Cristiano Ronaldo

  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 José Dinis Aveiro. He was named after  Ronald Reagan , one of his father's favorite actors.

  Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born in São Pedro, Funchal, on the Portuguese island of Madeira, and grew up in Santo António, Funchal. He is the fourth and youngest child of Maria Dolores dos Santos Viveiros da Aveiro, a cook, and José Dinis Aveiro, a municipal gardener and part-time kit man. His great-grandmother on his father's side, Isabel da Piedade, was from the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. [  He has one older brother, Hugo, and two older sisters, Elma and Liliana Cátia "Katia". His mother revealed that she wanted to abort him due to poverty, his father's alcoholism and having too many children already, but her doctor refused to perform the procedure. Ronaldo grew up in a Catholic and impoverished home, sharing a room with all his siblings. As a child, Ronaldo played for Andorinha from 1992 to 1995, where his father was the kit man, and later spent two...

  Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro   GOIH ComM  ( Portuguese pronunciation:  [kɾiʃˈtjɐnu ʁɔˈnaɫdu] ; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional  footballer  who plays as a  forward  for  Serie A  club  Juventus  and  captains  the  Portugal national team . Often considered the best player in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Ronaldo has won five  Ballon d'Or  awards  and four  European Golden Shoes , both of which are records for a European player. He has won  31 major trophies in his career , including seven league titles, five  UEFA Champions Leagues , one  UEFA European Championship , and one  UEFA Nations League  title. Ronaldo holds the records for the most goals (134) and assists (40) in the history of the UEFA Champions League.  He is one of the few recorded players to have made over  1,000 profes...