05/02/2014
Wish you Happy Birthday Cristiano Ronaldo
He rose to fame as a forward for Real Madrid after being traded for $131.6 million in 2009; became captain of the Portuguese national team in 2008.
BEFORE FAME
He won a title campaign at club Nacional, and went to the Sporting CP try-outs. The "Ronaldo" part of his name was given to him in honor of Ronald Reagan, his father's favorite actor.
TRIVIA FACT
He broke a number of La Liga records as well as Real Madrid franchise records and scored his 300th career goal in January 2013.
FAMILY LIFE
He has an older brother named Hugo and two older sisters, one of whom is the singer Ronalda. He dated Russian model Irina Shayk in 2010, and became a father on July 10th of that year.
ASSOCIATED WITH
He and Lionel Messi developed a great rivalry as the top two forwards in professional soccer and leaders of Real Madrid and FC Barcelona respectively.