SPORTS: CELEBRITY (BIOGRAPHY REVIEW) CRISTIANO RONALDO

This amazing extraordinary young man’s name is on the lips of majority of the world population I must say, that’s how I knew him, my brother talks about him, my male friends even females adore him and dream of having dates with this very famous footballer who stands out any day anytime.

 

Cristiano Ronaldo Dos Santos Aveiro (GOIH) Born 5^Th February, 1985, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and Portugal National Team. He is a forward and serves as Captain for Portugal. By the age of 22 Ronaldo had received BALLON D’OR often ranked as the best player in the world and rated by some in the sport as the greatest of all times.  

In 2015 Ronaldo was named the best Portuguese player of all time by the Portuguese football federation during its 100 years anniversary celebrations, he is the 1^st player to win 4 European Golden shoe Awards. With  Manchester United and Real Madrid. Ronaldo has won 3 Premier League, 1 La Liga, 1 FA Cup, 2 football league, 2 Copa Del Rel, 2 UEFA Champions League, 2 FIFA World Cups.

Ronaldo started his career playing for sporting CP in 2002, in 2003 he signed for Manchester United for 12.2 MILLION EURO (15MILLION) in 2004 he won his 1^st trophy, the FA cup in 2000 and 2008, Ronaldo was named FWA footballer of the year. He was the world’s most expensive player when he moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid in 2009 in a transfer worth 80 MILLION/12 MILLION EURO) his buyout clause is valued at 1 BILLION EURO in May 2012, he became the 1^st footballer to score against every team in a single season in LA LIGA Game.

In September 2015, Ronaldo became the all time top goal scorer in the UEFA Champions League and in October, 2015 he became Real Madrid all time leading goal scorer. 

Ronaldo was born in Santo Antonio, a neighborhood of Funchai. Madeira, the youngest child of Maria Dolores and Dos Santos Avieroa and Jose Dinis AVEIRO a municipal Gardener. His 2^nd name Ronaldo was chosen after the US President RONALD REAGAN, who was his father’s Favorite Actor. He has one elder brother Hugo and 2 older sisters Elma and Liliana Catia, his great grandmother Isabel de Piedade was from Cape Verde. The family is staunchly Catholic. Ronaldo later said he grew up in poverty sharing a room with is brothers and sisters.

Ronaldo made his international debut from Portugal in 2003 at the age of 18. As a child, Ronaldo played for Amateur team Andoriha, where his father was a Kitman, Ronaldo came to the attention of Manchester United Manager, Alex Ferguson when Sporting defeated United 3-1 at the inauguration of the Esadio Jose Alade in Lisbon. His performance impressed the Manchester United players who urged Ferguson to sign him, Ferguson himself considered the 18 year old, one of the exciting young player he has ever seen.

Ronaldo became Manchester United 1^st ever Portuguese when he was signed, before the 2003-2004 season his transfer fee of 12.24million Euro made him at the time the most expensive teenager in English football history. He has said of Alex Ferguson: “he has been my father in sport, one of the most important and influential factors in my career” .

Ronaldo was in a relationship with beautiful Russian model  IRINA SHAYK  for 4 years, she was not with him in Zurich, Switzerland when he won the prestigious FIFA BALLON DL OR award for the 3rd time. She was with Ronaldo when he collected the awards in 2013, both parties have since moved on. He is a happy father with a male child.

When it comes to fashion and the way Ronaldo looks, he is surely fashionable, his dressing is off the hook, we see them in his picture, it’s a normal thing to see Ronald use bracelets, handbags, extravagant belts, sunglasses, footwear and unique shoes. He owns a footwear company named CR7 Footwear.

He currently earns £274,000 per week.