Cristiano

Ronaldo :D
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born on February 5, 1985, in Madeira, Portugal to Mara Dolores dos Santos
Aveiro and Jos Diniz Aveiro. Cristiano has an elder brother, Hugo and two elder sisters, Elma and Liliana Ctia. His
name was inspired by the former US-president, Ronald Reagan, whom his
father
was
influenced.
The island of Madeira was also the place where Cristiano first learned to
master his skills as a footballer. He spent his early years playing for his local
team, Nacional, and by the time he turned 12 years old, he already made his
name for himself as one of Madeira's top footballers. It wasn't long before
he started to catch the attention of other big Portuguese clubs. Among
Sporting was Benfica, a team Cristiano and his father followed as a young
boy. However he eventually chose to play for Sporting which was a team his
mother loved and followed as she was growing up, to play with the likes of
Figo
was
the
dream
for
her
son.
He was then spotted by former Liverpool manager, Gerard Houllier at the
age of sixteen but Liverpool had no intentions to sign him at that time
because they thought he was too young and he needed more time to develop
his skills. However, in the summer of 2003, when Sporting played against Manchester United and defeated them,
Cristiano
caught
the
attention
of
Manchester
United
manager,
Sir
Alex
Ferguson.
Ronaldo became Manchester United's first-ever Portuguese player. Initially, he requested
for the number 28 as his jersey number because he didn't feel that he could live up to the
pressure of previous players such as George Best and David Beckham who wore the
number
7
jersey.
The year 2006 to 2008 proved to be a rather controversial year for the star. In the 2006
World Cup, Cristiano faced accusations regarding his sportsmanship. In a quarter-final
match against England, he was heavily criticized for sending of his club team mate,
Wayne Rooney who was playing for the England team. It wasn't too long until fans
started accepting Cristiano again. In 2007, he won PFA Young Player of the Year, PFA
Player of the Year, PFA Fans' Player of the Year, Portuguese Footballer of the Year, FWA
Footballer of the Year, Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year and Manchester United's
Players' Player of the Year. The year 2008 also saw him taking back the PFA Player Of
The Year Award for the second time running. That same year, Ronaldo also had to deal
with controversies regarding his club transfer to Spanish giants, Real Madrid. He
eventually chose to stay with Manchester United and stressed to the public that he had no intentions of leaving the club.
Cristiano now lives with his cousin, Nuno and his brother in law Ze. When he is not on the field, he is a very family
oriented person. Growing up, when he was about to choose football as his career, he said that it was very difficult for
him as that would mean lesser time with his family, especially his mother, whom he says play a major role in his life.

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