Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro and José Diniz Aveiro welcomed Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro into the world on February 5, 1985, in Madeira, Portugal. Hugo, Cristiano's older brother, and Elma and Liliana Cátia, his older sisters, are his siblings. His father, who was motivated by former US President Ronald Reagan, gave him the name.
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It was also on the island of Madeira where Cristiano initially developed his footballing prowess. He started out as a local player for Nacional, and by the time he was 12 years old, he had established himself as one of Madeira's greatest players. He didn't take long to begin attracting the interest of other significant Portuguese teams.
Benfica was one of Sporting, a team that Cristiano and his father supported when they were young. The desire for her son was to play with players like Figo, thus he ultimately decided to play for Sporting, a team his mother loved and supported growing up.
At the age of sixteen, he was then discovered by former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier, but Liverpool had no plans to recruit him at the time since they believed he was still too young and needed more time to hone his abilities.
At the age of sixteen, he was then discovered by former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier, but Liverpool had no plans to recruit him at the time since they believed he was still too young and needed more time to hone his abilities.
However, Sir Alex Ferguson, the manager of Manchester United, took notice of Cristiano when Sporting played against them and trounced them in the summer of 2003.
Early Life
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José Dinis Aveiro, Ronaldo's father, oversaw the equipment for the neighborhood team Andorinha. Cristiano's name was changed to Ronaldo to commemorate Ronald Reagan, the American president at the time of Cristiano's birth and one of his father's favorite movie actors.
Early Life
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José Dinis Aveiro, Ronaldo's father, oversaw the equipment for the neighborhood team Andorinha. Cristiano's name was changed to Ronaldo to commemorate Ronald Reagan, the American president at the time of Cristiano's birth and one of his father's favorite movie actors.
Ronaldo had a cardiac problem that required surgery when he was 15 years old, but he recovered fully and was only temporarily sidelined. He began his career with the Madeira-based Clube Desportivo Nacional before switching to Sporting Clube de Portugal (often known as Sporting Lisbon), where he played for many of the club's minor squads until making his first-team Sporting debut in 2002.
Career Highlights
Career Highlights
As the first Portuguese player ever for Manchester United, Ronaldo. Because he didn't think he could live up to the expectations of earlier players who wore the number 7 shirt, such as George Best and David Beckham, he first asked for the number 28 as his jersey number.
For the celebrity, the years from 2006 to 2008 were fairly contentious. Regarding his sportsmanship at the 2006 World Cup, Cristiano was criticized. He received harsh criticism for leaving out his club teammate Wayne Rooney, who was competing for the England side, in a quarterfinal game against that nation. Soon after, Cristiano's supporters began to accept him once more.
He received the PFA Young Player of the Year award, PFA Player of the Year award, PFA Fans' Player of the Year award, Portuguese Footballer of the Year award, FWA Footballer of the Year award, Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award, and Manchester United Players' Player of the Year award in 2007.
He reclaimed the PFA Player of the Year Award in 2008 for the second consecutive year. Ronaldo had to contend with difficulties surrounding his club move to Real Madrid, a Spanish powerhouse, in the same year. He ultimately made the decision to remain at Manchester United and made it clear to the public that he had no plans to leave the team.
Family
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There are seven members in their family. Cristiano Ronaldo is well-settled with his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez. He met Georgina in 2016 at a Gucci store in Madrid where the 28-year-old was working at. The duo has been living together for quite a while now and their bond seems to be growing more as years pass by.
Achievements
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● Club World Cup scoring included 7 goals.
● (Shared with Lionel Messi) Four goals have been scored in the Club World Cup Finals.
● 4 Club World Cup titles (2008, 2014, 2016, and 2017) that were shared with Toni Kroos
● Throughout history, only one player—in 2008, 2016, and 2017—has scored in three Club World Cups. (Excluding Lionel Messi)
● Only one player at the Club World Cup has won two Golden Boots.
● thirteen (2007–2019) appearances in the FIFPro World XI. (Excluding Lionel Messi)
● 12 times (2007-2009, 2011-2019) in the top three contenders for the Ballon d'Or. (Excluding Lionel Messi)
● 946 were awarded in the Ballon d'Or voting. (2017)
● The highest victory margin in the Ballon d'Or voting was 429 points (2016).
● 32 international goals (club and national team) in a calendar year (2017)
● He is the only player to score a hat-trick in a Club World Cup final (2016).
● First professional league player to record 40 goals in two straight seasons
● The winner of a game is the first scorer in each minute.
● The only titles he has won at two different teams are the League Title, UEFA Cup, League Supercup, League Cup, League MVP, Golden Boot, Ballon d'Or, and FIFA World Cup. (Finalised December 20, 2014)
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