Football Personalities

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List of famous football players with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history.

Football players are the sports persons who play football on the professional level. Football is a team sport that involves kicking a ball with the foot to score a goal. There are many types of football such as American football, Canadian football, association football, rugby league and rugby union. Football is a very popular sport, a fact proven by the presence of 250 million association football players in the world. Football players across the world attract huge fan followings and are often elevated to iconic levels.
 

                                        Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo with Portugal in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
Date of birth	5 February 1985 (age 30)
Place of birth	Funchal Maderia Portugal
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Real Madrid
Number	7
Youth career
1992–1995	Andorinha
1995–1997	Nacional
1997–2002	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2003	Sporting CP	25	(3)
2003–2009	Manchester United	196	(84)
2009–	Real Madrid	200	(225)
National team‡
2001	Portugal U15	9	(7)
2001–2002	Portugal U17	7	(5)
2003	Portugal U20	5	(1)
2002–2003	Portugal U21	10	(3)
2004	Portugal U23	3	(2)
2003–	Portugal	120	(55)
Honours
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2015. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2015

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro GOIH (born 5 February 1985), known as Cristiano Ronaldo (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɾɨʃtiˈɐnu ʁuˈnaɫdu]), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and thePortugal national team. He is a forward and serves as captain for Portugal.

 Lionel Messi

Messi playing for Argentina in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final
Personal information
Full name	Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
Date of birth	24 June 1987 (age 28)
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Barcelona
Number	10
Youth career
1995–2000	Newell's Old Boys
2000–2003	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2004	Barcelona C	10	(5)
2004–2005	Barcelona B	22	(6)
2004–	Barcelona	315	(286)
National team‡
2004–2005	Argentina U20	18	(14)
2007–2008	Argentina U23	5	(2)
2005–	Argentina	103	(46)
Honours[show]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2015. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 July 2015

George Best

Best in 1976
Personal information
Full name	George Best
Date of birth	22 May 1946
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of death	25 November 2005 (aged 59)
Place of death	London, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Winger Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1961–1963	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1963–1974	Manchester United	361	(137)
1974	→ Jewish Guild (loan)	5	(1)
1974	→ Dunstable Town (loan)	0	(0)
1975	Stockport County	3	(2)
1975–1976	Cork Celtic	3	(0)
1976	Los Angeles Aztecs	23	(15)
1976–1977	Fulham	42	(8)
1977–1978	Los Angeles Aztecs	32	(12)
1978–1979	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	28	(6)
1979–1980	Hibernian	17	(3)
1980–1981	San Jose Earthquakes	56	(21)
1982	Sea Bee	2	(0)
1982	Hong Kong Rangers	1	(0)
1983	Bournemouth	5	(0)
1983	Brisbane Lions	4	(0)
1983	Osborne Park Galeb	1	(1)
1983	Nuneaton Borough	0	(0)
1984	Tobermore United	0	(0)
Total		604	(239)
National team
1964–1977	Northern Ireland	37	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

                                                TOM BRADY

Brady in December 2011
No. 12 New England Patriots
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth:	August 3, 1977 (age 38)
Place of birth:	San Mateo, California
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:	San Mateo (CA) Junípero Serra
College:	Michigan
NFL draft:	2000 / Round: 6 / Pick: 199
Career history
New England Patriots (2000–present)
Roster status:	Suspended
Career highlights and awards
NFL 4× Super Bowl Champion (XXXVI, XXXVIII,XXXIX, XLIX) 3× Super Bowl MVP (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX) 2× NFL MVP (2007, 2010) 10× Pro Bowl (2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009,2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) 2× First Team All-Pro (2007, 2010) Second Team All-Pro (2005) 6× AFC Champion (2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2014) 3× NFL passing touchdowns leader (2002, 2007, 2010) 2× NFL passing yards leader (2005, 2007) Ranked #3 in the Top 100 Players of 2015 Ranked #3 in the Top 100 Players of 2014 Ranked #4 in the Top 100 Players of 2013 Ranked #4 in the Top 100 Players of 2012 Ranked #1 in the Top 100 Players of 2011 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (2005) Sporting News Sportsman of the Year (2004, 2007) AP Male Athlete of the Year (2007) 2× NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2007, 2010) 3× AFC Offensive Player of the Year (2007, 2010, 2011) AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year (2009) PFWA NFL Comeback Player of the Year (2009) Bert Bell Award (2007) New England Patriots all-time leader (passing touchdowns, passing yards, pass completions, pass attempts, career wins) NFL 2000s All-Decade Team College 2× Big Ten Champion Rose Bowl (1998) National Champion (1997) Citrus Bowl (1999) Orange Bowl (2000)
Career NFL statistics as of 2014
Pass attempts:	7,168
Pass completions:	4,551
Percentage:	63.5
TD–INT:	392–143
Passing yards:	53,258
Passer rating:	95.9