David Beckham's full name is David Robert Joseph Beckham. He was born on 2nd May, 1975 in Leytonstone, East London, England. His father Ted Beckham was a kitchen fitter and mother Sandra west, a hairdresser. He has 2 sisters. His maternal Grandfather was a Jew and David has been influenced by Judaism. He has a tattoo in Hebrew from the Hebrew Bible; he wears long sleeves and does not display his tattoos publicly.
Soccer has been in his blood right from his childhood. He used to play regularly with his father. His parents were strong supporters of Manchester United, a quality which he inherited. He did not do well at school. He attended a training session at FC Barcelona as part of talent competition. The first club he played for was "Tottenham Hotspur's" and finally in 1991 he signed a youth training scheme contract.
He started off by playing for Manchester United in the youth team. The Manager, Sir Alex Ferguson had a great faith in his youth team. Beckham did not disappoint and quickly established himself as United's right side mid fielder. He played very consistently and regularly for Manchester United, but could not find a place in the England squad before '96. He made some spectacular goals and thus became a house hold name very soon. His performance in 1998-99 seasons fetched him the "runner up" to Rivaldo for the 1999 European footballer of the year awards. He was the highest paid foot ball player in the world. During this time United won the Premier league; title six times, the FA cup twice and the UEFA champions' league in 1999.
His relationship with his manager Ferguson became very bitter from 2000 and deteriorated by 2003. In 2003 he signed a four year contract with Real Madrid.
He remained with Madrid for four seasons and won the La Liga championship.
In 2007 he signed a five year contract with Los Angeles Galaxy which was worth $32.5 million and that too on his own terms. While playing for Galaxy he also had two loan spells with Milan in Italy in 2009 & 2010.
On the International front David Beckham made his England debut in 1996 when he was 21 years of age, He was made Captain in November 2000 until the FIFA World cup in 2006.
He was the world's highest paid footballer.
He is married to Former Spice girl Victoria Beckham. The couple has three sons and currently resides in Beverly Hills, California.
