Name: David Beckham
Birth Name: David Robert Joseph Beckham
Height: 5' 11½
Sex: M
Nationality: British
Birth Date: May 2, 1975
Birth Place: Leytonstone, London, England, UK
Profession: Actor, member of Real Maddrid Football Club, Model
Education: Manchester United to their youth training program at the age of 14
Husband/Wife: Victoria Beckham Adams (former member of Spice Girls)
parents: David Edward Beckham & Sandra West
Son: Cruz Beckham

He was captain of the English national team from 15 November 2000 to 2 July 2006. He stood down as captain and was then succeeded by Chelsea captain John Terry. As of December 2005, Beckham is one of only five players to have appeared 100 times in the UEFA Champions League; He is the fifth most capped England player of all time, in addition to being the only Englishman to score in three different World Cups, he is also only the fifth player in World Cup history to score twice from direct free kicks.

Beckham's career began when he signed a professional contract with Manchester United, making his first first-team appearance in 1992, at the age of 17. While with Manchester United he helped them win The Treble of League, FA Cup, and Champions League in 1999. He left the club to join Real Madrid in 2003. In 2006, after England's quarter-final exit at the World Cup in Germany, he stood down as captain and was then succeeded by Chelsea captain John Terry. Beckham was dropped from the England national team selected by coach Steve McClaren on 11 August 2006.