In the current chronological period, football is considered the most popular of all team sports. True lovers of this spectacle forget about computer games in order to see and appreciate the brilliant combinations of Cristiano Ronaldo on the green lawn.
Childhood
Today, experts and analysts point out that the main advantages of a talented player are ball possession technique, speed and physical data. At the same time, few people know that at the start of his sports career, Ronaldo was diagnosed with tachycardia. According to all the canons and rules, with such a disease, the way to the stadium or to the gym is definitely closed. However, the young man, who at that time was 15 years old, showed perseverance and made sure that he had an operation. A week later, he entered the field for warm-up and light training.
The future forward and captain of the Portuguese national team was born on February 5, 1985 in a working class family. Parents lived on the island of Madeira, which is located in the Atlantic Ocean off the northern coast of Africa. My father worked as a gardener. Mother worked as a cook in a seaside cafe. By that time, an older brother and two sisters had already grown up in the house. The boy was named Ronald, in honor of the actor and US President Ronald Reagan. The head of the family really liked the films in which the president played in his youth.
Sports achivments
I must say that Cristiano Ronaldo is the name of a football player, and the last name is Aveiro. When he was three years old, his father went to work at a local football club and gave his son a soccer ball. We can say with good reason that Cristiano began to walk and play football at the same time. At the age of six, he was enrolled in a children's sports school. Experienced mentors at first glance singled out the boy from all his peers. From the first trainings, he was distinguished by hard work and passion on the field. He could spend hours honing a certain movement or another trick with the ball.
When Cristiano was 10 years old, he was admitted to the local professional football club Nacional, and a year later he was invited to the capital's Sporting team. Under this club, there was a football academy, which Ronaldo successfully graduated from and took a place in the main team when he was barely 18 years old. In the same season, the Manchester United coach spotted the young Portuguese and insisted that he be bought for 12 million pounds. The next six years in English territory brought the Portuguese player worldwide fame.
Recognition and privacy
Ronaldo played nine seasons at Real Madrid. And since 2018 he has been playing for Juventus Turin. The Portuguese national team became European champion in 2016 when Cristiano was captain.
You can write a sentimental novel or an action-packed detective story about the personal life of a famous football player. He currently lives with the Spanish model Georgina Rodriguez. He has four children. The first son was born by a woman, whose name remains unknown. Twin girls were born from a surrogate mother. Three years ago Georgina gave birth to his daughter. Until now, the whole family lives under one roof.
