Cristiano Ronaldo Dos Santos Aveiro

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, born 5 February 1985)[1] is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club Real Madrid and as captain for the Portuguese national team. He previously played for Sporting CP in Portugal and Manchester United in England. Ronaldo transferred to Real Madrid on 1 July 2009 in a deal worth £80 million (€94m, US$132m), making him the most expensive player in football history. His contract with Real Madrid was also expected to make him the highest-paid player in the world.[2] Ronaldo began his career as a youth player at CD Nacional and his successes with the team led to a move to Sporting Clube de Portugal two seasons afterwards. Ronaldo's precocious talent caught the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and he signed the 18-year-old for £12.24 million in 2003. The following season, Ronaldo won his first club honour, the FA Cup, and reached the UEFA Euro 2004 final with Portugal, in which tournament he scored his first international goal.

In 2008, Ronaldo won his first UEFA Champions League title, and was named player of the tournament. He was named the FIFPro World Player of the Year [3] and the and Denis Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of

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1 Early life 2 Club career o 2.1 Early career o 2.2 Sporting CP o 2.3 Manchester United  2.3.1 2003– 2005  2.3.2 2006– 2007  2.3.3 2007– 2008  2.3.4 2008–

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2009 o 2.4 Real Madrid 3 International career o 3.1 2006 World Cup o 3.2 Post-World Cup o 3.3 International goals 4 Career statistics 5 Honours o 5.1 Club  5.1.1 Manchester United o 5.2 Individual  5.2.1 Orders 6 Personal life 7 References

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Early life Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born on 5 February 1985 in Funchal, Madeira, the youngest child of Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro and José Dinis Aveiro. His second given name,

"Ronaldo," was chosen after then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan, who was his father's favourite actor.[6] He has one older brother, Hugo, and two older sisters, Elma and Liliana Cátia.[1] Club career Early career Ronaldo's favourite boyhood team was Benfica. At the age of eight, he played for amateur team Andorinha, where his father was the kit man. In 1995, Ronaldo signed with local club CD Nacional, and, after a title-winning campaign, he went on a three-day trial with Sporting CP, who subsequently signed him for an

undisclosed sum.[7] Sporting CP

Ronaldo joined Sporting's other youth players who trained at the Alcochete, the club's football academy. He became the only player ever to play for Sporting's U16, U-17, U-18, B-team, and first team, all within one season.[8] He scored two goals in his Sporting debut against Moraines, while featuring for Portugal in the UEFA Under 17 Championships.[9] When he was 15, Ronaldo was diagnosed with a racing heart, a condition that might have forced him to give up playing football. The Sporting staff were made aware of the condition and Ronaldo's mother gave her authorisation for him to

go into hospital. While there, he had an operation in which a laser was used to cauterise the area of his heart that was causing the problem. The surgery took place in the morning and Ronaldo was discharged from hospital by the end of the afternoon; he resumed training only a few days later.[10]

He was first spotted by then-Liverpool manager Gérard Houllier at 16, but Liverpool declined to take him on because they decided he was too young and needed some time to develop his skills.[11] However, he came to the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson in the summer of 2003, when Sporting defeated United 3–1 in the inauguration of the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon. Ronaldo's performance impressed the Manchester United players, who urged Ferguson to sign him.[12] Manchester United 2003–2005

Ronaldo with Manchester United Ronaldo became Manchester United's first-ever Portuguese player when he signed for £12.24 million after the 2002– 03 season.[13] He requested the number

28 (his number at Sporting), as he did not want the pressure of living up to the expectation linked to the number 7 shirt, which had previously been worn by players such as George Best, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, and David Beckham. "After I joined, the manager asked me what number I'd like. I said 28. But Ferguson said 'No, you're going to have No. 7,' and the famous shirt was an extra source of motivation. I was forced to live up to such an honour."[14] Ronaldo made his team debut as a 60thminute substitute in a 4-0 home victory over Bolton Wanderers. He scored his first goal for Manchester United with a free kick in a 3–0 win over Portsmouth on

1 November 2003. He scored United's thousandth Premier League goal on 29 October 2005 in a 4–1 loss to Middlesbrough. He scored ten goals in all competitions, and fans voted

him to his first FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year award in 2005. 2006–2007 In November and December 2006, Ronaldo received consecutive Barclays Player of the Month honours, becoming only the third player in Premier League history to do so after Dennis Bergkamp in 1997 and Robbie Fowler in 1996.[15][16] He scored his 50th Manchester United goal against city rivals Manchester City on 5 May 2007 as United claimed their first Premier League title in four years, and he was voted into his second consecutive

FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year award at the end of the year. Despite rumours circulating in March 2007 that Real Madrid were willing to pay an unprecedented €80 million (£54 million) for Ronaldo,[17] he signed a five-

year, £120,000-a-week (£31 million total) extension with United on 13 April, making him the highest-paid player in team history.[18][19] Ronaldo was involved in several diving incidents during the 2006-07 campaign. He was criticised by manager Gareth Southgate for diving in a December 2006 match against Middlesbrough.[20] On 4 February 2007, Ronaldo was again accused of diving in a match against Tottenham Hotspur when he won a penalty kick despite little contact from Tottenham winger Steed Malbranque.[21] Despite the controversies, Ronaldo nonetheless amassed a host of personal awards for the season. He won the PFA Players' Player of the Year and PFA Young Player of the Year awards, joining Andy Gray (in 1977) as the only players to receive this honour.[22] In April, he completed the treble by winning the PFA Fans' Player of the Year. Ronaldo was also one of seven Manchester United players named in the 2006–07 PFA Premier League Team of the Year. 2007–2008

Ronaldo (centre) and Rio Ferdinand celebrating a goal Ronaldo's 2007–08 season began with a red card for a head butt on Portsmouth player Richard Hughes during United's second match of the season, for which he was punished with a three-match ban.[23] Ronaldo said he had "learned a lot" from the experience and would not let players "provoke" him in the future.[24] After scoring the the return fixture as Manchester United topped their Champions League group.[25] He finished as the runner-up to Kaká for the 2007 Ballon d'Or,[26] and was third in the running for the FIFA World Player of

the Year award, behind Kaká and Lionel

Messi.[27] Ronaldo scored his first hat trick for Manchester United in a 6–0 win against Newcastle United at Old Trafford on 12 January 2008, bringing Manchester United up to the top of the Premier League table.[28] He scored his twenty-third league goal of the season in a 2–0 win against Reading, equalling his entire total for the 2006–07 season.[29] During a 1–1 Champions League first knockout round draw against Lyon on 20 February, an unidentified Lyon supporter continuously aimed a green laser at Ronaldo and United teammate Nani, prompting an investigation One month later, Lyon were fined CHF5,000 (£2,427) for the incident.[31] On 19 March 2008, Ronaldo captained United for the first time in his career in a

home win over Bolton, scoring both goals in the 2–0 victory.[32] The second of the goals was his 33rd of the campaign, which set a new club single-season scoring record by a midfielder and thus topped George Best's forty-year-old total of 32 goals in the 1967–68 season.[33]

Ronaldo scored another brace in a 4–0 win over Aston Villa on 29 March, which at the time gave him 35 goals in 37 domestic and European matches as both a starter and substitute. Ronaldo's torrid scoring streak was rewarded with his becoming the first winger to win the 2007–08 European Golden Shoe, finishing eight points ahead of Mallorca's Dani Güiza.[34] In the 2007–08 Champions League final on 21 May against league rivals Chelsea, Ronaldo scored the opening goal after 26 minutes, which was negated by a Chelsea equaliser in the 45th minute as the match ended 1–1 after extra time. His misfire in

the penalty shoot-out put Chelsea in position to win the trophy, but John Terry shot wide right after slipping on the pitch

surface, and Manchester United emerged victorious 6– 5 on penalties. Ronaldo was named the UEFA Fans' Man of the Match,[35] and wrapped up the campaign with a careerhigh 42 goals in all competitions, falling just four short of Denis Law's team-record mark of 46 in the 1963–64 season. 2008–2009 On 5 June 2008, Sky Sports reported that Ronaldo had expressed an interest in moving to Real Madrid if they offered him the same amount of money the team had allegedly promised him earlier in the year.[36] Manchester United filed a tampering complaint with FIFA on 9 June over Madrid's alleged pursuit of Ronaldo, but FIFA declined to take any action.[37][38] Speculation that a transfer would happen continued until 6 August, when Ronaldo

confirmed that he would stay at Manchester for at least another year.[39] Ronaldo underwent ankle surgery at the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam on 7 July.[40] He returned to action on 17 September in United's UEFA Champions League goalless group-stage draw with Villarreal as a substitute for Park JiSung,[41] and scored his first overall goal of the season in a 3–1 League Cup third round win over Middlesbrough on 24

September. In a 5–0 win over Stoke City on 15 November 2008, Ronaldo scored his 100th and 101st goals in all competitions for Manchester United, both from free kicks.[42] The goals also meant that Ronaldo had now scored against each of the other 19 teams in the Premier League at the time.[43] On 2 December, Ronaldo became Manchester United's first Ballon d'Or recipient since George Best in 1968. He finished with 446 points, 165 ahead of

runner-up Lionel Messi.[44] He was awarded the Silver Ball after finishing with two goals as United won the Club World Cup on 19 December.[45]

On 8 January 2009, Ronaldo was uninjured in a single-car accident in which he wrote off his Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano in a tunnel along the A538 near Manchester Airport. A breathalyzer test he gave to police officers at the scene was negative, and he attended training later that morning.[46] Four days later, he became the first Premier League player ever to be named the FIFA World Player of the Year, in addition to being the first Portuguese player to win the award since Luis Figo in 2001.[47] Ronaldo scored his first Champions League goal of the season, and first since the final against Chelsea, in a 2–0 victory over Internazionale that sent United into

the quarter-finals.[48] In the second leg against Porto, Ronaldo scored a 40-yard game-winning goal as United advanced to the semi-finals. He later called it the best goal he had ever scored.[49][50] Ronaldo participated in his second consecutive Champions League final, but made little impact in United's 2–0 loss to Barcelona. He finished with 53 appearances in all competitions, which was four higher than the previous year, but scored sixteen fewer goals (26) than his career-best total of 42 from the previous season.

On 11 June, Manchester United accepted an unconditional offer of £80 million from Real Madrid for Ronaldo after it was revealed that he again had expressed his desire to leave the club.[51] It was confirmed by a representative of the Glazer family that the sale was fully condoned by Ferguson.[52] Real Madrid

On 26 June 2009, Real Madrid confirmed that Ronaldo would join the club on 1 July 2009, after agreeing terms and signing a six-year contract.[53] It is believed that Ronaldo's contract is worth €13 million per season and it has a €1 billion buy-out clause.[54]

International career Ronaldo earned his first cap for Portugal in a 1-0 victory against Kazakhstan in August 2003. He was called up for Euro 2004, scoring in a 2-1 group stage loss to eventual champions Greece and in a 2-1 semifinal win over the Netherlands. He was named in the team of the tournament despite finishing with only two goals.[55] That same year, he also represented Portugal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. 2006 World Cup Ronaldo was the second-highest scorer in FIFA World Cup qualification in the

European zone with seven goals,[55] and scored his first and only World Cup goal against Iran with a penalty kick.[56] During a quarter-final match against England on 1 July 2006, Ronaldo's United teammate Wayne Rooney was sent off for stomping on Portugal defender Ricardo Carvalho. The English media speculated that Ronaldo had influenced referee Horacio Elizondo's decision by aggressively complaining, after which he was seen in replays winking at the Portuguese bench following Rooney's

dismissal. After the match, Ronaldo insisted that Rooney was a friend and that he was not pushing for Rooney to be sent off.[57] On 4 July, Elizondo clarified that the red card was due to Rooney's infraction and not the fracas between Rooney and Ronaldo that followed.[58] The angry reaction from the English press caused Ronaldo to consider leaving

United,[59] and he allegedly told Spanish sports daily Marca that he wished to move to Real Madrid.[60] In response to the speculation, Ferguson sent Portuguese assistant manager Carlos Queiroz to speak to Ronaldo in attempt to change his mind, a sentiment that was shared by Rooney.[61][62] Ronaldo stayed, and signed his new five-year extension in April 2007.[63] Ronaldo was booed during Portugal's semifinal defeat to France, and missed out on the competition's Best Young Player award due to a negative e-mail campaign from England fans.[64] Though the online vote only affected the nomination process, FIFA's Technical Study Group awarded the honor to Germany's Lukas Podolski, citing Ronaldo's behavior as a factor in the decision.[65] Post-World Cup One day after his twenty-second birthday, Ronaldo captained Portugal for the first time in a friendly against Brazil on 6 February 2007. This move was in honour of Portuguese Football Federation president Carlos Silva, who had died two

days earlier. Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari explained, "Mr. Silva asked me to make [Ronaldo] captain as a gesture... [he] is too young to be captain, but Mr. Silva asked me, and now he is no longer with us."[66] Ronaldo scored eight goals in Portugal's UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying campaign,[67] but finished with only one goal in the tournament as Portugal were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Germany. Since the appointment of new Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz, Ronaldo has been named the new captain of the squad.[citation needed]

International goals Cristiano Ronaldo: International goals R Compet Oppone Sc # Date Venue esu ition nt ore lt 12 1 June 2004 2 30 June

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2004 4 Septe 3 mber 2004 8 Septe 4 mber 2004 13 Octob 5 er 2004 13 Octob 6 er 2004 7 17 Nove mber 2004

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A. Le Coq 8 June Arena, Eston 0– 9 2005 Tallinn, ia 1 Estonia LTU 1 Arena, 1 Saudi March Düsseldor 0 Arabia 2006 f, Germany LTU 1 Arena, 1 Saudi March Düsseldor 1 Arabia 2006 f, Germany Waldstadi 17 1 on, June Iran 2 Frankfurt, 2006 Germany 7 Estádio 1 Octob do Bessa, Azer 3 er Porto, baijan 2006 Portugal 17 Estádio Azer

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Career statistics Leag Leag Euro Othe Cup ue Total pe r[68] Se ue Cup Club as A Go A Go A Go A Go A Go A Go on pp al pp al pp al pp al pp al pp al s s s s s s s s s s s s 20 02– 25 3 3 2 – 3 0 0 0 31 5 Sport 03 ing T CP ota 25 3 3 2 – 3 0 0 0 31 5 l

20 03– 29 4 5 2 1 04 20 04– 33 5 7 4 2 05 20 05– 33 9 2 0 4 Manc 06 heste 20 r 06– 34 17 7 3 1 Unite 07 d 20 07– 34 31 3 3 0 08 20 08– 33 18 2 1 4 09 T 19 ota 84 26 13 12 6 l Career 22 87 29 15 12 total 1

0 5 0 0 0 40 6 0 8 0 0 0 50 9 2 8 1 0 0 47 12 0 11 3 0 0 53 23 0 11 8 1 0 49 42 2 12 4 2 1 53 26 4 55 16 3 1

29 11 2 8

4 58 16 3 1

32 12 3 3

Statistics accurate as of match played 27 May 2009[69] Honours Club

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Barclays Player of the Season: 2006– 07, 2007–08 Barclays Player of the Month: November 2006, December 2006, January 2008, March 2008 Barclays Golden Boot: 2007–08 Barclays Merit Award: 2007–08 European Golden Shoe: 2007–08 UEFA Club Forward of the Year: 2007– 08 UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2007–08 FIFPro World Player of the Year: 2007– 08 Ballon d'Or: 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year: 2008 FIFA Team of the Year: 2008

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Officer of the Order of Infante Dom Henrique Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (House of Braganza)[70]

Personal life Ronaldo wrote an autobiography about his life up until 2007. This was entitled Moments and was published on 15 December 2007.[71]

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