Monday, June 25, 2018

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo
Born = February 5, 1985
Place = Funchal, Madeira, Portugal,

Cristiano Ronaldo Portuguese striker football (soccer) was one of the best players of his generation.

Ronaldo's father, José Dinis Aveiro, was the equipment manager of the local Andorinha club. (The name of Ronaldo was added to the Christian name in honor of his father's favorite movie actor, Ronald Reagan, who was president of the EE.UU at the time of Christian's birth). At the age of 15, Ronaldo was diagnosed with a heart problem that required surgery, but he was ill. he only scored briefly and made a complete recovery. He first played for Clube Desportivo Nacional Madeira, then transferred to the Sporting Lisbon.

A great 6-foot-1 (1.85-meter) player, Ronaldo was a formidable athlete in the field. Originally a right-handed man, he became an attacker with a free control attack style. He was able to hypnotize the opponents with a knack that made enough space for openings in the opposing defenses.

After a successful season, Ronaldo signed in 2003 with Englishman Manchester United . It was one of the best attackers of the game. His best season with United came in 2007-08 when he scored 42 goals in the league and cup, and won the Golden Shoe award as Europe's top scorer with 31 league goals. After helping United to secure the title of the Champions League in May 2008, Ronaldo won the International Federation of Football (FIFA) Player of the Year award for his brilliant 2007-08 season. He also led United to an appearance in the 2009 Champions League final, which they lost to FC Barcelona.

Shortly after, Ronaldo was sold to Real Madrid of Spain, a club he was told he wanted to play for a transfer price of $ 80 million. His scoring ability continued with his new team, and during the 2010-11 he scored the most goals in league history season (his record was beaten the following season by rival Lionel Messi of Barcelona). In 2011-12, Ronaldo helped Madrid win a league championship and scored 46 personal goals during the league season. In 56 games he scored a total66 goals for Madrid and the Portuguese national team in 2013 to win his second best player of the year award (the FIFA world player was renamed FIFA Golden Ball in 2010). In 2014, he scored 52 goals in 43 appearances and helped Madrid to a Champions League title, allowing Ronaldo to win another Ballon d'Or award. In 2014-15, he scored 48 goals to lead La Liga to the score. Ronaldo scored his 324th goal as a Real member in October 2015 to become the club's all-time leading scorer. In 2017-18 he won Champions League title.