Cristiano Ronaldo
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Profile
Club: Manchester
United Football Club
Full Name: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
Date Of Birth: 1985-02-05
Place Of Birth: Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Height: 1.84m
Nickname: CR, Ronnie, Rocket Ronaldo, C. Ronaldo, CR7
Position: Winger
Nationality: Portuguese |
 Footballer
of The Year 2008 Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, who is more
commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, has one of the most impressive
football player profiles. He was born on 5 February 1985 in Funchal,
Madeira, Portugal. He is a Portuguese national who plays football for
Manchester United F.C. and Portugal’s national team.
Ronaldo started playing football at an early age (2-3 years old) in a
small island town more widely known for its farming practices than
producing soccer stars.
He made a stunning debut for Sporting in the Portuguese Super Liga in
September 2002. The 17-year old Ronaldo scored two goals and instantly
proved his worth at his new club.
In August 2003, after a friendly against Manchester United, which
Sporting Lisbon won. Sir Alex signed Christiano for 12.24m.
A few days later on August 16 he made his debut for Manchester
United.
In Cristiano Ronaldo’s debut match for Manchester he made an
immediate impact, even though he did not score he was instrumental in
producing the win for the team. This gave Cristiano a good start with
the fans and English press who praised his debut performance and laid to
rest any uncertainty about the highest paid new teenage player in
Britain. |
