Full Name: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
Alias: None
Place of Birth: Madeira (Portugal)
Date of Birth: 05/02/1985
Position: Forward
Weight: 185 lbs /84 kg
Height: 6´10´´ / 186 cm
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born and raised in a working class district of the Portuguese island of Madeira, within a humble family, along with his three brothers. Officially began playing football in 1993 Andorinha Futebol Clube de Santo Antonio, a small club in his homeland. Soon he began to emphasize and to serve 10 years in the big teams on the island and fought it. He joined Nacional da Ilha da Madeira, where he continued his meteoric progression, becoming one of the brightest promises of portuguese soccer . With 11 years went to Lisbon and in 2001 he signed for Sporting in Portugal, where he became the only player to pass for four teams in the lower categories and in the first team debut in a season. In his debut against Deportivo Moreirense scored twice and became part of the usual group of staff that won the Super League this season. A year later debuted at European level in the previous Champions League against Inter.
A move to a large
The key moment of his career was a friendly between Sporting and Manchester United in 2003 served as the inauguration of the José Alvalade XXI stadium in which the English defense unhinged by an extraordinary game. Ferguson later admitted that after the final whistle, the players did not stop talking about Ronaldo. Even on the plane back to England, the heavyweights of the staff of United, as Keane or Van Nistelrooy, insisted the coach to recruit the young star. A week later the Manchester officially announced the acquisition of the last great product of the quarry Portuguese in exchange for 12.24 million pounds, a record until then by a teenager.
In his first year in England showed their quality in the final of the 2004 English Cup (FA Cup), scoring the first of the three goals of his team, which ultimately would make them champions trophy. In his second year on lands settled British footballing grew as one of the best young football world as well you recognize the trophy for Best Young Player of the Year, was awarded the FIFPro (International Federation of Professional Footballers.) On October 29, 2005 entered the history of English club Middlesbrough after scoring a goal before the 1000 Manchester United in the Premier League. The following season he scored 17 points and finished second in the ranking of top scorers in the Premier. He was also one of seven players from Manchester including the Team of the Year in the Premier 2006-07.
Over the years Cristiano Ronaldo was improving its quality in Manchester, where in addition to its good technique noted for his intelligence and his great physique. In March 2008 she became the end that has marked the most goals in one season at United, beating the mark of another famous extreme, George Best (32 goals during the 1967-68 season). It was the first of its achievements in a year when it won everything. He won the Community Shield, Premier and Champions. That in Manchester. As an individual the world of football surrendered at his feet: Champions League top scorer, Golden Ball, FIFA World Player, Golden Boot, World Player (FIFPro) Forward of the Year and UEFA. Amen.
Second captain of Portugal
At 24 the boy from Madeira and acts as a second captain of the combined portuguese, behind Nuno Gomes. He made his debut with Portugal on August 20, 2003 against Kazakhstan and represented his team in the 2004 Athens Olympics. But the surveys with the elastic of his country came at Euro 2004, where he was claimed by both the press and by fans. He started the tournament without too much for Scolari and ended up being one of the leading figures of the Portuguese national team which lost in the final against Greece (1-0). In the World Cup (2006) played at a high level and finished fourth after falling in the semifinals against France, then to Germany in the fight for third place. In Euro 2008 they fell back to Germany in the quarterfinals.
