match, and got married in
1999 in a small ceremony for family and friends,
followed by a huge party with hundreds of guests,
rose champagne and David’s favourite dessert sticky toffee pudding. The media started calling
them “Posh and Becks”.
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They are now living in a $22 million Beverly Hills
mansion with 10 security guards.
Charity
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David Beckham has supported UNICEF
since his days at Manchester United.
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In January 2005, he became a Goodwill
Ambassador with a special focus on
UNICEF's Sports for Development
programme.
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“We can’t turn a blind eye to the tens of
thousands of young children who die
every day in the developing world mostly
from causes that are preventable.”
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Beckham helped in UK's bid to host the
2012 Olympics in London and took part in
the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing
Games as Olympic Ambassador.
Sponsors
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Adidas supplies David with the latest
technology for equipment and
footwear. He is the only footballer
with his own logo on the clothes
designed specially for his collection.
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Giorgio Armani chose Beckam to
promote his underwear collection
because he represents modern
masculinity and is a man with a
great sense of style.
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Beckham has appeared in Pepsi
commercials for nine years, cast as
a gladiator, a cowboy, a surfer and
beyond.
• Hair
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Style
“I’m surprised I have so much hair
after all the things I’ve done with it.”
Whether a shaved head, Mohawk or
mullet, David’s hair has always
inspired millions of men to try new
and outrageous styles.
David is regarded as one of the most
stylish men in the world. Together
with wife Victoria, the Beckhams lead
the way in fashion.
• Tattoos
David has quite a collection of tattoos
ranging from guardian angels to
astrological symbols. David explains:
“Mine are all about the people in my
life, my wife and my sons, who I want
with me always.”
Used materials
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http://images.google.ee/imghp?hl=et&tab=wi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Beckham
http://www.davidbeckham.com/
http://web.mlsnet.com/t106/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Beckham
http://www.press.adidas.com/DesktopDefault.aspx/tabid-11/16_read-9604/