“He gave us a lot of confidence and he said, ‘Listen people, I’m sure we will win this Euro, so stay together and fight for it,’” fullback Cedric Soares said after Portugal’s victory. “This is one of the happiest moments in my career,” Ronaldo commented. “I’ve always ...
His full name is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro. He was named Ronaldo in honor of Ronald Reagan, his father's favorite actor. He began his youth level career with Portugal under-15 in 2001. Trivia He broke a number of La Liga records as well as Real Madrid franchise records and sco...
Cristiano Ronaldo (full name: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro) was born in Funchal on the Portuguese island of Madeira on 5 February 1985. Ronaldo is the youngest of three children and has one older brother called Hugo, and two older sisters called Elma and Liliana Cátia. Cristiano Ronaldo...
Background information on his life; Career achievements of Ronaldo; Challenges which Ronaldo faced in his career; Details on Ronaldo's full name; Reference made to Brazilian soccer player Pele; Controversy over a contract between Ronaldo and Barcelona....
If this was not enough, he is one of the few players to have made over 1,100 professional career appearances and has scored over 790 official senior career goals for a club and country. Fun fact:Cristiano Ronaldo was expelled from school after throwing a chair at his teacher, who he said...
At the beginning of 2014, the season continued, and in the game against Celta, Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals which helped him to reach 400 goals in his football career. On January 13 of that same year, the Portuguese player was awarded the FIFA Golden Ball, this being the second ...
Cristiano Ronaldo, whose full name is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, was born on February 5, 1985, Funclal, Madeira, Portugal. He is a Portuguese professional football player who plays his club foothall for several well-known world's football clubs. He has won the 2014 FIFA Ballond'...
Karim Benzema is the final name in this outstanding team and the French striker has played with Ronaldo more than any other player in his career. From their 342 joint appearances together, the pair netted an incredible 522 goals and can both claim a spot in Real Madrid’s all-time top 10...
The European Cup – or European Champion Clubs' Cup to give it its full name – was UEFA's first major men's club competition, and began in 1955. Real Madrid won the opening five editions, their Argentinian-born forward Alfredo Di Stéfano racking up 49 g...
The superstar found the back of the net for the opener in Portugal's semifinal against Wales, giving him nine career Euro goals and tying Michel Platini for the all-time record. Ronaldo's tally was a straight-forward header. He got a full head of steam, lept higher than anyone else in...