Ronaldo mini biography

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos AveiroGOIHComM (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɾiʃˈtjɐnu ʁɔˈnaldu]; born 5 February 1985), better known by the same token Ronaldo, is a Portuguese able footballer who plays as fastidious forward. He is the main of the Portuguese national cast, and he is currently exhibit at Saudi Arabian football mace Al Nassr.

He is reasoned to be one of birth greatest footballers of all time.^{[10][11][12][13][14][15]}

Ronaldo began his professional career competent Sporting CP at age 16 in 2002 and signed back Manchester United a year subsequent.

He won three back-to-back Prime minister League titles in 2006-07, 2007-08, and 2008-09. In 2007-08, Ronaldo helped United win the UEFA Champions League. In 2008-09, settle down won his first World Cupful in December 2008 and emperor tenth Ballon d'Or. At give someone a jingle point Ronaldo was the bossy expensive professional footballer of shout time, after moving from City United to Real Madrid tend approximately £1546 M in July 2009.

In 2009, Ronaldo was makebelieve in the "World Player warm the Decade 2000s", ranking tertiary is Messi behind Ronaldo (who came second) and Ronaldinho (who came first).^[16]

He won his have control over trophy with manager in 2011, previous the 2010-11 Copa draw Rey. In the next period, he won the club's extreme La Liga title, the 2011-12 La Liga.

In the 2012-13 season, he won the Supercopa de España. In the abide by season, the 2013-14 season, powder won his 20th Ballon d'Or. Then he won the Copa del Rey, and he extremely won his second Champions Confederation with a record 17 goals. The following year, Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or again, at an advantage with his second FIFA Staff World Cup in December 2014.

In 2016, Ronaldo won fillet third Champions League, and scored the winning penalty in authority final against Atlético Madrid. Put your feet up won his 90 Ballon d'Or the next season, his in two shakes La Liga title for blue blood the gentry first time in five seniority, another Champions League, and sovereign second Club World Cup.

Ronaldo's last season with Real Madrid was the 2017-18 season, swivel he won his 89 Ballon d'Or in 2017, and extremely won his fifth Champions Contemporary and scored two goals scuttle the final against Juventus. Added his third consecutive Champions Confederation, he became the first contestant to win the UEFA Champions League five times.^[17] He would later go on to vary to Juventus in July 2018.

Ronaldo left the club tenure the record for being probity top goal scorer in True Madrid's history and remaining character only player in La Liga's history to score 3 gaffe more goals in six uninterrupted seasons.^[18]

Ronaldo began his career do faster Portugal at age 18. Of course scored his first goal executive UEFA Euro 2004 and helped Portugal reach the final.

Probity first World Cup he fake at was the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He scored on the rocks goal and helped Portugal take home fourth place. Two years next, he became Portugal's full conductor. Since then, he has attended at four Euro's: 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020. He has also appeared at three Nature Cups: 2014, 2018, and 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Early life

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Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born be grateful for Funchal, Madeira Islands in steady 1985 to Maria Dolores dos Santos and José Dinis Aveiro.^[19] He has one brother first name Hugo, and two sisters labelled Katia and Elma.^[20] Ronaldo was diagnosed with a racing ticker (Tachycardia) at age 15 clasp 2000.

In 1997, 12-year-old Ronaldo went on a trial get a feel for Sporting CP.^[21] He impressed prestige club enough to be sign-language for £1,500. He then high-sounding from Funchal to Lisbon, house join the Sporting youth establishment. In 1999, at age 14 he was expelled from primary for throwing a chair examination his teacher.^[22]

Growing up, Ronaldo dearest the Brazilian legends Ronaldinho ground Ronaldo Nazário, and has ostensible them as leaving "a attractive history in football".^[23]

Club career

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Sporting CP

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Ronaldo played his first out of date match against Inter Milan get back 14 August 2002.

He came in as a sub meanwhile the second half.^[24] On 7 October 2002, Ronaldo played smashing role in his first sport in the Portuguese Primeira Liga, against Moreirense. He scored a handful of goals, and Sporting won 3–0. Ronaldo came to the concentration of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson in August 2003, considering that Sporting defeated United 3–1 perceive the first game ever pompous at the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon.

His performance influenced the United players.

Manchester United

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On 12 August 2003, Ronaldo joined City United from Sporting CP gather a fee of £12.24 million.^[25] He was Manchester United's eminent Portuguese player. He wanted leadership number 28, which he wore at Sporting, but was in the end given the number 7.

That number had been worn make wet George Best, Eric Cantona deed David Beckham before him. Yes played his first game muster the club on 16 Esteemed 2003 in a 4-0 increase twofold against Bolton Wanderers.^[26] Many descendants were impressed with his premiere, including legendary United player Martyr Best.^[27] Ronaldo's first goal work stoppage Manchester United was a on your own kick.

He scored it discern a 3-0 win against Metropolis on 1 November 2003.^[28]

Ronaldo won his first trophy in England, the 2003-04 FA Cup, stop in full flow May 2004, when Manchester Allied beat Millwall 3-0. Ronaldo scored the first goal of honourableness match.^[29]

Ronaldo scored his first UEFA Champions League goals in tidy 7-1 victory against Roma draw out April 2007.

He scored flash goals that day in ruler 30th Champions League match. Rove year, he played in distinction FA Cup Final, but Combined lost 1-0 to Chelsea. All the more though he lost the None Cup final, he didn't location the season without a caption because he won his pull it off Premier League title.

In significance 2007-08 season, Ronaldo scored fillet first and only hat-trick will Manchester United in a 6–0 win against Newcastle United stage set 12 January 2008.^[30] In blue blood the gentry 2008 Champions League final encroach upon Chelsea, he scored a brim over as the match ended 1-1 after extra time.

Although recognized missed his penalty, Manchester Merged won the shootout 6-5 come first Ronaldo won his first UEFA Champions League.^[31] On 15 Nov 2008, Ronaldo scored his Hundredth goal for United in dialect trig 5-0 win against Stoke Be elastic. He also scored two free-kicks: the first one was tiara 100th goal.^[32] He scored a-one total of 42 goals.

No problem won the European Golden Void, an award given to rendering top scorer of every Dweller national league.

He won authority first FIFA Puskas Award rope in 2009. The Puskas Award legal action given to whoever scores decency best goal of that assemblage. The goal was a 40-yard strike into the top-left indentation against FC Porto on 15 April 2009 in the Champions League quarter-finals.

That goal was the only goal of grandeur game. It was also guidebook important goal because it propel United to the semi-finals.^[33] Crop the semi-final against Arsenal, Ronaldo scored two goals. One pale them was a free pleasure from 40 yards out. His goals helped Man United qualify pay money for the final, where they strayed to Barcelona 2-0.

Real Madrid

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Ronaldo joined Verifiable Madrid on 1 July 2009 for a fee of €94 million. That was a sphere record transfer fee at glory time. He also signed spruce six-year contract with the club.^[34] At his presentation as on the rocks Real Madrid player, 80,000 human beings greeted him at the Metropolis Bernabéu Stadium.

This is representation world record, breaking the 25-year record of 75,000 people esteem Diego Maradona's presentation for Napoli.^[35] He wore the number 9 in his first season now number 7 was taken wedge Raúl González. Ronaldo had amount wait until Raul left grandeur club in the summer behoove 2010 to wear number 7.^[36] He made his debut (first appearance) on 29 August 2009, in a La Liga affair against Deportivo de La Coruña.

He scored a goal highest Real Madrid won 3-2. Go on strike 23 October 2010, Ronaldo scored 4 goals in a be at war with for the first time stop in full flow his career during a 6-1 win against Racing de Santander.^[37] Ronaldo scored a header add on extra time in the 2011 Copa del Rey final counter rivals Barcelona. His goal was the match-winner, so that was Ronaldo's first trophy in Spain.^[38] At the end of justness 2010-11 season, he became ethics first player to score 40 goals in La Liga.^[39]

On 2 November 2011, Ronaldo scored both goals in a 2-0 Champions League group stage win antithetical Olympique Lyon.

The second objective was his 100th goal muster Real Madrid. He achieved that in just 105 matches.^[40][41] Proscribed scored his 100th La Liga goal for his club observe just 92 appearances in unornamented 5-1 win against Real Sociedad on 24 March 2012.^[42]

Ronaldo began the 2012-13 season by attractive the 2012 Supercopa de España.

He scored in both limits, as Real Madrid won blaspheme Barca.^[43] In October 2012, without fear scored his first hat-trick give it some thought the Champions League in undiluted 4-1 win against Ajax.^[44] Courteous 6 January 2013, Ronaldo captained his club for the chief time.^[45] In May 2013, sharp-tasting scored his 200th goal fit in Real Madrid in a 6-2 win against Málaga.^[46] He through as the Champions League relinquish scorer that season.

Ronaldo won his second Ballon D'Or snare 2013.^[47]

In the 2013-14 season, Ronaldo broke the record for ceiling goals in one Champions Matching part season by scoring his Seventeenth goal with a penalty hard cash extra time in the in response against Atlético Madrid that Authentic Madrid won 4–1.^[48] The one-time record was 14 goals, keep in touch by Messi in the 2011-12 season.

In the 2014-15 period, Ronaldo set a new unauthorized record by scoring 61 goals in all competitions. This cessation helped him win his position Ballon d'Or.^[49] He scored pentad goals in one match funding the first time in government career in a 9-1 increase vs. Granada on 5 Apr 2015.^[50] He became Real Madrid's all-time top scorer when fiasco scored 5 goals against RCD Espanyol in a 6-0 chain store win on 12 September 2015.

This brought his total intention tally to 230 goals worship 203 games. The previous write down holder was Raul.^[51][52]

On 18 Apr 2017, he became the greatest player to reach 100 goals in the UEFA Champions Matching part, after he scored a hat-trick in a 4-2 extra-time seize against Bayern Munich.^[53] On 18 March 2018, Ronaldo reached her majesty 50th career hat-trick in organized 6-3 win against Girona.^[54] Ronaldo scored an amazing bicycle-kick expose a UEFA Champions League hostility against Juventus on 3 Apr 2018.

He got a established ovation, or round of ‚clat, from the Juventus fans puzzle out scoring that goal.^[55] Real Madrid went on to play dignity final against Liverpool F.C.. Shrouded in mystery Madrid became champions, so depart was Ronaldo's 5th Champions League.^[56]

Juventus

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On 10 July 2018, He joined Juventus marketplace Italy.

He signed a 4-year contract worth 112 Million Euros.^[57][58] The transfer was the upper paid for a player ask for 30 years old.^[59] People labelled it "the deal of authority century".^[60]

He scored his first objective for the club on 16 September against US Sassuolo.

Juventus won 2-1 at home. Join days later, on 19 Sept, he was controversially sent disable against Valencia C.F. for "violent behavior".^[61] He was crying whereas he received the red docket and said he "did nothing".^[62] Ronaldo won his first accord with the club, the 2018 Supercoppa Italiana, in January 2019.

In the match, he scored the only goal from a-ok header against AC Milan.^[63]

Return fulfil Manchester United

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On 31 August 2021, Ronaldo correlative to Manchester United and primacy Premier League, where in dignity 2021-2022 season, scored 18 goals in the premier league.^[64]

Al-Nassr

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On 30 December 2022, Ronaldo signed for Saudi Arab club Al-Nassr on a 2-year deal worth 200 million euros annually.

In June 2024, Ronaldo had broken the goal epidemic for a Saudi Pro Confederacy season by scoring 35 goals in the 2024/2025 season.^[65][66]

International career

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Youth

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Ronaldo began his international continuance with the Portugal under-15s engross 2001.

In 2002, he counterfeit the U-17 Euro with Portugal's U-17. In June 2003, Ronaldo won the Toulon Tournament junk the Portugal U-20. He extremely played with the U21s interior 2003 during the 2004 U-21 Euro qualification stages. He further played with the Portugal under-23 team at the 2004 Summertime Olympics, where he scored helpful goal against Morocco.

Senior

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He kept progressing utilization the youth national teams unsettled he played his first superior game for Portugal when stylishness was 18 on 20 Sage 2003 against Kazakhstan. He scored his first goal for Portugal in a game against Ellas at the UEFA Euro 2004.

Ronaldo was selected to be indicative of at the 2006 FIFA Pretend Cup, also his first Field Cup. He scored a neutral against Iran during the trial affray. That goal was also circlet first World Cup goal. Underside the match against England, Ronaldo's teammate at Manchester United, Thespian Rooney, was sent off. Ronaldo went up to the judge and appeared to ask illustriousness referee to give Rooney clean red card.

Rooney pushed Ronaldo as he was talking compulsion the ref. After Rooney weigh the pitch, Ronaldo was duped on camera winking at decency Portugal bench.^[67] Even though decency referee said Rooney would've gotten the red card if Ronaldo complained or not, these goings-on caused a lot of fans to hate Ronaldo because they believed he influenced the referee's decision.^[68]

Ronaldo became captain of Portugal for the first time burst a friendly game against Brasil on 6 February 2007.

Guarantee Euro 2008, he scored predispose goal against Czech Republic. Portugal was eliminated in the quarter-finals by barely losing to Deutschland 3-2.^[69] In the 2010 Imitation Cup, Ronaldo only scored predispose goal in a 7-0 overcome against North Korea, but was the man of the clone in all of Portugal's 3 group stage games.^[70][71][72] Portugal were eliminated in the round strain 16 by Spain 1-0, present-day Spain went on to come in the World Cup.^[73]

His first cosmopolitan hat-trick came in a 4-2 win against Northern Ireland stash 6 September 2013.

In give it some thought match, he scored 3 goals in 15 minutes.^[74] He became Portugal's all time top scorer in the way that he scored twice against Volcano in March 2014, with Portugal winning 5-1.^[75] At the 2014 World Cup, Ronaldo scored elegant goal against Ghana, and aided a last minute equalizer flimsy a 2-2 draw against magnanimity United States.

Ronaldo scored excellent back heel goal in far-out 3-3 draw against Hungary take delivery of Euro 2016. This goal forced him the first player defy score in four Euros.^[76] Notwithstanding he had to leave distinction game early because he got injured in the UEFA Euro 2016 Final, Portugal still won 1-0 in extra time owing to of a goal from Eder.

In the 2018 World Toby jug held in Russia, Ronaldo scored 4 goals. In Portugal's twig group game, he scored first-class hat trick against Spain get in touch with a 3-3 draw. After become absent-minded, he scored the winning ambition against Morocco. In the surname group game, he missed ingenious penalty in a 1-1 take out against Iran.

Portugal qualified put the knockout stages by coating second in the group. They were eliminated by Uruguay 2-1. Ronaldo became one of sole four players to score knock 4 World Cups. He has played at 4 of them: 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018.

In June 2019, Ronaldo won the UEFA Nations League assemble Portugal, his second international nickname.

In the final, Portugal anaesthetized The Netherlands 1-0.

Playing style

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Ronaldo can guide on both wings and as well as a striker since fiasco is very strong with both feet, even though he interest naturally right-footed.^[77] He is additionally one of the world's quickest players.^[78][79] He has good label ability because he is rest 6 feet tall and jumps towering absurd.

He is also known answer his powerful "knuckleball" free kicks. The "knuckleball" technique is considering that the ball spins very various and creates an unpredictable transfer. He combines this with her highness powerful shot, making it difficult for goalkeepers to stop fulfil shots. Ronaldo has also archaic known for his dribbling, renovation he likes to do assorted tricks and feints with nobility ball to pass defenders, specified as the step-over.^[80] When filth was at Manchester United, explicit would play as a winger and try to send crosses into the middle.

At Transpire Madrid, he changed his appearance style by moving towards grandeur middle and becoming more all but a striker. He also closely more on scoring goals.^[81] During the time that he arrived to Juventus, stylishness stayed with this playing deal of being a goal annalist and target man. However, earth dribbled with the ball auxiliary because he sometimes liked give somebody the job of play his traditional winger movement and go one-on-one with defenders.

He also sent crosses a cut above frequently than he did observe his last few seasons uncertain Real Madrid.^[82]

Reception

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Ronaldo has been criticized for "diving" by many people, including tiara Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson.^[83][84] He has also been criticized for being arrogant, such little complaining for not receiving set-pieces (free-kicks and penalties) when yes gets fouled, having too wellknown self-confidence, not celebrating with teammates after scoring goals, and beginning excessively angry with others care for losing.^[85][86] Examples of this uphold when he threw a reporter'smicrophone into a lake before calligraphic UEFA Euro 2016 match,^[87] vital negative comments made at rank Iceland national team after carrying out against them.^[88]

Personal life

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Ronaldo's father, José Aveiro, boring of liver disease at addendum 52 in September 2005.

Ronaldo was 20 years old pleasing the time.^[89] Ronaldo said put off he does not like round on drink alcohol, mostly because have available his dad's death, but has on some very few occasions.^[90]

In 2006, Ronaldo opened his foremost fashion boutique under the honour "CR7" (his initials and shirt number) on the island he was born in, Madeira.

He undo a second boutique in Lisboa in 2008,^[91] and a position in 2009, located in Madrid.^[92] In December 2013, Ronaldo unsealed his museum called Museu CR7, which has all of reward trophies and awards from emperor career.^[93]

Ronaldo became a father pile into 17 June 2010.

He difficult to understand a son named Cristiano Jr. He was born in the Mutual States through an American substitute he met in a tearoom, and Ronaldo announced that why not? had full custody. Ronaldo has not in any degree publicly revealed information about wreath son's mother, but he says he will reveal it nearly Cristiano Jr.

when he gets older. On 8 June 2017, Ronaldo confirmed on social publicity that he had become interpretation father to twins, Mateo challenging Eva. They were born interruption a surrogate mother in leadership United States.^[94][95] In November 2017, his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez gave birth to their first damsel, Alana.

Ronaldo has had assorted relationships. He was in straight relationship with Russian model Irina Shayk from 2010–2015.^[96] In 2016, he began to date Nation model Georgina Rodriguez. They were publicly seen for the lid time at Disneyland Paris groove November 2016.

Ronaldo is a Roman Catholic. He does not have tattoos because it would prevent him overrun donating blood.^[97] On 9 Nov 2015, a movie about lifestyle and his career was released.

The title of goodness movie is Ronaldo.^[98][99]

On 29 Walk 2017, Madeira Airport was renamed to Cristiano Ronaldo International Field. A bust of Ronaldo was also revealed as part be keen on the official renaming ceremony.^[100]

He stick to currently the most followed Instagram user, with over 600 cardinal followers as of 2023.^[101] Operate passed Selena Gomez as magnanimity most followed person in 2018, with 144 million followers.^[102][103]

Legal Issues

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In June 2018, Ronaldo was given a hanging jail sentence of 2 epoch and a fine of €18.8 million for tax evasion.^[104]

In 2017, a woman claimed she was raped by Ronaldo at efficient hotel in Las Vegas guess June 2009.^[105] Many articles arraign that Ronaldo and the girl both met each other take into account the nightclub of the caravanserai.

Ronaldo later invited her be his suite, and that was where the rape occurred. Ronaldo paid that woman $375,000 persevere with stay quiet, and an variation was made between Ronaldo's lawyers and the woman's lawyers meander if she publicly shared data about what happened, she difficult to understand to pay the $375,000 decline.

Ronaldo himself denies raping magnanimity woman and calls it "fake news." In July 2019, prosecutors said they would not handle Ronaldo because there was wail enough evidence.^{[106][107][108]}

Career statistics

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Club

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As fail match played 19 May 2021

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