Cristiano Ronaldo Biography

Cristiano Ronaldo is a football player. He has played for the Portuguese National Team,  Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus clubs. He is one of the most famous personalities in the world of sports. The full name of this star athlete is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro. He was born in Portugal. This star player has won many accolades including five Ballon d'Or awards and four European Golden Shoes, which is the most of any European football player. He is considered among the world's best players, he signed a deal with Manchester United in 2003 when he was only 16 years old. He was paid over $14 million U.S. dollars by Manchester United, a record fee for a player of his age. 

Soon after joining the big franchise, he won the 2004 FA Cup final. In this match Ronaldo scored Manchester's first three goals, these goals were critical for the win. Again in 2008, he set the record for scoring goals. He led the national team of Portugal in the 2016 European Championship, during which Portugal won the championship, this was considered to be a very emotional win as he was born in Portugal. In 2018 he took off his career into a new direction by signing the deal to play for the Italian Serie A club Juventus.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Life Story

According to many Cristiano Ronaldo Biography books, he was born in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, which is a small island off the western coast of the country. Cristiano Ronaldo's date of birth is documented as of February 5, 1985. The parents of Ronaldo are Maria Dolores dos Santos and José Dinis Aveiro. He was the youngest among the four siblings, he was named after the actor Regan Ronaldo. His mother Maria Dolores dos Santos was a cook, and his father José Dinis Aveiro was a gardener and a part-time kit man. He had two sisters and a brother, all of them were older than him. His brother was named  Hugo, and two older sisters, Elma and Liliana Cátia. 

Cristiano Ronaldo's early life as a famous footballer was not very lavish, his early life was shaped by hardship, both financial and economic. He was born in a poor family and in many of the Cristiano Ronaldo biography books, it is eminently mentioned that his father suffered from alcoholism. He was raised as a Catholic Christian.  The childhood home of Ronaldo was a tin-roofed house that overlooked the sea; he shared his room with his siblings.

Ronaldo was introduced to football by his father, he was a manager of a boy club during that time. During his childhood, he played for the club Andorinha from 1992 to 1995, his father served as a kitman for this club. He then played for almost years for the Nacional. In 1997 when Ronaldo was only 12 years old he did a three days trial where he was signed by Sporting CP, for a fee of £1,500. Following this deal, he moved from Madeira to Alcochete, which is near Lisbon, to join the Sporting youth football academy.

At the age of 14, he was expelled from the school for throwing a chair at the teacher. According to many Ronaldo biography books, he did it because the teacher had disrespected him. By this Ronaldo was a semi-professional football player. He was famous locally but needless to say, the life story of Ronaldo was filled with hardships getting expelled from the school only added to those.

After a year of expulsion, Christiano Ronaldo was diagnosed with a disease called racing heart which is also known as tachyarrhythmia, in this disease the normal heart of the person is more than 100 beats per minute. Due to this medical condition, he was on the brink of leaving football. He underwent heart surgery where he was subjected to laser cauterization to lower his resting heart rate. The surgery was successful a few days after the surgery he went on to rejoin the football club.

In 2003 at the age of 16 Ronaldo signed the deal with Manchester United for over fourteen million dollars. In 2005 while playing for Manchester United his father died due to prolonged alcoholism and some other fatal complications. This was particularly hard for the young Ronaldo as he was very close with his father. It is documented in many of the Christiano Ronaldo biography books that he persuaded his father to join rehab and address his drinking while his father never accepted the offer, he was very supportive of his family.  It was after some year specifically in 2007 his mother Maria Dolores dos Santos, was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Football Career at Different Clubs

Sporting CP

Ronaldo started his career as a football player by officially playing for Sporting CP.  László Bölöni, the manager of the tweak signed Roandlo for the club at the age of 16. He was the only player to play for the club's under-16, under-17 and under-18 teams, the B team, and the first team, all within a single season. He then debuted to the  Primeira Liga, against Braga and won the match by scoring 2 goals against the Moreirense in their 3–0 win in 2002. Seeing his impressive performance at the match he was then urgently signed by the club of Manchester United in 2003. 

Manchester United

After watching his performance in 2002 he was signed by the Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson in August 2003. He made the deal of 14 million US dollars, at the time he was the most expensive English football player. He was also the first Portuguese player to play for the club. Ronaldo played for the club from 2003 to 2007. He scored the first three winning goals in the 2004 FA Cup final, which led to the winning of United in the championship. In 2007 Ronaldo signed a 31 million euro contract. In 2008 he established a franchise record for the maximum goals scored  that is 42, because of it he earned the FIFA World Player of the Year honour for 2008

Real Madrid

In 2009 the star football player left United Manchester to play with the club of Real Madrid. He was signed for $131 million US dollars. The contract ran until 2015, was worth €11 million per year and had a one billion dollar back out clause. Ronaldo made his debut at the  La Liga on 29 August 2009, against Deportivo La Coruña, he scored at the penalty spot and won the match by 3-2. 

 He scored four goals in a single match during a 6–1 rout against Racing Santander on 23 October. According to Ronaldo Biography books, he collected an impressive list of individual honours and team trophies. In 2016 Ronaldo won many accolades including European Championship, Champions League and Club World Cup, plus individual awards from UEFA and France Football magazine. 

Juventus

In July 2018 Ronaldo departed from the Spanish football club of Real Madrid. He was paid a 140 million US Dollars transfer fee to his old Spanish club. He expressed his gratitude and respect for the team and city in an open letter to the fans. He had a successful debut at the Juventus club. He scored 10  goals in the first 14 games that he played. He also scored the winning lone goal in the match over AC Milan for the Supercoppa Italiana trophy. He led the team to the eighth consecutive Serie A title. Seeing his remarkable performance he was named the MVP of the club in May of 2019.

Portugal National Team

He joined the team representing his country in 2007. In 2016 under his captaincy, Portugal won the  European Championship final against France. For many, it was considered as one of the most emotional victories of the footballer. In 2018 Ronaldo got off a good start in the world cup. He scored home three goals in an opening draw vs. Spain, before adding another vs. Morocco he set the European record with his 85th international goal. However, they lost against Uruguay by 2-1 in that year.

Personal Life and Family

According to Georgina Rodriguez biography, she is a well established Spanish model, dancer, and internet influencer. She's dating the star footballer Christiano Ronaldo. They have been in a relationship since November of 2016. They have three children together. They had a twin in 2017 via surrogate pregnancy. Later that year, Georgina Rodriguez birthed a daughter. 

Ronaldo has four children, his eldest child is named Cristiano Jr. He was born to a former girlfriend in June 2010. The identity of his mother is not mentioned in the public records. 

Philanthropy

Christiano Ronaldo apart from his successful career as a football player is well known for his association with various charities. He is among the few footballers who have agreed to the pay cut in the months of March to June during the Covid pandemic. He donated one million Euros to hospitals in Portugal for the supply of beds, ventilators, fans, and infusion pumps. He donated £100,000 to the hospital to open a cancer research and treatment branch in his hometown. He was also associated with the charitable work of reconstruction and rehabilitation of those who suffered in the 2010 Madeira flood. 

In  December 2012, Ronaldo joined FIFA's "11 for Health" programme to raise awareness among children about AIDS and drug abuse. In January 2013 he was nominated as the Save the Children's new Global Artist Ambassador. He also donated to the earthquake relief fund of 2015 in Nepal.