Cristiano Ronaldo

 

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo was born on February 5, 1985. Despite having the same birthday as Neymar, his only rival in football achievements is Lionel Messi. Ronaldo, who was born in Portugal's Madeira Islands, is leading the team for the third time at the World Cup in Russia. A record five-time Ballon d'Or winner, this footballer is considered by many to be the best in the world. Three-time Premier League winner Ronaldo has won La Liga twice. In addition, Ronaldo, who won the Champions League four times, also won the Club World Cup four times. The forward, who has won an FA Cup, two League Cups and two Copa del Reys, however, cites winning the 2016 Euros for Portugal as his biggest success. In 2015, the country's football federation announced the name of Ronaldo as the best footballer in the history of Portugal.

The owner of the highest goals in Europe's top five leagues, Ronaldo is also the third highest scorer for the country. He has the most international goals (32) in a calendar year. Ronaldo is also the top scorer in Champions League and European Championship (29). The Real Madrid forward is the first footballer to score a goal every minute of the match. As the only player to score in seven consecutive international competitions (Euro-2004,08,12,16 and World Cup-06,1014). He does not go short as a playmaker, the Portuguese captain also holds the record for most goals scored by his teammates in the Champions League and European Championship.

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born in 1985 in Funchal, the capital of Madeira. Ronaldo is the youngest child of Mali father and Radhuni mother. Jose Dinis and Maria Dolores chose the name Ronaldo from the name of the former president of the United States, Ronald Reagan. Ronaldo spent his childhood in poverty. In fact, all four children of the Aveiro family grew up in the same room. And in 2016 and 2017, Ronaldo was at the top of Forbes magazine's list of highest-paid athletes.

His parents contributed the most to Ronaldo becoming a footballer. Apart from working as a municipal gardener to support the family, Ronaldo's father Jose was also a kit man for local club Andorra. That's why Ronaldo joined Andorra when he was only 7 years old. A three-day trial at Sporting CP at the age of 12 changed the story of Ronaldo's life. Cristiano left Madeira and joined Sporting's youth academy in Lisbon. At the age of 14, he resigned from his studies after talking to his mother as he became doubtful about his football career. He was about to retire from football the following year due to physical problems. Ronaldo was worried about his football career due to heart problems. After undergoing surgery, Ronaldo never looked back.

Ronaldo, who scored a brace on his professional debut, played in club football at Manchester United and Real Madrid after Sporting CP. And in this journey, he set numerous records.

Ronaldo is now the highest goalscorer in Real Madrid history. He has a record 33 hat-tricks in La Liga in just 9 seasons. That's why Ronaldo now holds the record of fastest 150, 200 and 300 goals in La Liga. He is the only player to score at least 50 goals in 6 consecutive seasons. The record of scoring 50 goals in 7 consecutive calendar years is only Ronaldo's. Along with Messi, he has been named in the FIFA Team of the Year eleven times, but Ronaldo is the only player to be named in the FIFA Team of the Year in both categories.

Ronaldo's dominance in European football is even more terrifying. Ronaldo has been named in UEFA's team of the year for a total of 12 times. Closest rival Messi has only managed to do that 9 times. Behind this, Ronaldo's achievement in the Champions League played a role. On his way to winning the Champions League four times for United and Real, he became the first player to score 100 goals in this competition. Ronaldo is also the first footballer to score 100 goals for a particular club. He also has the unique achievement of scoring goals in all group stage matches.

In personal life, Ronaldo is the father of four children. Seven-year-old Ronaldo Jr. got a sister and a brother as companions in June 2017. And at the end of the year, Ronaldo's second daughter was born to girlfriend Georgina Rodr