Cristiano Ronaldo Biography
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Cristiano Ronaldo was born in
Funchal, Portugal
on February 5, 1985. His father named him after Ronald Reagan. He
has one brother and two sisters.
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He learned to play football (American soccer)
at a very young age. He was good from the start, and only got
better. He was chosen the Andorinha team at the age of 12. He was
signed by Sporting as a teenager and slowly progressed through the
lower divisions, but his coaches always saw the pure talent he
possessed.
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He became a fan favorite during his debut game
in the big leagues when he scored two goals. He led Sporting to
first place in the league. However, fame and fortune soon took the
better of him and led him to Manchester to play in the Premier
league in 2003.
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He led Manchester to the FA Cup in 2003 and the
Euro Finals in 2004 (although they lost against Greece).
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Portugal selected Cristiano for the 2004
Olympic Team.
Biography by Ian Ripley,
PopStarsPlus.com, Sr. Staff Writer
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