i am writing an important article for a well known magazine and i would like to know some information about this Incredible soccer player. I mean i know his birthdate, who he has previously played with, the incident with England in the World cup and all the basic information. I'm actually a fan of Man Utd. and admire c. ronaldo, but if you guys could provide with other info, that would be great,!!!
(all you know about him.... most and best useful information gets 10 points)
2007-03-30 11:53:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Other - Football
well...there are a lot of things that I know about him. here are some of the more interesting ones. hope this helps.
His second name "Ronaldo" is relatively rare in Portugal. His parents named him after Ronald Reagan b/c he was his father's favourite actor.
In 1995, when Cristiano was just 10 yrs old, 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 manager of Andorinha (the club Cristiano was with at that time), and as a result Ronaldo signed for Nacional.
hahah bet Marítimo are kicking themselves now!!!!!!!!!
In the summer of 2003, Sporting Clube de Portugal beat Manchester United 3–1 in the inauguration of the Alvalade XXI stadium in Lisbon. On the bus after the match, the United players could not stop talking about the young talent, Cristiano Ronaldo, who clearly demonstrated his ability to play on both wings. They begged Sir Alex Ferguson to sign him, saying they would rather have him on their team than play against him in the future.
Ronaldo was handed the No. 7 shirt when he arrived in Manchester United. This shirt number has belonged to some of the biggest Man Utd legends like George Best, Brian Robson, Eric Cantona and David Beckham. Cristiano Ronaldo did not want this number b/c he felt that there was so much pressure to live up to the expectations surrounding it. He wanted the No. 28 shirt instead. (the # he had with Sporting Lisboa)
He was named FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year 2005, the only award to be voted for by fans. He also ranked 20th in the FIFA Player of the Year 2005 standings.
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.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.
In January 2007, Ronaldo was awarded the Barclays Player of the Month Award for the second successive month, becoming the third ever player in the Premiership to do so (after Arsenal's Dennis Bergkamp in 1997 and Robbie Fowler in 1996).
As of February 6, 2007, he is the joint eighth goalscorer for Portugal of all time, aged only 22.
Ronaldo has done a lot of charity work. He flew out Martunis, an 11-year-old Indonesian tsunami survivor, and his father to attend one of their World Cup qualifiers in June 2005; covering all their expenses. Subsequently all the players contributed money to buy them a house in Indonesia.
After the two World Cup qualifiers, Ronaldo flew to Indonesia to visit the areas affected by the tsunami and to raise funds. He met the Vice President of the Indonesian Republic Jusuf Kalla and the President of East Timor Xanana Gusmão, and raised £66,000 (about $120,000 USD) by auctioning off his personal sports gear in Jakarta, Indonesia
Cristiano is a very shy and hates to go out in public b/c his English is not perfect. He once pretended that his sister was his girlfriend in order to keep the girls away.
Cristiano was the most paid young football player in British history, until Wayne Rooney signed with Manchester United.
While playing for Sporting Lisboa, Cristiano once threw a chair at his teacher because she was making fun of his Madeiran accent. He was suspended...obviously.
Ronaldo scored his first goal for Manchester United on November 1st, 2003 from a free kick in the 83rd minute against Portsmouth. It was the first time he touched the ball.
On September 15, 2003, Cris accidently hit a cyclist with his BMW X5. The Police took a breathliser test, but it came out negative so there were no charges pressed.
He had been followed by Manchester United since he was 12 years Old.
When he was only 15 years old he often trained with the Sporting Lisboa senior team.
He is the first Portuguese to ever play for Man Utd.
Real Madrid are apparently ready to spend 80 million Euros to buy Cristiano Ronaldo.
haha..i know its long. but hey, there are a lot of things to say. he's a really interesting person. just remember to write something about the World Cup (about the Wayne Rooney incident, the "diving" and how he was ROBBED of the Best Young Player award) That'll always keep people interested.
2007-03-30 14:03:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cristiano Ronaldo Viado dos Santos Aveiro was born on February 5, 1985. If you go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo you will find the complete information. What you are waiting for?
2007-03-30 12:23:53 · answer #2 · answered by eddyk21 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
full Name is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, 6 feet tall, plays right/left winger and forward, began playing when he was 3, #7 for manchester, father is named Dinis who died in september 2005, he has 1 bro and 2 sisters...if you want to find out more, type in his name in google. hope this helped!
2007-03-30 12:04:48 · answer #3 · answered by charley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well he is a fantastic player like you said he grew in funchal ,madeira islands of portugal was not wealthy his mom was his motivation all the way started his pro career as a soccer player with sporting lisboa . man u had a friendly game with sporting and sir alex loved the way he played his guys and offered to get ronaldo from sporting so deal happened and there he is shining and playing great and improving day after day.......................
2007-03-30 12:01:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if your writing for a well known magazine why on earth would you find info here? great research there
2007-03-30 12:22:28 · answer #5 · answered by Portuguese Princess 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
HIS THE BEST AND HIS AWESOME
dont forget to write that in there haha
2007-03-30 12:40:45 · answer #6 · answered by Stan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes he is good but players world wide think he is a very disrespectful person and they think he needs to show more respect to his fellow athletes, also he is too big of a show off.
2007-03-30 12:02:23 · answer #7 · answered by gino b 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋