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Ronaldo was born on 5 February 1985 in Santo António, a neighbourhood of Funchal, Madeira, the youngest child of Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro, a cook, and José Dinis Aveiro, a municipal gardener. His second given name, "Ronaldo", was chosen after then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan, who was his father's favourite actor.
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At the age of eight, Ronaldo played for amateur team Andorinha, where his father was the kit man.
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In 1995, Ronaldo signed with local club Nacional.
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After playing well for Nacional, he went on a three-day trial with Sporting CP, who subsequently signed him. He plays for the youth teams from 1997 - 2001. 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.
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After playing well for the youth teams, Cristiano makes the step up to the senior team. Between 2001 - 2003 he makes 25 appearances and scores 3 goals.
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After Sporting beat United 3-1 in a pre-season friendly, United's players urge Sir Alex Ferguson to sign Ronaldo. He joins United for £12.24 million.
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During a World cup match against England, Ronaldo's United teammate Wayne Rooney was sent of after a unneccesary play on Ronaldo's teamate. The angry reaction from the English press caused Ronaldo to consider leaving United.
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Ronaldo scores a header and is voted man of the match as United beat Chelsea in Moscow to win the Champions League. This is his best seson at United. He scored 42 goals and won the Golden Boot award for the top goalscorer in Europe. He also wins the Ballon d'Or award, becoming the first United player since George Best in 1968 to do so.
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Manchester United accept an unconditional offer of £80 million from Real Madrid for Ronaldo. He was presented to the world media as a Real Madrid player on 6 July. He was welcomed by 80,000 fans at his presentation at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.
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After a bad world cup, Ronaldo is dissapointed but gets a lot of ads in.
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Cristiano Ronaldo leads Real Madrid to another Champions League win.
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After getting drawn into the group of death, Ronaldo struggles to get out of the grouo stages and Portugal i9s knocked out.
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Ronaldo gets his third Balon Dor, defeating Messi and Neuer.
