Biography
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro GOIH ComM (born 5 February 1985), sometimes known as CR7, is a Portuguese footballer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. His achievements over the past decade have only added to that reputation among football fans. He plays as a forward and captains both Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr and the Portugal national team.
Cristiano Ronaldo was born and raised in Madeira, Portugal. However, after coming through the youth system of Sporting CP, he was quickly signed by Manchester United after legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson saw his ability as a winger. Cristiano Ronaldo spent six years with Manchester United, honing his skills as a talented, fast and dangerous winger, capable of scoring and creating for his teammates.
He won numerous trophies with Manchester United and represented Portugal before becoming the world’s most expensive player. He set some of Real Madrid’s most impressive goalscoring records while leading the team to major trophies. Cristiano Ronaldo is also the captain of the Portuguese national team, which won Euro 2016 for the first time.
He has also received numerous individual awards, cementing his status as one of the world’s top footballers. Cristiano Ronaldo has over 415 million followers on Instagram, making him the most followed individual on the platform.
Portuguese football player
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| Real name: | Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro |
| Stage name: | Cristiano Ronaldo (CR7) |
| Born: | February 5, 1985 (age 39) |
| Place of birth: | Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital, Funchal, Portugal |
| Wage: | £26.4 million (2022) |
| Nationality: | Portuguese |
| Height: | 1.87 minutes |
| Parents: | José Dinis Aveiro, Dolores Aveiro |
| Siblings: | Hugo Aveiro, Elma Aveiro, Katia Aveiro |
| Wife • Husband/wife: | Georgina Rodriguez |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | Irina Shayk (former) |
| The children: | Cristiano Ronaldo Jr., Alana Martina dos Santos Aveiro, Eva Maria Dos Santos, Mateo Ronaldo, Bella Esmeralda |
| Job: | Football player |
| Net worth: | 500 million US dollars |
Early life
Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese football striker, one of the best players of his generation. His full name is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro. He was born in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, on February 5, 1985.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s father, José Dinis Aveiro, was the equipment manager for local football team Andorinha. The Ronaldo name was added to Cristiano’s name in tribute to his father’s favorite movie actor, Ronald Reagan, who was president of the United States when Cristiano was born. His mother’s name is Dolores Aveiro.
He has three siblings named Hugo Aveiro (brother), Elma Aveiro (sister) and Katia Aveiro (sister). His sister Katia Aveiro is a famous singer in Portugal.
At the age of 15, Cristiano Ronaldo was diagnosed with a heart condition that required surgery, but he only had a short break before making a full recovery. He began his career at Clube Desportivo Nacional de Madeira before moving to Sporting Clube de Portugal (now Sporting Lisbon).
Career
At 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 meters), Cristiano Ronaldo is a powerful athlete on the pitch. He has evolved from a right winger to a free-flowing attacking forward. He can charm opponents and create space for opposing defenses with his delicate touch.
After a successful season with Sporting, Cristiano Ronaldo joined Manchester United in 2003, attracting the attention of top European clubs. He became an instant sensation and quickly established himself as one of the game’s top strikers.
In the 2007–08 season, he had his best season with United, scoring 42 goals in league and cup competitions and winning the Golden Boot as Europe’s top scorer with 31 league goals. Cristiano Ronaldo was named FIFA World Player of the Year after his outstanding 2007–08 season, which included helping United win the Champions League.
He also led United to the 2009 Champions League final, when FC Barcelona beat them.
Cristiano Ronaldo was quickly transferred to Real Madrid in Spain, a club with which he had long been linked, for a then-record transfer fee of £80 million (about US$131 million). With the new squad, he continued his scoring form, scoring the most goals (40) in La Liga history in the 2010–11 season (his record was broken the following season by Barcelona rival Lionel Messi).
Cristiano Ronaldo helped Real Madrid win La Liga in the 2011–12 season, scoring 46 individual goals in the process. He won the FIFA World Player of the Year award for a second time in 2013 after scoring 66 goals in 56 games for Real Madrid and the Portugal national team (the FIFA World Player of the Year award was renamed the FIFA Ballon d’Or in 2010).
In 2014, he scored 52 goals in 43 games while leading Real Madrid to Champions League victory, earning him another Ballon d’Or award. He led La Liga in goals scored in the 2014–15 season.
In October 2015, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 324th goal for Real, making him the club’s all-time leading goalscorer. Between 2015 and 2016, he scored 35 goals in La Liga and helped Real win a record 11th Champions League, and he was awarded his fourth Ballon d’Or in December 2016. In the 2016–17 season, Cristiano Ronaldo scored 42 goals for Real in all competitions and led his club to La Liga and the Champions League, earning him his fifth Ballon d’Or.
In the 2017–18 season, he scored 44 goals in 44 appearances to help Real win the Champions League for the third consecutive season. In July 2018, he signed a four-year contract with Juventus worth €112 million (approximately US$132 million). He scored 311 goals in 292 matches during his career at Real Madrid.
In his first season with Juventus, he scored 28 goals, his lowest domestic total since his final season with Manchester United, helping Juventus win their eighth consecutive Serie A title.
Cristiano Ronaldo made his first appearance for the Portugal national team against Kazakhstan in August 2003, after coming through the youth and under-21 categories on home soil (four days after making his debut for United). He was a key figure in Portugal’s fourth-place finish at the 2006 World Cup, and in 2008 he was appointed full-time captain of the national team.
In 2012, his outstanding performances helped Portugal reach the semi-finals of the European Championship, where Spain beat them on penalties. Cristiano Ronaldo entered the 2014 World Cup having won the World Player of the Year award for the second time. However, his performances were inconsistent throughout the tournament and the entire Portuguese team struggled to qualify in the group stage.
He helped Portugal win the 2016 European Championship, the country’s first major international tournament, despite only playing a few minutes in the final due to a knee injury he suffered early in the match. Cristiano Ronaldo had a superb World Cup, scoring four goals in four games to help Portugal reach the final.
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo prepares to kick the ball against Hungary during a World Cup qualifying match on September 9, 2009.
Off the pitch, Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most famous athletes and many studies on athlete popularity have shown that he was the most popular athlete in the world throughout his playing career.
Cristiano Ronaldo became the third person (after basketball superstars Michael Jordan and LeBron James) to sign a “lifetime” contract with sportswear company Nike in November 2016. His phenomenal popularity has made him one of the highest-paid endorsers in sports history.
He also launched his own profitable line of footwear, underwear, and fragrance “CR7.” In June 2017, Cristiano Ronaldo’s massive marketing power became the focus of a legal dispute.
Achievements & Awards
When Cristiano Ronaldo was a Manchester United player in 2008, he won the Ballon d’Or (later known as the FIFA World Player of the Year Award). He was named FIFA World Player of the Year in 2013 and again the following year.
With 338 goals, Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for most goals scored in Real Madrid’s history.
With 89 goals in the UEFA Champions League, Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for most goals scored in this tournament.
In 2016 and 2017, Forbes magazine named him the world’s highest-paid athlete.
Personal life
Cristiano Ronaldo has six children. Three of them were born via surrogacy. On June 17, 2010, he became a parent for the first time when his son, Cristiano Ronaldo Jr., was born via surrogacy. Cristiano Ronaldo has kept the identity of his son’s mother a secret.
He became the father of twins Eva Maria Dos Santos and Mateo Ronaldo through surrogacy on June 8, 2017.
He was in a relationship with Russian model Irina Shayk from 2010 to 2015.
He is currently dating Spanish model Georgina Rodríguez, with whom he has a daughter, Alana Martina dos Santos Aveiro, born on 12 November 2017. The couple welcomed twins, a boy and a girl, on 18 April 2022, but the boy died during birth.
All of Cristiano Ronaldo’s children are Cristiano Ronaldo Jr., Alana Martina dos Santos Aveiro, Eva Maria Dos Santos, Mateo Ronaldo and Bella Esmeralda, while his current partner is Georgina Rodriguez. He has never been married and has never had a wife.
Net worth
According to various sources, Cristiano Ronaldo’s net worth is around $500 million, making him one of the richest athletes in the world.
Social media
- Instagram: @cristiano
- Twitter: @Cristiano
- Facebook: Cristiano Ronaldo
