Tim Howard from "the devil" to "toffee"

Tim Howard - the goalkeeper of the football club "Colorado Rapids" and the United States national team. Texture goalkeeper in professional football for over 20 years, and yet he was not going to finish his career. This moment will come, in the words of the goalkeeper, only when he ceases to enjoy the game.

Facts from biography

Tim Howard was born in 1979 and has since childhood been forced to learn to overcome difficulties. For a start he experienced parental divorce. The boy was living with his mother in New Jersey, but not deprived of the help of his father. That Howard Sr. found his son craving for sports, and even bought a lot of different equipment to identify Tim his preferences.

It is not easy and further evolved his biography. Tim Howard was an ordinary American students, but at age 12 he was diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome - a disease accompanied by the disorder of the central nervous system. The guy was able to overcome the disease and now runs a charity helping children suffering from this disease.

Despite its external brutality (in addition to football player strongly engaged in the gym, and grew a beard after returning to the United States), Tim Howard - a deeply religious Christian, even a member of one of the organizations concerned.

Getting club career

During the school years, Howard played for various youth football team. He played in midfield, but after a while realized that his vocation - playing in goal. Tim stood out against the background of their peers, so when the guy during one of the games saw mentor junior team of the United States, he realized that it was unlikely syschetsya more promising young goalkeeper than Tim Howard. Footballer soon made his debut in the national team and signed a professional contract with the club "Imperial". A year later, the head coach of the club "Imperial", Tim Milkuinn, went on increasing and headed "New York MetroStarz", taking with him his pupil Tim Howard. The debut of the young goalkeeper in the summer of 1998, and later the goalkeeper had a few games of the season. The next draw of the national championship Howard has already held 8 matches and a few games for Team USA Football to 20 years.

Two years later, Tim has received the award, which is awarded to the best goalkeeper at the end of the season, and got in the symbolic team of all stars of MLS. As part of "MetroStarz" He held two more successful seasons, and then went to conquer Europe.

In the "devils"

In 2003, the "Manchester United" left offensive goalkeeper and pet "Old Trafford" Fabien Barthez. Replacing Frenchman Alex Ferguson found in the MLS Cup than the public pretty surprised, because every English schoolboy could easily be called a dozen more attractive in all senses of candidates for the post №1 "Red Devils". Nevertheless, Tim Howard confident enough debuted for "MU", has tempered the ardor than critics.

At first, the English goalkeeper Roy Carroll was a backup Howard, but after the next series of optional error goalies changed each other and not making it clear in the past two seasons, who is worthy of the role of principal.

In 2005, the "Manchester United" came the veteran goalkeeper's shop, but they are not less classy goalkeeper, Edwin van der Sar. Howard should either change the club and play football or wait on the bench spare "MJ" when finally grow old Dutchman. American goalkeeper correctly assessed the situation and changed his residence football, but did not leave itself the Premier League in 2006.

In the "toffee"

Howard held in the "Everton" nine seasons and defended the gates of Liverpool in 328 games. So many fights as part of one team only a few can boast the Premier League among players in goalkeeper role. An American in England was known as a specialist in "dry" series, often without missing an own goal by a few games in a row. In one of the fights he even managed to hit the opponent ( "Bolton"), allowing the goalkeeper went down in history of the Premier League. Color "toffee" American goalkeeper successfully defended until the summer of 2016, then decided to return home to the United States.