About Christiano Ronaldo...15% to steemsports.

Hello everyone....I am very glad to talk about one of my favourite footballers, which is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveir.
He was born on February 5, 1985, in Madeira, Portugal to Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro and José Diniz Aveiro. Cristiano has four siblings, he was the youngest among them. It is said to believe that his name was inspired by the former US-president, Ronald Reagan, whom his father was influenced by.

He grew up in a largely working class neighborhood in a small tin-roofed home that overlooked the ocean. Ronaldo was introduced to the game of soccer through his dad, who worked as an equipment manager at a boy's club.
His early life was shaped by hardship, as his father often drank too much. To help keep the children fed and maintain some financial stability, Ronaldo's mother worked as a cook and cleaning person.
The island of Madeira was also the place where Cristiano first learned to master his skills as a footballer.

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He spent his early years playing for his local team, Nacional, and by the time he turned 12 years old, he already made his name for himself as one of Madeira's top footballers . It wasn't long before he started to catch the attention of other big Portuguese clubs. Among Sporting was Benfica, a team Cristiano and his father followed as a young boy. However he eventually chose to play for Sporting which was a team his mother loved and followed as she was growing up.

He was then spotted by former Liverpool manager, Gerard Houllier at the age of sixteen but Liverpool had no intentions to sign him at that time because they thought he was too young and he needed more time to develop his skills. However, in the summer of 2003, when Sporting played against Manchester United and defeated them, Cristiano caught the attention of Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson.

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Ronaldo became Manchester United's first-ever Portuguese player. He requested for the number 28 as his jersey number because he didn't feel that he could live up to the pressure of previous players such as David Beckham who wore the number 7 jersey.
In 2005, when Ronaldo was playing for Manchester United, his father died from alcohol-related kidney problems.

In 2007, he won PFA Young Player of the Year, PFA Player of the Year, PFA Fans' Player of the Year, Portuguese Footballer of the Year. That same year, Ronaldo also had to deal with controversies regarding his club transfer to Spanish giants, Real Madrid. He eventually chose to stay with Manchester United and stressed to the public that he had no intentions of leaving the club.
In the 2004 FA Cup final, Ronaldo scored Manchester's first three goals and helped them capture the championship. He set a franchise record for goals scored in 2008, before Real Madrid paid a record $131 million for him to come play for them.

During his free time, Cristiano enjoys cooking. Cristiano is an avid learner and he takes interest in learning new things everyday.
Ronaldo is a very kind hearted person. There was this situations of a tsunami hitting south East Asia, he flew to Indonesia to help those in need. He auctioned off a few stuff to help raise funds for charity. He hopes to get involved in more charity projects in the future because he believes his star status will help him reach out to others for help.

Cristiano Ronaldo is a professional soccer player who has set records while playing for the Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus clubs, as well as the Portuguese national team.

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Among his many accomplishments, he has won a record-tying five Ballon d'Or awards for player of the year, and led Portugal to an emotional victory in the 2016 European Championship.
To me he is the greatest of all time..

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