David Beckham,former England Captain, who announced last week that the final would be his last match for the LA team, helped his side to a 3-1 victory over Houston Dynamo and lifted the MLS Cup in his final game for LA Galaxy on Saturday night.
David Beckham's Career Timeline
David Beckham was born in Leytonstone in east London on May 2, 1975. Sixteen years later he joined Manchester United as a trainee
1992: Makes debut against Brighton in the League Cup on September 23. Wins FA Youth Cup.1993: Signs professional contract at Old Trafford.
1996: Helps United to Premier League and FA Cup double.
Scores goal of the season on opening day at Wimbledon, lobbing Neil Sullivan from the halfway line.
Makes his England debut in the 3-0 win in Moldova.
1997: Collects another championship winners' medal, voted PFA Young Player of the Year.
1998: Scores first England goal, a free-kick against Colombia in Lens on June26. Sent off in second-round penalty shoot-out defeat against Argentina.
1999: Helps United win the Premier League, FA Cup and European Cup after comingfrom behind to beat Bayern Munich with two late goals.Runner-up in World Player of the Year awards, behind Rivaldo.
2000: May - Collects fourth championship winner's medal as United win title by a record 18 points.
November - Named England captain for the November friendly with Italy in Turin by stand-in boss Peter Taylor.
2001: May - Collects another Premier League title with United.
October - Curls in a 25-yard last-minute free-kick against Greece at Old Trafford to earn England a 2-2 draw and send them into World Cup finals.
2002: May 11 - Signs new three-year contract reported to be worth between £90,000 and £100,000 a week.
2003: February - Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson accidentally kicks a boot into Beckham's face in frustration at United's FA Cup defeat to Arsenal.
June 14 - Awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to football.
June 17 - United announce they have accepted a £25m bid from Real Madrid for Beckham, who agrees personal terms.
2004: June 24 - Misses a penalty as England lose to Portugal in a shoot-out in the Euro 2004 quarter-finals in Lisbon.
2005: November: Captains England for 50th time in friendly against Argentina in Geneva.
July 2 - Stands down as England captain.
August 11 - Dropped from squad for friendly against Greece, Steve McClaren's first match as manager.
2007: January 11 - Beckham announces he will leave
Real Madrid and join Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy on a
five-year contract in August.
January 13 - Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello says Beckham will never play for the club again.May 26 - McClaren hands Beckham a shock England recall for matches against Brazil and Estonia.
June - Wins the La Liga title with Madrid, having won back his place in the team.
August 16 - Beckham scores his first goal for Galaxy on his full debut in the SuperLiga semi-final meeting with DC United with a trademark free-kick.
2008: March 26 - Wins 100th cap in the friendly against France.
October 30 - Milan announce Beckham will join them on loan on January 7, 2009.
2009: January 11 - Makes shock first start for Milan in 2-2 Serie A draw at Roma.
March 9 - AC Milan announce that under a unique "timeshare" agreement, Beckham will stay with them in Italy until the end of the season, return to the Galaxy from July to October and then rejoin the Serie A club for the rest of the 2009-10 campaign.
March 28 - Comes on as a half-time substitute against Slovakia at Wembley towin his 109th cap and break Bobby Moore's record for an outfield player.
July 20, 27 - Twice confronts fans who gave him a hostile reception in his first home games after returning to the Galaxy.
2010: March 14 - Tears his Achilles tendon in AC Milan's 1-0 win over Chievo - an injury that rules him out of the World Cup.
August 11 - England career appears to be at an end when Capello tells ITV: "Probably he is a little bit old."
2011: November 20 - Wins the MLS Cup as the Galaxy beat Houston Dynamo 1-0 in the final.
December 31 - Five-year deal at the Galaxy expires.
2012: January 19 - Re-signs with the Galaxy.
June 28 - Announces he has not been included in Team GB's squad for the Olympic Games.November 20 - Confirms he is to leave the Galaxy after MLS Cup on December 1.
December 1 - LA Galaxy wins 3-1 over Houston Dynamo in Beckham's final game in Major League Soccer. It is the team's second successive MLS Cup
Becks with his sons Brooklyn (left), Romeo (centre) and Cruz (right), who were mascots for LA Galaxy
David Beckham is last to enter the field at the Home Depot Center for the MLS Cup final
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