Cristiano Ronaldo
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Fullname: Cristiano Messias Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
Nationality: Portuguese
Birthday: February 5th 1985 in Funchal, Madeira (Portugal)
Zodiac: Aquarius
Height: 1,85 m
Weight: 77 kg
Religion: Christian
Marital Status: Single
Favourite Food: Bacalhau a Braz (Fish Meal)
Favourite Drink: Satal (Fruit Juice Drink)
Favourite Music: Dance music
Player-Position: Midfielder
Current Club: Manchester United (GB)
Favoured Foot: Both
Inside Facts:

• Cristiano Ronaldos intensities are pace, shotpower and header. He can play on the left side as like on the right. Cristiano has also an excellent technic.
• His career began for CD Nacional Mareida. As he was 12 years old, he moved to Sporting Lissabon. With 17 years, Cristiano played the first time as a professional for Sporting Lissabon.
• In 2003, he moved from Sporting Lissabon to Manchester United for around 17,5 million € (ca. 12,5 million £). To this time, he was the most expensive 18 years old Player of the world.
• In Manchester United he got the number 7 on his shirt for David Beckham, who moved to Real Madrid. Previous shoulder trapper of the number 7 were the Old Trafford legends Eric Cantona, George Best and Bryan Robson.
• Cristiano's father named him according the former President of the U.S.A Ronald Reagan. His father respect him a lot.
• He played for Portugals Under-18 and Under-21 and he played also for the Olympic team in Athen (2004).
• His Debut in the A-National Team was in August 20th 2003 against Kazakhstan (1:0 for Portugal). At this time he was 17 years old. And this is why he wears the number 17.
• C. Ronaldo appears on the cover of the computer game "FIFA Street 2"
• Cristiano is an avowing Christ. He wears a necklace with a cross, which he kissed three times before every match.
• He drives a Porsche
• To his fifth birthday, he wished itself longingly a ball. And he got him from his father.
• His father, Dinis Aveiro, died on September 7th, 2005. Despite that, he played in a World Cup qualifier against Russia only hours after receiving the sad news.
  On October, 29th in 2005 Cristiano Ronaldo scored ManU's 1000th Premiership goal, but they lost 4–1 against Middlesbrough.
• One of his favorite movies are "The Rock" (with Sean Connery & Nicolas Cage) and "The Sixt Sense" (with Bruce Willis & Haley Joel Osment)