CRISTIANO RONALDO

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH (Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, February 5, 1985), better known as Cristiano Ronaldo (AFI: ktinu unadu), is a Portuguese footballer. Playing as a winger for Real Madrid Club de Ftbol, in the Spain Primera Division). It is considered one of the best players in the world, 4, 5, 6 and even the best and most complete, 7, 8, 9 and one of the most publicized athletes of actualidad.10 has been honored with the award for Best Player of the Premier League in 2007 and 2008, as well as Portuguese Athlete of the Year in the same periods. His outstanding performance in the 2007-08 season earned him the Golden Boot, Golden Ball 11, 12 and FIFA World Player in 2008.13 He began his career at an early age in C. D. Your local National and then incorporated into the Sporting Lisbon club which debuted in the top flight of Portuguese football in 2001. After observing it in a friendly in 2003, the tab Manchester United for 12.24 million. After long negotiations in mid-2009 was transferred to Spanish club Real Madrid for 80 million ( 94 million, U.S. $ 132 million), becoming the most expensive transfer in football history. He made his first appearance with the Portuguese in 2003 and since 2008 serves as the captain. The greatest achievements of his career has achieved with Manchester, which won three Premier Leagues, the FA Cup, two League Cups Football, the Community Shield, Champions League and UEFA Cup Club World Cup . With Real Madrid C. F. won a Copa del Rey in 2011 and the League 2011-12. With the Portugal national football team won the second place at Euro 2004 in Portugal, and a fourth place in the 2006 World Cup in Germany. In late 2011 he was named second best European player of the year. Christian began to emphasize at the outset and soon became the owner of the right wing of the United. The Portuguese remained in the Old Trafford club for 6 seasons where he earned trophies next to Manchester very important, among the many highlights: 3 Premier

Leagues, 1 European Cup and World Cup 1. But success did not stay there, since Christian won numerous individual awards among them than you did in the 2008 season: Golden Boot, Golden Ball and FIFA World Player, among many others. 2004: Cristiano Ronaldo became a star of football during Euro 2004. Did not hold with Selection of Portugal and the whole country was asking. The coach gave him a chance and Cristiano Ronaldo nailed it. The team was runner-up, losing in the final against Greece. 2006: In World Cup 2006 Cristiano was again one of the stars, helping Portugal to be classified fourth. He lost in the semifinals to France and the match for third and Germany. 2007: This year starts ringing with the option of force Real Madrid. They say that an offer of 80 million euros on the table was Manchester United. But on April 13 deese year Cristiano Ronaldo renews its contract with the English team hasa 2012, with a salary of 180,000 euros a week. There is a rumor that the new contract required to include in his new contract a buyout clause of 70 million, which shows that the Portuguese star does not close the possibility of going to another largest in Europe. 2008: Cristiano Ronaldo is proclaimed golden boot, top scorer in Europe. Also wins the Champions League. Sounds very hard leaving the Manchester course to Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo and does not seem to deny the possibility in the press. When it appears that the club played in white and only if the price is speculated to be 80 or 90 million euros ... Alex Ferguson Cristiano intervenes and convinces him to stay at Manchester for at least another season. A few weeks Cristiano Ronaldo gave an interview in which he acknowledges everything that happened during the summer. What will happen next summer is unknown total. The only reality is that Cristiano was operated ankle, and two months later, after missing five games of the Premier League, returned to play. 2009: Cristiano Ronaldo became the most expensive player in football history to pay for it the Real Madrid 94 million euros.