Michael Owen was born on December 14, 1979 in Chester England. He is nicknamed “Golden Boy” and “Wonder Boy”.
Michael began his career with English club Liverpool CF, a team with which he managed to win a UEFA Cup, and was also the Premier League’s top scorer twice. In 2001 he won the Ballon d’Or.
In 2004, he left England to travel to Spain, where he was hired by one of the best clubs in Spain and perhaps in the world, Real Madrid.
There he remained for a single season, as he decided to return to England, to play for Newcastle.
With the English National Soccer Team he has played the World Cups in France 1998, Korea-Japan 2002 and Germany 2006, and also the Euro Cups of 2000 and 2004.
At the 1998 World Cup, Michael became the Cup’s youngest scorer, or scorer, when he scored a goal in the match against Romania on June 22, at just 18 years and 191 days old.
Clubs:
Liverpool (1997-2004)
Real Madrid (2004-2005)
Newcastle (2005-)
Titles (all with Liverpool):
National championships:
1 England Cup (2001)
2 League Cups (2001 and 2003
International cups:
UEFA Cup (2001)
European Super Cup (2001)