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Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal on February 5, 1985.
In 1993, Cristiano Ronaldo started his youth career with C.F. Andorinha for 2 years, C.D. Nacional for the next 2 years and then
Sporting CP till 2001 where he started his senior career with the same club till 2003 as he joined Manchester United F.C.
for £12.24 million to become Manchester United's first-ever Portuguese player.
He began his international career with under-21 in 2002 and he earned his first cap for the national team in 2003.
Ronaldo sparkled in the 2007 - 2008 season as he scored a total of 42 goals and becoming the first winger to win the European
Golden Shoe as well as the first Premier League player ever to be named the FIFA World Player of the Year.
- 2004: FA Cup
- 2006: League Cup
- 2007: FA Community Shield & Premier League
- 2008: FIFA Club World Cup, Premier League & UEFA Champions League
- 2009: League Cup
- Ballon d'Or
- Barclays: Golden Boot, Merit Award, Three Times Player of the Month & Two Times Player of the Season
- European Golden Shoe
- FIFA: Team of the Year & World Player of the Year
- FIFPro: Two Times Special Young Player of the Year, World Player of the Year & Two Times World XI
- Two Times FWA Footballer of the Year
- PFA: Two Times Fans' Player of the Year, Two Times Players' Player of the Year, Three Times Premier League Team of the Year & Young Player of the Year
- Portuguese Footballer of the Year
- UEFA: Club Footballer of the Year, Club Forward of the Year, Euro 2004 Team of the Tournament & Three Times Team of the Year