Cristiano Ronaldo Biography

Biography, Man Utd Legend, Cristiano Ronaldo - Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (CR7), born 5 February 1985. Commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, He is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Real Madrid and serves as captain of the Portuguese national team. Ronaldo currently holds the distinction of being the most expensive player in football history after being transferred from Man United to Real Madrid in a transfer deal worth £80 million (€94m, US$132m). In addition, his contract with Real Madrid, in which he is to be paid £11 million per year over the following six years, makes him the highest paid football player in the world.



Ronaldo began his career as a youth player for Andorinha, where he played for two years, then moved to Nacional. In 1997, he made a move to Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon. Ronaldo's precocious talent caught the attention of Man Utd manager Alex Ferguson and he signed the 18 year old for £12.24 million in 2003. The following season, Cristiano Ronaldo won his first club honour, the FA Cup, and reached the Euro 2004 final with Portugal, in which tournament he scored his first international goal.



In 2008, Ronaldo won the Champions League with Man United, and was named player of the tournament. He was named the FIFPro World Player of the Year and the FIFA World Player of the Year, in addition to becoming Manchester United's first Ballon d'Or winner in 40 years. Three-time Ballon d'Or winner Johan Cruyff said in an interview on 2 April 2008, "Ronaldo is better than George Best and Denis Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of Manchester United."

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