BIOGRAPHY OF Cristiano RONALDO
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1. | Name | Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro |
2. | Date of Birth | 5th of February, 1985 |
3. | Place of Birth | Sao Pedro a small town, Funchal on the Island of Maderia |
4. | Height | 1.87m |
5. | Education | He did not have schooling. |
6. | Hometown | Funchal, Madeira |
7. | Country | Portuguese |
8. | Parents | Father- jose Dinis AveiroMother – Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro |
9. | Siblings | Elder brother – Hugo dos Santos AveiroElder Sisters – Katia Aveiro & Elma dos Santos Aveiro |
10. | Marriage | Not married yet, 06 yrs relation with Georgina Rodriguez is the longest one. |
11. | Wife Name | He have Girlfriend not awife |
12. | Children | As per reports, he have 5 children Cristiano Ronaldo Jr, Alana Martina dos Santos Aveiro, Bella Esmeralda, Mateo Ronaldo & Eva Maria Dos Santos. |
13. | Occupation | Footballer |
14. | Started Playing Football in | Started playing football in 1992 |
15. | Position | Forward |
16. | Current Team | Portugal National Football Team |
17. | Number | 7 |
18. | Clubs He Played in | Sporting Lisbon(1997),Manchester United, Real Madrid (2009) & Real Madrid (2018). |
19. | Total Matches Played Till Nov 2022 | Over 1,100 |
20. | Total Goals scored Till Nov 2022 | Scored over 800 official |
21. | Honors He Achieved | Five Ballon d’Or awards,Four European Golden hoes,32 trophies including 7 league titles, 5 UEFA Champions Leagues and the UEFA European Championship. |
22. | Total Wealth | Around $ 500 million |
23. | Social Site Followers | 440 million in Apr 2022 |
24. | Hobbies | Gambling and enjoy Casino Games, Baseball, cycling etc…. |
25. | Charity | He is one of the top 20 most Charity donation athletes. |
26. | Favorite Food | Bacalhau a Bras (Mixture of Cod, finely sliced Potatoes, Onions & Scrambled Eggs) |
27. | Favorite Number | 28 |
Do you know how many difficulties Cristiano Ronaldo’s life was full of in childhood & How he become a Successful football player from an unwanted child. No, then worry not we are here to tell you everything.
From unwanted Child to world’s best: The story of soccer’s great player Cristiano Ronaldo’s Childhood and poverty.
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Ronaldo was was born on 05th of Feb, 1985 in Sao Pedro a small town, Funchal on the Island of Maderia to a poor family. At that time he had to help his mother and Siblings in cleaning streets of Maderia to get some money.
Do You Know that there are only 3 sportsmen to have earned £1 billion from salaries and endorsement deals in their life time & He is one of them. And he has the highest number of followers on Social Media platform.
The Early Life of Cristiano Ronaldo & his Life of Struggle & Poverty.
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As previously mentioned, Cristiano Ronaldo was born on February 2nd, 1985, in Sao Pedro, Funchal, on the Island of Madeira, within a Catholic Christian household. Growing up, he had to share a room with his siblings due to the single-room setup. Interestingly, while he hailed from a Portuguese Island, he chose to play for the Portuguese side due to his Cape Verdean heritage, as his grandparents originated from there.
Now let’s talk little bit about his family….Cristiano Ronald’s mother is Maria Dolores Dos Santos Aveiro & She was a Cook. Cristiano Ronaldo’ Father Jose Divis Averio was a former soldier, a gardener & a Kitman. His grandmother Filomena Aveiro passed away in a hospital in Portugal. His Great-Grandmother was on his father’s side; Rosa Isabel Da Piedade was from Cape Verde.
Now comes a heartbreaking story about Cristiano Ronaldo who is now a inspiration for youth.
CR7 now is a very famous personality and a great soccer player but a time was when her mother tried to abort him several times because of poverty they were suffering from coupled with his father’s alcoholism. They already have 3 children and they were not ready for one more. After he born the financial condn became even worse. Ronaldo’s mother Maria Aveiro started working as a cook & a cleaning servant in many organizations & families to get some money. Ronaldo with his Siblings also started to help her mother in cleaning the streets to get rid of that situation.
What was the story behind the name ‘Ronaldo’?
Jose Divis Aveiro his father was fan of United States president ‘Ronaldo Reagan’ at that time who won his re-election bid to become the present of US again. So, his father gave his the name Ronaldo after him.
He is the youngest one among 3 siblings, Sisters Elma & Katia and one elder brother Hugo, who look a lot like him. Ronaldo was very close to his father as well as to his mother. He is youngest child so he got more of attentions from his parents. And his sibling also pampered him as baby. They always supported him to follow his dreams. This allowed him to focus on what he wants to be, as it turned out, one of the greatest sportsmen of all time.
At the age of 7 yrs from 1992 to 1995, CR7 played for Andorinha (A Portuguese Football Club based in Santo Antonio), where his father was the Kitman. Later Ronaldo had spent two yrs with Nicional (A Portuguese Football Club based in Funchal on the Island of Maderia). In 1997, at the age of just 12 years Ronaldo went on a three days trial with Sporting CP (A Portuguese Professional Sport Club based in Lisbon), where he was signed for a fee of £1,500.
In 1999, At the age 14, he realized that he can play with the Semi-Professionally & agreed his mother to cease his education and to focus entirely on football.
Why Ronaldo got his Nickname “Cry Baby”? Cristiano Ronaldo’s childhood teammate Ricardo Santor (now the coach of Andorinha) said that “CRISTIANO RONALDO REALLY ENJOYED WINNNG WHEN THAT DID NOT HAAPEN,RONALDO WOULD CRY. HE CRIED SO MUCH THAT HE GOT THE NICKNAME “CRY BABY”.
Why Ronaldo was expelled from School?
He was once expelled from school after the incident of throwing a chair on his teacher, Ronaldo said he had ‘disrespected’ him.
One year later he was diagnosed with Tachycardic (problem caused by heart rate that exceeds normal resting rate), a condition that underwent laser surgery treatment and discharged from the hospital hours after the treatment & resumed playing a few day later.
Facts about Cristiano Ronaldo
- Ronaldo has given the credit of his success to Albert Fantrau. In his earlier years, Albert (Cristiano Ronaldo's teammate) was admitted to a football academy, however, he turned it down & Cristiano Ronaldo was adopted into the academy. When Ronaldo was asked by Alfred why he refused the Seven position, he simply replied, "You're better than me." The rest, as they say, is history.
- As of 2016, he has a lifetime endorsement deal with Nike worth $1 billion. This is the third lifetime deal after LeBron James and Michael Jordan. It may sound expensive but Forbes reported that in 2016, Ronaldo's social media presence generated a value of $474 million for Nike through 329 posts. This was when he had 240 million followers across all platforms and today he has 395 million on Instagram alone, making him the most followed person on the platform.
- Real Madrid star, Cristiano Ronaldo does not have a single tattoo on his body and does not plan to have any in the near future.
- Above and beyond the above, he is a dedicated blood donor. This may explain why he has no tattoos as Red Cross guidelines stipulate that blood should not be donated for at least four months after getting a tattoo. Also, CR7 has donated his bone marrow to help the son of his teammate Carlos Martins.
- Apart from being a great footballer, he also has a great body which demands peachy praises from both fans and critics. Ronaldo credits his amazing body to a rigorous workout routine and the discipline to stick to it. He has allotted various workout routines every day except Tuesday, which is his rest day. Sometime back, reports had surfaced that Ronaldo does 3000 abs a day, but he categorically stated that it was nothing but malice and baseless rumours.
- In 2008, he scored 42 goals and was awarded the FIFA World Player of the Year honour.
- He has broken so many records, you can't hold your breath trying to count them all. However, a record that actually exists as the highest paid football player at his age. In 2003, Cristiano was signed by Manchester United and paid £12 million. After signing up for Real Madrid, Ronaldo earns £365,000 a week, and the deal runs until 2021.
- He has a museum in Funchal dedicated to his life, career, rare photographs, trophies and awards he has won over the years. Much better way to remind yourself that you deserve the best than a museum displaying all your achievements.
- Ronaldo features a nice body that may either result in envy or respect. Thus, unnumberable brands are running towards him for advertising. Some of the product he has supported over time embody Coca-Cola, Armani jeans, and underwear, Herbalife, Nike, Konami,KFC, Motorola, Jacob & Co., Fly Emirates, Castrol, and also the myriad.
- During the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Portugal's opening game was against Ivory Coast. During the game, one of the opposing players tackled him. The argument that followed moments later saw both players booked by the referee. The following day, Portugal contacted FIFA to withdraw the yellow card, claiming that Ronaldo had been involved in the argument. FIFA was adamant and upheld the referee's decision, meaning the yellow card was still in effect.
- In the year 2005, Ronaldo was arrested for presumedly raping two women in a hotel in London. He denied the charges and the case was dropped by Scotland Yard due to insufficient evidence. He was then accused of allegedly raping a woman in Las Vegas in 2009, but he claimed they had consensual sex. The story only came to light in 2017, when the German newspaper Der Spiegel revealed that a non-disclosure agreement had been signed since January 2010 with a payment of $375,000 provided the alleged victim did not go public with the allegation. As no criminal case ever reached a conclusion, Ronaldo was never found guilty or acquitted of any rape charges.
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