| Net Worth: | € 420 million |
| Age: | 35 |
| Born: | 05/02/1985 |
| Country of origin: | Portugal |
| Source of wealth: | Soccer player |
| Last updated: | 2020 |
Short introduction
Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese soccer player.
Early life
Cristiano Ronaldo Dos Santos Aveiro was born on Portuguese Island Madeira. Together with three siblings, he grew up in bad condition. At a young age that was only three years old, Ronaldo was enthusiastic about football and started this sport. As an eight -year -old child, he played at CF Andorinha’s amateur club. Ronaldo’s talent was considered since the beginning and two years later two leading clubs in Madeira, Nacional Funchal and Marítimo Funchal, were very interested. Ronaldo finally decided on the Nacional association. At the age of 12, he completed a short trial training at Sporting Lisbon and then turned there.
Career
Since then, Ronalda has been training with other players in the department that maintains young talents. His great talent and a very large soccer art were convinced so that in the following years Ronaldo was the first young man from Sporting Lisbon who was deployed to U16, 17, 18, reserve selection and professional teams in one season. The Portuguese also attracted international attention in the U17 European Championship. Big English clubs like Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal are competing for Ronaldo Muda. Top Italian club Juventus Turin and FC Barcelona from Spain also showed great interest in him. In 2003, after various negotiations, Ronaldo decided to switch to Manchester United. In his first match he could convince fans and experts with his ball art, and was chosen as a “season player” by Manchester United fans at the end of the season. The 2005/2006 season also showed the great skills of world soccer players: so far he scored the premier league goals from 1,000 Manchester United and a total of 12 goals at the end of the season. This year Ronaldo also scored seven goals for the Portuguese national team.
Amazing facts
Ronaldo has signed several profitable advertising contracts in recent years, including EA Sports, Coca Cola and Motorola. He is also the most popular athlete on social media: A total of 340 million people followed his followers on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Ronaldo is very socially involved. Football players have been an ambassador for the rights organization of the child’s “Save the Children” since 2013 and also increasingly committed to donating blood.