26 Facts About Terry Byrne

Terry Byrne was born on 4 June 1966 and is an English businessman and a director of various companies connected to football that are active in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Terry Byrne is best known for his business relationship and close friendship with the footballer David Beckham, spending years as his personal manager and business adviser.

Terry Byrne was not hired, but went on to complete a one-year course at the London School of Sports Massage.

In summer 1992, Terry Byrne was hired as part-time sports masseur with Chelsea's backroom medical staff, helping out the team physiotherapist on match days.

Terry Byrne thus became the first full-time masseur in English football.

Terry Byrne held the two roles simultaneously under Hoddle for two years, before deciding to devote himself to physiotherapy by enrolling in the Football Association sponsored two-year course for sports injuries, while still working as a masseur at Chelsea where he eventually became the team's assistant physiotherapist.

Terry Byrne simultaneously performed both jobs over the next three years.

Terry Byrne worked for England as one of the team masseurs, rejuvenating tired and injured players between matches.

Back at Chelsea, Gullit was sacked in February 1998, but Terry Byrne continued under the next manager, Gianluca Vialli.

Terry Byrne became the listening post through the player's World Cup ups and downs, such as not playing in the opening group match against Tunisia or his free-kick goal against Colombia.

Terry Byrne joined Watford FC in 2001, brought in by Vialli on a three-year contract.

On 31 October 2003, it was announced that Terry Byrne had been appointed as Beckham's personal manager from December 2003.

Terry Byrne stayed with Watford for two and a half years before becoming Beckham's personal manager and an executive of Beckham's company, Footwork Productions Limited.

For example, in 2002, on Beckham's behalf, Terry Byrne met with Tim Leiweke, the chief executive of Anschutz Entertainment Group in London to discuss Beckham's interest in starting a soccer academy for boys and girls with branches in London and Los Angeles.

When Terry Byrne formally came on board, Beckham was with Real Madrid, which meant the manager had to move to Spain.

For Terry Byrne, this meant working closely with Fuller in many aspects of his new job.

Terry Byrne negotiated Beckham's contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy and remains a close friend.

In July 2007, Beckham made the long-anticipated mid-season switch to Los Angeles with Terry Byrne having played a key role in arranging the transfer six months earlier.

Additionally, Terry Byrne's appointment was not revealed to the public or to the club's players.

Terry Byrne carried out moves such as requesting the captain's armband to be given to Beckham immediately on joining the team, which eventually created tension with the club's then captain, Landon Donovan.

Terry Byrne hired club personnel, ignoring Galaxy's general manager Alexei Lalas, such as bringing Ruud Gullit as head coach in November 2007.

In 2009, Terry Byrne became a founding partner of Aura Entertainment along with Steve Clarke, David Piper and James Oxley.

Aura Entertainment, along with David Gardiner and SEQ, created Arena 3000, of which Terry Byrne is a director.

Terry Byrne put together A:3K Football, a skills challenge event with a futuristic gladiator setting at The O2 arena in London on 17 July 2010 with David Villa, Cesc Fabregas, Cristiano Ronaldo, Didier Drogba, Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney.

In 2010, Terry Byrne helped to revive the New York Cosmos, working with former Tottenham Hotspur vice-chairman Paul Kemsley.

Terry Byrne kept his position at the agency after leaving the Cosmos.