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Portuguese star, Cristiano Ronaldo has been an inspiration to many around the glob due to his goal scoring habit on the field of play.
The former Real Madrid star has almost achieved all worthy awards in football making him a successful footballer.
Biography
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and captains the Portuguese national team.
Ronaldo is the youngest sibling of four children, his parent’s names are Maria Dolores Dos santos and Jose Dinis Aveiro. Ronaldo’s father Jose Dinis Aveiro named him after his favorite actor Ronald Reagan (also a president).
Ronaldo who was nurtured in a poor family lost his father who died of kidney problems in 2005. Cristiano’s mother worked as a cook and a cleaning person to keep her children alive.
At age 15 Ronaldo was diagnosed with a heart condition that necessitated surgery, but he was sidelined only briefly and made a full recovery.
He first played for Clube Desportivo Nacional of Madeira and then transferred to Sporting Clube de Portugal (known as Sporting Lisbon), where he played for that club’s various youth teams before making his debut on Sporting’s first team in 2002.
Career/Awards
Over the course of his career, Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has received five Ballon d’Or/FIFA Ballon d’Or awards, the most for a European player.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Ronaldo holds the record for most goals and assists in the UEFA Champions League (140 and 42 respectively).
He also has a record for most goals in the UEFA European Championship and its qualification stage (31), and the FIFA Club World Cup (7), as well as most goals scored in a UEFA Champions League season (17), most international goals (117), and most appearances in a European national team (191).
He has scored a record 817 senior career goals for club and country. Moreover, he is one of the few recorded players to have made over 1,100 professional career appearances.
Collectively, Ronaldo has won 32 senior trophies in his career. He has also attained one title from youth and at least five titles from friendly competitions. All in all he had won over 300 trophies and medals by January 2021, with some of them dating back to his childhood.
The transfer cost Juventus well over $100 million and set Ronaldo on the path to becoming one of the richest athletes in the world at the time.
In 2022, Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the team where he found his fame, playing for Manchester United and scoring the second hat trick of his career against Tottenham.
Net Worth
As of November 2022, Cristiano Ronaldo’s net worth is roughly $500 Million, making him one of the richest athletes in the world.
Non-Football Earnings
In addition to playing professional football, Ronaldo’s net worth has been significantly boosted throughout his career due to a string of endorsement deals and other sponsorships with clothing brands.
He’s put his name to everything from sports clothing and soft drinks, to financial services and video games.
These endorsements have earned Ronaldo large sums of money on an annual basis, earning $110 million in a one-year period from June 2018 to June 2019 alone.
In addition, Ronaldo has put his name to a variety of self-branded products that include clothing and perfumes, the sales of which have added considerable value to his overall net worth.
A strong online presence has helped to keep his name in the public eye, and he is well known for his philanthropic endeavors.
Ronaldo has helped to raise considerable sums of money for the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, as well as the 2015 earthquake in Nepal.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Career Earnings
As one of the wealthiest players in the world, Cristiano Ronaldo has frequently broken sporting records for his exceptionally high earnings.
Below are breakdown of his year on year earnings over the recent years.
- 2011 – $38 million
- 2012 – $42 million
- 2013 – $50.3 million
- 2014 – $80 million
- 2015 – $79.6 million
- 2016 – $89 million
- 2017 – $93 million
- 2018 – $108 million
- 2019 – $105 million
- 2020 – $120 million
- 2021 – $120 million
- Cristiano Ronaldo’s Salary 2022 – $125 million
Does Cristiano Ronaldo spends that much?
As with many of the world’s super-rich, Ronaldo is a keen collector of some of the most expensive cars in the world, with a Lamborghini Aventador and Rolls-Royce in his collection.
He owns a variety of real estate, from an apartment in Trump Tower in Manhattan to a luxury villa in La Finca worth $6.2 million.
Also the proud owner of a collection of the most expensive watches you can buy, he’s been spotted wearing a Hublot Masterpiece MP-09 Tourbillon Bi-Axis worth $1.2 million.
Finally lets look at why Cristiano Ronaldo is indeed famous;
Why Is Cristiano Ronaldo Popular?
He is Messi’s arch-rival
He won the FIFA Ballon d’Or 3 times
He is very handsome
He has it all
Cristiano Ronaldo has looks, money, fame, skill and a great career. People who have it all usually become popular.
His fans and Messi’s fans keep debating
Some people believe he is the best player in the world
He broke a La Liga record in 2012
According to Wikipedia Ronaldo became the first footballer to score against every team in a single season in La Liga In May 2012.
He became the world’s most expensive player in 2009
According to Wikipedia Cristiano Ronaldo became the world’s most expensive player when he moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid in 2009 in a transfer worth £80 million.
He is a very skillful
Scored the most goals in a single UEFA Champions League season
Ronaldo scored 17 goals in 2013-2014 season. This made him win the record of scoring the most goals in a single UEFA Champions League season.
The Fastest player to score 200 goals in La Liga
In December 2014 Cristiano Ronaldo became the fastest player to score 200 goals in La Liga.
He scored 50 or more goals in a season on five consecutive occasions
Ronaldo became the only player in Football history to score 50 or more goals in a season on five consecutive occasions.
All-time top goal scorer in the UEFA Champions League
With 82 goals Ronaldo became all-time top goal scorer in the UEFA Champions League.
Source: Fillabase.com