Cristiano Ronaldo Bio, Wife, Kids, Religion, Awards, Height, Parents

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is a Portuguese professional football player who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and captains the Portugal national team. He is considered the best player in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he has won five Ballon d’Or awards and four European Golden Shoes, the most by a European player. He has won 32 trophies in his career, including seven league titles, five UEFA Champions League, one UEFA European Championship, and one UEFA Nations League. He is also famous for being the most official active goal scorer. He is one of the few players to have made over 1,100 professional career appearances and has scored over 800 official senior careers goals for club and country. He holds the records for most appearances (183), most goals (140), and assists (42) in the Champions League, most goals in the European Championship (14), most international goals by a male player (117), and most international appearances by a European male (189). 

What is Cristiano Ronaldo Famous For?

• Being a Portuguese professional football player.
• Being the all-time international top goalscorer.
• For playing as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United.
• For captains the Portugal national team.

What religion is Cristiano Ronaldo?

Cristiano Ronaldo was born on 5 February 1985. His birthplace is Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. His birth name is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro. He holds Portuguese nationality and he belongs to the white ethnicity. Likewise, his religion is Catholic and as per his birth date, his zodiac sign is Aquarius. His father's name is Jose Dinis Aveiro who is a municipal gardener and a part-time kit man and his mother's name is Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro. He is the youngest child. He has one elder brother named Hugo and two elder sisters, Elma and Liliana Catia. 

Cristiano Ronaldo Club Career

• As a child, he played for Andorinha from 1992 to 1995 where his father was the kit man. 
• In 1995, he joined the youth team of Nacional where he spent two years with the club.
• In 1997, aged 12, he went on a three-day trial with Sporting CP, who signed him for a fee of £1,500. At the age of 16, he was promoted from Sporting's youth team by first-team manager Laszlo Boloni, who was impressed with his dribbling. He then subsequently became the first player to play for the club's U16, U17, and U18 teams, the B team, and the first team, all within a single season. 
• He made his debut in the Primeira Liga on 29 September 2002 against Braga and on 7 October, he scored two goals against Moreirense in their 3-0 win. His exploits for Sporting CP brought him into prominence and some of the biggest clubs in England like Liverpool, Arsenal, and Manchester United started courting him.
• In 2013, he played in a UEFA Champions League against Manchester United where the manager of the English club Sir Alex Ferguson was impressed by his performance and brought him to the club in the same year. His transfer fee made him, at the time, the most expensive teenager in English football history. Although he requested the number 28, his number at Sporting, he received the squad number 7 shirt, which had previously been worn by such United players as George Best, Eric Cantona, and David Beckham. He made his debut as a substitute in a 4-0 home win over Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League on 16 August 2003 and received a standing ovation when he came on for Nicky Butt. His performance earned praise from Best, who hailed it as "undoubtedly the most exciting debut" he had ever seen. In his first season at Manchester United, he scored three goals in the league and also scored in the FA Cup final to help the club win the trophy.
• During his six years, he became one of Manchester United’s most important players at the club where he made 292 appearances and scored 118 goals for the club in all the competitions. With Manchester United, he won three consecutive Premier League titles, the Champions League, and the FIFA Club World Cup. Additionally, at the age of 23, he also won his first-ever Ballon d'Or in 2008 and European Golden Shoes in 2007-08. 
• In 2019, he became the most expensive player in the world when he signed for Real Madrid on 6 July 2019 in a transfer worth €94 million (£80 million). At least 80,000 fans attended his presentation at the Santiago Bernabeu, surpassing the 25-year record of 75,000 fans who had welcomed Diego Maradona at Napoli. Since club captain Raul already wore the number 7 (the number Ronaldo wore at United), Ronaldo received the number 9 shirt. He made his La Liga debut against Deportivo La Coruna on 29 August 2019, scoring a penalty in a 3-2 home win. Midway through the season, Ronaldo finished second in the 2009 Ballon d’Or and the 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year awards, behind Messi. He finished the season with 33 goals in all competitions as his first season at Madrid ended trophyless.
• Following Raul's departure, he was given the number 7 shirt for Madrid before the 2010-11 season. During that season, he ended the Spanish league season with 40 goals, which became a record in the league’s history and helped Real Madrid win the Copa del Rey. In addition to the Pichichi Trophy, he won the European Golden Shoe for a second time, becoming the first player to win the award in different leagues.
• During his nine years at Real Madrid, he won 15 trophies, including two La Liga titles, two Copa del Rey, and four Champions Leagues, and became the club’s all-time top goalscorer. He won back-to-back Ballons d'Or in 2013 and 2014, and again in 2016 and 2017, and was runner-up three times behind Lionel Messi, his perceived career rival. Additionally, he also won three European Golden Shoes awards in the year 2010-11, 2013-14, and 2014-15. With Real Madrid, he made 438 appearances and scored 450 goals for the club in all the competitions.  
• On 10 July 2018, he signed for Juventus in a transfer worth an initial €100 million (£88 million), the most expensive transfer for an Italian club and the most expensive for a player over 30 years old. He made his debut for the club on 18 August 2018 in a 3-2 away win against ChievoVerona. In his first season at Juventus, he scored 21 goals in the league and also scored in the 2018 Supercoppa Italiana to help the club win the trophy on 16 January 2019 against AC Milan. Additionally, he also won the inaugural Serie A award for Most Valuable Player.
• During his three years at Juventus, he made 134 appearances and scored 101 goals for the club in all the competitions as he won two Serie A titles, two Supercoppa Italiana, and a Coppa Italia. 
• On 26 August 2021, he and his agent Jorge Mendes reached a verbal agreement with Manchester City over personal terms but the club pulled out of the deal the following day due to the overall cost of the transfer. On the same day, it was confirmed that City's rivals Manchester United, his former club, were in advanced talks to sign him, while former manager Alex Ferguson and several ex-teammates had been in contact to persuade him to re-sign for United. On 27 August 2021, Manchester United announced they had reached an agreement with Juventus to re-sign him in the subject to an agreement of personal terms, visa, and medical. The transfer was reported as costing an initial £12.85 million, with a two-year contract plus an optional year, and was confirmed on 31 August. He was given the number 7 shirt after Edinson Cavani agreed to switch to 21. In the first 24 hours of his shirt sales were reported to have broken the all-time record following a transfer, overtaking Messi after his move to Paris Saint-Germain. 
• On 11 September 2021, he made his second debut at Old Trafford, scoring the opening two goals in a 4-1 league victory against Newcastle United.  On 29 September 2021, he scored a last-minute winner in United's 2-1 victory at home to Villarreal in the Champions League and overtaking Iker Casillas as the player with the most appearances in the competition. On 2 December 2021, he scored twice in a 3-2 home league win against Arsenal, taking him past 800 top-level career goals. On 12 March 2022, he scored a hat-trick in a 3-2 victory against Tottenham, bringing his total goal count to 807 in the process. He is believed to be the record holder for goals scored in professional football, although the Football Association of the Czech Republic argues that Josef Bican scored 821 goals. On 16 April 2022, he scored his 50th club hat-trick in a 3-2 win over Norwich City. On 23 April, he scored his 100th Premier League goal in a 3-1 defeat to Arsenal. 
• During his 2021-22 season, he was named the Premier League’s Player of the Month for April 2022 and was named to the Premier League Team of the Year but however, with Manchester United finishing at a disappointing sixth place just barely reaching the UEFA Europa League spots, he went trophyless for the first time since 2010.

Cristiano Ronaldo's International Career

• Ronaldo has represented Portugal at various age levels. 
• He has represented Portugal at U15, U17, U20, U21, U23, and the senior level. 
• He has represented represent the U15, U17, U20, U21, and U23 national sides, amassing 34 youth caps and scoring 18 goals overall.
• He made his senior international team debut for Portugal on 20 August 2008 at the age of 18, in a 1-0 win over Kazakhstan. 
• He was then subsequently called up for UEFA Euro 2004, held in his home country, and scored his first international goal for Portugal on 12 June 2004 in a 2-1 group stage loss to eventual champions Greece, his eighth appearance for Portugal.
• He assumed the captaincy of the senior national team in July 2008. 
• He has represented Portugal in 2006, 2008, 2014, and 2018 FIFA World Cups and UEFA Euro 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020 as well as the 2019 UEFA Nations League. 
• In 2015, he was named the best Portuguese player of all time by the Portuguese Football Federation. 
• The following year, he led Portugal to their first major tournament title at Euro 2016 and received the Silver Boot as the second-highest goalscorer of the tournament. 
• He also led them to victory in the inaugural UEFA Nations League in 2019, and later received the Golden as top scorer of Euro 2020.
• Since, his debut for Portugal, he has obtained over 180 caps, making him Portugal's most-capped player. 
• Currently, he is also the nation’s all-time top goalscorer with more than 110 goals at the international level. 

Awards and Achievements

Honors 

• Won the 2002 Supertaca Candido de Oliveira. 
• Won 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 Premier League with Manchester United.  
• Won the 2003-04 FA Cup with Manchester United.  
• Won the 2005-06, 2008-09 Football League Cup with Manchester United.  
• Won the 2007 FA Community Shield with Manchester United.  
• Won the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League with Manchester United.  
• Won the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup with Manchester United.  
• Won the 2011-12, 2016-17 La Liga with Real Madrid. 
• Won 2010-11, 2013-14 Copa del Rey with Real Madrid.
• Won the 2012, 2017 Supercopa de Espana with Real Madrid.
• Won 2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid.
• Won 2014, 2017 UEFA Super Cup with Real Madrid.
• Won 2014, 2016, 2017 FIFA Club World Cup with Real Madrid.
• Won the 2018-19, 2019-20 Serie A with Juventus. 
• Won the 2020-21 Coppa Italia with Juventus.
• Won the 2018, 2020 Supercoppa Italiana. 
• Won the 2016 UEFA European Championship with Portugal. 
• Won the 2018-19 UEFA Nations League with Portugal. 

Individual

• Won the 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 FIFA Ballon d’Or.
• Won the 2007-08, 2010-11, 2013-14, 2014-15 European Golden Shoe.
• Won the 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year.
• Won 2016, 2017 The Best FIFA Men’s Player. 
• Won 2021 The Best FIFA Special Award for Outstanding Career Achievement.
• Won 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 FDF Portuguese Player of the Year. 
• Won the 2006-07, 2007-08 PFA Players’ Player of the Year.
• Won the 2006-07, 2007-08 Premier League Player of the Season. 
• Won the 2007-08 Premier League Golden Boot.
• Won the 2013-14 La Liga Best Player.
• Won the 2010-11, 2013-14, 2014-15 Pichichi Trophy.
• Won 2019, 2020 Serie A Footballer of the Year.
• Won the 2020-21 Capocannoniere. 

Cristiano Ronaldo's Wife, Children

Looking at his personal life, Ronaldo is an unmarried guy. He is in a relationship with his longtime girlfriend, Georgina Rodriguez. Georgina Rodriguez told that she first met Cristiano Ronaldo while working as a sales assistant for Gucci. They met again at a Dolce and Gabbana event where they got to know each other better. It was reported that the pair were dating in late 2016. Despite dating for so long they are still not married, but Cristiano Ronaldo has said he is 1000 percent sure about marrying his long-time girlfriend Georgina Rodríguez on Netflix's new release, 'I Am Georgina'.

Cristiano Ronaldo became a father of a son, Cristiano Ronaldo Jr on 17 June 2010. The mother of the child is unknown and he has declared that he will say the child his mother's name after his 18th birthday. 

He also has been a father of the twins, the girl is named Eva, and the boy is named Mateo through a surrogate mother in 2017 in the United States. 

Cristiano Ronaldo has two children with Georgina Rodriguez: daughter Alana Martina, born on 12 November 2017, and a baby daughter Bella Esmeralda born on 18 April 2022. On April 18, 2022, the couple was blessed with twins, a boy, and a girl, however, the boy died during childbirth. Currently, Georgina Rodriguez is the mother of Ronaldo’s all children: Cristiano Ronaldo Jr, Eva, Mateo, Alana Martina, and Bella Esmeralda. He has an intimate relationship with his girlfriend, Georgina Rodriguez, and the children where they are living their life happily together.

How tall is Cristiano Ronaldo?

Cristiano Ronaldo stands at a height of 1.87m i.e. 6 feet and 2 inches tall. He has a bodyweight of 85kg. Moreover, he has an athletic body build. His eye color is hazel brown and his hair color is black. His sexual orientation is straight. Overall, he has got a healthy and balanced body.