Carlos Tevez is one of the best football players in the world. The one whom Diego Maradona himself called the "Argentine prophet of the 21st century." He has 20 team trophies, two silver won in the America's Cup, as well as more than 30 personal awards.
You can talk a lot about this legendary footballer for a long time, but now it will only be briefly told about the most interesting moments of his career.
Childhood and youth
The biography of Carlos Tevez is very interesting. He was born in a poor family, in a poor area, in 1984. When he was six months old, his mother left the family, leaving her husband alone with three children. Father raised the children himself. But when Carlos was 6 years old, his father was killed - poor Juan Alberto Cabral received 23 bullets.
The children were adopted by their father’s sister, despite the fact that she already had four of hers, and they lived poorly in a dangerous area, where bullets flew into the windows of the house almost every night at night. Carlos had a choice - either football or crime. And he chose the first.
With the guys, they found the ball, borrowed it, and played on the old court, strewn with broken glass and syringes.
Then Carlos Tevez successfully got into the All Boys FC. This was the beginning of a new life. From the old he only had a scar going from the right ear to the chest. He received it, accidentally knocking over a kettle of boiling water at the age of 10 months. A 3rd degree burn lasted for 2 months.
Carier start
Carlos Tevez's professional career began at Boca Juniors Club. He played the first match in 2001, on October 21. For 4 years he spent 75 matches and scored 26 goals.
Carlos quickly became famous. In 2005, it was bought by FC Corinthians for $ 19.5 million. It was the loudest shuttle ever made by South American football.
At first Tevez was not greeted very warmly, but he quickly became a fan favorite and team captain. In one season, he played 58 matches and scored 38 goals.
Further years
In 2006, Carlos Tevez moved to England to play for West Ham United. There he spent 26 games, scoring 7 goals, and then was bought out by the “Red Devils”. For Manchester United Carlos played 2 years - held 62 meetings and scored 19 goals.
Interestingly, Manchester United and West Ham literally fought for the player, even scheduled a hearing in court to challenge their rights. But in the end, everything went without trial.
Then the contract with the “devils” expired, and Tevez quickly lured Manchester City to him. He spent 4 years for this team, playing 113 matches and scoring 58 goals. Moreover, Tevez was the team captain for 2 seasons.
In 2013, Juventus bought it for 12 million euros. In two years, he played 66 matches and scored 39 goals. And then ... he returned to his homeland, to the Boca Juniors club. His presentation was attended by over 40,000 fans and Diego Maradona himself. Tevez said he was back on the team to fulfill his long-held dream of taking first place in the Argentinean championship. And he did it.
In 2016, Carlos Tevez moved to Shanghai Shenhua FC for 2 years and became the highest paid football player in the world. His annual salary was 40 million euros. But he played only 16 matches and scored only 4 goals. Because at first he injured the calf muscles, and then he was removed - so wanted a new head coach.
On January 5, 2018, the Argentinean terminated the contract and returned to Boca Juniors, where he plays to this day.
Achievements
As already mentioned at the very beginning, football player Carlos Tevez has countless trophies. And here are just some of his achievements:
- 2-time victory in the championship of Argentina.
- Copa Libertadores.
- Victory in the championship of Brazil.
- South American and Intercontinental Cups (2003 and 2004).
- 3-time victory in the championship of England.
- Football League Cup.
- Victory in the UEFA Champions League.
- English Super Cup.
- 2-time victory in the championship of Italy.
- Victory at the 2014 Olympics.
- The title of the best player in South America, Argentina and Brazil (3, 2 and 1 times, respectively).
- Globo Award and CBF.
- The title of the best scorer (4 times).
In addition, Carlos Tevez is a member of various symbolic teams. But all of the above, of course, is not even half of the titles he has.