David BeckhamDavid Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born 2 May 1975) is an English footballer born in Leytonstone, London. He is a midfielder for Real Madrid and captain of the English national team. He is known for the quality of his crosses and his ability to hit free kicks and corners, particularly from long range free kicks, as well as for his marriage to a Spice Girl. He played most of his career at Manchester United. While there are arguably many current best players in world football, none are as famous. Manchester United 1995-2003 Beckham first signed a YTS (apprenticeship-like) contract with United in 1991 and made his league debut in 1995, aged 19. The following year, he helped the team win the Premiership and FA Cup trophies and dominate domestic football. In the 1998-99 season, he was part of the United team that won the "treble" - Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League, an unprecedented feat in English football, which earned the manager the club, Alex Ferguson, knighthood. In total, Beckham has scored 86 goals in 397 games for Man United, a rate of around 2 goals every 9 games, which is highly commendable for a midfielder. Club career Real Madrid 2003–present On June 17, 2003, Beckham signed a four-year contract with Real Madrid. from Spain, potentially worth up to €35 million (£25 million, US$41 million). Plus 2.As well as benefiting from his footballing abilities, this transfer gives the Spanish club the opportunity to benefit from merchandising, particularly in the Far East, where Beckham is extremely popular and where Manchester United have so far had the share of lion of interests. It's probably no coincidence that Beckham was transferred just before Real began their tour of the Far East, but it would be very unfair to say that his marketing potential alone was the reason for his move. At the time of the announcement of his move to Real Madrid, Beckham and his wife (Victoria) were on a week-long tour of Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand to promote beauty products, chocolate, motor oil and cell phones, which it was reported would earn them more than the entire first year of his contract with Real Madrid. (Western journalists are excluded from Japanese "press conferences" held by his sponsors because of the embarrassment they would cause him in the West.) He successfully completed his transfer on July 1 and was presented with the number team from 23 in July. 2.