Cristiano Ronaldo, often referred to as “CR7” by his legions of adoring fans around the world has set records in the history of football.
He has played for some well known teams including Manchester United, Juventus and Real Madrid, he’s also Portugal’s captain.
The Portugal superstar recently become the all-time highest international goalscorer.
He scored his 111th goal in a 2-1 win over Ireland in the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers match.
Biography
Cristiano Ronaldo was born on February 5th, 1985 in Portugal. He is the son of Jose Dinis Aveiro and wife Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro.
Ronaldo’s father was a famous gardener with the municipality, who worked to provide clean air for all those living in his community.
His mother also cooked food for families day-in and day-out throughout their stay at home.
While Ronaldo grew up as one of four children: two daughters, a son with him being the youngest.
As a football player, Ronaldo’s passion was contagious.
By the time he turned 14 years old and decided to become professional as well.
Andorinha had already signed him up for their youth team where they could keep an eye on his skills.
He joined his home club, Nacional in Madeira in 1995, but following an impressive performance with them.
He made the leap to one of Portugal’s biggest teams – Sporting CP after clearing their trial period.
Personal Life
Cristiano Ronaldo Wife
Ronaldo has not publicly commented on the birth of his first child in 2010.
It is not known if he is in a relationship with the mother, and it is unclear if the child was given birth via surrogacy.
He is the father of twins, Eva and Mateo, who were born in 2017.
He was once engaged to Irina Shayk but they later split in 2015.
Ronaldo later proposed to Georgina Rodriguez, she became his fiancee and they started dating.
Georgina Rodriguez is currently Cristiano Ronaldo Wife.
He is a philanthropist and has been known to visit disaster-stricken areas, such as Indonesia in 2004 after the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
The Portuguese captain has had a long history of philanthropy.
He’s raised money for schools in Gaza, the small island of La Gomera, and he once donated his 2011 golden boot to fund treatments for a nine-year-old with terminal cancer.
Career
Ronaldo started his professional career at the age of 16, when he was promoted into Sporting CP’s first team by the first team manager.
He became the first sporting CP player to play for four different age groups and eventually graduated into Sporting CP senior team in 2002.
Ronaldo’s two goals in his league debut made him an instant sensation.
He began to make waves in the world of soccer, His fame brought him to the attention of many top English teams, such as Liverpool, Man Utd and Arsenal.
Ronaldo’s agent met with the former Liverpool boss and current Barcelona president to discuss a possible transfer.
The Portuguese also had talks about joining Arsenal, but no deal was reached.
Cristiano Ronaldo made a Champions League start in 2003 against Manchester United, Alex Ferguson was impressed by the young star’s performance to yield a 3-1 defeat.
The Former Manchester United coach noticed his potential, bringing him to the club later that year.
Manchester United
In just his first season at Manchester United, Ronaldo scored three goals in the league and also helped them reach their FA Cup final.
He went on to score in the cup final, handing the club the trophy.
The year after joining Manchester United, Ronaldo had two goals in the European Championships for Portugal as they ended runners up in the competition.
Cristiano Ronaldo became one of the most successful players in Manchester United’s history.
During his six-year tenure with them, he helped lead the team to three league titles as well as winning their third Champions League trophy.
Cristiano became one of the best players in world after scoring an incredible 84 goals in 196 appearance for Man Utd.
The Portuguese footballer won the UEFA club footballer of year award after leading his team to European success in Champions League.
Ronaldo was also named player of the tournament by different sports blogs.
Ronaldo’s time with United was capped off by him winning the Ballon d’Or and becoming the first player in Premier League history to be named FIFA World Player of The Year.
The 36-year old winger won a total of nine trophies while at Man Utd, including three Premier League titles.
He also received the FIFA Puskas Award for best goal of the tournament and holds many records in Europe’s top competition.
Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo joined Real Madrid in 2009, making him the most expensive player in the world as at that time after Madrid paid £80M to Manchester United.
In his first season, Ronaldo scored 33 goals for Real Madrid, In that same year he set a new record scoring 40 goals as well as helping them take home the Copa del Rey title.
Both of these accomplishments made him an instant success for Madrid.
Cristiano Ronaldo was finally able to add “league champion” to his long list of accomplishments.
His performance with Real Madrid in 2012, especially in the Spanish league helped him secure his first league title with the club.
Ronaldo’s phenomenal goalscoring exploits quickly saw him become one of the most iconic figures in football history.
He scored 60 goals for Madrid across all competitions in 2012, including 55 during his next season where he helped them gather 85 points.
Ronaldo’s 2013-14 season was one for the history books.
He scored 51 goals in the season, helping Real Madrid win their 10th UEFA Champions League title
Making him adored by fans around Europe as well as back home where he grew up playing soccer.
Juventus
Ronaldo finally left Real Madrid for Juventus, the Italian club that has been on his radar for long paid £100M with an additional 12 million euros.
Ronaldo’s transfer to Juventus for €112 million was the highest fee paid for a player above 30 years old.
He cited the need for a new challenge, but later admitted he moved because of lack of support from the club president.
On August 18, 2018, Ronaldo made his first start for the Italian club in Serie A against Chievo.
However, the 5 time Ballon d’Or winner was sent off in his first champions league appearance after a violent conduct.
Manchester United
In the 2021 Summer transfer window, Manchester United announced that they had reached a deal with Juventus to bring back one of their most famous players, Cristiano Ronaldo.
The football world was caught by surprise as Ronaldo put pen to paper, signing a 2 year deal.
Networth
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the world’s richest athlete.
The soccer star has a net worth of $500 million, which is roughly 10 times more than the average athlete.
With investments and endorsement/sponsorship deals with Herbalife, EA Sports, Tag Heuer and American Tourister.
It’s no surprise that his net worth is this high.
He currently earns roughly £400k per week at Manchester United with bonuses.
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