Born on February 5, 1985, in Madeira, Portugal, a small island off the western coast of the country He grew up in a largely working class neighborhood, and his home was a small tin roofed shack that overlooked the ocean Parents are Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro and Jose Diniz Aveiro Elder brother named Hugo and two elder sisters, Elma and Liliana Catia His father was a gardener who often drank too much, and eventually died from kidney problems in 2005 Ronaldo’s mother worked as a cook and cleaning person to keep the children fed, and maintain some financial stability Name was inspired by former US president, Ronald Reagan, whom his father was influenced by It was through his dad’s work as an equipment manager at a boy’s club that Ronaldo was first introduced to the game of soccer First mastered his skills as a footballer on the island of Madeira Spent his early years player for his local team, Nacional At the age of 12 he had already made a name for himself as one of Madeira’s top footballers Birth Name- Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro Nicknames- CR7, Cris, Ron, Ronnie, The Sultan of the Stepover (De Castilla)

Chose to play for Sporting which was a team his mother loved and followed growing up Her dream for him was to play with the likes of Figo Caught the attention of Manchester United Coach Sir Alex Ferguson in his win against them in 2003 Became Manchester United’s first-ever Portuguese player Requested the number 28 because he didn’t feel that he could live up to the pressure of previous players such as George Best and David Beckham who wore the number 7 jersey Won PFA Young Player of the Year, PFA Fan’s Player of the Year, PFA Player of the Year, Portuguese Footballer of the Year, FWA Footballer of the Year, Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year and Manchester United’s Players’ Player of the year PFA Player of the Year (second time running) Scored his first Man. U goal against Portsmouth FC at Old Trafford Made his international debut for Portugal against Kazakhstan in August 2003 Appeared in several Nike Adverts

“Is Save the Children U.K.’s new global artist ambassador” “He will fight child hunger and obesity by promoting healthy eating habits and physical activity” “In 2011 he was the organizations ambassador for its EVERYONE New Born and Child Survival Campaign” (Lei Ravelo) “Is ambassador for the online Score for the Red Cross fundraising campaign” “Is part of the official UEFA EURO 2008 humanitarian project launched by UEFA together with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Red Cross societies of the nations playing in the tournament in Austria and Switzerland” “His goal in Portugal’s 3-1 Group A success against the Czech Republic yesterday gave him special pleasure” “Ronaldo dedicated his goal to the Score for the Red Cross campaign” He said “My goal to the Red Cross which makes me very proud” “The campaign benefits landmine victims in Afghanistan” “For the first time UEFA is directly linking its support to what happens on the field of play- every goal scored (except in penalty shoot-outs) during the finals will be worth a donation of $6668”