Cristiano Ronaldo Biography
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo is an incredible athlete, lets check out one of the world's most
exciting soccer superstars.
Growing Up
Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo was born on February 5, 1985, on the island of
Madeira, which is a few hundred miles south of Portugal. He grew up in a small
house in the city of Funchal and began playing soccer for a youth team in Madeira,
where his dad was the team's equipment manager. He was hired for the Sporting
Lisbon, so he moved to that city. The move was a difficult for Cristiano, since he
was away from his family and many of his teammates made fun of his Madeiran
accent.
Cristiano's talent caught the eye of Manchester United manager, Alex Ferguson,
who bought him from Sporting Lisbon for a mind-boggling $20 million US! Cristiano
had great success playing for both Manchester United and for Portugal. He scored
the opening goal for Manchester in their 2004 FA Cup victory and helped Portugal
advance to the finals at Euro 2004. In 2009, Manchester United accepted an offer
of 80 million pounds (that's over $120 million US!) from Spain's Real Madrid soccer
team for Cristiano, so he moved again, now to Spain.
Did you know?
Ronaldo was named as the US President, Ronald Reagan, who was greatly admired
by Ronaldo's dad. His full name is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro.
Cristiano Ronaldo's favorite actress is Angelina Jolie.
When Cristiano Ronaldo was a kid, he once hit a teacher with a chair because she
made fun (laughed) of his Madeiran accent (I do not recommend you hit your
teachers with chairs).
Cristiano Ronaldo Biography
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo is an incredible athlete, lets check out one of the world's most
exciting soccer superstars.
Growing Up
Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo was born on February 5, 1985, on the island of
Madeira, which is a few hundred miles south of Portugal. He grew up in a small
house in the city of Funchal and began playing soccer for a youth team in Madeira,
where his dad was the team's equipment manager. He was hired for the Sporting
Lisbon, so he moved to that city. The move was a difficult for Cristiano, since he
was away from his family and many of his teammates made fun of his Madeiran
accent.
Cristiano's talent caught the eye of Manchester United manager, Alex Ferguson,
who bought him from Sporting Lisbon for a mind-boggling $20 million US! Cristiano
had great success playing for both Manchester United and for Portugal. He scored
the opening goal for Manchester in their 2004 FA Cup victory and helped Portugal
advance to the finals at Euro 2004. In 2009, Manchester United accepted an offer
of 80 million pounds (that's over $120 million US!) from Spain's Real Madrid soccer
team for Cristiano, so he moved again, now to Spain.
Did you know?
Ronaldo was named as the US President, Ronald Reagan, who was greatly admired
by Ronaldo's dad. His full name is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro.
Cristiano Ronaldo's favorite actress is Angelina Jolie.
When Cristiano Ronaldo was a kid, he once hit a teacher with a chair because she
made fun (laughed) of his Madeiran accent (I do not recommend you hit your
teachers with chairs).
