CRISTIANO RONALDO (PORTUGAL)

He was Born in Funchal, Portugal, on 5 February 1985.

He debuted professionally in the National Madeira.

He moved in 2002, by Sporting Lisbon,

only 17 years old.

After a friendly match a friendly

preseason between Sporting and Manchester United,

after being the figure of the match (won by Sporting

3-1) coach the Red Devils manager Alex Ferguson

hired him.

He made his debut for Manchester in August 2003. In his

first season at Old Trafford (2003/04), scored 8

goals in 39 games, including the first goal in the

Cup final in England, which won the

Millwall beat Manchester (3-0). He was elected the

starting player in that year. Its passage through the

Manchester has been very successful: Champion of the Premier

League in 2006/07 and 2007/08 seasons and champion of

League Champions 2007/08, beating the

final to Chelsea.

Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese and was selected Euro 2004 runners-up, losing the final against portugal. He was instrumental in the classification of the selection of his country to World Cup 2006 and obtained the 4th place. then He had received the golden ball.