Cristiano Ronaldo is a popular Portuguese footballer. Now he acts as a striker in the Spanish club Real Madrid. The financial condition of Cristiano Ronaldo is estimated at 82 million euros per year. Plus, he actively advertises various brands, for which he also receives a lot of money.
Soccer player biography
The future footballer was born on February 5, 1985. Father gave exactly that name to a boy in honor of Ronald Reagan, who was the 40th president of the United States of America. Cristiano was not the only child in the family. He was the fourth. His older brother's name is Ugu, and his sisters are Elma and Liliana. One of the sisters, namely Liliana Katya, is popular as a singer.
Mom Cristiano Ronaldo is called Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro, and his father is Jose Dinisa Aveiro. He worked at a local football club called Andorinha. The work of the father contributed to the fact that the sons became interested in football, and one of them connected his whole life with this game. Cristiano Ronaldo still recalls the gift of a soccer ball for Christmas. This present is still preserved and is one of the most expensive and symbolic gifts.
The brothers constantly organized football games in the vicinity of their hometown, and Ronaldo, nicknamed “Kluivert”, was one of the best. At the age of eight, he began to play in the children's team of the local Andorinha club.
The beginning of a football career
From an early age, namely from eight years old, little Ronaldo was engaged in the Andorinha football team, in the same place where the father of the future popular and wealthy footballer worked. Then the boy spoke at the local Nacional club, but after a few years he already had the honor of joining the Lisbon Sporting youth academy. In 2001, Ronaldo made his debut in a match against Atlético when he replaced another player and scored a goal.
Excellent speed, technology, physical data have become the main advantage of a football player on the playing field. The results of Ronaldo began to attract a huge number of coaches who wanted to get a talented athlete in their team. As for the parameters of a rich football player, the growth of Cristiano is 186 centimeters, and weight - 73 kilograms.
Big football
When the future star celebrated adulthood, the most popular football club Manchester United arrived in Portugal for training. The match against the Lisbon Sporting still lost. The most important role in this was played by Ronaldo. It is not at all surprising that after some time Cristiano was taken to an English football club. Manchester United paid 12.24 million pounds for a new talented player. And already in 2003, Ronaldo began to play for Manchester United. It was symbolic that the young man immediately received a T-shirt at number 7. After all, the previous great players also wore T-shirts at number seven. Cristiano, of course, realized that it was a great honor for him. He did not let his team down and was fully able to live up to his hopes.
Representatives of the football club, watching the debut matches of Ronaldo, have never doubted the correctness of their choice. After a short period of time, the guy was recognized as the best young footballer of the year. His virtuoso game helped to win the club in difficult matches. In 2008, Cristiano Ronaldo, whose fortune is estimated in millions today, became the team captain. The very first game as a club captain was against Bolton Wanderers. And this same match turned Ronaldo into a club record holder. Before this event, only George Best was able to score 32 goals per season. Slowly, the footballer reached the title of best club player. It was in the Manchester United that he was awarded his first significant awards - he received the Golden Boot and Golden Ball.
Transition to the new football club
Then the promising player Ronaldo bought the Spanish football club Real. He gave 80 million pounds for the athlete. This move to the Spanish club made Ronaldo the highest paid football player in the world. When he left the English club, he spoke warmly about his mentor. He deeply thanked Alex Ferguson for contributing to his development and making him a real professional player.
In this club, Ronaldo also showed tremendous success. All critics have noted its excellent features. After all, this is a universal player, for him it does not matter which foot to score a goal. This is a great feature for a football player. After all, he can adapt to any situation during the game. On September 30, 2015, Ronaldo scored his 500th career goal. And he again became the best striker in the club.
Huge fortune cristiano ronaldo
At the moment, Ronaldo leads all the lists of the richest football players in the world. He was even put on the Forbes list. His cooperation with various brands brings the football player income in the millions. The financial situation of Cristiano Ronaldo is of interest to many journalists and fans, because a football player often buys expensive luxury mansions, etc. But Ronaldo never gives his salary. It is worth noting that advertising on social networks, which is placed on the pages of Ronaldo, costs 144, 000 dollars.
