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Cristiano Ronaldo






Personal information Full name Cristiano Ronaldo
dos Santos Aveiro Date of birth February 5, 1985 (age 21) Place of birth Funchal, Madeira, Portugal Height 1.84 m (6'1")[1] Nickname Ronnie, CR,
Rocket Ronaldo, CR7, and twinkle toes Position Right/Left Winger & Forward Club information Current club Manchester United Number 7 Youth clubs
Andorinha
CD Nacional
Sporting Professional clubs* Years Club Apps (goals) 1999–2003
2003–present Sporting CP
Manchester United 025 0(3)
115 (30) National team** 2003 – present Portugal 043 (15)
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH (pron. IPA [kɾiʃ'tiɐnu ʁu'naɫdu] or [ʁo'naɫdu]), (born 5 February 1985), better known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a professional Portuguese footballer, who plays for Manchester United F.C. and Portugal. He is considered to be one of the most promising talents in the modern game.

For the past three seasons Cristiano Ronaldo's array of dummies, flicks and step-overs – on both wings – have delighted United supporters and bamboozled defenders.

It was this trickery in one memorable display for Sporting Lisbon, in a pre season friendly against United, that led Sir Alex to sign the talented Madeiran for £12.24m in August 2003.

Upon his arrival he wasted little time in showing off his sublime skills. A stunning 30-minute cameo against Bolton at Old Trafford gave indication of what was to follow in a stunning first season.

After making 39

appearances and scoring 8 goals – including the opener in United’s FA Cup final victory over Millwall – he was named the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year for 2003/04.

Despite impressing at Euro 2004 with Portugal, losing in the final to Greece, his second season never quite lived up to his first. But after rediscovering his form in the latter half of 2004/05, he ended the season with 50 appearances and 9 goals.

In 2005/06 Ronaldo again reserved his best form for the latter half of the campaign. He scored United’s goal of the season at Portsmouth, netted one of the Reds' four in the Carling Cup final and registered 12 goals in 47 games.

Ronaldo is steadily improving and at 21 is seen by Sir Alex as key to United’s future success.

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