Interesting facts about Cristiano Ronaldo

-Became the most expensive teenager in Britain in 2003.
-His idol is Luis Figo.
-Was selected for the Portuguese Olympic football team for 2004.
-Signed by Manchester United from Sporting Lisbon in August 2003 for an initial £12,240,000.
-Made his full Manchester United debut against Wolves in August
2003.
-Scored 2 goals that helped Manchester United beat Arsenal 4-2 at Highbury.
-Has appeared in a Suzuki TV advert.
-Voted player of the 2003/04 season.
-His father named him after former American President Ronald Reagan.
-He was the first ever Portugese Manchester United player.
-His parents names are Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro and Jose Diniz Aveiro.
-Before joining Manchester United he played against them for Sporting Lisbon weeks later he was signed by Manchester United.
-Sporting Lisbon signed him up for their schoolboy team at the age of 13 for £1,500.
-He was born into a poor family on the Portuguese island of Madeira off the Morrocan coast.
-Was signed by Manchester United as a long term replacement for David Beckham.
-He is a very big idol in his hometown Madeira.
-Made his international debut for Portugal against Kazakhstan in August 2003.
-Starting playing for his local football side Nacional.
-In the first ever FIFPro awards was voted the special young player of the year award.
-After playing against Manchester United in a pre-season friendly the Manchester United players urged the manager to sign Cristiano on the the plane back to Manchester.
-Bought a £1.5 million pound mansion in Cheshire which was previously owned by 3 former Manchester United players.
-Scored Manchester United’s 1,000th league goal against Middlesbrough FC.
-Wears the number 17 shirt whenever he plays for Portugal.
-Was named in the UEFA Team of the year 2004.
-Ended the 2004/05 season making 50 appearances and scoring 9 goals.
-His career honors include FA Cup winner (2004) Euro 2004 finalist (2004) UEFA Team of the Year (2004) FA Cup finalist (2005) FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year (2005)
-Cristiano was first spotted by former Liverpool F.C manager Gerrard Houllier at the age of 16.
-Cristiano drives a red Ferrari 435.
-League Cup Winner 2006.
-Was named the PFA’s player of the month for March. (April 2006)
-Ended the 2005/06 season making 37 appearances 10 as a sub and scoring a season best for Manchester united with 12 goals.

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