Cristiano Ronaldo Untold Football Story:

When Ronaldo was of schooling age, he got enrolled at Escola Básica e Secundária Gonçalves Zarco, where he began his elementary education. While a junior, Ronnie wasn’t interested in studying.He was more concerned about accompanying his father to Andorinha Football club in Funchal. This was where José Dinis Aveiro took up a second job as a kit man.Ronaldo’s disdain for school got so intense as he grew up. He would never do his homework, but rather indulge in his fast-growing passion for football.At the age of eight, he signed for Andorinha football academy.

To keep a close watch over him, his Dad (José Dinis Aveiro) decided to take a full-time job as a kit man at the academy. Helping his son lay a solid career foundation was an important role for José Aveiro.

Ronaldo’s childhood teammate Ricardo Santos, (now the coach of Andorinha) recalls that he was overly ambitious and emotionally fragile while he was at Andorinha FC. According to Ricardo;

“C RONALDO REALLY ENJOYED WINNING. WHEN THAT DIDN’T HAPPEN, RONALDO WOULD CRY. HE CRIED SO MUCH THAT HE GOT THE NICKNAME ‘CRYBABY’.”

Moving up the Youth Ranks:

After spending two years with CF Andorinha, CR7 went on to have a trial with Nacional, another academy on the island of Madeira. While playing there, people observed he had a special talent

This was evident in the trophies and honours he won for them. Behold, a picture of the youngster as he celebrates a tournament win with his parents, club staff and some family members.

At that time, no one knew he was going to become the planet’s greatest footballer.

Leaving Parents and Family Members for Lisbon:

In a quest to improve his football skills and save his parents from poverty, Cristiano made the biggest decision of his youth. He left his family in Madeira for Lisbon at the age of 12.

That year 1997, Ronnie went on a three-day trial with Sporting CP, who signed him for a fee of £1,500 — after he passed their trials.

Leaving his parents and family members wasn’t an easy decision as he cried every day. In fact, this was the second time Ronaldo lived up to his childhood nickname “Cry Baby.” Despite the loneliness, he persevered and continued working hard.

Aiming Higher and the quest to Drop out of School:

By age 14, Ronaldo began to have that insane mentality to push himself in doing the extra-ordinary with the soccer ball.

This he did, all in the name of keeping a positive attitude of overcoming the loneliness of being away from family.

As time went on, he began disliking the idea of mixing education with football.

In his quest to focus entirely on the game, Ron came to terms with his mother to stop schooling. Although popular among students in his class, poor Ronnie never had a great time with his teachers.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s School Expulsion Story:

Did you know?… He once got expelled after throwing a chair at his teacher, who he claimed had “disrespected” him.

After his expulsion from school, Ronaldo vowed to prove his teacher wrong. He reacted to the pains of being expelled by eating and living football.

At that time, he worked on his speed and build. However, gaining excessive speed was deemed too much for his tender age.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Heart Problem:

Having excessive speed as a child gave his stressed body a strong emotional response, including anxiety.

It led to Cristiano to having a racing heart disease. This was a health complication that nearly forced him to give up football.

In response to his failing heart, Sporting CP medical staff sought approval from Cristiano Ronaldo’s parents to have surgery on him.

To the joy of his family members, a laser was used to enhance his cardiac pathways. This made blood circulation in his heart become normal. Thankfully, football continued after Doctors cleared him from the hospital.

Cristiano Ronaldo Biography — The Road to Fame Story:

At age 16, CR7 decided to transform himself – becoming very ambitious because of constant hard training.

In no time, Sporting’s first-team manager László Bölöni offered him a pre-season opportunity for the senior squad. This came after he got impressed with his dribbling.

In 2003, precisely on the 12th day of August, Ronnie got the chance to meet destiny. That day, Sporting Lisbon and Manchester United had a pre-season friendly match and László Bölöni selected Ronaldo.

Did you know?… His brilliance helped Sporting beat United 3-1.

After the match, United’s players especially Patrice Evra and Rio Ferdinand urged Sir Alex Ferguson to sign the youngster.

To tell the truth, the former Manchester United boss got impressed at Ronaldo’s great talent of dribbling and powerful shots. Here is the highlight of the Match that changed his destiny.

Eventually, Cristiano joined United for a fee (£12.24 million) which made him the most expensive teenager in English football history.

Upon joining United, he requested for the number 28 jersey – similar to what he wore at Sporting. Fortunately, Ronnie received the number 7 shirt instead.

United greats like George Best, Eric Cantona and David Beckham previously wore the jersey number. Wearing the number 7 shirt became an extra source of motivation for the Portuguese.

Cristiano Ronaldo Biography – The Success Story:

At United, Ronny not only maintained his awesome form but improved on his skills and began to prove he can be the best footballer in the world.

Following the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he got involved in an incident where club teammate Wayne Rooney got sent off. Due to that, Ronaldo got booed throughout the 2006–07 season.

As a way of silencing English and some United fans, CR7 vowed to keep scoring goals. In no time, he broke the 20-goal barrier for the first time and won his first Premier League title.

Several collective and individual successes including his first FIFA Ballon d’Or, followed.

Ahead of the 2009–10 season, CR7 joined Real Madrid for a world-record transfer fee at the time — £80 million (€94 million) with a €1 billion buy-out clause.

At Los Blancos, he came back to his Ballon d’Or-winning form — which he won consecutively.

Scoring 451 times in 438 matches with a host of trophies and honours turned Ronnie into a self-acclaimed Football GOAT.

Following a fallout with Los Blancos president Florentino Perez, Cristiano felt he was no longer indispensable. This made him number his days with Real Madrid.

Massimiliano Allegri tried his luck and shockingly won the jackpot by signing the Legend to Juventus. At Juve, Cristiano began breaking national and club goal scoring records.

To unify his honour, he even led Portugal to gather more national trophies and honours to his cabinet.

At the time of putting up this Bio, Cristiano Ronaldo is now among World’s Top Seven Sporting Greats. The rest, as they say, is history.