Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Averio, or Cristiano Ronaldo for short. Cristiano was born in February 5, 1985. Cristiano will soon be a professional Football player. When Cristiano was just 16 years old Manchester United paid Cristiano over 14 million USD to sign him to the team.

In 2004 FA Cup finals, Ronaldo scored Manchester’s first 3 goals and won the championships. He set a franchise for goals scored in 2008, before Real Madrid paid a record $131 million for his services the following year. Among his many accomplishments, he has won a record of 5 Ballon d’Or awards for player of the year and led Portugal to an emotional victory in the 2016 European Championship. In July 2018, Ronaldo left Manchester to sign up with Italian Serie A club Juventus.

Ronaldo’s Early Life:

Ronaldo was born on February 5, 1985, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, a small island off the western coast of the country. Ronaldo is the youngest of four children born to Maria Dolores dos Santos and Jose Dinis Aveiro. He was named after Ronaldo Reagan, one of his father’s favorite actors. Ronaldo grew up in a largely working class neighborhood in a small tin roofed home that overlooked the ocean. Ronaldo was introduced to the game of soccer through his dad, who worked as an equipment manager at a boy’s club. His early life was shaped by hardship, as his father often drank too much. To help keep the children fed and maintain some financial stability, Ronaldo’s mother worked as a cook and cleaning person. In 2005, when Ronaldo was playing for Manchester United, his father died from alcohol related kidney problems in 2007, his mother struggled with breast cancer. The former was especially hard for Ronaldo since he and his dad had been close. Ronaldo would often sneak out his room with a Football and practice.

Ronaldo’s Success and his Retirement:

Ronaldo has been a great and  good player, unfortunately had his last World Cup (aka: his last game of his World Cup/game of his career). Ronaldo has gotten lots of trophies. But he lost in his last game of Pro Football. He also had 2 kids.

The goat (Cristiano Ronaldo) has left the chat (has left Pro Football).