about cristiano ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro or better known by the name Cristiano Ronaldo is a footballer who was born in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal on February 5, 1985. He is the youngest child of garden gardener Jose Dinis Aveiro and chef Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro. Ronaldo has 2 older sisters, Liliana Catia and Elma, and an older brother, Hugo.
Currently he plays for the Spanish team, Real Madrid and for the Portuguese national team. Before playing for Real Madrid, he had played in Sporting Lisboa and Manchester United. The player who often numbered back 7 on the green field is also familiar with the title CR7, a combination of the initials of the name and number of his back.
As a great soccer player Ronaldo has recorded several awards for his prowess in playing the ball. Here are some awards ever obtained by Ronaldo, among them
Barclays Service Award In 2007-2008
UEFA Champions League Top Scorers In 2013-2014
European Gold Shoes In 2007--2008, 2010-2011
Best UEFA Champions League Attackers In 2007-2008, 2013-2014
UEFA Best Club Player In 2007-2008, 2013-2014
FIFPro World Player of the Year In 2007-2008
FIFA Club World Cup FIFA Silver Ball In 2008
Ballon d'Or In 2008 and 2014
FIFA World Player of the Year In 2014
World Soccer Player of the Year In 2008 and 2014
FIFA Puskas Award In 2009
Ristiano played for Sporting Lisboa in 2001-2003 with a back number 28. He played 25 times and scored 3 goals. In mid-summer 2003, Sporting Lisboa held a friendly against Manchester United with Sporting's final score 3-1 M.U., a shocking defeat for a giant British club of the caliber of Manchester United. Furthermore this victory was all masterminded by a brilliant game from Cristiano Ronaldo young from Sporting, making Manchester United players urged Sir Alex Ferguson, their coach, to immediately recruit such brilliant young players. Finally Ronaldo imported from Sporting Lisbon to Manchester United. Sir Alex Ferguson asked Ronaldo what number the number of backs he expected. Cristiano Ronaldo answered 28, as it was the number
Since joining Manchester United, Ronaldo underwent a significant body transformation, from a skinny young man formed to an athletic adult's size. Strapping, muscular body type allows him to keep his balance while carrying the ball.
Ronaldo also proves the quality he has. Using the number seven back, which is known as a sacred number at Manchester United, Ronaldo successfully transformed into one of Manchester United's flagship player. The 2008 Ballon d'Or won three Premier League titles, an FA Cup title and a Champions League title in 2008. He played 196 times and scored 84 goals.
However, Ronaldo's gait at Old Trafford ended after 7 years of stunned Manchester United defensive On July 1, 2009, he moved to Real Madrid by breaking a record transfer of 80 million pounds, which made him the most expensive player in football history at that time.
When introduced by Florentino Perez as a new El Real player, about 80,000 fans filled the headquarters of Real Madrid, Santiago Bernabeu. Ronaldo was also the first player to have scored 40 goals in a La Liga season, beating his previous 38 goals and ranks 4th in 10 of Real Madrid's top scorer with 252 goals (counted May 24, 2014) with position number 1 inhabited by Raul Gonzales with a collection of 323 goals
However, Ronaldo's gait at Old Trafford ended after 7 years of stunned Manchester United defensive On July 1, 2009, he moved to Real Madrid by breaking a record transfer of 80 million pounds, which made him the most expensive player in football history at that time.
When introduced by Florentino Perez as a new El Real player, about 80,000 fans filled the headquarters of Real Madrid, Santiago Bernabeu. Ronaldo was also the first player to have scored 40 goals in a La Liga season, beating his previous 38 goals and ranks 4th in 10 of Real Madrid's top scorer with 252 goals (counted May 24, 2014) with position number 1 inhabited by Raul Gonzales with a collection of 323 goals.
Ronaldo has played for the Portuguese national team, namely U-17, U-20, U-21 and U-23. He has been called up to the Portuguese national team since 2003. He has played at least 118 times for the senior national team, and scored 52 goals. He was included in the Portugal squad at the 2004 European Cup, 2004 Athens Olympics, 2006 World Cup, Euro 2008 and World Cup 2010, and Euro 2012 and 2014 World Cups.
On 17 October 2012, Ronaldo achieved his 100th appearance for the Portuguese national team in a World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland in Port