Early life
Cristiano Ronaldo was born on 5 February 1985, in Madeira, Portugal, to Jose Dinis Aveiro and his wife Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro. His father was a gardener with the municipality while his mother worked as a cook. Ronaldo was the youngest child among four children; others being a son and two daughters. Ronaldo was expelled from school after assaulted his teacher by throwing a chair at him. He had always been a keen footballer and by the time he was 14 years old, he decided to concentrate on becoming a professional footballer. Ronaldo had been playing for Androrinha since he was eight.
Career
Cristiano Ronaldo became one of Manchester United’s most important players during his six-year stint at the club and during that time the club became one of the most successful clubs in Europe as it won three league titles on the trot as well as the UEFA Champions League in 2008. Ronaldo scored 84 goals for the club in 196 league games and became one of the best players in the world. In the 2018 World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo became the oldest player ever to score a hat-trick in a World Cup match. He scored the hat-trick against Spain. Portugal progressed to the last 16 and was eliminated following a 2–1 defeat to Uruguay.
Awards & Achievements
Cristiano Ronaldo was awarded the Ballon D’Or (later known as the FIFA World Player of the Year Award) in 2008 when he was a Manchester United player.
In 2013, he won the FIFA World Player of the Year Award and won it again the following year.
Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for being the highest scorer in the history of Real Madrid with 338 goals.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest ever goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League with 89 career goals to date.
Forbes magazine ranked him as the world’s highest-paid athlete in 2016 and 2017.
