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Name:	David Beckham
Nickname:	Dave, Becks, Golden Balls
Birth name:	David Robert Joseph Beckham
Birth place:	Leytonstone, London
Birthday:	02.05.1975
Weight:	67 kg
Height:	1.80 cm
Natural hair color:	brown
Eyes color:	green
Education:	Unknown
Residence:	Hertfordshire and Madrid (Spain)
Nationality:	British
Ethnicity:	white

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Quotes

""I dream a lot about football and a lot of them have come true for me."

"The England team should be managed by an English manager."

"Whenever Man Utd lose people always say there's a crisis."

"As a footballer you always want to test yourself against the best."

"If someone had said in 1998 after my sending off in the World Cup that I would be leading my country out within three years I would have laughed in their face."

"In Spain people have lunch and dinner a lot later - when I return to England I'll have to eat alone at midnight."

"Pelé was a complete player. I didn't see him live obviously, because I wasn't born."

"Well, I can play in the centre, on the right and occasionally on the left side" - when asked if he thought that he was a volatile player

"I like Victoria for herself, not for nothing else. I'd like her if she worked in Tesco."

"Shopping!" - Beckham describing his strengths

"At home things are hard. For instance, my curtains are never open, I get no privacy at all. In fact, I can't remember the last time I saw daylight in my house."

"I think the most important goal I scored in Spain was the first one because people were wary about me coming over to Spain as a player - they thought I was just there to sell shirts."

On Real Madrid: "To experience playing and being in the same team as these players is something that might not ever happen again - to have so many players in one team. I just wanted to be one of these stars and play in this team."

"Alex Ferguson is the best manager I've ever had at this level. Well, he's the only manager I've actually had at this level. But he's the best manager I've ever had."

"I definitely want (my son) Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what religion yet."

"During the past few months, I have become accustomed to reading more and more ludicrous stories about my private life. The simple truth is that I am very happily married, have a wonderful wife and two very special kids. There is nothing that any third party can do to change these facts." - denying any affair with his former personal assistant, Rebecca Loos. [April 2004]

"The way I and my family have been treated is an absolute disgrace. At the end of the day, I'm a nice person and loving husband and father. I've been called a bad father, I've been called a bad husband and my wife has been called a bad mother. Things always hurt that are said about my family, and for people to call my wife a bad mother is unbelievable. I'm a strong person, I'm a strong family man, I'm a strong husband and a strong father."

"I always wanted to be a hairdresser."

"People can say what they like. But me and Victoria will always stay together as husband and wife."

"I´ve got more clothes than Victoria."

It's one thing I like about America - they respect the sportsman. They put them up on a pedestal. They don't try to knock them down. And that's a great thing, to be respected by the whole country. It's so patriotic!

Trivia

Engaged to "Posh Spice" Victoria Adams, who's part of the British Pop group The Spice Girls. [25 January 1998]

Son Brooklyn Joseph Beckham born. The couple picked the name "Brooklyn" because he was conceived in Brooklyn [5 March 1999]

Won the treble with Manchester United (Premiership, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League). [1999]

His first goal for England came at the Stade Felix-Bollaert in Lens in the 2-0 victory against Colombia on June 26 1998 during the World Cup.

He and Victoria Beckham named their son Brooklyn because that is where they were when they found out she was pregnant.

Voted the #1 best male body in "Celebrity Bodies" (UK) magazine. [October 2001]

Voted best dressed male by readers of "Heat" (UK) magazine. [December 2001]

He began his footballing career at the age of 17.

Welcomed second child son Romeo James on September 1, 2002. The baby weighed 7lbs 4oz.

Has been dubbed a master of set-pieces specialising in free-kicks and has developed one which is known around the world as the 'Beckham', which involves lifting the ball over the 'wall', sending it towards the far post, but bending it back to the near post confusing the keeper and having the ball just dip under the bar for the goal.

Scored on his first team debut in the European Cup against Galatasaray.

Was signed by Manchester United to their youth training program at the age of 14. His youth team also featured the Neville brothers, Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes - his current team mates.

Voted the 91st worst Briton in Channel Four's poll of the 100 Worst Britons. [11 May 2003]

17th June 2003 - signed a 4 year deal worth £24.5m to play for Real Madrid.

Named England football captain (2000)

He began his soccer career at the age of 17.

Former Manchester United footballer.

Signed new contract with Manchester United until 2005, making him the highest paid footballer in Britain at that moment - though he would be sold to Real Madrid a year later. [May 2002]

Was signed by Manchester United to their youth training program at the age of 14. His youth team also featured the Neville brothers, Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes - his eventual (now former) team mates.

Declared he will retain the England captaincy, despite criticism for poor performances and two missed penalties in Euro' 2004. [June 2004]

In November 1996, Beckham was abroad on his first trip with the England squad, in Tbilisi, Georgia. There, he saw the video that would change his life. It was "Say You'll Be There" by the Spice Girls. Beckham pointed at the screen and said to his best friend Gary Neville that the girl dressed in a black PVC catsuit (Victoria) was the woman he wanted and if she wanted him, they would be together for ever. A few months later, they began dating.

David and Victoria held a lavish, star-studded party for the christening of their two sons, Brooklyn, 5, and Romeo, 2. The ceremony was held on the grounds of the Beckhams' Hertfordshire mansion (23 December 2004).

Third son, Cruz, born in Madrid [20 February 2005].

Was famously sent off against Argentina in the 1998 world cup in France for retaliation.

He wears a new pair of football boots for every game he plays at an estimated cost of £300 a pair.