Wayne Rooney Biography
Wayne Rooney
Birthday: 24 October, 1985
Birth city: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Wayne Rooney (born October 24, 1985) is a footballer who currently plays for Manchester United and the England national football team. He wears the number 8 shirt for his club, and is generally given the number 9 for his country.
Rooney was brought up in a suburb of eastern Liverpool called Croxteth, where he and his two brothers attended De La Salle School.
As a player, Rooney is noted not only for the deft touch and pace typical of a teenage virtuoso, but also for his strength and physical presence which are more usually the hallmarks of mature players. While constantly surrounded by media hype and observation since first bursting onto the scene in 2002, it was not until his performances at the UEFA European Championships in Portugal during 2004 that he gained a reputation on the world stage as he spearheaded the English attack - several commentators comparing his impact to that made by the legendary Brazilian Pelé at a similar age during the 1958 World Cup.
Premiership breakthrough
Rooney first gained national prominence in October 2002 when he became the youngest goal scorer in the history of the Premiership at 16 years of age, while playing for Everton. His goal was a sensational last-minute winner against the then-League champions Arsenal that consigned them to their first league defeat in almost a year.
England career
He has also figured prominently in recent England international matches, after having become the youngest ever player to play for England, in a friendly against Australia, in February 2003 and also set a record as the youngest player to score for England. In 2004 Rooney became the youngest player ever to score in the European Football Championships on 17 June 2004 when he scored twice against Switzerland however a Swiss player, Johan Vonlanthen, broke this record against France four days later.
Transfers
Before turning 17 and becoming eligible for a professional contract, he was playing for L100 a week and living with his family on a council estate. Now, the teenage sensation has raised that several times and earns an estimated L50,000 (€73,500 / $90,000) a week. Following intense media coverage of Rooney at the 2004 European Championships, Everton claimed that they would not transfer his contract for less than 50 million pounds. The club offered Rooney a new contract for L50,000 a week. This, however, was turned down by Rooney on the 27 August 2004, leaving Manchester United and Newcastle United to battle for his services.
Rooney handed in a transfer request to his club Everton and on 31 August 2004 Rooney signed for Manchester United after a deal worth up to L27 million was agreed. Rooney's transfer fee is the second highest for an exclusively British deal, with only his new teammate, Rio Ferdinand commanding a higher fee. (source: wikipedia.com)
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