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My Take
Beckham fascinates me more as a second act than a first. The playing career speaks for itself, since that right foot bent physics into highlight reels and made him a global brand before athletes really had brands. But what earns my respect is how deliberately he built the afterlife: fashion, business, and ultimately Inter Miami, where he gambled his name on American soccer and arguably changed the league's trajectory. Plenty of icons coast on nostalgia, while Beckham keeps compounding his. He turned celebrity into infrastructure, and I find that quietly more impressive than any free kick he ever scored.
Overview
Sir David Robert Joseph Beckham ( BEK-əm; born 2 May 1975) is an English former professional footballer, the president and co-owner of Inter Miami CF and co-owner of Salford City F.C.. Primarily a right midfielder and known for his range of passing, crossing ability and set-piece taking, Beckham is considered one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest set-piece specialists of all time.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- David Beckham
- Name (Japanese)
- デビッド・ベッカム
- Reading
- でびっど・べっかむ
- Born
- May 2, 1975 (age 51)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rabbit
- Origin
- Leytonstone, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 183 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / model / blogger / actor / entrepreneur
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2003 Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- 1999 UEFA Club Footballer of the Year
- 2011 MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award
- 2008 English Football Hall of Fame
- 2001 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
- 2010 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award
- 1996 Premier League Player of the Month
- 1997 Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Model — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.