Vinnie Jones is an English footballer who unexpectedly exchanged sport for a big movie. On the field, he was cruel and unyielding to other players and referees. About the style of playing Jones eloquent than any words will say his nickname - "Ax". In the movie plays villains, in the images of which he does not even have to get used to - it is enough to remain himself.
Biography: childhood and youth
Vincent Peter Jones (Vincent Peter Jones) was born on January 5, 1965 in the city of Watford, in the English county of Hertfordshire. Has Welsh roots in the mother. Like many British boys, football was present in his life from an early age. First, he chased the ball in the yard with friends, and then his parents enrolled Vinnie in a children's sports school.
Jones learned the basics of football under the guidance of the best specialists in England. So, his first trainers were George Graham and Bertie Mi. Both specialists trained the London Arsenal. Bertie Mi also led this club to the championship and the FA Cup. Under the guidance of venerable specialists, Vinnie worked out the technique perfectly, the accuracy of the pass and the "reading" of the game.
Jones loved to drive the ball exactly with his older children, playing with them on an equal footing. When he was nine years old, he was included in the national school. Usually boys are only honored with this honor as a teenager. Jones was an exception, and this age record at his school has not yet been broken. Moreover, he was soon made captain of the national team.
At age 12, Winnie began to play in the children's team of the local club "Watford". Then he was noticed by Dave Bassett. At that time he was a novice coach, and subsequently headed such famous clubs in England as Wimbledon, Crystal Palace, Leicester City. Vinnie soon moved from Watford to Bedmond, where he spent two seasons.
At first, Jones showed good results on the field, but then lost interest in the game and its former form. Soon, the coaches accepted decided to expel him from the club, not seeing any prospects in him. Vinnie for some time completely excluded football from his life.
Sports career
In 1984, Winnie returned to football. Of course, after a break of several years, the path to the professional league was closed to him. He began to play as an amateur at the Veldstone club. He was part of the Premier League of England. As part of this club, Jones became the champion and won the FA Cup.
In 1986, Winnie moved to Sweden, where he began to play for the local club "Holmsund." With him, he won the third division of the Swedish championship.
On the field, Jones was a troublemaker: he famously pushed other players and was not shy in expressions. Winnie played as a midfielder. His insolence helped him “extinguish” the opponent’s attacks. This ability has been noticed by many coaches of professional clubs. And in 1986, Jones returned from Sweden to England and began to play at Wimbledon. Two years later, in his composition, he won the FA Cup. For "Wimbledon" Winnie played for three years.
In 1992, Jones again joined his ranks, but before that he managed to play in three English clubs:
- Leeds United
- Sheffield United
- Chelsea.
Returning to Wimbledon, he became his captain. He defended the colors of this club until 1998. He then moved to the Queens Park Rangers, but shortly thereafter ended his football career. In parallel, Winnie played for the Wales team. He has 384 official matches and 33 goals.
He was one of the record holders for the number of red cards. Jones has become a kind of legend of English football, an example of how you do not need to behave on the field.
Actor career
Winnie got into the movie unexpectedly, and above all for himself. Publicity attracted him little. However, he could not refuse the offer of Guy Ricci. In 1998, Winnie starred in his film "Cards, Money and Two Trunks." Then he still played football. The famous director invited Jones to the role of a bandit. By that time he already had a scandalous reputation, and Guy Ricci's choice was not accidental. And he did not lose: the tall stature and impressive physical data, together with rude facial features of Winnie, organically fit into the image of the “bad guy”.
After completing his football career, Jones did not even think of connecting life with the cinema, until one day he read an article about himself in a newspaper. In it, the journalist noted that "after football, Jones is nobody." These words touched the former athlete. And in 2000, he again accepts an invitation from Guy Ricci to star in his next film. For the picture "Big Jackpot" Winnie received several awards and a considerable number of positive reviews from critics.
In the same year, an invitation from Hollywood followed and Jones starred in Gone in 60 Seconds. In 2001, he was recognized as the best British actor.
Invitations for samples began to pour on Vinnie. On his account roles in such high-budget films as:
- "Bonebreaker";
- "Password" Swordfish ";
- "Big theft";
- "Eurotour";
- “She is a man”;
- "Midnight Express."
Many critics agree that his most visible work in the movie was the role of the Juggernaut in the third part of the fantastic action movie X-Men - X-Men: The Last Battle.
Jones has more than a hundred movie roles. He was also invited to voice acting cartoons. So, with his voice, the villain Rommel speaks in the second part of Garfield.
