Written by: Srishad Shiwakoti - 27026, Grade IX
Posted on: 29 August, 2023
Everyone has probably heard of the name Cristiano Ronaldo. People who doesnt know a bit about football or sports also know his name. Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best football players ever. He has the most goals in football history with 838 goals. He is also the player with the most Champions League with 5 titles. He has won every trophy a footballer could win except the FIFA World Cup. But, he was not talented by birth. His passion and hard working nature made him the best.
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Averio was born on the small island of Portugal named Madeira. He was born in a poor family where his mother was a cook and his father was a kit man. His father was alcoholic so the family were troubled. At the age of 12 he went on a trial at Sporting CP where they paid him 1500 euros. So, at the age of 14 he left his family and went to Lisbon for his training at Sporting CP. He dropped out of school from 6th grade after he threw a chair at his teacher for disrespecting him. So, he was becoming a full time football player when suddenly he was diagnosed with Tachycardia - a heart disease. But, luckily the surgery was done successfully and he continued playing football. At the age of 18 he had the greatest signing. He was signed by Manchester United permanently under Sir Alex Ferguson. He made his debut for Manchester United in 2003. He won the FA cup in 2003 in his first season. Sir Alex Ferguson was impressed and gave him the jersey number 7. In 2008, he won the Club World Cup, Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Super Cup and Community Shield, Ballon d'or and FIFA Best Player of the Year. This year was one of the best seasons in his life. After that, he won back to back Premier Leagues with 3 titles. He had a very successful career at Manchester United. But in 2009, he joined Real Madrid. He had a more successful career there. He scored 451 goals there in 438 appearances. He won the four Champions League titles, three FIFA Club World Cups, two La Liga crowns, two Copa del Rey titles, two Spanish Super Cups and two UEFA Super Cups as a team. And personally he won 4 ‘Ballon d’ors’, Three Golden Boots award, two ‘The Best’ awards, three ‘Pichichi Crowns’ and ‘UEFA Best Player in Europe’ award. He made Real Madrid the best club in the world. He became the top scorer of Real Madrid. But sadly he joined Juventus in 2018. He just won the Serie A and its top scorer award. Talking about his national career, he has the World Record for most international goals for his country 123 and another World record for most appearances - 200. He has won the Euro Cup 2016 and a Nations League 2019. He has several world records. He has the most goals in football history, he has the most goals in UEFA Champions League and Club World Cup, he is the most followed person in instagram and twitter and most liked person in Facebook, oldest player to score a hat trick in World Cup, most international goals, most international appearances, highest jump and header and many more.
Though, currently he is not in good form with the club. He will always be one of the best footballers ever. He has achieved quite a lot that only a few can dream of.
