CRISTIANO RONALDO

Cristiano Ronaldo
dos Santos Aveiro,
was born on
February 5, 1985 in
the island of Madeira
in Portugal.
He was named
Ronaldo after the
president of the
U.S.A. at the time of
his birth, Ronald
Reagan.
THE FAMILY
•His father, José Diniz
dos Santos was the
town council gardener
and his mother, Dolores
Aveiro, was a cook.
His family was poor.
He had to share the
bedroom with his
older brother Hugo
and two older
sisters: Elma and
Katia.
He started playing football when he was eight
years old at the local club Andorinha.
At the age of fifteen, he had a heart surgery and he
continued training.
At the age of 17, Ronaldo played his first professional game
for the ‘Portuguese Super League.’
In 2003 he started to play in Manchester United
In 2009,he moved from Manchester United to Real
Madrid for 94 million euros.
He scored 657 goals.
He won the Balon D´Or five times
On 10 July 2018,
Ronaldo signed a
contract for four
years with the
Italian
club Juventus .
He married to Georgina Rodriguez. He has got
two sons and two daughters.
He is the most expensive football player in
history.
He has a fashion store CR7
for men´s clothing.
In his free time, he likes
cooking.
He is rich and famous but
he makes donations to
institutions.