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[b][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born on 5 February 1985 in [/color][/font][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funchal][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]Funchal[/color][/font][/url][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red], [/color][/font][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeira][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]Madeira[/color][/font][/url][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red], the youngest child of Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro and José Dinis Aveiro. His second [/color][/font][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Given_name][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]given name[/color][/font][/url][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red], "Ronaldo," was chosen after then-[/color][/font][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]U.S. president[/color][/font][/url] [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]Ronald Reagan[/color][/font][/url][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red], who was his father's favourite actor. He has one older brother, Hugo, and two older sisters, Elma and Liliana Cátia.[/color][/font][/b]
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[b][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]Ronaldo's favourite boyhood team was [/color][/font][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.L._Benfica][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]S.L. Benfica[/color][/font][/url][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]. At the age of eight, he played for amateur team [/color][/font][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C.F._Andorinha][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]C.F. Andorinha[/color][/font][/url][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red], where his father was the kit man. In 1995, Ronaldo signed with local club [/color][/font][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD_Nacional][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]CD Nacional[/color][/font][/url][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red], and after a title-winning campaign, he went on a three-day trial with [/color][/font][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sporting_Clube_de_Portugal][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]Sporting CP[/color][/font][/url][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red], who subsequently signed him for an undisclosed sum.[/color][/font][/b]
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[b][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]Ronaldo joined Sporting's other youth players who trained at the Alcochete, the club's football academy. He became the only player ever to play for Sporting's U-16, U-17, U-18, B-team, and first team, all within one season. He scored two goals in his Sporting debut against [/color][/font][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moreirense][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]Moreirense[/color][/font][/url][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red], while featuring for Portugal in the [/color][/font][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Under_17_Championships][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]UEFA Under 17 Championships[/color][/font][/url][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red].[/color][/font][/b]
[b][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]When he was 15, Ronaldo was diagnosed with a racing heart, a condition that might have forced him to give up playing football. The Sporting staff were made aware of the condition and Ronaldo's mother gave her authorisation for him to go into hospital. While there, he had an operation in which a laser was used to cauterise the area of his heart that was causing the problem. The surgery took place in the morning and Ronaldo was discharged from hospital by the end of the afternoon; he resumed training only a few days later.[/color][/font][/b]
[b][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]He was first spotted by then-[/color][/font][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_F.C.][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]Liverpool F.C.[/color][/font][/url][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red] manager [/color][/font][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gérard_Houllier][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]Gérard Houllier[/color][/font][/url][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red] at sixteen, but Liverpool declined to take him on because they decided he was too young and needed some time to develop his skills. However, he came to the attention of [/color][/font][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_United][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]Manchester United[/color][/font][/url][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red] manager Sir [/color][/font][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Ferguson][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]Alex Ferguson[/color][/font][/url][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red] in the summer of 2003, when Sporting defeated United 3–1 in the inauguration of the [/color][/font][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estádio_José_Alvalade][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]Estádio José Alvalade[/color][/font][/url][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red] in Lisbon. Ronaldo's performance impressed the Manchester United players, who urged Ferguson to sign him.[/color][/font][/b]
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[b][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]2003–2005[/color][/font][/b]
[b][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]Ronaldo became Manchester United's first-ever Portuguese player when he signed for £12.24 million after the 2002–03 season.[sup][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo#cite_note-11][12][/url][/sup] He requested the number 28 (his number at Sporting), as he did not want the pressure of living up to the expectation linked to the number 7 shirt, which had previously been worn by players such as [/color][/font][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Best][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]George Best[/color][/font][/url][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red], [/color][/font][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Robson][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]Bryan Robson[/color][/font][/url][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red], [/color][/font][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Cantona][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]Eric Cantona[/color][/font][/url][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red], and [/color][/font][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Beckham][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]David Beckham[/color][/font][/url][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]. [i]"After I joined, the manager asked me what number I'd like. I said 28. But Ferguson said 'No, you're going to have No. 7,' and the famous shirt was an extra source of motivation. I was forced to live up to such an honour."[/i][sup][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo#cite_note-12][13][/url][/sup][/color][/font][/b]
[b][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]Ronaldo made his team debut as a 60th-minute substitute in a 4-0 home victory over [/color][/font][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolton_Wanderers_F.C.][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]Bolton Wanderers[/color][/font][/url][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red], and scored United's thousandth Premier League goal on 29 October 2005 in a 4-1 loss to [/color][/font][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middlesbrough_F.C.][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]Middlesbrough[/color][/font][/url][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red] He scored ten goals in all competitions, and fans voted him to his first [/color][/font][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFPro_Special_Young_Player_of_the_Year][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red]FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year[/color][/font][/url][font:e5c1=Trebuchet MS][color:e5c1=red] awards in 2005[/color][/font][/b]
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