Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Spanish club Real Madrid and serves as captain of the Portuguese national team. Ronaldo was born on 5 February 1985 in Santo Antonio.


It all started:

At the age of eight, Ronaldo played for amateur team Andorinha. In 1995, Ronaldo signed with local club Natcional.
Ronaldo joined Sporting's other youth players who trained at the Academia Sporting, the club's football academy, in Alcochete. He became the only player ever to play for Sporting's U-16, U-17, U-18, B-team, and first team, all within one season.
He came to the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson in the summer of 2003.
Ronaldo became Manchester Unite's first-ever Portuguese player when he signed for £12.24 million after the 2002-2003 season.
On 26 June 2009, Real Madrid confirmed that Ronaldo would join the club on 1 July 2009, for a six-year contract.