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talha desai is a boy who when he grows up he ios going to play for manchester united as number 7 he alredy playz in selborne wid his mates and dat yeh but he a defenda and in skool st augustinz we just chill about man and here is just some boring thing i just copy and pasted Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH (pronounced [kɾiʃˈtiɐnu ʁuˈnaɫdu]), (born 5 February 1985 in Funchal, Madeira), better known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese professional footballer. He plays both for the English Premier League club Manchester United and the Portuguese national team. With Manchester United, Ronaldo plays primarily as a right winger.[2] He has also been used both in a central attacking role and as a second striker.[3]

Contents [hide] 1 Biography 2 Playing style 3 Career 3.1 Early career 3.2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3.3 Manchester United 4 International career 4.1 World Cup incident 4.2 International goals 5 Honours 5.1 Team honours with Manchester United 5.2 Honours with national team 5.3 Individual honours and awards 5.4 Special achievements 5.5 Non-hereditary Orders and Titles 6 Career statistics 7 References 8 External links

Biography Ronaldo was born in Madeira, Portugal, to Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro and the late José Dinis Aveiro (1954 – London, 5 September 2005). He has one older brother, Hugo (b. 1975), and two elder sisters, Elma (b. 1974) and Liliana Cátia (b. Madeira, 5 October 1976). Liliana Cátia works as a singer by the stage name "Ronalda" in Portugal. Cristiano's second given name ("Ronaldo") is relatively rare in Portugal. His parents named him after former Hollywood actor and U.S. President Ronald Reagan due to his late father's respect for the man.[4]

Playing style Ronaldo is a two-footed player, allowing him to play anywhere up front: right, left or through the middle. This has enabled Ronaldo and left winger Ryan Giggs to switch wings occasionally, helping Manchester United further confuse their opponents.[5] Ronaldo is renowned for his superb technical ability. Besides his trademark multiple step-overs, he also developed a wide array of flicks and skills, making him one of the most feared wingers in the premiership.[6] His blistering pace enables him to accelerate past defenders, either down the wings or cutting into the middle, and he can strike powerful shots from outside the box as well as being adept at finishing from close-range. Ronaldo is extremely good in the air and has scored a fair number of headed goals, and he is currently Manchester United's first-choice penalty taker. Additionaly, his unique 'pin-ball' free kicks are known for their fearsome swerve and dip. His unique playing style is a far cry from traditional wingers of the past and he can perhaps best be described as a winger and a striker rolled into one. [7]

Career

Early career He began kicking a football when he was three, and when he started primary school at age six, his passion for the sport was obvious. His favourite boyhood team was SL Benfica even though he would later join their rival, Sporting. He first played for an amateur team, Andorinha, where his father was the kit man, when he was just eight years old. By 1995, at just ten years of age, Cristiano Ronaldo's reputation was growing in Portugal. Madeira's top two teams, CS Marítimo and CD Nacional were both interested in signing him. Marítimo, the bigger team, missed a crucial meeting with Rui Santos, Ronaldo's manager at Andorinha, and as a result, Ronaldo signed for Nacional. After a title-winning campaign at Nacional, Ronaldo went on a three day trial with Sporting who subsequently signed him for an undisclosed sum.[8]

Sporting Clube de Portugal Ronaldo joined Sporting's other youth players who trained at the Alcochete, the club's "football factory," where he received first-class instruction. In his first few months in Lisbon, he had to defend himself from the rest of the local players as they had taunted him over his Madeiran accent. A growth spurt had also obstructed his progress at the club. However, Ronaldo eventually went on to become the only player in Sporting’s history to play for the Under-16, Under-17, Under-18, B team and first-team within a season.[9] Sporting realised that Ronaldo needed more support and arranged for his mother to join him. He scored two goals on his Sporting debut against Moreirense. He also featured for Portugal in the UEFA Under 17 Championships.[10]

His performances at the UEFA Under 17 championship drew him to the attention of the wider football world. He was first spotted by former Liverpool F.C. manager Gérard Houllier at the age of 16. However, Liverpool later declined him because he was too young and needed some time to develop into a top footballer.[11] However, he came to the attention of Sir Alex Ferguson in the summer of 2003, when Sporting beat Manchester United 3-1 in the inauguration of the Alvalade XXI stadium in Lisbon. Ronaldo demonstrated his ability to play on both wings. His performance in the match impressed the Manchester United players, who spoke to their manager about a possible transfer bid for Ronaldo.[12]

Manchester United Ferguson decided that he wanted Ronaldo for his team, who were in the market for a right-sided midfielder with the departure of David Beckham to Real Madrid; Ronaldo was signed for a fee of £12.24 million,[13] becoming the club's first ever Portuguese player. Ronaldo was handed the number 7 shirt on his arrival, a shirt number that has belonged to some of the greatest Manchester United legends, such as George Best, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona and Beckham. Ronaldo initially asked for the number 28 which he wore at Sporting, as he did not want the pressure of living up to the expectation linked to the number 7 shirt. "After I joined, the manager asked me what number I'd like. I said 28. But Ferguson said 'no, you're going to have No. 7' and the famous shirt was an extra source of motivation. I was forced to live up to such an honour".[14]

Ronaldo playing for Manchester UnitedRonaldo made his debut for Manchester United as a 60th minute substitute against Bolton Wanderers at Old Trafford, a 4-0 Manchester United win. On 29 October 2005, Ronaldo scored Manchester United's 1000th Premiership goal, in a 4-1 loss at the hands of Middlesbrough. He bagged a double double in February, with two goals at home to Fulham and another pair at Fratton Park, and also scored in the following Premiership game against Wigan taking his tally to 8 Premiership goals. On 26 February 2006, Ronaldo played in the Carling Cup Final against Wigan in the Millennium Stadium at Cardiff, and scored a goal - taking his season's tally to 10 goals. He was named FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year 2005, the only award to be voted for by fans. He received the same accolade the following year in 2006. He was also ranked 20th in the FIFA Player of the Year 2005 standings.

In 2006, a row between him and Ruud van Nistelrooy at the Carrington training ground intensified speculation about their roles at the club.[15] However, Ronaldo signed a new deal with United that would last until 2010. Ronaldo said of the deal, "United have stood by me and been there for me and I want to repay that".[16]

Despite the World Cup incident, Ronaldo remained popular with the Manchester United faithful when he played (and scored) in his first Premiership match since the 2006 World Cup. Manchester United fans could clearly be heard chanting "there's only one Ronaldo" at various points in the game, in a 5-1 win over Fulham F.C.. He won the Barclays Player of the Month for November 2006. By December 2006, Ronaldo had become one of United's most influential players, scoring six goals in three league games to bring his overall tally up to 12 goals. He came on at half-time as a substitute against Wigan Athletic and immediately stamped his influence on the match with 2 goals in the space of a few minutes. Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson concedes he would lose his wager with the Portuguese in his current form after setting a target of 15 goals for the season. The Scot remarked that he was "pleased for him because he works hard at his game. He's still learning the game. His ability to pass the ball has helped him this season. His passing has been very good. That just shows he is maturing. He's been fantastic, and he's getting better all the time".[17] In December, he was awarded the Barclays Player of the Month Award for the second successive month, becoming the third ever player in the Premiership to do so (after Arsenal's Dennis Bergkamp in 1997 and Robbie Fowler in 1996).[18][19] Ronaldo scored his 50th goal for Manchester United in the game against arch-rivals Manchester City which turned out to be the decisive goal which helped Manchester United claim the Premiership for the first time in 4 years.

As the end of each season approached, particularly in 2006 and 2007, it became traditional for rumours to start floating that Ronaldo was unsettled at Manchester United and wanted to play for Real Madrid - the rumours frequently originating from the board of Real Madrid who were reported in April 2007 to be willing to pay an unprecedented €80 million (£54 million) for Ronaldo.[20] At the beginning of March 2007, however, Ronaldo, as well as Manchester United, confirmed that they would be negotiating an extension to his current contract. On 13 April 2007, Ronaldo signed a five-year, £120,000-a-week deal with United, making him the highest-paid player in United's history.[21] He said, "I am very happy at the club and I want to win trophies and hopefully we will do that this season".[22]

Rooney and Ronaldo (Right) depicted at Old TraffordDuring the 2006-07 season, Ronaldo won the PFA Players' Player of the Year and PFA Young Player of the Year awards. He received the two awards during a ceremony on the 22nd of April, 2007. In addition to winning the two awards (an accomplishment that has only been matched once - in 1977 by Andy Gray),[23] Ronaldo was also named a member of the PFA Premiership Team of the Year, alongside seven of his fellow Manchester United teammates. On 24 April 2007, Ronaldo completed the treble by winning the PFA Fans' Player of the Year, an award which is given by winning the most votes from fans all over the United Kingdom. In addition, he was awarded the 2007 Portuguese Footballer of the Year, and at the beginning of May 2007 Ronaldo was also awarded the Football Writers' Association Award. He also received two awards from the club itself, the Player of the Year award, and the Fans' Player of the Year award.

The 2006-07 was tainted with several diving incidents. During a match with Middlesbrough F.C., he was criticised for diving by rival manager Gareth Southgate.[24] On 4 February 2007, in a match against Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Ronaldo was caught in yet another diving controversy, after winning United a controversial penalty despite seeming to receive little or no contact from Tottenham's Steed Malbranque.[25]

Ronaldo has occasionally had problems with his temper during games. He was sent off in a game against Manchester City and received a one-match ban imposed by UEFA for a "one-fingered gesture" towards Benfica fans in a UEFA Champions League match in December 2005.[26] While playing for Portugal in a friendly against Luxembourg he was given a yellow card for pushing Jeff Strasser in the throat in retaliation after Strasser tackled him. Felipe Scolari warned Ronaldo to keep his temper in check during the World Cup.[27] Cristiano Ronaldo was sent of for an alleged headbutt of Portsmouth player Richard Hughes during United's second match of the 2007-08 season, and was therefore banned for the subsequent three games. After the match, Sir Alex Ferguson claimed that Ronaldo had "fallen into the trap".[28] Ronaldo said he had "learned a lot" from the experience and would not let players "provoke" him in future.[29]

Ronaldo's 2007-08 season started badly with the sending off at Portsmouth. However, in his first game following the ban Ronaldo scored the only goal in the 60th minute of a Champions League away game against Sporting Lisbon on return to his old club. He was given a standing ovation by the Sporting supporters for his muted celebrations following the goal. Following this match, Ronaldo has kept his goalscoring boots on in the away fixture against Birmingham City F.C. The goalscoring continued with a brace against Wigan Athletic F.C. Ronaldo contributed three goals in both the home and away fixtures against Dynamo Kiev, a goal against Arsenal F.C. and another brace against Blackburn Rovers. An injury time winner, coming from a free-kick in the home fixture against Sporting Lisbon led Manchester United to the top of the group in the UEFA Champions League [30].On December 2, 2007, Ronaldo was officially announced as the runner up in the European Footballer of the Year standings, finishing behind the winner, Kaka, with 277 points. [31] Ronaldo scored a match-winning double against Fulham F.C., one of which includes a memorable volley [32]. He had also been booked for diving by referee Rob Styles when he went down under a challenge from Fulham's goalkeeper, Antti Niemi. Sir Alex Ferguson had claimed that it "His reputation from years ago is still playing on the minds of referees. It was a ridiculous decision." [33] In addition to his two late penalties in the home fixtures against Derby County F.C. [34] and Everton F.C., he scored a free-kick just before half-time against Sunderland A.F.C. [35]. On December 17 2007, it was officially announced that Ronaldo came in third in the FIFA World Player of the Year awards, finishing behind Kaká and Lionel Messi.[36] A 2-1 defeat in the away fixture against West Ham United F.C., Ronaldo scored in the match but missed a penalty.

Ronaldo scored his first hat trick for Manchester United, in the 6-0 win against Newcastle United at Old Trafford on 12 January 2008, bringing Manchester United up to the top of English Premier League table. He scored with a free kick in the 49th minute and went on to score twice more in the 70th and 88th minutes of the match. [37] The very next game, he scored the second goal in the 2-0 win against Reading on 19 January 2008, bringing his goal tally to 23, equalling his tally for the whole of the 2006/2007 season. [38] UEFA have been urged to investigate an incident before and during the 1-1 draw against Olympique Lyonnais in the UEFA Champions League on February 20, 2008 where Ronaldo and United team mate Nani were targeted by opposition fans shining potentially hazardous lasers at the players during the warm up and the match itself.[39]

International career Ronaldo had previously played for Portugal at the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and at the U18 and U21 level. He eventually made his full international debut in August 2003, coming on in the second half of a 1-0 victory against Kazakhstan. Ronaldo scored Portugal's only goal in their 2-1 loss to Greece in the opening match of Euro 2004 and the first goal of the semi final against the Netherlands, which Portugal won 2-1. The final saw a rematch of the opening game of the tournament, with Greece once again emerging victorious. Even though Ronaldo could not add to his two goals, his performances at the tournament earned him a place in the team of the tournament. [40]

Ronaldo subsequently represented Portugal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and was the second highest scorer in FIFA World Cup qualification in the European zone with 7 goals. [40]

Ronaldo scored his first World Cup goal against Iran with a penalty kick. [41]In the Round of 16, he left Portugal's 1-0 win over Netherlands injured after a high tackle by Khalid Boulahrouz. [42] However, he returned in the next match in the quarter - final against England.

Ronaldo was named the national team captain for the first time in a friendly match against Brazil on February 6, 2007, a day after his 22nd birthday. This move was in honor of the Portuguese Football Federation president, Carlos Silva, who had died two days before. Scolari explained, "Mr Silva asked me to make him captain as a gesture. He thought the English fans would give him a difficult time and this was a response. He is too young to be captain but Mr Silva asked me and now he is no longer with us."[43]

Ronaldo scored a total of 8 goals in Portugal's UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying campaign. [44]

World Cup incident On 8 July 2006, after the sending off of United team-mate Wayne Rooney for stamping on Ricardo Carvalho in the Quarter Final of the 2006 World Cup between England and Portugal, there was much speculation in the English media that he had influenced Rooney's red card by complaining aggressively to the referee. Ronaldo has said that Rooney was a friend, and that he was not trying to get Rooney a red card.[45] Rooney said, "I bear no ill feeling to Cristiano but am disappointed that he chose to get involved."[46]

The Sun published a dart board with a picture of Ronaldo as the bull's-eye in a similar fashion to the one made after the 1998 World Cup for David Beckham by The Daily Mirror, another English tabloid.[47][48][49] The angry reaction in England forced Ronaldo to consider leaving United. After the incident, he told reporters that he thought he "should get out of Manchester as the circumstances are not right to keep playing there".[50] He allegedly told the Spanish sports daily Marca that he wished to move to Real Madrid.[51]

In response to the speculation, Sir Alex Ferguson sent his assistant manager Carlos Queiroz to speak to Ronaldo in Portugal, hoping to change the young player's mind,[52] whilst Rooney pleaded with Ronaldo not to leave the team.[53] Ronaldo chose to stay on at United and signed a new five-year contract months later. [54]

Ronaldo was booed by some French and English fans during Portugal's semi-final defeat against France, and missed out on the tournament's Best Young Player award, partly due to an e-mail campaign against him by England fans.[55] Though the online vote only affected the nomination process, FIFA Technical Study Group awarded the honours to Germany's Lukas Podolski, citing Ronaldo's behaviour as a factor.[56]

International goals 01. 12 June 2004 Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal Greece 1 – 2 1 – 2 Euro 2004 02. 30 June 2004 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal Netherlands 2 – 0 2 – 1 Euro 2004 03. 4 September 2004 Skonto stadions, Riga, Latvia Latvia 0 – 1 0 – 2 World Cup 2006 Qualifying 04. 8 September 2004 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal Estonia 1 – 0 4 – 0 World Cup 2006 Qualifying 05. 13 October 2004 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal Russia 2 – 0 7 – 1 World Cup 2006 Qualifying 06. 13 October 2004 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal Russia 4 – 0 7 – 1 World Cup 2006 Qualifying 07. 17 November 2004 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxemburg City, Luxembourg Luxembourg 0 – 2 0 – 5 World Cup 2006 Qualifying 08. 4 June 2005 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal Slovakia 2 – 0 2 – 0 World Cup 2006 Qualifying 09. 8 June 2005 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia Estonia 0 – 1 0 – 1 World Cup 2006 Qualifying 10. 1 March 2006 LTU Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany Saudi Arabia 0 – 1 0 – 3 Friendly 11. 1 March 2006 LTU Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany Saudi Arabia 0 – 3 0 – 3 Friendly 12. 17 June 2006 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany Iran 2 – 0 2 – 0 World Cup 2006 13. 7 October 2006 Estádio do Bessa, Porto, Portugal Azerbaijan 1 – 0 3 – 0 Euro 2008 Qualifying 14. 7 October 2006 Estádio do Bessa, Porto, Portugal Azerbaijan 3 – 0 3 – 0 Euro 2008 Qualifying 15. 15 November 2006 Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal Kazakhstan 2 – 0 3 – 0 Euro 2008 Qualifying 16. 24 March 2007 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal Belgium 2 – 0 4 – 0 Euro 2008 Qualifying 17. 24 March 2007 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal Belgium 4 – 0 4 – 0 Euro 2008 Qualifying 18. 22 August 2007 Hanrapetakan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia Armenia 0 – 1 1 – 1 Euro 2008 Qualifying 19. 8 September 2007 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal Poland 2 – 1 2 – 2 Euro 2008 Qualifying 20. 17 October 2007 Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 0 – 2 1 – 2 Euro 2008 Qualifying
 * 1) Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition

Honours

Team honours with Manchester United FA Premier League: 2006-2007 FA Premier League: Runner Up: 2005-06 FA Cup: 2004 FA Cup Runners Up: 2005, 2007 Football League Cup: 2006 Community Shield: 2007

Honours with national team UEFA European Championship 2004: Runner-up

Individual honours and awards PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2007 PFA Young Player of the Year: 2007 PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 2007 PFA Premiership Team of the Year: 2005-2006, 2006-2007 Barclays Player of the Season: 2006-2007 Football Writers' Association Award: 2007 Barclays Player of the Month: November 2006, December 2006 PFA Fans' Player of the Month: October 2006, February 2007 Portuguese Sports Personality: 2006 Portuguese Footballer of the Year: 2007 Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year: 2006-2007 Manchester United Players' Player of the Year: 2006-2007 FIFPro World XI: 2006-2007 UEFA Team of the Year: 2004, 2007 UEFA European Championship 2004 Team of the Tournament FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2006 European Footballer of the Year - Ballon d'Or 2nd place: 2007 Onze d'Or 2nd place: 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year: 3rd place: 2007 FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year: 2005, 2006

Special achievements One of only two players to have won both the PFA Players' Player of the Year and PFA Young Player of the Year awards in the same year, the other being Andy Gray in 1977. Also won the PFA Fans' Player of the Year award, becoming the first player to win all three Professional Footballers Association awards in one season. Only the third player in Premiership history to win back-to-back Barclays Player of the Month awards, and the first since the 1995-1996 season. Holds the Premiership record for most goals scored in one season by a midfielder, having scored 17 times during the 2006-2007 Premiership campaign. (Unofficially he has already broken this record since, as of 24th February 2008, Ronaldo has scored 21 times in the 2007-2008 campaign. However, the official total will not be registered until the end of the season.) One of only two players to feature in the PFA Premiership Team of the Year for both the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 seasons, the other being Steven Gerrard

Non-hereditary Orders and Titles Orders and decorations received by Cristiano Ronaldo:

Officer of the Order of Infante D. Henrique (Portugal) Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (House of Braganza).[57]

Career statistics All-Time Club Performance Club Season Domestic League Domestic Cups Europe Total Apps Goals Assts Apps Goals Assts Apps Goals Assts Apps Goals Assts Sporting Clube de Portugal 2002-03 25 3 - 3 2 - 3 0 0 31 5 - Total 25 3 - 3 2 - 3 0 0 31 5 - Manchester United 2003-04 29 4 4 6 2 0 5 0 0 40 6 4 2004-05 33 5 4 9 4 0 8 0 0 50 9 4 2005-06 33 9 6 6 2 1 8 1 0 47 12 7 2006-07 34 17 14 8 3 1 11 3 5 53 23 20 2007-08 23 21 3 3 3 0 6 5 1 32 29 4 Total 152 56 31 32 14 2 38 9 6 220 79 39 Career Totals 175 59 31 35 16 2 41 9 6 251 84 39

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Awards Preceded by None FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year 2005, 2006 Succeeded by Lionel Messi Preceded by Wayne Rooney PFA Young Player of the Year 2007 Succeeded by Incumbent Preceded by Steven Gerrard PFA Player of the Year 2007 Succeeded by Incumbent Preceded by Wayne Rooney PFA Fans' Player of the Year (Premiership) 2007 Succeeded by Incumbent Preceded by Ricardo Quaresma Portuguese Footballer of the Year 2007 Succeeded by Incumbent Preceded by Thierry Henry FWA Footballer of the Year 2007 Succeeded by Incumbent [show]v • d • eManchester United F.C. – current squad 1 van der Sar • 2 Neville • 3 Evra • 4 Hargreaves • 5 Ferdinand • 6 Brown • 7 Ronaldo • 8 Anderson • 9 Saha • 10 Rooney • 11 Giggs • 12 Foster • 13 Park • 15 Vidić • 16 Carrick • 17 Nani • 18 Scholes • 19 Piqué • 21 Dong • 22 O'Shea • 24 Fletcher • 25 Simpson • 27 Silvestre • 29 Kuszczak • 32 Tévez • 33 Eagles • 38 Heaton • 47 Welbeck • Manager: Ferguson [show]v • d • ePortugal squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place 1 Ricardo • 2 P. Ferreira • 3 Caneira • 4 R. Costa • 5 Meira • 6 Costinha • 7 Figo • 8 Petit • 9 Pauleta • 10 H. Viana • 11 Simão • 12 Quim • 13 Miguel • 14 N. Valente • 15 Boa Morte • 16 R. Carvalho • 17 C. Ronaldo • 18 Maniche • 19 Tiago • 20 Deco • 21 Nuno Gomes • 22 P. Santos • 23 H. Postiga • Coach: Scolari

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