Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Cristiano Ronaldo Profile and Biography
Full Name: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
Birth date : February 5th, 1985
Birthplace : Funchal, Madeira - Portugal
Height : 186 cm (1m 86cm)
Weight : 84 kg
Field position : Left/right winger, striker/forward
First professional club : Sporting Clube de Portugal
Career debut : October 7th 2002, against Moreirense
Current club : Real Madrid (since 2009)
International team : Portugal
International debut : August 20th 2003, against Kazakhstan
Nicknames : CR7, CR9
Birth date : February 5th, 1985
Birthplace : Funchal, Madeira - Portugal
Height : 186 cm (1m 86cm)
Weight : 84 kg
Field position : Left/right winger, striker/forward
First professional club : Sporting Clube de Portugal
Career debut : October 7th 2002, against Moreirense
Current club : Real Madrid (since 2009)
International team : Portugal
International debut : August 20th 2003, against Kazakhstan
Nicknames : CR7, CR9
Success with Manchester United
Ronaldo successfully with MU begin early on in the 2004 FA Cup final, scoring the team's first three goals and helping them capture the championship. In 2008, a year after signing a five-year, £31 million contract, Ronaldo again justified the high tab when he put together one of the club's finest seasons in history, setting a franchise record for goals scored (42), and earning himself the FIFA World of the Year honor. In all, Ronaldo helped steer Manchester United to three Premier league titles.
But Ronaldo's time in England was marred by his mother's 2007 struggle with breast cancer as well as his father's death from alcohol-related illness. The latter was especially hard for Ronaldo as the two had been close, and the young athlete had often pushed for his father to enter rehab and address his drinking. His father, however, never accepted the offer.
But Ronaldo's time in England was marred by his mother's 2007 struggle with breast cancer as well as his father's death from alcohol-related illness. The latter was especially hard for Ronaldo as the two had been close, and the young athlete had often pushed for his father to enter rehab and address his drinking. His father, however, never accepted the offer.
Departure to Real Madrid
In 2009, Cristiano Ronaldo broke another record by becoming the World's most expensive football player, after transfering from Manchester United to Real Madrid in July 2009, in a £80 million pounds transfer (around 94 million euros and 132 million US dollars). That was an historic moment, and more than 80 000 fans received and welcomed Cristiano Ronaldo in the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, during his official presentation. Ronaldo's career in Real Madrid started well, scoring plenty of goals on his first matches and only getting stopped by his first injury, in October 2009. However, CR7 recovered his form a few months later and still managed to score 33 goalsReal Madrid, which unfortunately, didn't prove to be enough for the club to win any trophies in the 2009-2010 season.
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