Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, born on February 5, 1985 in Funchal is a Portuguese national soccer player. Currently he plays in the club Manchester United on the left wing position. He started his international career with Portugal to defend the national team since 2003.
Cristiano Ronaldo began playing football at the age of three years. Favorite team when he was young was SL Benfica. He played for the first time with an amateur team, Andorinha, when he was 8 years old. In 1995, Cristiano Ronaldo's reputation was growing in Portugal.
Two popular soccer teams, CS Maritimo and CD Nacional interested in Cristiano Ronaldo. Maritimo, the largest team left a meeting with the manager Andorinha, the result Ronaldo signed onto a CD Nacional. After getting the winner at Nacional, Ronaldo moved to Sporting CP.
Ronaldo started with Sporting debut against Moreirense and produces a score two goals. He is also a feature of Portugal in the UEFA Under 17 championship.
His appearance in the UEFA Under 17 Championship brings the attention of the world football. Who first saw the appearance of Ronaldo is the manager of Liverpool FC, Gérard Houllier. But Liverpool declined because Ronaldo was too young and need time to develop into a famous football player.
In 2003, Ronaldo got the attention of Sir Alex Ferguson, when Sporting beat Manchester United with a 3-1 score in the inauguration of the Alvalade XXI stadium Lisbon.
Ferguson decided to want young players for his team, Ronaldo signed a contract at a price of £ 12.24 million. Debut with Manchester United (MU) is at the time against Bolton Wanderers in the 60th minute at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester 4-0 victory.
The debut of his international career in August 2003 when Portugal against Kazakhstan. At the opening of Euro 2004, Portugal lost to Greece with a 2-1 result. At the semi-final against Holland, Ronaldo created the first goal with the final result 2-1 victory for Portugal.
Ronaldo Portugal to deliver the 2004 Summer Olympics, and he became the second highest score fi FIFA World Cup qualification in the European zone with 7 goals. until June 17, 2005, Ronaldo is scoring 11 goals in 25 games for Portugal.
