Cristiano Ronaldo The G.O.A.T

Cristiano Ronaldo
The G.O.A.T.
• Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese
professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club
Manchester United and captains the Portugal national team.
• Cristiano Ronaldo was born in the São Pedro parish of Funchal, the capital of the
Portuguese island of Madeira, and grew up in the nearby parish of Santo António. He
is the fourth and youngest child of Maria Dolores dos Santos Viveiros da Aveiro, a
cook, and José Dinis Aveiro, a municipal gardener and part-time kit man. His great-
grandmother on his father's side, Isabel da Piedade, was from the island of
São Vicente, Cape Verde. He has one older brother, Hugo, and two older sisters, Elma
and Liliana Cátia. His mother revealed that she wanted to abort him due to poverty, his
father's alcoholism and having too many children already, but her doctor refused to
perform the procedure. Ronaldo grew up in an impoverished Catholic home, sharing a
room with all his siblings.
• As a child, Ronaldo played for Andorinha from 1992 to 1995, where his father was the
kit man, and later spent two years with Nacional. In 1997, aged 12, he went on a three-
day trial with Sporting CP, who signed him for a fee of £1,500. He subsequently
moved from Madeira to Alcochete, near Lisbon, to join Sporting's youth academy. By
the age of 14, Ronaldo believed he had the ability to play semi-professionally and
agreed with his mother to cease his education to focus entirely on football. While
popular with other students at school, he had been expelled after throwing a chair at
his teacher, who he said had "disrespected" him. One year later, he was diagnosed
with tachycardia, a condition that could have forced him to give up playing football.
Ronaldo underwent heart surgery where a laser was used to cauterise multiple
cardiac pathways into one, altering his resting heart rate. He was discharged from the
hospital hours after the procedure and resumed training a few days later.
• Ronaldo's move to Manchester United was completed on 12 August 2003, on the
opening day of the 2003–04 season, and made him the first Portuguese player to
sign for the club. His transfer fee of £12.24 million made him, at the time, the
most expensive teenager in English football history. Although he requested the
number 28, his number at Sporting, he received the squad number 7 shirt, which
had previously been worn by previous United players, such as George Best, Eric
Cantona and David Beckham. Wearing the number 7 became an extra source of
motivation for Ronaldo. A key element in his development during his time in
England proved to be Ferguson, of whom he later said: "He's been my father in
sport, one of the most important and influential factors in my career.“
Cristiano's top 5 achievements
in a Manchester United shirt
• Golden Boot 2007/08
Cristiano Ronaldo won his first Golden Boot in the Premier League in the 2007-08 season
firing Manchester United to the title. Ronaldo was instrumental in the club's success,
bagging a whopping 31 goals in the Premier League to take the Golden Boot.
• 2 Premier League Player of the Season awards

• First Champions League – 2008
The first of his five Champions League titles came during his time at Manchester United.
Ronaldo inspired United to their third European title in 2008. The Portuguese superstar
scored a staggering 42 goals in just 48 appearances for the club in the 2007-08 season.
• 3 Premier League titles

• First Ballon d'Or - 2008
Ronaldo won the European Golden Shoe and was also named the FIFA Player of the Year for the 2007-
08 season. He finished the season with 42 goals and 8 assists for United in 2007-08 and was
instrumental in their success.
• Ahead of the 2009–10 season, Ronaldo joined Real Madrid for a
world record transfer fee at the time, of £80 million (€94 million). His
contract, which ran until 2015, was worth €11 million per year and
contained a €1 billion buy-out clause. At least 80,000 fans attended his
presentation at the Santiago Bernabéu, surpassing the 25-year record of
75,000 fans who had welcomed Diego Maradona at Napoli. Since club
captain Raúl was wearing the number 7, Ronaldo received the number 9
shirt, which was presented to him by former Madrid player Alfredo Di
Stéfano. Following Raúl's departure, Ronaldo was given the number 7
shirt for Madrid before the 2010–11 season.
Top achievements in a Real Madrid shirt
• Achieved everything with Real Madrid
Ronaldo won four Champions League trophies, two LaLiga titles, two Copa del Rey trophies, three
Club World Cups, three UEFA Super Cups and two Supercopa de Espana trophies.
• Scored more than one goal per game

Cristiano scored an incredible 451 goals in 438 games, meaning an average of 1.03 goals per game
played for Los Blancos. He scored 70 headers, 298 goals with his right foot, 82 with the left and one
more with another part of the body.
• Top scorer in the history of Real Madrid

Ronaldo beat Real Madrid's previous No. 7, Raul, who managed to find the back of the net 323 times.
• Top scorer of the Champions League

Ronaldo netted 105 goals for Real Madrid in the UCL. Ronaldo has been the competition's top scorer
for the past eight years, having had scored the most goals in a single campaign (17).
• 3 Golden Boots and 4 Ballons d’Or

• 1x Striker of the year (2015)
• Despite months of negotiation to sign a new Real Madrid
contract, on 10 July 2018, Ronaldo signed a four-year contract with
Italian club Juventus after completing a €100 million transfer,
which included an additional €12 million in other fees and
solidarity contributions to Ronaldo's youth clubs. The transfer was
the highest ever for a player over 30 years old, and the highest paid
by an Italian club. Upon signing, Ronaldo cited his need for a new
challenge as his rationale for departing Madrid, but later attributed
the transfer to the lack of support he felt was shown by club
president Florentino Pérez.
Top achievements in a Juventus shirt
• 1x Italian cup winner
• 2x Italian Super Cup winner
• 2x Italian champion
• 1x Striker of the Year
• 1x Serie A top scorer
• 1x Player of the Year
• 1x Player of the Season
Return to Manchester United
• On 27 August 2021, Manchester United announced they had reached an agreement with Juventus to re-
sign Ronaldo, subject to agreement of personal terms, visa and medical. The transfer was reported as
costing an initial £12.85 million, with a two-year contract plus an optional year, and was confirmed on
31 August. Ronaldo was given the number 7 shirt after Edinson Cavani agreed to switch to 21. The first
24 hours of Ronaldo's shirt sales was reported to have broken the all-time record following a transfer
(over $219 million in sales)
• On 11 September, Ronaldo made his second debut at Old Trafford, scoring the opening two goals in a 4–
1 league victory against Newcastle United. On 29 September, he scored a last-minute winner in United's
2–1 victory at home to Villarreal in the Champions League, and overtaking Iker Casillas as the player
with the most appearances in the competition. On 2 December, Ronaldo scored twice in a 3–2 home
league win against Arsenal, taking him past 800 top-level career goals, being the all time top scorer.
International career
• 1x European champion
• 1x Golden Boot winner
• 10x Footballer of the Year
• Top International goal scorer (115).
Fascinating facts about CR7
• He Has Scored in Every Minute of a Game Over His Career
• He Can Jump Higher Than an Average NBA Player: with a starting
run up, the forward can reach a whopping 78 cm off the floor. This
is a full 7 cm higher than the average NBA player.
• OWNER OF THE WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE CAR : THE
Bugatti La Voiture Noire ($18.7 million)
• MOST FOLLOWED PERSON ON SOCIAL MEDIA
• The reality TV star Kim Kardashian was reportedly seen kissing
Ronaldo in Madrid in 2010, where she was enjoying a three-day
vacation.

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Cristiano Ronaldo

• 2 Premier League Player of the Season awards

• 3 Premier League titles

• Scored more than one goal per game

• Top scorer in the history of Real Madrid

• Top scorer of the Champions League

• 3 Golden Boots and 4 Ballons d’Or

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