Carlos Tevez was referred by the “God of
Football”
Diego Maradona himself as “
The Argentine profit for the
21st century”.
Playing for a host of reputed clubs and teams,
Carlos has given this beautiful game several record-breaking scores. His contribution to the world of football is massive and #
Fame World presents this exclusive video for all the fans and followers of this living legend. Also take a look at what
Alan Scott Pardew,
English former footballer and current manager of
Crystal Palace;
David Alan Gill,
British football executive and former chief executive of
Manchester United and a vice-chairman of
The Football Association;
Pablo Zabaleta,
Argentine professional footballer playing for
Manchester City and the
Argentina national team; Mel
Goldberg,
Sports Lawyer;
José Pékerman, Argentine-Colombian football coach and an ex-football player; Diego Maradona, Argentine former footballer and coach of the national team of Argentina as well as
Ricardo Teixeira, former president of the
Brazilian Football Confederation have to say about the “El
Apache”.
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Carlos Alberto Martínez
Tevez, best known as Carlos Tevez, was born on
5 February 1984 in
Ciudadela, Buenos Aires Province. He got the nickname “El Apache” after the neighbourhood he was brought up in - Ejército de
Los Andes, also called
Fuerte Apache. The Argentine professional footballer has mesmerised the world with his stupendous energy and goal scoring ability making him an indispensable player of the club by fellow players and media alike. Tevez's creativity on the pitch with an eye for the goal is what makes him unique than any other player in the history of football.
Carlos began his football career with
Boca Juniors at the age of 16 and led the club to huge success by winning several matches including the first place in
2001 Copa Libertadore and second place in the Torneo
Clausura. By
January 2005, Tevez moved to
Brazilian Série A club
Corinthians for a whooping amount of
US$16 million cash for five years. He was also given an additional 10% transfer fee along with
Joorabchian (15%). The soccer star also captained the squad in the
2005 Campeonato Brasileiro and was named the league's best player by the Brazilian Football Confederation, becoming the first non-Brazilian player to win the award since
1976. Carlos further moved to
West Ham United on permanent deals for undisclosed fees along with
Javier Mascherano followed by Manchester United on 10
August 2007 and later with Manchester City. With Manchester United, he debuted in a
1–1 draw against
Portsmouth. In November,
Alex Ferguson,
United manager, confirmed that the club wanted to
sign Tevez permanently and stated, “He'll get me fifteen goals this season, and what's more, they'll be important goals
.”
In the international level, Carlos Tevez first came into limelight during the
FIFA U-17 World Championship with Argentina. He also won a gold medal at the
2004 Olympic Games and scored eight goals in six matches to be the top scorer of the competition. The same year, he became the world's second-highest goalscorer in overall international competition with a total of sixteen goals, one fewer than
Iran's forward,
Ali Daei. Additionally, he was called up for the
FIFA World Cup finals of
2006 and scored his only goal of the tournament in Argentina's 6–0 group stage against
Serbia and Montenegro on 16 June. The soccer legend is best known as a quick, tenacious, powerful, hardworking, dynamic and versatile forward who plays as a striker, as a winger, a supporting forward as well as an attacking midfielder. He has been hounoured with numerous awards for his exceptional performance till date including
South American Footballer of the Year, South American
Team of the Year,
Bola de Ouro,
Player of the Year of Argentina,
Golden Olimpia and Campeonato Brasileiro
Best Player.
Carlos Tevez is married to Vanesa and they together have two daughters named Florencia and
Katia. He later sustained an open relationship with 19-year-old actress
Brenda Asnicar which lasted about a year.
Apart from brilliant achievements on the pitch, the “El Apache” also performs as the front-man for his cumbia villera musical group, Piola Vagoa along with brother
Diego. The group also made a successful hit with the song “
Lose Your
Control” in the
Argentinian chart. Also a keen golfer, the soccer master caddied for his friend
Andrés Romero at the
2012 Open Championship.
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- published: 06 May 2015
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