Rodrigo Possebon

Full name: Rodrigo Pereira Possebon
Date of birth: February 13, 1989 (1989-02-13) (age 18)
Place of birth: Sapucaia do Sul, Brazil
Playing position: Midfielder
Club information
Current club Manchester United
Senior clubs1
Years Club
2006-2008: Internacional
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Danny Welbeck

Full name: Daniel Welbeck
Date of birth: November 26, 1990 (1990-11-26) (age 17)
Place of birth: Manchester, England
Height: 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position: Striker, Winger

Welbeck joined Manchester United during the 2005–06 season, making his debut for the club's Under-18 side on 8 April 2006 in a league match against Sunderland. He then came on as a substitute in the next game, before being named as an unused substitute in the team's last two games of the season. The following season, he made a further 28 appearances for the Under-18s, scoring nine goals, including eight appearances and one goal in the FA Youth Cup, in which he helped the team to reach the final. Read more...

Ryan Giggs

Birthdate: 29 Nov 1973
Birthplace: Cardiff, Wales
Position: Midfielder
Joined United: 09 Jul 1990
United Debut: 02 Mar 1991 v Everton (H)
International Wales
Honours
Club

Manchester United (1990-present)

* FA Premier League - Champion (9): 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07
* FA Premier League - Runner Up: 1994-95, 1997-98, 2005-06
* FA Youth Cup Winner: 1992
* FA Cup Winner (4): 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004
* FA Cup Runner Up: 1995, 2005, 2007
* League Cup Winner (2): 1992, 2006
* League Cup Runner Up: 1994, 2003
* Community Shield Winner (6): 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007
* Community Shield Runner Up: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004
* UEFA Champions League Winner: 1998-99
* UEFA Super Cup Winner: 1991
* UEFA Super Cup Runner Up: 1999
* Intercontinental Cup: 1999

Individual

* Barclays Premiership Player of the Month: August, 2006, February 2007.
* Intercontinental Cup Man of the Match: 1999
* Manchester United Players Player of the Year Award: 2005/2006[citation needed]
* U-21 European Footballer of the Year: (1993)[citation needed]
* Wales Player of the Year Award: 1996, 2006
* Inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame: 2005
* Inducted into the Premiership Team of the Decade: 2003[citation needed]
* Inducted into the FA Challenge Cup Team of the Century: 2006[citation needed]
* Only Manchester United player to have played in all 9 Premiership title winning teams; also a record of English title holders overall
* Only Manchester United player to have played in both League Cup winning teams
* Only player to have scored in 12 consecutive Champions League tournaments
* Along with Gary Speed, the only player have scored in every Premier League campaign since its inception
* Member of PFA Team of the Year: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2007
* OBE for services to football

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Patrice Evra

Birthdate: 15 May 1981
Birthplace: Dakar, Senegal
Position: Defender
Joined United: 10 Jan 2006
United Debut: 14 Jan 2006 v Manchester City (A)
International France

Honours:
* 2003 - Coupe de la Ligue with Monaco
* 2003 - Ligue 1 with Monaco - Runner Up
* 2004 - UEFA Champions League with Monaco - Runner Up
* 2006 - Carling Cup with Manchester United
* 2007 - FA Premier League with Manchester United
* 2007 - FA Community Shield with Manchester United

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Manucho Gonçalves

Full name: Manuel Alberto Contreiras Gonçalves
Date of birth: March 7, 1984
Place of birth: Luanda, Angola
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position: Striker
Previous Club: Petro Atletico
National Team: Angola

History: As a youngster Manucho started his football at a small football club and one of the only football academies in Angola, situated in a rural area of the city of Luanda called Terra Nova (nicknamed Terrex) where he also lived. This club was called Flamenguinhos, and with close supervision of his father and mentor Coach Alberto Gonçalves and Coach Nelo, Manucho rose to become a formidable left side winger and one of the stars of club.

Early Career: Manucho's recent professioal career started in Benfica de Luanda, a midtable club of the Angolan Girabola league. He then moved to Luanda based side Petro Atlético were he initially struggled to find a place due to the presence of striker Flávio Amado. After Flávio joined Egyptian outfit Al Ahly Manucho established himself in the side becoming the top scorer of Girabola for the past two years with 16 and 15 goals in 2006 and 2007 respectively. Read more...

Edwin Van Der Sar

Position: Goalkeeper
Joined United: 01 Jun 2005
Transfer Fee: Undisclosed
Previous Clubs: Fulham
United Debut: 09 Aug 2005 v Debreceni VSC (H)
International Holland

Honours
Club
Ajax

* Eredivisie: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998
* KNVB Cup: 1993, 1998, 1999
* UEFA Champions League: 1995
* UEFA Cup: 1992
* European Super Cup: 1995
* Intercontinental Cup: 1995

Fulham

* UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2002

Manchester United

* FA Premier League: 2007
* English League Cup: 2006
* Community Shield: 2007

Individual

* Best European Goalkeeper: 1995

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Rio Ferdinand

Position: Defender
Joined United: 22 Jul 2002
Transfer Fee: £30million
Previous Clubs: Leeds United
United Debut: 27 Aug 2003 v Zalaegerszeg (H)
International England

Honours

* FA Premier League: 2002-03, 2006-07
* League Cup: 2006
* PFA Team of the Year, with Manchester United : 2006/2007
* Community Shield: 2003, 2007

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Carlos Tevez

Position: Striker
Joined United: 10 Aug 2007
Transfer Fee: Undisclosed
Previous Clubs: West Ham
United Debut: 15 Aug 2007 v Portsmouth (A)
International Argentina

Titles
* 2005 – Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Corinthians)
* 2004 – Olympic gold medal (Argentina)
* 2004 – Pre-Olympics (Argentina)
* 2004 – Copa Sudamericana (Boca Juniors)
* 2003 – Intercontinental Cup (Boca Juniors)
* 2003 – Argentine Apertura (Boca Juniors)
* 2003 – Copa Libertadores (Boca Juniors)
* 2003 – South American under-20 Championship (Argentina)

Personal awards

* 2007 – West Ham United Hammer of the Year
* 2007 – Hammers News Player of the Year
* 2005 – Campeonato Brasileiro's Best Player by CBF (Brazilian Soccer Confederation)
* 2005 – Campeonato Brasileiro's Best Player (Brazilian Placar magazine)
* 2004 – Olimpia de Oro award for Argentine most important Sportperson of the year (Shared with Basketball player Manu Ginobili) (Clarín newspaper)
* 2004 – Olympic Golden Boot (8 goals in 6 matches)
* 2003, 2004 and 2005 – South American Player of the Year (Uruguayan newspaper El País)

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Nemanja Vidic

Position: Defender
Joined United: 05 Jan 2006
Transfer Fee: Undisclosed
Previous Clubs: Spartak Moscow
United Debut: 25 Jan 2006 v Blackburn (H)
International Serbia

Honours
Team

* 2002 Yugoslav Cup (Red Star Belgrade)
* 2004 Serbian SuperLiga (Red Star Belgrade)
* 2004 Serbia and Montenegro Cup (Red Star Belgrade)

* 2006 Carling Cup (Manchester United)
* 2007 Barclays Premiership (Manchester United)

Individual

* 2005 Serbia's Overseas Player of the Year, with FC Spartak Moscow
* 2007 PFA Team of the Year, with Manchester United
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Louis Saha

Position: Striker
Goals: 37
Joined United: 23 Jan 2004
Transfer Fee: £12.85million
Previous Clubs: Fulham
United Debut: 31 Jan 2004 v Southampton (H)
International France



Honours
With Manchester United (2004- present)

* FA Premier League - Winner: 2006/07 Runners Up: 2005-06
* League Cup Winner: 2006
* FA Cup - Runners Up : 2004/05, 2006/07

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Owen Hargreave

Position: Midfielder
Joined United: 01 Jul 2007
Transfer Fee: Undisclosed
Previous Clubs: Bayern Munich
United Debut: 19 Aug 2007 v Man. City (A)
International England

Awards
FC Bayern Munich
* German Bundesliga: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006
* UEFA Champions League: 2001
* Intercontinental Cup: 2001
* DFB Pokal: 2003, 2005, 2006
* Premiere Ligapokal 2004
* 2001 European U-21 Player of the Year

International
* England Player of the Year: 2006
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Wayne Rooney

Position: Striker
Goals: 59
Joined United: 31 Aug 2004
Transfer Fee: £30million
Previous Clubs: Everton
United Debut: 28 Sep 2004 v Fenerbahce (H)
International England

Honours

With Manchester United (2004 - present)

* Premier League - Champions : 2006-07
* League Cup Winner: 2006
* FA Cup Runners Up: 2005, 2007
* Community Shield: 2007

Personal Honours:

* Barclays Player of the Month: February 2005, December 2005, March 2006
* PFA Team of the Year: 2005-06
* Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year: 2005-06
* FIFPro Young Player of the Year: 2005
* FIFPro World Young Player of the Year: 2005
* PFA Young Player of the Year: 2005, 2006
* PFA Fans' Player of the Year (Premiership): 2006
* Match of the Day's Goal of the Season: 2004-05, 2006-07
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Anderson

Position: Forward
Joined United: 01 Jul 2007
Transfer Fee: Undisclosed
Previous Clubs: Porto
United Debut: Sunderland
International Brazil

Honours Club Gremio

* Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2005
Porto

* Portuguese Championship: 2005-06, 2006-07
* Taça de Portugal: 2005-06
* SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira: 2006-07
International
Brazil U-17

* U-17 World Championships Golden Ball: 2005[5]
Brazil

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Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha (Nani)

Position: Winger
Joined United: 01 Jul 2007
Transfer Fee: Undisclosed
Previous Clubs: Sporting Lisbon
United Debut: Shenzhen
International Portugal

Honours

Sporting - Taça de Portugal: 2007
Manchester United - Community Shield: 2007 Read more...

Christiano Ronaldo's Profile

Position: Winger
Joined United: 12 Aug 2003
Transfer Fee: £12.24million
Previous Clubs: Sporting Lisbon
United Debut: 16 Aug 2003 v Bolton (H)
International Portugal

Honours

Team honours with Manchester United

* FA Premier League: 2006-2007
* FA Cup: 2004
* Football League Cup: 2006
* Community Shield: 2007

Individual honours and awards

* PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2007
* PFA Young Player of the Year: 2007
* PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 2007
* PFA Premiership Team of the Year: 2005-2006, 2006-2007
* Football Writers' Association Award: 2007
* Barclays Player of the Season: 2006-2007
* Barclays Player of the Month: November 2006, December 2006
* PFA Fans' Player of the Month: October 2006, February 2007
* FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year: 2005, 2006
* Portuguese Sports Personality: 2006
* Portuguese Footballer of the Year: 2007
* Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year: 2006-2007
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