| Carlos Tévez | ||
 | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Alberto Tévez | |
| Date of birth | 5 February 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Ciudadela, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 61⁄2 in)[1][2] | |
| Playing position | Second striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Manchester United | |
| Number | 32 | |
| Youth career | ||
| 1992–1996 1997–2001 | All Boys Boca Juniors | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2001–2004 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007– | Boca Juniors Corinthians West Ham United Manchester United | 75 (26) 53 (31) 26 (7) 53 (17) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2004– | Argentina | 45 (7) |
| 1 Senior club appearances and goals | ||
Carlos Alberto Tévez (born Carlos Alberto Martínez on 5 February 1984[3] in Ciudadela, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Manchester United and the Argentina national team. He was described by Diego Maradona as the "Argentine prophet for the 21st century."[4]
Background
Carlos Alberto Martínez was raised in the humble neighborhood of Ejército de Los Andes, better known as "Fuerte Apache." It was from there where he got the nickname of "Apache."[citation needed] His parents changed his surname to his mother's during a conflict between his junior club All Boys and Boca Juniors.[5]
Tévez has a distinctive burn scar that runs down his neck from his right ear to his chest. He was accidentally scalded with boiling water as a child, which caused third-degree burns and kept him hospitalized in intensive care for nearly two months.[6] After joining Boca Juniors, Tévez refused an offer from the club to have them cosmetically improved, saying that the scars were a part of who he was in the past and who he is today.[7]
[edit] Club career
[edit] Boca Juniors
Tévez joined Boca Juniors at the age of sixteen, and made his senior debut on 21 October 2001 against Talleres de Córdoba. He opted not to take part in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship with Argentina, and committed to playing in the 2003 Intercontinental Cup instead. After winning the Copa Sudamericana, Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup in 2003, he departed the club after the 2004 season.
[edit] Corinthians
In December 2004, Tévez transferred to Corinthians for £13.7 million, and signed a five-year, £6.85 million contract following the Brazilian club's deal with Media Sports Investments. The deal was the biggest transfer ever in South American football.[citation needed] Tévez captained the squad to the 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro, and he was named the league's best player by the Brazilian Football Confederation, becoming the first non-Brazilian player to win the award since 1976.[citation needed]
[edit] West Ham United
On 23 August 2006, Sky Sports reported that Tévez was refusing to play for Corinthians.[8] Tévez confirmed on his website on 31 August that both he and Javier Mascherano were signing for West Ham United on permanent deals for £12 million each.[9][10] Media reports speculated that other Premiership clubs turned down the opportunity of signing Tévez and Mascherano because of stipulations put in place by Media Sports Investments, who owned both players' rights.[11]
West Ham went on a nine-game winless streak (one draw and eight defeats) following the arrivals of Tévez and Mascherano, which had included seven consecutive matches without scoring. He had also left the ground early after being substituted and throwing a mini tantrum during a league match against Sheffield United in November, and as punishment, his teammates decided that Tévez had to donate half of a week's wages to charity and train in a Brazil jersey. Tévez refused to wear the shirt, saying, "I played in Brazil and have a great respect for Brazil and Brazilians but I'm Argentine and won't wear that shirt."[12]
On 6 January 2007, Tévez made his first start for West Ham United under the new management of Alan Curbishley in a 3–0 FA Cup third round victory over Brighton & Hove Albion. He scored his first West Ham goal and assisted two others on 4 March 2007 in a 4–3 home defeat to Tottenham.[13] In April, after West Ham were fined a record £5.5 million for breaching Premier League rules over the signings of Tévez and Mascherano, Tévez was cleared to play for West Ham by the Premier League after changes were made to a third party agreement related to him.[14] That same month, Tévez was named the club's Hammer of the Year.[15]
In relegation-threatened West Ham's season finale against Manchester United on 13 May, Tévez scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory, securing the Hammers' stay in the top flight for the next year.
[edit] 2007 transfer saga
At the end of June 2007, Tévez rejected a move to Internazionale,[16] and his agent, Kia Joorabchian, stated that he was in discussions to stay with West Ham, as the player had settled into the Premiership and wanted to remain in England. Tévez replied that he would not make a decision until the Copa América wrapped up in July.
On 5 July, the Daily Mail reported that Tévez had agreed to join Manchester United in a deal worth £20 million, which was subject to an appeal from West Ham;[17] West Ham said in turn that they would block any transfer unless they received a majority of the transfer fee.[18] The next day, West Ham released a statement that Tévez was under contract until June 2010, in addition to denying having held negotiations with any other club.[19] Joorabchian contradicted the claim by saying that West Ham had indeed given permission to United to engage in talks.[20]
Manchester United and West Ham sought FIFA's assistance to rule on Tévez's ownership, but on 24 July, FIFA suggested that the case be referred to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[21] Joorabchian intervened by issuing West Ham with a High Court writ "...to compel West Ham to release the registration of Carlos Tévez in accordance with contracts entered into between the parties."[22] However, the case never made it to court as the Premier League approved an agreement between West Ham and MSI, in which MSI would pay £2 million to West Ham, who in turn released Tévez from his contract.[23]
[edit] Manchester United
Manchester United put forward a proposed two-year loan deal for Tévez, which was approved on 10 August.[24] He made his debut on 15 August when he started in place of the injured Wayne Rooney in a 1–1 draw against Portsmouth.[25] On 23 September, he scored his first goal in a 2–0 home victory against Chelsea. In November, United manager Alex Ferguson confirmed that the club wanted to sign Tévez permanently. "He'll get me fifteen goals this season, and what's more, they'll be important goals."[26] Tévez was greeted with an ovation and singing of "There's Only One Carlos Tevez" from the West Ham supporters upon his return to Upton Park for an away match (lost by United) on 29 December. He returned the gesture by repeatedly crossing his arms in front of his chest, in reference to the hammers on the West Ham team crest.[27]
Tévez scored a total of five goals during Manchester United's successful 2007–08 Champions League campaign. He scored the first penalty in the shootout against Chelsea in the final, which Manchester United won 6–5 after the match had ended 1–1 after extra time.
He scored his first league goal of the 2008-09 season on 13 September 2008 in a 2–1 away defeat to Liverpool, and his first hat-trick came on 3 December 2008, when he scored a quartet of goals in United's 5–3 League Cup win over Blackburn Rovers in the fifth round.[28][29] His first Champions League goal of the season, against Aalborg BK on 10 December, stands as the fastest goal to date in the tournament for 2008–09 at two minutes and 41 seconds.[30]
On 21 December, Tévez started for United in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup final, which United won 1–0 over Ecuadorean club LDU Quito, but he was substituted in the 51st minute for Jonny Evans after Nemanja Vidić was sent off.
from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_T%C3%A9vez
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