Nama: I Kadek Putra Widana Kelas: X MIPA 7 No: 05
Nama: I Kadek Putra Widana Kelas: X MIPA 7 No: 05
Nama: I Kadek Putra Widana Kelas: X MIPA 7 No: 05
Kelas : X MIPA 7
No : 05
CRISTIANO RONALDO
Cris
Ron
Nicknames : Ronnie
CR 7
The island of Madeira was also the place where Cristiano first learned to master his skills as a
footballer. He spent his early years playing for his local team, Nacional, and by the time he
turned 12 years old, he already made his name for himself as one of Madeira's top footballers . It
wasn't long before he started to catch the attention of other big Portuguese clubs. Among
Sporting was Benfica, a team Cristiano and his father followed as a young boy. However he
eventually chose to play for Sporting which was a team his mother loved and followed as she
was growing up, to play with the likes of Figo was the dream for her son.
He was then spotted by former Liverpool manager, Gerard Houllier at the age of sixteen but
Liverpool had no intentions to sign him at that time because they thought he was too young and
he needed more time to develop his skills. However, in the summer of 2003, when Sporting
played against Manchester United and defeated them, Cristiano caught the attention of
Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson.
Ronaldo became Manchester United's first-ever Portuguese player. Initially, he requested for the
number 28 as his jersey number because he didn't feel that he could live up to the pressure of
previous players such as George Best and David Beckham who wore the number 7 jersey.
The year 2006 to 2008 proved to be a rather controversial year for the star. In the 2006 World
Cup, Cristiano faced accusations regarding his sportsmanship. In a quarter-final match against
England, he was heavily criticized for sending of his club team mate, Wayne Rooney who was
playing for the England team. It wasn't too long until fans started accepting Cristiano again. In
2007, he won PFA Young Player of the Year, PFA Player of the Year, PFA Fans' Player of the
Year, Portuguese Footballer of the Year, FWA Footballer of the Year, Sir Matt Busby Player of
the Year and Manchester United's Players' Player of the Year. The year 2008 also saw him taking
back the PFA Player Of The Year Award for the second time running. That same year, Ronaldo
also had to deal with controversies regarding his club transfer to Spanish giants, Real Madrid. He
eventually chose to stay with Manchester United and stressed to the public that he had no
intentions of leaving the club.