Cristiano Ronaldo was born the 5th February 1985 and already as a young lad he got talent. He told his mom in an age of 6 that he one day would play for Real Madrid – which doesn’t has happened yet although he and his club Manchester United got an amazing offer. He has grown up in Maderia in Portugal.
He has won amazing prizes:
- PFA Players’ Player of the Year: 2006-07, 2007-08
- PFA Young Player of the Year: 2006-07
- PFA Fans’ Player of the Year: 2006-07, 2007-08
- PFA Premier League Team of the Year: 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08
- FWA Footballer of the Year: 2006-07, 2007-08
- Barclays Player of the Season: 2006-07, 2007-08
- Barclays Player of the Month: November-December 2006, January 2008, March 2008
- Barclays Merit Award: 2007-08
- Bravo Award: 2004
- UEFA Euro 2004 Team of the Tournament
- FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year: 2004-05, 2005-06
- Portugese Footballer of the Year: 2006-07
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2003-2004, 2006-07
- FIFPro World XI: 2006-07
- Barclays Golden Boot: 2007-08
- European Golden Shoe: 2007-08
- UEFA Club Forward of the Year: 2007-08
- UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2007-08
Ronaldo plays in the legend jersey number – 7. George Best, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, and David Beckham has all played in 7 and United’s manager demanded he shirt play in 7, although he requested 28. He came from Sporting Lissabon after the season 2003/2004.