Ronaldo
was born in Madeira, Portugal, to Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro and the late
José Dinis Aveiro. He has one older brother, Hugo, and two elder sisters,
Elma and Liliana. Liliana is a singer by the stage name “Ronalda” in Portugal. Cristiano’s second given name ”Ronaldo” is very uncommon in Portugal. His parents named him after former Hollywood actor and U.S. President Ronald Reagan due to his late father’s respect for the man.
Elma and Liliana. Liliana is a singer by the stage name “Ronalda” in Portugal. Cristiano’s second given name ”Ronaldo” is very uncommon in Portugal. His parents named him after former Hollywood actor and U.S. President Ronald Reagan due to his late father’s respect for the man.
Ronaldo
is a two-footed player, this allowing him to play anywhere up front: right,
left or through the middle. This has enabled Ronaldo and left winger Ryan Giggs
to switch wings occasionally, allowing Manchester United to further confuse
their opponents. Ronaldo has superb technical ability. Besides his multiple
step-over moves, he also developed a wide array of skills, making him a tricky
and unpredictable winger to come up against. Ronaldo’s pace and blistering
runs, either down the wings or cutting into the middle, has further established
him as an important player to Manchester United. He can also strike powerful
shots from outside the box. His unique playing style is a far cry from
traditional wingers of the past and he can best be described as a winger and a
striker rolled into one. Ronaldo is extremely good in the air and has scored a
fair number of headed goals as well. In addition, his ‘pin ball free-kicks’ are
also noted for their swerve and dip. He is also adept at taking spot kicks and
was Manchester United’s first choice penalty-taker.
In the
summer of 2009, Cristiano Ronaldo completed a record breaking €94 million
transfer to Real Madrid. During his first season at Real Madrid, Cristiano
Ronaldo scored 26 goals. The season was not very successful however as
Barcelona won La Liga and Real Madrid fell out of Champions League at the hands
of Lyon.
Cristiano
Ronaldo played in his second FIFA World Cup in 2010. The Portuguese traveled to
South Africa with high expectations after beating Bosnia to qualify for the
World Cup. Portugal advanced to the knockout stages despite a poor showing
during the group games. Portugal was knocked out of the World Cup in the round
of 16 by a far superior Spanish team.
Real
Madrid announced that Jose Mourinho would take over as manager for the 2010-11
season. Together with Jose Mourinho, Cristiano Ronaldo’s expectations for the
upcoming season are at an all-time high..