Carlos Tévez

Carlos Tévez is a Juventus forward, who was born on 5 February 1984 in Ciudadela, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

In 1992 Carlos began his youth career at the All Boys youth academy and spent five years there. In 1997 Carlos Tévez transferred to the Boca Juniors academy and became one of the best trainees.

In 2001, Carlos was offered to join the first team and to sign the first contract in his career. During three years till 2004, Tévez made 75 appearances and scored 26 goals for Boca Juniors.

In 2004 the footballer drew attention of Corinthians that were interested in the player’s talent. From 2004 till 2006 Carlos Tévez played for Corinthians, netting 25 goals in 38 matches.

Carlos’s successfull performance attracted the attention of different European teams. The first club to win the struggle for Tévez was West Ham United from the English Premier League. Carlos was bought for £13.7 million and that transfer was the most expensive in the history of the Brazilian football. Tévez signed a four-year contract, but played only for a year. From 2006 till 2007 he made 26 appearances and netted seven goals.

Tévez’s talent, power and the goal flair made him number one on the list of the leading European clubs. In 2007 Carlos signed a long-term contract with Manchester United. The Red Devils paid £20 million for the Argentinian player. From 2007 till 2009 Carlos found the net 19 times in 63 matches.

In 2009 Manchester City, another Manchester club, paid £47 million for Carlos Tévez and signed a five-year contract with the player. Carlos became one of the team key players, in spite of the fact he missed four months in the 2011/2012 season. His absence was caused by a blow with Roberto Mancini, the club manager. At the end of the season Carlos apologized for his childish behavior and once again became the manager’s favourite. From 2009 Carlos made 107 appearances and delivered 58 goals.

In June 2013 Juventus came up with a £12m bid for the striker and secured his services.

From 2001 till 2004 Carlos Tévez was capped for the Argentina national U17 and U23 teams, appearing in 12 matches and scoring ten goals. From 2004 Carlos is a player of the Argentina national team, where he played 62 games and scored 13 goals.