Ronaldo’s full name is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro. He was born and raised on a small island in Portugal. Ronaldo was born on February 5, 1985 and is a professional football player currently playing for Manchester United Club.

 

Ronaldo Biography [Show]

Ronaldo’s childhood background and family

He was born in Santo António, a neighbourhood of Funchal, Madeira, to Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro, a cook, and José Dinis Aveiro, a seasonal gardener.

CR7 is the youngest child in the family, he has one brother and two sisters. His name was given by his father and mother together, the mother chose the name Cristiano and Ronaldo was given the Portuguese name by his father from Ronald Reagan, his favorite actor and also the US president at that time. .

 

 

His family fell apart early when his parents separated when he was 11 years old, and his father died at the age of 52 from hepatitis, a consequence of heavy drinking.

When he was still in school, his academic performance was not very good because he was absorbed in playing football all day and sometimes he skipped school to play this sport. Another reason was that Ronaldo was often ridiculed by his friends because of his Madeira accent, which often led to fights in class. One time, when Ronaldo’s teacher joined the students in imitating a Madeira accent to tease him, Cristiano immediately picked up a chair and threw it at the teacher. As a result, at the end of the year, he was only given a poor grade and was expelled from school.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s football career

 

 

Start playing football

The first team when Ronaldo started playing football was Andorinha when he was 8 years old, where his father worked as a uniform washer. In 1995, at the age of 9, his reputation began to grow in Portugal and the two biggest clubs of the island of Madeira, Marítimo and Nacional, both took notice of him. Ronaldo caught the eye of a scout from this country’s big team Sporting Lisbon, and he had a 3-day trial with Sporting and then quietly joined this club.

National team

In 2003, he made his debut for the Portuguese national team. In 2004, he was called up to the national team to participate in the Euro. In 2004, he and his seniors were considered the golden generation of Portugal. He and his teammates tried very hard to overcome their opponents to be present in the final match against the Greek team.

In the final, although Ronaldo, Luis-Figo and his teammates pressed the field, the Roman defenders were very resilient. Despite many attacks, they still did not score, the worst thing happened: Greece took the lead with a score of 1-0 and this was also the final result of the match. Tears rolled down Ronaldo’s face.

But Ronaldo was not discouraged by that defeat. He always tried to practice and fight with all his might. He was always the spiritual leader and an extremely important player for Portugal.

At Euro 2016, Ronaldo led Portugal to the final against host France. Before reaching the final, Portugal finished third in the group stage and qualified for the next round as the best third-placed team.

Just a short while after the final match, he was fouled. Even though he made a very painful mistake, CR7 stood up and continued to fight, but he only played for a while longer and did not try to hold back tears once again, this was the tear of the leader’s maturity when he was not able to do anything. You can fight with your teammates in the most important match.

The loss of Ronaldo was a huge loss, but he didn’t give up because he still encouraged him and stood on the sidelines to encourage his teammates on the field. And unexpected joy came to Portugal with a goal from Eder’s long-range shot in the 109′ minute. And Ronaldo finally lifted the cup after losing at Euro 2004.

 

 

And he became a Portuguese legend.

Play football at Sporting Lisbon

Ronaldo was diagnosed with tachycardia syndrome at the age of 15, a disease that may have forced him to give up his football career. Hearing the news, Sporting staff created conditions for Ronaldo’s mother to take him for treatment. The surgery took place in the morning and Ronaldo was discharged from the hospital in the late afternoon, and he resumed training just a few days later.

The first person to discover Ronaldo’s talent and want to take Ronaldo away from Sporting was Liverpool head coach Gérard Houllier when Ronaldo was 16 years old, but Liverpool’s board of directors refused to take him back, because Cristiano was too young and needed some time. time to further develop your skills.

 

 

However, he made Manchester United coach Sir. Alex Ferguson had to take notice in the summer of 2003, when Sporting beat United 3-1 at the opening of their new stadium Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon. During the match, he played extremely well and created two opportunities for his teammates to score. United’s players were really impressed by Ronaldo and urged Sir Alex Ferguson to sign him. After that, Ferguson decided to buy Ronaldo, who would replace David Beckham’s right wing midfielder position.

Ronaldo plays football at Manchester United

CR7’s journey officially began at the Red Devils of Manchester. He was given the club’s legendary number 7 shirt by Sir Alex Ferguson.

Under the diving hands of Sir Alex Ferguson and the coaching team, Ronaldo was transformed from an ineffective tap-dancing boy into an extremely excellent player with dribbling moves that terrified every defense, along with Ronaldo’s superb scoring ability.

The pinnacle of his success at MU Club was 2008 when he excellently won noble titles with the club, winning the Premier League and Champions League,… This year he also won the highest title of the club. The main player is the golden ball.

 

 

Some memorable milestones of Ronaldo at MU

Ronaldo’s first goal for MU came after nearly 3 months (November 2003). He scored from a beautiful free kick in a 3-0 win over Portsmouth.
Ronaldo ended his first season by scoring in the 2003 FA Cup final against Millwall, helping MU win 3-0. That was also his first title with the club.
Ronaldo’s peak at MU was probably the 2007/2008 season, when he scored 42 goals in 49 matches (including a record of 31 goals in the Premier League). At the end of 2008, he won the Ballon d’Or (Golden Ball) title and FIFA’s best player title.
Also in the 2007/2008 season, his miraculous free kick against Portsmouth was named one of the most beautiful free kick goals in Premier League history.
The 2007/2008 season final against Chelsea was the first Champions League final in Ronaldo’s career. He scored on a rainy night in Moscow and proved himself to be a “player of big matches”.
Also on that rainy night in the 2007/2008 Champions League final, Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty in the nerve-wracking shootout, and cried like rain after John Terry and Nicolas Anelka missed, bringing the championship to MU.
MU fans must still clearly remember Ronaldo’s cannon shot from a distance of nearly 40 meters in the match against Porto in the 2008/09 Champions League. This goal helped him win the Puskas award in 2009.
With Sir Alex Ferguson’s persistence, Ronaldo agreed to stay at MU for another year. He helped the club win the Premier League at the end of the 2008/2009 season and scored 26 goals. After that, he moved to Real for a world record fee.
The last bold mark that CR7 left on Old Trafford was his free kick against great rival Manchester City on May 10, 2009.

Play football at Real Madrid

After leaving Mu, Ronaldo’s next destination was the Spanish royal team Real Madrid. When he moved to the new club, he was the player with the highest transfer value in the world and was warmly welcomed by Real fans.

When he moved to Real, he was given the number 9 shirt, but after a while he inherited the legendary number 7 and also his brand number CR7.

Coming to Real, he and the club won many titles. After joining the new club, he was able to play as a striker. Below him were top-notch players to create for him. Every season he scored over 30 goals in all competitions, he and Real achieved the most major titles and broke the Champions League curse.

 

 

Ronaldo has won the Champions League four times with Real Madrid. He is also the competition’s top scorer in all four of those tournaments.

Ronaldo has scored a whopping 450 goals and provided 132 assists in 438 matches. He won four Ballon d’Or awards during his time with Real Madrid. He has won 2 La Liga titles, 4 Champions League titles, 2 Copa Del Reys and 2 Supercopa de Espanas, 3 FIFA Club World Cups and 2 UEFA Super Cups with Real Madrid.

Memorable milestones of CR7 at Real

On July 6, 2009, the £80 million contract Cristiano Ronaldo was officially introduced to nearly 80,000 fans at the Bernabeu stadium.

Ronaldo shone in his first season with 33 goals in 35 appearances, but the Royal team still had to suffer a loss in the 2009/10 season.
Ronaldo won his first trophy with Real Madrid when he defeated Barcelona in the final of the Copa Del Rey in the 2010/11 season. The Portuguese striker scored the only goal in the 103rd minute, bringing a sweet victory for the capital team against their Catalan rivals.
In November 2011, Ronaldo reached the milestone of 100 goals for Real Madrid after only 105 matches. That goal was against Lyon in the Champions League.
Ronaldo overthrew the legendary Raul Gonzalez to become the greatest striker in Real Madrid history.
In October 2015, Ronaldo added the fourth “Golden Shoe” collection in his career.

Play football at Juventus

Leaving Real, Ronaldo moved to Juventus Club in the Italian national championship. On July 10, 2018, Juventus caused a stir in the football world when they announced the signing of Ronaldo from Real Madrid. According to many sources, this deal cost the “Old Lady of Turin” about 100 million euros.

 

 

The Portuguese spearhead had his first official match for Juventus against Chievo Verona. His first goal came later when he scored a double in the win over Sassuolo. He had a celebration of the “Siuuu” symbol right at Allianz Stadium.

Ronaldo’s first titles in Italy also appeared soon. These are the Italian Super Cup, Scudetto and National Cup. Even though he couldn’t win the Champions League, Ronaldo still made his mark with his impressive goal-scoring ability.

Ronaldo is the first player in Juventus history to score at least 100 goals after 3 seasons. Since arriving in Italy, Ronaldo has scored more goals than any other player in Serie A. In total, the former Real star has 81 goals.

 

 

Ronaldo also had the title of top scorer while playing in Italy’s highest tournament. After 3 years with Juventus, Ronaldo played 133 matches and scored 101 goals. Not only does he have good performances on the field, Ronaldo also creates a significant commercial impact for Juventus.

Ronaldo also helps Juventus a lot in terms of image and shirt sales.

All the titles Ronaldo has achieved

Personal titles

FIFA Golden Ball: 2013
European Golden Ball: 2008
FIFA World Player of the Year: 2008
EURO Best Team: 2004, 2012
Bravo Award: 2004
FIFPro Young Player of the Year: 2004-05, 2005-06

UEFA Portuguese Player of the Year: 2006-07
Team of the Year: 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Sir Matt Busby Awards: 2003-04, 2006-07, 2007-08
FIFPro World XI: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
PFA Young Player of the Year: 2006-07
PFA Player of the Year: 2006–07, 2007–08
PFA Fans’ Player of the Year: 2006-07, 2007-08
PFA Premier League Team of the Year: 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09
FWA Player of the Year: 2006-07, 2007-08
Premier League Player of the Season: 2006–07, 2007–08
Premier League Player of the Month: 11/2006,[238] 12/2006, 1/2008,[239] 3/2008
Premier League Golden Boot: 2007-08
Barclays Merit Award: 2007-08
UEFA Champions League top scorer: 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015
European Golden Shoe: 2007-08, 2010-2011, 2013-14, 2014-15
UEFA Striker of the Year: 2007-08
UEFA Player of the Year: 2007-08
FIFPro World Player of the Year: 2007-08
FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball: 2008, 2014
Onze Mondial European Player of the Year (Golden Onze): 2008, 2013
World Soccer Player of the Year: 2008, 2013, 2014
FIFA Ferenc Puskás Award: 2009
UEFA European Player of the Year: 2013–14[240]
La Liga Player of the Month: November 2013, May 2015
La Liga Golden Boot: 2010-11, 2013-14, 2014-15
Player with the most goals scored in the Spanish King’s Cup: 2010-11
Alfredo Di Stéfano Trophy: 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14
Player with the most goals in EURO: 2012
LFP Most Valuable Player: 2012–13
IFFHS World’s Best Top Goal Scorer: 2013
ESPY Awards Best International Athlete: 2014
UEFA European Player of the Year: 2013–14
UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2013–14, 2014–15
La Liga Player of the Year: 2013–14
La Liga Best Striker: 2013–14
La Liga’s best goal: 2013–14
BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year: 2014
La Liga’s typical squad: 2014-15[241]
The best player in Portuguese history[242]
Serie A champion and Serie A top scorer

No matter which club Ronaldo goes to, he is part of that club and is a legendary player of the teams he visits. He is a legend of world football now and in the future.

 

 

 

He always breaks records and surpasses himself. He is an inspiration to many young stars thanks to his extraordinary energy and tireless efforts, thanks to his dedication to wearing the shirt he wears. Ronaldo is a living monument of world football.