Cristiano Ronaldo Biography

There aren't a lot of soccer players in the worldHis great performance there drew the eyes of
today that can honestly state they are more popularLiverpool's scouts, but Ronaldo was just 16 years old
than Cristiano Ronaldo. Except for a few alreadyand the Liverpool officials decided he needs more
established super stars such as Ronaldinho or Davidtime in the Portuguese league before they sign him.
Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo is probably the mostCristiano Ronaldo Biography - Sporting Lisbon
popular rising star on the pitch.Being taken in the senior squad of Sporting meant
His good looks combined with his awesomethe young player's first contact with professional
repertoire of Cristiano Ronaldo soccer tricks and afootball. Although he didn't play regularly, the few
hint of trademarked Cristiano Ronaldo goals mademoments that he did get on the pitch were greeted
him reach the level of fame on which he is basking inwith cheers from the Sporting fans, who loved
the spotlight sun today.Cristiano Ronaldo's soccer tricks. In 2 seasons with
This Cristiano Ronaldo biography will try to take youSporting's senior squad, Ronaldo got to play 28
through his career and although it's a rare case that amatches, scoring 3 times before he was picked up
player who is still in his early 20s receives aby Manchester United's scouts, at age 18.
biography, I'm sure you'll agree that a CristianoCristiano Ronaldo Biography - Manchester United
Ronaldo profile is in order, considering his huge talentSir Alex Ferguson, manager and coach of Manchester
and fame.United desperately needed a quality right midfielder in
Cristiano Ronaldo Biography - Youth Clubs2003, as David Beckham had just left the club for
Born in Madeira to a family where soccer wasReal Madrid.
cherished, Cristiano Ronaldo started playing for a localBringing an 18-year old Portuguese player to replace
amateur youth team called Andorinha, where hisan international super-star like Beckham didn't seem
father handled the equipment and acted as a kit man.like a good idea at first, but from his first season
Cristiano was 8 when he joined Andorinha and by theCristiano Ronaldo's goals proved decisive and he
time he was 10, he already sparked the curiosity ofquickly gained the love of the Red Devils' fans.
some of Portugal's biggest clubs. This led him to signIn his following seasons at Manchester, with more
for the local first-division team CD Nacional, where heand more trust coming from Sir Alex Ferguson and
would join the youth club and immediately make anthe team's fans, Cristiano Ronaldo developed into an
impact, helping his team win the youth championshipextraordinary player that is now feared by even the
the following year.sturdiest defenders out there.
After just 1 year at Nacional, he was offered aDespite the fact that he is just 22 years of age right
youth contract by bigwigs Sporting Lisbon, who arenow, Cristiano Ronaldo already has 208 professional
internationally renowned for having one of the bestmatches and 53 goals (190 matches and 50 goals for
youth training facilities in the World.Manchester, the others for Sporting) and 46 caps in
The young player fit right in at Sporting and startedthe national squad, with a tally of 17 goals for
scoring regularly, although he was way too fond onPortugal. Impressive stats for such a youngster.
his dribble at that point. Despite this short coming, heThe best part is that with each passing year Cristiano
was taken in to various levels of the Portugal nationalRonaldo improves his game even further, so don't be
youth squad, finally getting his big break at the UEFAsurprised if in a couple of years he steps up to
under 17 Championship in 2001.become the greatest footballer in activity.