Portugal’s star player and king of the football world Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo has millions of fans all over the world. Ronaldo is also known as the most followed player on social media. Ronaldo’s popularity can be gauged from the fact that he has more than 50 million followers on Instagram. Cristiano Ronaldo has completed 200 international football matches in almost 20 years since his debut. Therefore, his name has been recorded in the Guinness World Records. At the same time, 123 international goals have been registered to Ronaldo’s name. Cristiano Ronaldo has played a total of 1204 club and international matches, currently second only to Cristiano Ronaldo, Kuwait’s Badr Al-Mutawa has played the most international matches in football. At 38, Ronaldo still looks perfectly fit. Ronaldo recently said of his retirement,
“I want to play another two years or three years. Two or three years at most. I want to retire at the age of 40. I think 40 would be a good age, but I don’t know about the future. Sometimes you make plans for your life and as I have often said life is dynamic and you never know what is going to happen next.”
Childhood & football carrier of Cristiano Ronaldo :
Ronaldo’s life story is full of action, drama and emotion. Ronaldo was born in a poor family. Cristiano Ronaldo was born on February 5, 1985 in Portugal and his father’s name is Jose Denis Avero and his mother’s name is Maria Dolores dos Santos Avero. Ronaldo’s father was a gardener, mother used to go to other people’s houses and cook. When Ronaldo was in the womb, his mother did not want any more children due to poverty. But the doctor refused to perform an abortion and after that Ronaldo came into this world. The youngest of four siblings, Ronaldo and his family lived in a house with a tin roof. Ronaldo ran very fast so he started playing football. Ronaldo was more interested in playing football than studying. When he was learning to play football at the age of 14, he was diagnosed with racing heart disease at the same time and learned about the disease. This disease made it impossible for Ronaldo to play football. Because the heart beats fast in people suffering from this disease and jumping more in such conditions is dangerous. But when Ronaldo’s family came to know about his illness, they immediately treated Ronaldo and after a few days of treatment, Ronaldo started playing football instead of resting. When he was training at the academy, he didn’t even have enough money to buy a simple burger to eat. He would go to McDonald’s every night, the girls who worked there would feed him leftover burgers for the day. He started playing football for the local team at the age of eight. His outstanding performances earned him selection in the World Under-17 squad. Ronaldo spent the first few years playing for Manchester United. It was during this period that his game flourished and he emerged as a star footballer. He played a total of 292 matches with Manchester United and scored 118 goals. Cristiano Ronaldo height is 6 feet 1 inch and weight is 80 kg.
Married life & childrens of Cristiano Ronaldo :
Ronaldo has five children namely Bella Alana, Cristiano Jr, Eva and Mateo. Ronaldo has five children, but is yet to marry anyone. Ronaldo has four children from three girlfriends. Cristiano Ronaldo has dated more than 18 girlfriends in 13 years so far. Hence, he is quite popular in dating. Marche Romero was Ronaldo’s girlfriend after Jordan’s break-up. She is a model and after her Ronaldo’s name has been linked with some model and actress every year. They include Mia Judaken, actress Gemma Atkinson, Olivia, Paris Hilton. Apart from this, Ronaldo has also dated the famous TV actress Kim Kardashian West. While they were dating each other in 2010, after her he dated Irina Shayk. The relationship between the two of them was going on for a long time, this relationship started around 2010 and due to some reason in 2015 they both got separated. His current girlfriend is Spanish model Georgiana Rodríguez. Ronaldo met Georgina in 2016 while playing for Real Madrid. She also has a daughter. Ronaldo was also in a relationship with Russian model Irina for about 4 years. Ronaldo was 25 years old when his first child was born. However, he never disclosed the name of the child’s mother. Ronaldo also has a twin daughter and a son.
Records of Cristiano Ronaldo :
- The Ballon d’Or award is the highest award in the world of football. Cristiano has won this award 5 times and with this Cristiano is the only player who has won this award 5 times.
- Cristiano also holds the record for winning the World Soccer Player of the Year award five times.
- Cristiano is the first footballer to score 40 goals in two consecutive professional league seasons.
- Cristiano has scored 50 goals in consecutive top-5 leagues and this record is very difficult to break.
Wealth of Cristiano Ronaldo :
Ronaldo’s wealth makes him one of the richest sportsmen in the world. Ronaldo’s net worth is 500 million dollars. Ronaldo also owns multiple luxury vehicles. At the same time, the price of his house is said to be around Rs 469 crore. Ronaldo also bought a hotel worth Rs 336 crore in 2021 for his girlfriend and children. He also owns a private jet.
Awards got by Cristiano Ronaldo :
Cristiano Ronaldo got all rewards related to football. No any reward remain that he not got. FIFA World Player of the Year, Milit Sports Award for World Athlete of the Year, PFA Fans Player of the Year, Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year, Premier League Player of the Season, European Golden Shoes, World Soccer Player of the Year and many more. Prizes have been met.
Controversy related to Cristiano Ronaldo :
Allegation of rape :
It was on Ronaldo too. Last year, an American model said Ronaldo raped her 13 years ago. But as the charges were not proved, Ronaldo was not punished.
Controversy related to drinking alcohol in clubs :
In the year 2008, ‘Daily Mirror’ published a news in its newspaper and in that news it was said that Cristiano went to a club and consumed a lot of alcohol. Cristiano’s fans were very shocked after this news was released because Cristiano did not consume alcohol. However, the news later turned out to be false and the Daily Mirror apologized to Cristiano for publishing the news along with compensation.
Controversies related to birthday celebrations :
Cristiano’s team lost a match on his 30th birthday, but even after the loss, Cristiano celebrated his birthday with great fanfare, drawing much criticism and anger from his fans.