Cristiano Ronaldo

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Cristiano Ronaldo
Personal information
Full name	Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
Date of birth	5 February 1985 (1985-02-05)
Place of birth	Funchal, Portugal
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Real Madrid
Number	7
Youth clubs
1993–1995 1995–1997 1997–2001	Andorinha Nacional Sporting CP
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
2001–2003 2003–2009 2009–	Sporting CP Manchester United Real Madrid	025 00(3) 196 0(84) 262 (280)
National team
2001–2002 2003 2002–2003 2004 2003–	Portugal U-17 Portugal U-20 Portugal U-21 Portugal U-23 Portugal	007 00(5) 005 00(1) 010 00(3) 003 00(2) 138 0(71)

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (born 5 February 1985), commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club Real Madrid and serves as captain of the Portuguese national team. Ronaldo was the most expensive player in football history after having transferred to Real Madrid from Manchester United in a deal worth £80 million (€94m, US$132m) until 2013 when Gareth Bale moved to Real Madrid for a transfer fee of £85.3 million (€100m). His contract with Real Madrid is believed to have made him the highest-paid football player in the world.

Ronaldo began his career as a youth player for Andorinha, where he played for two years, then moved to Nacional. In 1997, he made a move to Portuguese giants Sporting Clube de Portugal. Ronaldo's precocious talent caught the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and he signed the 18-year-old for £12.24 million in 2003. The following season, Ronaldo won his first club honour, the FA Cup, and reached the UEFA Euro 2004 final with Portugal, in which tournament he scored his first international goal.

In 2008, Ronaldo won his first UEFA Champions League title, and was named player of the tournament. He was named the FIFPro World Player of the Year and the FIFA World Player of the Year, in addition to becoming Manchester United's first Ballon d'Or winner in 40 years. Three-time Ballon d'Or winner Johan Cruyff said in an interview on 2 April 2008, "Ronaldo is better than George Best and Denis Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of United". He won the Ballon d'Or again in 2014.

Honours

Manchester United

• Premier League: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
• FA Cup: 2003–04; Runner-up: 2004–05, 2006–07
• Football League Cup: 2005–06, 2008–09
• FA Community Shield: 2007
• UEFA Champions League: 2007–08; Runner-up: 2008–09
• UEFA Super Cup Runner-up: 2008
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2008

Real Madrid

• La Liga: 2011–12
• Copa del Rey: 2010–11, 2013–14; Runner-up: 2012–13
• Supercopa de España: 2012; Runner up: 2011, 2014
• UEFA Champions League: 2013–14
• UEFA Super Cup: 2014
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2014

International

Portugal

• UEFA European Championship:

Runner-up: 2004

Bronze: 2012

Individual

• FIFA Ballon d'Or: 2013, 2014
• FIFA World Player of the Year: 2008
• UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 2004, 2012
• Bravo Award: 2004
• UEFA Team of the Year: 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
• Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year: 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08
• PFA Premier League Team of the Year: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
• PFA Young Player of the Year: 2006–07
• PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2006–07, 2007–08
• FWA Footballer of the Year: 2006–07, 2007–08
• Barclays Player of the Year 2006–07, 2007–08
• Premier League Player of the Month: November 2006, December 2006, January 2008, March 2008
• ESM Team of the Year: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
• Premier League Golden Boot: 2007–08
• European Golden Shoe: 2007–08, 2010–11, 2013–14
• FIFA FIFPro World XI: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
• UEFA Champions League top scorer: 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14
• UEFA Club Forward of the Year: 2007–08
• UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2007–08
• FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball: 2008, 2014
• Ballon d'Or: 2008
• FIFPro World Player of the Year: 2008
• Onze d'Or: 2008, 2013
• World Soccer Player of the Year: 2008, 2013, 2014
• FIFA Puskás Award: 2009
• La Liga top scorer: 2010–11, 2013–14
• Copa del Rey top goalscorer: 2010–11
• Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
• UEFA Euro Top scorer: 2012
• La Liga Player of the Month: November 2013
• LFP Most Valuable Player: 2012–13
• IFFHS World's Best Top Goal Scorer: 2013
• ESPY Awards Best International Athlete: 2014
• UEFA Best Player in Europe Award: 2013–14
• UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2013–14
• LFP Best Player: 2013–14
• LFP Best Forward: 2013–14
• LFP Best Goal: 2013–14
• BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year: 2014

External links

• Official website
• Real Madrid official profile
• Cristiano Ronaldo – UEFA competition record
• Cristiano Ronaldo FIFA competition record
• Cristiano Ronaldo at National-Football-Teams.com
• Cristiano Ronaldo profile at Soccerbase
• BDFutbol profile
• ESPN Profile

Portugal – UEFA Euro 2004

1. Ricardo 2. Ferreira 3. Rui Jorge 4. Andrade 5. F. Couto (c) 6. Costinha 7. Figo 8. Petit 9. Pauleta 10. Rui Costa 11. Simão 12. Quim 13. Miguel 14. N. Valente 15. Beto 16. Carvalho 17. C. Ronaldo 18. Maniche 19. Tiago 20. Deco 21. Nuno Gomes 22. Moreira 23. H. Postiga Manager:   Luiz Felipe Scolari

Portugal – 2006 FIFA World Cup - Fourth place

1. Ricardo 2. Paulo Ferreira 3. Marco Caneira 4. Ricardo Costa 5. Fernando Meira 6. Costinha 7. Luís Figo (c) 8. Petit 9. Pauleta 10. Hugo Viana 11. Simão 12. Quim 13. Miguel 14. Nuno Valente 15. Luís Boa Morte 16. Ricardo Carvalho 17. Cristiano Ronaldo 18. Maniche 19. Tiago 20. Deco 21. Nuno Gomes 22. Paulo Santos 23. Hélder Postiga Manager:   Luiz Felipe Scolari

Portugal – UEFA Euro 2008

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Portugal – 2010 FIFA World Cup - Round of 16

1. Eduardo 2. Bruno Alves 3. Ferreira 4. Rolando 5. Duda 6. Carvalho 7. C. Ronaldo 8. P. Mendes 9. Liédson 10. Danny 11. Simão 12. Beto 13. Miguel 14. Veloso 15. Pepe 16. Meireles 17. Amorim 18. H. Almeida 19. Tiago 20. Deco 21. Costa 22. D. Fernandes 23. Coentrão Manager:   Carlos Queiroz

Portugal – UEFA Euro 2012

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Portugal – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Group stage

1. Eduardo 2. B. Alves 3. Pepe 4. Veloso 5. Coentrão 6. William 7. C. Ronaldo (c) 8. Moutinho 9. H. Almeida 10. Vieirinha 11. Éder 12. Patrício 13. Costa 14. Neto 15. Rafa 16. Meireles 17. Nani 18. Varela 19. A. Almeida 20. Amorim 21. Pereira 22. Beto 23. H. Postiga Manager:   Paulo Bento

Portugal – UEFA Euro 2016 – Winners

1. Patrício 2. B. Alves 3. Pepe 4. Fonte 5. Guerreiro 6. Carvalho 7. C. Ronaldo 8. Moutinho 9. Éder 10. J. Mário 11. Vieirinha 12. Lopes 13. Danilo 14. William 15. Gomes 16. Sanches 17. Nani 18. Rafa 19. Eliseu 20. Quaresma 21. Cédric 22. Eduardo 23. Adrien Manager:   Fernando Santos