This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or
maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is
Aveiro.
Personal information
Full name : Cristiano
Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
Date of birth : 5
February 1985 (age 28)
Place of birth : Funchal,
Madeira, Portugal
Height : 1.86 m (6 ft 1
in)[1]
Playing position : Forward
Club information
Current club : Real
Madrid
Number : 7
Youth career
1993–1995 : Andorinha
1995–1997 : Nacional
1997–2002 : Sporting
CP
Senior career*
Years : Team Apps† (Gls)†
2002–2003 : Sporting
CP 25 (3)
2003–2009 : Manchester
United 196 (84)
2009– Real Madrid 138 (147)
National team‡
2001–2002 : Portugal
U17 9 (6)
2002–2003 : Portugal
U20 5 (3)
2003 : Portugal U21
6 (1)
2004 : Portugal U23
3 (1)
2003– : Portugal 106 (43)
Honours[show]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic
league only and correct as of 11:10, 1 September 2013 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:28, 6
September 2013 (UTC)
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH, (born 5 February
1985) commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays
as a forward for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and who serves as captain of
the Portuguese national team. He became the most expensive footballer in
history after moving from Manchester United to Real Madrid in a transfer worth
£80 million (€94 million/$131.6 million), a record that would later be
reportedly broken by Gareth Bale, who joined Real Madrid in 2013 for £85
million (€100 million).[4] In addition, Ronaldo's contract with Real Madrid,
under the terms of which he is paid €12 million per year, makes him one of the
highest-paid footballers in the world, and his buyout clause is valued at €1
billion as per his contract.
Ronaldo began his career as a youth player for Andorinha,
where he played for two years, before moving to C.D. Nacional. In 1997, he made
a move to Portuguese giants Sporting Clube de Portugal. Ronaldo caught the
attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, who signed him for £12.24
million (€15 million) in 2003. The following season, Ronaldo won his first club
honour, the FA Cup.
Ronaldo was the first player playing in England to win all
four main PFA and FWA awards, doing so in 2007. In 2008, Ronaldo won the Ballon
d'Or. He placed second in the Ballon d'Or in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2012. He was
awarded the European Golden Shoe in both 2008 and 2011. In 2008, he won three
of the four main PFA and FWA trophies and was named the FIFPro Player of the
Year, World Soccer Player of the Year, Onze d'Or, and the FIFA World Player of
the Year. In 2007 and 2008, Ronaldo was named FWA Footballer of the Year.
Ronaldo was the inaugural winner of the FIFA Puskás Award for the Goal of the
Year in 2009.
Ronaldo is considered as one of the best footballers in the
world. He holds numerous former and current scoring records, including records
for most goals scored in a season for Real Madrid, most goals scored per minute
in La Liga, first top European league player to reach 40 goals in a single
season in two consecutive years, fastest Real Madrid player to reach one
hundred league goals, and the first player ever to score against every team in
a single season in La Liga.In January 2013, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 300th
club goal.
Ronaldo is a Portuguese international and made his debut
against Kazakhstan in August 2003. He has since participated in five major
tournaments; UEFA Euro 2004, the 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008, the 2010
FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012. He scored his first international goal in
the opening game of the Euro 2004 against Greece, in addition to helping
Portugal reach the final. He took over the captaincy of the side in July 2008
and went on to captain Portugal to the semi-finals at the Euro 2012 and
finished the competition as the joint best scorer with three goals. On 16
October 2012, Ronaldo won his 100th cap against Northern Ireland, making him
the third highest capped player for Portugal and became the third youngest European
to reach a century of international appearances.(wikipedia)