Cristiano Ronaldo Biography

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Cristiano Ronaldo Biography

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622

Summary:
Cristiano Ronaldo Biography – Forewo
rd

There aren't a lot of soccer player
s in the world today that can hones
tly state they are more popular tha
n Cristiano Ronaldo. Except for a f
ew already established super stars
such as Ronaldinho or David Beckham
, Cristiano Ronaldo is probably the
 most popular rising star on the pi
tch.

His good looks combined with his aw
esome repertoire of Cristiano Ronal
do soccer tricks and a hint of trad
emarked Cristiano Ronaldo goals mad
e him reac...


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Article Body:
Cristiano Ronaldo Biography – Forewo
rd

There aren't a lot of soccer player
s in the world today that can hones
tly state they are more popular tha
n Cristiano Ronaldo. Except for a f
ew already established super stars
such as Ronaldinho or David Beckham
, Cristiano Ronaldo is probably the
 most popular rising star on the pi
tch.

His good looks combined with his aw
esome repertoire of Cristiano Ronal
do soccer tricks and a hint of trad
emarked Cristiano Ronaldo goals mad
e him reach the level of fame on wh
ich he is basking in the spotlight
sun today.

This Cristiano Ronaldo biography wi
ll try to take you through his care
er and although it's a rare case th
at a player who is still in his ear
ly 20s receives a biography, I'm su
re you'll agree that a Cristiano Ro
naldo profile is in order, consider
ing his huge talent and fame.

Cristiano Ronaldo Biography – Youth
Clubs

Born in Madeira to a family where s
occer was cherished, Cristiano Rona
ldo started playing for a local ama
teur youth team called Andorinha, w
here his father handled the equipme
nt and acted as a kit man.

Cristiano was 8 when he joined Ando
rinha and by the time he was 10, he
 already sparked the curiosity of s
ome of Portugal's biggest clubs. Th
is led him to sign for the local fi
rst-division team CD Nacional, wher
e he would join the youth club and
immediately make an impact, helping
 his team win the youth championshi
p the following year.

After just 1 year at Nacional, he w
as offered a youth contract by bigw
igs Sporting Lisbon, who are intern
ationally renowned for having one o
f the best youth training facilitie
s in the World.

The young player fit right in at Sp
orting and started scoring regularl
y, although he was way too fond on
his dribble at that point. Despite
this short coming, he was taken in
to various levels of the Portugal n
ational youth squad, finally gettin
g his big break at the UEFA under 1
7 Championship in 2001.

His great performance there drew th
e eyes of Liverpool's scouts, but R
onaldo was just 16 years old and th
e Liverpool officials decided he ne
eds more time in the Portuguese lea
gue before they sign him.

Cristiano Ronaldo Biography – Sporti
ng Lisbon

Being taken in the senior squad of
Sporting meant the young player's f
irst contact with professional foot
ball. Although he didn't play regul
arly, the few moments that he did g
et on the pitch were greeted with c
heers from the Sporting fans, who l
oved Cristiano Ronaldo's soccer tri
cks. In 2 seasons with Sporting's s
enior squad, Ronaldo got to play 28
 matches, scoring 3 times before he
 was picked up by Manchester United
's scouts, at age 18.

Cristiano Ronaldo Biography – Manche
ster United

Sir Alex Ferguson, manager and coac
h of Manchester United desperately
needed a quality right midfielder i
n 2003, as David Beckham had just l
eft the club for Real Madrid.

Bringing an 18-year old Portuguese
player to replace an international
super-star like Beckham didn't seem
 like a good idea at first, but fro
m his first season Cristiano Ronald
o's goals proved decisive and he qu
ickly gained the love of the Red De
vils' fans.

In his following seasons at Manches
ter, with more and more trust comin
g from Sir Alex Ferguson and the te
am's fans, Cristiano Ronaldo develo
ped into an extraordinary player th
at is now feared by even the sturdi
est defenders out there.

Despite the fact that he is just 22
 years of age right now, Cristiano
Ronaldo already has 208 professiona
l matches and 53 goals (190 matches
 and 50 goals for Manchester, the o
thers for Sporting) and 46 caps in
the national squad, with a tally of
 17 goals for Portugal. Impressive
stats for such a youngster.

The best part is that with each pas
sing year Cristiano Ronaldo improve
s his game even further, so don't b
e surprised if in a couple of years
 he steps up to become the greatest
 footballer in activity.