Became the most expensive teenager in Britain in 2003.
His idol is Luis Figo.
Was selected for the Portuguese Olympic football team for 2004.
Wears the number 7 shirt.
Signed by Manchester United from Sporting Lisbon in August 2003 for an initial
£12,240,000.
Scored the first goal in the 2004 FA Cup Final against Millwall FC.
Made his full Manchester United debut against Wolves in August 2003.
Scored 2 goals that helped Manchester United beat Arsenal 4-2 at Highbury.
Has appeared in a Suzuki TV advert.
Voted player of the 2003/04 season.
His father named him after former American President Ronald Reagan.
He was the first ever Portugese Manchester United player.
His parents names are Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro and Jose Diniz Aveiro.
Has been criticized many times for diving in the penalty area.
Has appeared in several Nike adverts.
Before joining Manchester United he played against them for Sporting Lisbon
weeks later he was signed by Manchester United.
Sporting Lisbon signed him up for their schoolboy team at the age of 13 for
£1,500.
He was born into a poor family on the Portuguese island of Madeira off the
Morrocan coast.
Was signed by Manchester United as a long term replacement for David Beckham.
He is a very big idol in his hometown Madeira.
Made his international debut for Portugal against Kazakhstan in August 2003.
Scored his first Manchester United goal against Portsmouth FC at Old Trafford.
Starting playing for his local football side Nacional.
Signed a new five year contract with Manchester United. [2005]
His father passed away while he was on international duty in Russia.
In the first ever FIFPro awards was voted the special young player of the year
award.
After playing against Manchester United in a pre-season friendly the Manchester
United players urged the manager to sign Cristiano on the the plane back to
Manchester.
Bought a £1.5 million pound mansion in Cheshire which was previously
owned by 3 former Manchester United players.
Drives a silver Porsche.
Flew to Indonesia to visit the areas affected by the tsunami and raised over
1 billion rupiah by auctioning off his personal sports gear.
Grew up with his brother and 2 sisters.
Scored Manchester United's 1,000th league goal against Middlesbrough FC.
Wears the number 17 shirt whenever he plays for Portugal.
Was named in the UEFA Team of the year 2004.
Signed a new two year extension with Manchester United. [2005]
Ended the 2004/05 season making 50 appearances and scoring 9 goals.
His career honors include FA Cup winner (2004) Euro 2004 finalist (2004) UEFA
Team of the Year (2004) FA Cup finalist (2005) FIFPro Special Young Player of
the Year (2005)
Cristiano was first spotted by former Liverpool F.C manager Gerrard Houllier
at the age of 16.
Cristiano drives a red Ferrari 435.
League Cup Winner 2006.
Was named the PFA's player of the month for March. (April 2006)
Ended the 2005/06 season making 37 appearances 10 as a sub and scoring a season
best for Manchester united with 12 goals.
His house was robbed. Among the things that got stolen were his jewellery and
his car.
Is of Moroccon descent.
In 2007, he won: PFA Young Player of the Year, PFA Player of the Year, PFA
Fans' Player of the Year (Premiership), Portuguese Footballer of the Year, FWA
Footballer of the Year, Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year and Manchester United's
Players' Player of the Year.
Was "Public Enemy no.1" with English football fans after his part
in Wayne Rooney's sending off against Portugal, in the World Cup quarter finals.
Cristiano Ronaldo Detailed Biography
Cristiano Ronaldo (full name Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro) born 5 February 1985, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal) is a Portuguese professional football player who plays his club football for Manchester United of England having previously played for Portuguese team Sporting Lisbon.
Little is known about his private life. His father, Dinis Aviero passed away on September 7, 2005. Despite that he played in the World Cup Qualifier against Russia only hours after receiving the news. He was also granted compassionate leave by Sir Alex Ferguson and thus missed the Premier League Match against Manchester City on September 10. He however declared himself available for Manchester United's next match in the UEFA Champions League, against Villarreal.
Able to use either foot and play on both sides of the pitch, he attracted the attentions of Sir Alex Ferguson in the summer of 2003, when Sporting Lisbon beat Manchester United 3–1 in the inauguration of the Alvalade XXI stadium. After the match, United's players spoke enthusiastically of the young talent that they had just played against saying they would rather have him on their team than have to play against him in the future. That was enough for Ferguson to decide that he wanted to acquire the youngster for his team, who were in the market for a right-sided midfielder, signing him for £12.24 million after recently completing the transfer of David Beckham out of the club.
Since debuting for the famous English club, Ronaldo has earned equal amounts of praise and criticism for his flashy style of play and dribbling skills. He has played primarily as a winger for United and his ability to use both feet allows him to play on either wing. He demonstrated these qualities at the 2004 FA Cup final in Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, in which he starred, scoring the first goal in United's 3–0 win over Millwall.
In his second season at United, Ronaldo has grown as a player, notably starring in the memorable 4–2 demolition of champions Arsenal at their Highbury stadium. Despite this, the doubts over his 'flashy' style and perceived inability to produce an 'end product', the final killer cross or pass to set-up a goal are yet to be allayed.
Ronaldo made his international debut in August 2003, against Kazakhstan. He scored Portugal's only goal in their 2–1 loss to Greece in the opening match of Euro 2004 and the first goal of the semi final against the Netherlands which Portugal won 2–1. The final saw a rematch of the opening game of the tournament and again, Greece emerged victorious. Though the tournament ended in disappointment for Ronaldo, he had truly come of age as a player.
Ronaldo represented Portugal at the 2004 Olympic Games. As of 11 June 2005, he has scored 10 goals in 24 appearances for his country. Ronaldo is currently the second highest scorer in World Cup qualification in the European zone with 7 goals so far.
On the 29th October 2005 Ronaldo scored Manchester United's 1000th Premiership goal, in a 4–1 loss at the hands of Middlesbrough.
