Cristiano Ronaldo

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Cristiano Ronaldo
Personal information
Full name Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
Date of birth February 5, 1985 (1985-02-05) (age 23)
Place of birth    Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current club Manchester United
Number 7
Youth clubs
1993–1995
1995–1997
1997–2001		 CF Andorinha
CD Nacional
Sporting CP
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2001–2003
2003–		 Sporting CP
Manchester United		 025 0(3)
163 (66)   
National team2
2003– Portugal 056 (21)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 17:06, 1 June 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 17:24, 11 June 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (pronounced [kɾɨʃˈtiɐnu ʁuˈnaɫdu]), OIH, (born 5 February 1985[2] in Funchal, Madeira) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Premier League club Manchester United and the Portuguese national team. With Manchester United, Ronaldo plays primarily as a right winger.[3] He has also been used both in a central attacking role and as a second striker.[4]

A winner of the 2007 English PFA Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards, and third in the 2007 World Player of the Year award, Ronaldo is widely regarded as one of the most talented footballers of his generation.[5] Ronaldo also won the 2008 English PFA Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year, giving him back to back victories for both awards.[6][7] Johan Cruyff said in an April 2, 2008 interview, "Ronaldo is better than George Best and Denis Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of United."[8]

On June 5, 2008, Ronaldo declared his desire to move to Real Madrid if Madrid still paid the money they offered earlier in the year. He also stated he will speak more of the situation but not until after Euro 2008. [9]

Contents

Biography

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born to Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro and José Dinis Aveiro. The second given name, "Ronaldo," was chosen after Ronald Reagan, his father's favourite actor and U.S. president at the time.[10] He has one older brother, Hugo (b. 1975), and two older sisters, Elma (b. 1974) and Liliana Cátia (b. Madeira, 5 October 1976). Liliana Cátia works as a singer by the stage name "Ronalda" in Portugal.[citation needed]

Career

Early career

He began kicking a football when he was three, and when he started primary school at age six, his passion for the sport was obvious. His favourite boyhood team was SL Benfica even though he would later join their rival, Sporting. He first played for an amateur team, Andorinha, where his father was the kit man, when he was just eight years old. By 1995, at just ten years of age, Cristiano Ronaldo's reputation was growing in Portugal. Madeira's top two teams, CS Marítimo and CD Nacional were both interested in signing him. Marítimo, the bigger team, missed a crucial meeting with Rui Santos, Ronaldo's manager at Andorinha, and as a result, Ronaldo signed for Nacional. After a title-winning campaign at Nacional, Ronaldo went on a three day trial with Sporting who subsequently signed him for an undisclosed sum.[11]

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Ronaldo joined Sporting's other youth players who trained at the Alcochete, the club's "football factory," where he received first-class instruction. In his first few months in Lisbon, he had to defend himself from the rest of the local players as they had taunted him over his Madeiran accent. A growth spurt had also obstructed his progress at the club. However, Ronaldo eventually went on to become the only player in Sporting’s history to play for the Under-16, Under-17, Under-18, B team and first-team within a season.[12] Sporting realised that Ronaldo needed more support and arranged for his mother to join him. He scored two goals on his Sporting debut against Moreirense. He also featured for Portugal in the UEFA Under 17 Championships.[13]

His performances at the UEFA Under 17 championship drew him to the attention of the wider football world. He was first spotted by former Liverpool F.C. manager Gérard Houllier at the age of 16. However, Liverpool later declined him because he was too young and needed some time to develop into a top footballer.[14] However, he came to the attention of Sir Alex Ferguson in the summer of 2003, when Sporting beat Manchester United 3-1 in the inauguration of the Alvalade XXI stadium in Lisbon. Ronaldo demonstrated his ability to play on both wings. His performance in the match impressed the Manchester United players, who spoke to their manager about a possible transfer bid for Ronaldo.[15]

Manchester United

Ferguson decided that he wanted Ronaldo for his team, who were in the market for a right-sided midfielder with the departure of David Beckham to Real Madrid; Ronaldo was signed for a fee of £12.24 million,[16] becoming the club's first ever Portuguese player. Ronaldo was handed the number 7 shirt on his arrival, a shirt number that has belonged to some of the greatest Manchester United legends, such as George Best, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona and David Beckham. Ronaldo initially asked for the number 28 which he wore at Sporting, as he did not want the pressure of living up to the expectation linked to the number 7 shirt. "After I joined, the manager asked me what number I'd like. I said 28. But Ferguson said 'no, you're going to have No. 7' and the famous shirt was an extra source of motivation. I was forced to live up to such an honour".[17]

Ronaldo playing for Manchester United
Ronaldo playing for Manchester United

Ronaldo made his debut for Manchester United as a 60th minute substitute against Bolton Wanderers at Old Trafford, a 4-0 Manchester United win. On 29 October 2005, Ronaldo scored Manchester United's 1000th Premier League goal, in a 4-1 loss at the hands of Middlesbrough. He bagged a double double in February, with two goals at home to Fulham and another pair at Fratton Park, and also scored in the following Premier League game against Wigan taking his tally to 8 Premier League goals. On 26 February 2006, Ronaldo played in the Carling Cup Final against Wigan in the Millennium Stadium at Cardiff, and scored a goal - taking his season's tally to 10 goals. He was named FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year 2005, the only award to be voted for by fans. He received the same accolade the following year in 2006. He was also ranked 20th in the FIFA Player of the Year 2005 standings.

In 2006, a row between him and Ruud van Nistelrooy at the Carrington training ground intensified speculation about their roles at the club.[18] However, Ronaldo signed a new deal with United that would last until 2010. Ronaldo said of the deal, "United have stood by me and been there for me and I want to repay that".[19]

Despite the World Cup incident, Ronaldo remained popular with the Manchester United faithful when he played (and scored) in his first Premier League match since the 2006 World Cup. Manchester United fans could clearly be heard chanting "there's only one Ronaldo" at various points in the game, in a 5-1 win over Fulham F.C.. He won the Barclays Player of the Month for November 2006. By December 2006, Ronaldo had become one of United's most influential players, scoring six goals in three league games to bring his overall tally up to 12 goals. He came on at half-time as a substitute against Wigan Athletic and immediately stamped his influence on the match with 2 goals in the space of a few minutes. Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson concedes he would lose his wager with the Portuguese in his current form after setting a target of 15 goals for the season. The Scot remarked that he was "pleased for him because he works hard at his game. He's still learning the game. His ability to pass the ball has helped him this season. His passing has been very good. That just shows he is maturing. He's been fantastic, and he's getting better all the time".[20] In December, he was awarded the Barclays Player of the Month Award for the second successive month, becoming the third ever player in the Premier League to do so (after Arsenal's Dennis Bergkamp in 1997 and Robbie Fowler in 1996).[21][22] Ronaldo scored his 50th goal for Manchester United in the game against arch-rivals Manchester City which turned out to be the decisive goal which helped Manchester United claim the Premier League title for the first time in 4 years.

As the end of each season approached, particularly in 2006 and 2007, it became traditional for rumours to start floating that Ronaldo was unsettled at Manchester United and wanted to play for Real Madrid - the rumours frequently originating from the board of Real Madrid who were reported in April 2007 to be willing to pay an unprecedented €80 million (£54 million) for Ronaldo.[23] At the beginning of March 2007, however, Ronaldo, as well as Manchester United, confirmed that they would be negotiating an extension to his current contract. On 13 April 2007, Ronaldo signed a five-year, £120,000-a-week deal with United, making him the highest-paid player in United's history.[24] He said, "I am very happy at the club and I want to win trophies and hopefully we will do that this season".[25]

During the 2006-07 season, Ronaldo won the PFA Players' Player of the Year and PFA Young Player of the Year awards. He received the two awards during a ceremony on the 22nd of April, 2007. In addition to winning the two awards (an accomplishment that has only been matched once - in 1977 by Andy Gray),[26] Ronaldo was also named a member of the PFA Premier League Team of the Year, alongside seven of his fellow Manchester United teammates. On 24 April 2007, Ronaldo completed the treble by winning the PFA Fans' Player of the Year, an award which is given by winning the most votes from fans all over the United Kingdom. In addition, he was awarded the 2007 Portuguese Footballer of the Year, and at the beginning of May 2007 Ronaldo was also awarded the Football Writers' Association Award. He also received two awards from the club itself, the Player of the Year award, and the Fans' Player of the Year award.

The 2006-07 was tainted with several diving incidents. During a match with Middlesbrough F.C., he was criticised for diving by rival manager Gareth Southgate.[27] On 4 February 2007, in a match against Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Ronaldo was caught in yet another diving controversy, after winning United a controversial penalty despite seeming to receive little or no contact from Tottenham's Steed Malbranque.[28]

Ronaldo has occasionally had problems with his temper during games. He was sent off in a game against Manchester City and received a one-match ban imposed by UEFA for a "one-fingered gesture" towards Benfica fans in a UEFA Champions League match in December 2005.[29] While playing for Portugal in a friendly against Luxembourg he was given a yellow card for pushing Jeff Strasser in the throat in retaliation after Strasser tackled him. Felipe Scolari warned Ronaldo to keep his temper in check during the World Cup.[30] Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off for an alleged headbutt of Portsmouth player Richard Hughes during United's second match of the 2007-08 season, and was therefore banned for the subsequent three games. After the match, Sir Alex Ferguson claimed that Ronaldo had "fallen into the trap".[31] Ronaldo said he had "learned a lot" from the experience and would not let players "provoke" him in future.[32]

Ronaldo's 2007-08 season started badly with the sending off at Portsmouth. However, in his first game following the ban Ronaldo scored the only goal in the 60th minute of a Champions League away game against Sporting Lisbon on return to his old club. He was given a standing ovation by the Sporting supporters for his muted celebrations following the goal. Following this match, Ronaldo has kept his goalscoring boots on in the away fixture against Birmingham City F.C. The goalscoring continued with a brace against Wigan Athletic F.C. Ronaldo contributed three goals in both the home and away fixtures against Dynamo Kiev, a goal against Arsenal F.C. and another brace against Blackburn Rovers. An injury time winner, coming from a free-kick in the home fixture against Sporting Lisbon led Manchester United to the top of the group in the UEFA Champions League[33]. On December 2, 2007, Ronaldo was officially announced as the runner up in the European Footballer of the Year standings, finishing behind the winner, Kaka, with 277 points.[34] Ronaldo scored a match-winning double against Fulham F.C., one of which included a memorable volley[35]. He had also been booked for diving by referee Rob Styles when he went down under a challenge from Fulham's goalkeeper, Antti Niemi. Sir Alex Ferguson had claimed that it "His reputation from years ago is still playing on the minds of referees. It was a ridiculous decision."[36] In addition to his two late penalties in the home fixtures against Derby County F.C.[37] and Everton F.C. , he scored a free-kick just before half-time against Sunderland A.F.C.[38]. On December 17 2007, it was officially announced that Ronaldo came in third in the FIFA World Player of the Year awards, finishing behind Kaká and Lionel Messi.[39]. In a 2-1 defeat in the away fixture against West Ham United F.C., Ronaldo scored in the match but missed a penalty.

Ronaldo scored his first hat trick for Manchester United, in the 6-0 win against Newcastle United at Old Trafford on 12 January 2008, bringing Manchester United up to the top of English Premier League table. He scored with a free kick in the 49th minute and went on to score twice more in the 70th and 88th minutes of the match.[40] The very next game, he scored the second goal in the 2-0 win against Reading on 19 January 2008, bringing his goal tally to 23, equalling his tally for the whole of the 2006/2007 season.[41] UEFA have been urged to investigate an incident before and during the 1-1 draw against Olympique Lyonnais in the UEFA Champions League on February 20, 2008 where Ronaldo and United team mate Nani were targeted by opposition fans shining potentially hazardous lasers at the players during the warm up and the match itself.[42]

On March 19, 2008, Ronaldo eclipsed George Best's 40-year-old United record of the most goals scored by a midfielder in one season.[43] Best had scored 32 times in the 1967-68 season. In a Premier League match against Bolton Wanderers at Old Trafford, Ronaldo was captain for Manchester United for the first time in his career in England; while donning the captain's arm band, Ronaldo scored both goals in a 2-0 win for United.[44] On April 9, 2008, it was reported that Real Madrid have decided to offer Manchester United a world-record £100million for Cristiano Ronaldo, a fee which was later turned down by the club.[45] On May 11, 2008, Ronaldo scored from the penalty spot against Wigan Athletic in the 33rd minute, taking Ronaldo's season tally to 41 goals, 31 of those in the Premier League. Ronaldo then scored Manchester United's only goal in normal time in the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final, to bring his season tally to 42 goals, falling short of Ruud van Nistelrooy's tally of 44 goals in a season which he did back in 2002/2003, by just 2 goals.

Ronaldo won the 2007-2008 European Golden Shoe, the award for the European top goal scorer, with an 8-point lead ahead of second-placed Dani Güiza. He is the first winger to receive this award.[46]

On June 9, 2008, Manchester United filed an official complaint with FIFA over Real Madrid's interest in signing Ronaldo.[47]

International career

Ronaldo had previously played for Portugal at the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and at the U18 and U21 level. He eventually made his full international debut in August 2003, coming on in the second half of a 1-0 victory against Kazakhstan. Ronaldo scored Portugal's only goal in their 2-1 loss to Greece in the opening match of Euro 2004 and the first goal of the semi final against the Netherlands, which Portugal won 2-1. The final saw a rematch of the opening game of the tournament, with Greece once again emerging victorious. Even though Ronaldo could not add to his two goals, his performances at the tournament earned him a place in the team of the tournament.[48]

Ronaldo subsequently represented Portugal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and was the second highest scorer in FIFA World Cup qualification in the European zone with 7 goals.[48]

Ronaldo scored his first World Cup goal against Iran with a penalty kick.[49] In the Round of 16, he left Portugal's 1-0 win over Netherlands injured after a high tackle by Khalid Boulahrouz. [50] However, he returned in the next match in the quarter - final against England.

Ronaldo was named the national team captain for the first time in a friendly match against Brazil on February 6, 2007, a day after his 22nd birthday. This move was in honour of the Portuguese Football Federation president, Carlos Silva, who had died two days before. Scolari explained, "Mr. Silva asked me to make him captain as a gesture. He thought the English fans would give him a difficult time and this was a response. He is too young to be captain but Mr. Silva asked me and now he is no longer with us."[51]

Ronaldo scored a total of 8 goals in Portugal's UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying campaign.[52]

World Cup incident

On 8 July 2006, after the sending off of United team-mate Wayne Rooney for stamping on Ricardo Carvalho in the Quarter Final of the 2006 World Cup between England and Portugal, there was much speculation in the English media that he had influenced Rooney's red card by complaining aggressively to the referee. He was also seen in replays winking to the Portuguese bench after Rooney's dismissal. Ronaldo has said that Rooney was a friend, and that he was not trying to get Rooney a red card.[53] Rooney said, "I bear no ill feeling to Cristiano but am disappointed that he chose to get involved. I suppose I do, though, have to remember that on that particular occasion we were not team-mates."[54] However, on 4 July, Elizondo told The Times that the red card was due to the stamp on Carvalho, and not the scuffle afterwards. He said "It was violent play and therefore he got a red card. People can say what they want (about Ronaldo) but this had absolutely no influence. For me it was a clear red card, so I didn't react to the Portuguese players."[55]

The Sun published a dart board with a picture of Ronaldo as the bull's-eye in a similar fashion to the one made after the 1998 World Cup for David Beckham by The Daily Mirror, another English tabloid.[56][57][58] The angry reaction in England forced Ronaldo to consider leaving United. After the incident, he told reporters that he thought he "should get out of Manchester as the circumstances are not right to keep playing there".[59] He allegedly told the Spanish sports daily Marca that he wished to move to Real Madrid.[60]

In response to the speculation, Sir Alex Ferguson sent his assistant manager Carlos Queiroz to speak to Ronaldo in Portugal, hoping to change the young player's mind,[61] whilst Rooney pleaded with Ronaldo not to leave the team.[62] Ronaldo chose to stay on at United and signed a new five-year contract months later. [63]

Ronaldo was booed by French and English fans during Portugal's semi-final defeat against France, and missed out on the tournament's Best Young Player award, due to an e-mail campaign against him by England fans.[64] Though the online vote only affected the nomination process, FIFA Technical Study Group awarded the honours to Germany's Lukas Podolski, citing Ronaldo's behaviour as a factor.[65]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
01. 12 June 2004 Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal Flag of Greece Greece
1 – 2
1 – 2
 Euro 2004
02. 30 June 2004 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
2 – 0
2 – 1
 Euro 2004
03. 4 September 2004 Skonto stadions, Riga, Latvia Flag of Latvia Latvia
0 – 1
0 – 2
 World Cup 2006 Qualifying
04. 8 September 2004 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal Flag of Estonia Estonia
1 – 0
4 – 0
 World Cup 2006 Qualifying
05. 13 October 2004 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal Flag of Russia Russia
2 – 0
7 – 1
 World Cup 2006 Qualifying
06. 13 October 2004 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal Flag of Russia Russia
4 – 0
7 – 1
 World Cup 2006 Qualifying
07. 17 November 2004 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxemburg City, Luxembourg Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg
0 – 2
0 – 5
 World Cup 2006 Qualifying
08. 4 June 2005 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
2 – 0
2 – 0
 World Cup 2006 Qualifying
09. 8 June 2005 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia Flag of Estonia Estonia
0 – 1
0 – 1
 World Cup 2006 Qualifying
10. 1 March 2006 LTU Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
0 – 1
0 – 3
 Friendly
11. 1 March 2006 LTU Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
0 – 3
0 – 3
 Friendly
12. 17 June 2006 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany Flag of Iran Iran
2 – 0
2 – 0
 World Cup 2006
13. 7 October 2006 Estádio do Bessa, Porto, Portugal Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
1 – 0
3 – 0
 Euro 2008 Qualifying
14. 7 October 2006 Estádio do Bessa, Porto, Portugal Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
3 – 0
3 – 0
 Euro 2008 Qualifying
15. 15 November 2006 Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
2 – 0
3 – 0
 Euro 2008 Qualifying
16. 24 March 2007 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal Flag of Belgium Belgium
2 – 0
4 – 0
 Euro 2008 Qualifying
17. 24 March 2007 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal Flag of Belgium Belgium
4 – 0
4 – 0
 Euro 2008 Qualifying
18. 22 August 2007 Hanrapetakan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia Flag of Armenia Armenia
0 – 1
1 – 1
 Euro 2008 Qualifying
19. 8 September 2007 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal Flag of Poland Poland
2 – 1
2 – 2
 Euro 2008 Qualifying
20. 17 October 2007 Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
0 – 2
1 – 2
 Euro 2008 Qualifying
21. 11 June 2008 Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
1 – 2
1 – 3
 Euro 2008

Honours

Flag of England Team honours with Manchester United

Flag of Portugal Honours with Portugal

  • Runner-up (1): 2004
  • 4th place

Individual honours and awards

Special achievements

Non-hereditary Orders and Titles

Orders and decorations received by Cristiano Ronaldo:

Career statistics

All-Time Club Performance
Club Season Domestic League Domestic Cups Europe Total
Apps Goals Assts Apps Goals Assts Apps Goals Assts Apps Goals Assts
Sporting Clube de Portugal 2002-03 25 3 - 3 2 - 3 - - 31 5 -
Total 25 3 - 3 2 - 3 - - 31 5 -
Manchester United 2003-04 29 4 4 6 2 - 5 - - 40 6 4
2004-05 33 5 4 9 4 - 8 - - 50 9 4
2005-06 33 9 6 6 2 1 8 1 - 47 12 7
2006-07 34 17 14 8 3 1 11 3 5 53 23 20
2007-08 34 31 7 3 3 - 11 8 1 48 42 8
Total 161 66 34 32 14 2 43 12 6 238 92 43
Career Totals 186 69 34 35 16 2 46 12 6 269 97 43

(Correct as of 22 May 2008)

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Cristiano Ronaldo Navigation boxes and awards
Awards
Preceded by
None		 FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year
2005, 2006		 Succeeded by
Lionel Messi
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Wayne Rooney		 PFA Young Player of the Year
2007		 Succeeded by
Cesc Fàbregas
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Steven Gerrard		 PFA Player of the Year
2007, 2008		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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Wayne Rooney		 PFA Fans' Player of the Year (Premier League)
2007, 2008		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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Ricardo Quaresma		 Portuguese Footballer of the Year
2007		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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Thierry Henry		 FWA Footballer of the Year
2007, 2008		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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Francesco Totti		 European Golden Shoe
2007-08		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Sporting positions
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Didier Drogba		 Premier League top scorer
2007–08		 Succeeded by
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Manchester United F.C. – current squad

1 van der Sar • 2 Neville • 3 Evra • 4 Hargreaves • 5 Ferdinand • 6 Brown • 7 Ronaldo • 8 Anderson • 9 Saha • 10 Rooney • 11 Giggs • 12 Foster • 13 Park • 15 Vidić • 16 Carrick • 17 Nani • 18 Scholes • 21 Dong • 22 O'Shea • 23 J. Evans • 24 Fletcher • 27 Silvestre • 29 Kuszczak • 32 Tévez • 33 Eagles • 38 Heaton • 47 Welbeck • Manager: Ferguson
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Portugal squad - UEFA Euro 2004 Runners-up
1 Ricardo • 2 P. Ferreira • 3 Rui Jorge • 4 J. Andrade • 5 F. Couto • 6 Costinha • 7 Figo • 8 Petit • 9 Pauleta • 10 Rui Costa • 11 Simão • 12 Quim • 13 Miguel • 14 N. Valente • 15 Beto • 16 R. Carvalho • 17 C. Ronaldo • 18 Maniche • 19 Tiago • 20 Deco • 21 Nuno Gomes • 22 Moreira • 23 H. Postiga • Coach: Scolari
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Portugal squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place
1 Ricardo • 2 P. Ferreira • 3 Caneira • 4 R. Costa • 5 Meira • 6 Costinha • 7 Figo • 8 Petit • 9 Pauleta • 10 H. Viana • 11 Simão • 12 Quim • 13 Miguel • 14 N. Valente • 15 Boa Morte • 16 R. Carvalho • 17 C. Ronaldo • 18 Maniche • 19 Tiago • 20 Deco • 21 Nuno Gomes • 22 P. Santos • 23 H. Postiga • Coach: Scolari
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Portugal squad - UEFA Euro 2008
1 Ricardo • 2 P. Ferreira • 3 B. Alves • 4 Bosingwa • 5 F. Meira • 6 R. Meireles • 7 Ronaldo • 8 Petit • 9 H. Almeida • 10 Moutinho • 11 Simão • 12 Nuno • 13 Miguel • 14 J. Ribeiro • 15 Pepe • 16 R. Carvalho • 17 Quaresma • 18 Veloso • 19 Nani • 20 Deco • 21 Nuno Gomes • 22 Rui Patrício • 23 H. Postiga • Coach: Scolari
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European Golden Shoe
1968: Eusébio | 1969': Zhekov | 1970: Müller | 1971: Skoblar | 1972: Müller | 1973: Eusébio | 1974: Yazalde | 1975: Georgescu | 1976: Kaiafas | 1977: Georgescu | 1978: Krankl | 1979: Kist | 1980: Vandenbergh | 1981: Slavkov | 1982: Kieft | 1983: Gomes | 1984: Rush | 1985: Gomes | 1986: van Basten | 1987: Cămătaru | 1988: Çolak | 1989: Mateuţ | 1990: Sánchez/Stoichkov | 1991: Pančev | 1992: McCoist | 1993: McCoist | 1994: Taylor | 1995: Avetisyan | 1996: Endeladze | 1997: Ronaldo | 1998: Machlas | 1999: Jardel | 2000: Phillips | 2001: Larsson | 2002: Jardel | 2003: Makaay | 2004: Henry | 2005: Henry/Forlán | 2006: Toni | 2007: Totti | 2008: C. Ronaldo


Persondata
NAME Aveiro, Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ronaldo, Cristiano
SHORT DESCRIPTION Portuguese footballer
DATE OF BIRTH February 5, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH