Cristiano Ronaldo

Full name : Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
Date of birth :  5 February 1985
Place of birth : Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Height : 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position : Forward
Current club : Real Madrid
Number : 7

Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and is the captain of the Portuguese national team. Ronaldo became the most expensive footballer in history after moving from Manchester United to Real Madrid in a transfer worth £80 million (€93.9 million/$131.6 million).

In addition, his contract with Real Madrid, in which he is paid €12 million per year, makes him one of the highest-paid footballers in the world, and his buyout clause is valued at €1 billion as per his contract.

Ronaldo has been described as a "fast, tricky, strong, skillful winger and striker" who "will take on any defender with his dribbling and pace"; he hits his free kicks with "power and pace", and is able "to beat defenders off the dribble and cross the ball". He is able to score with his head and both feet. He commented on his attributes saying: "My ambition is always to improve every year".

Cristiano Ronaldo's father, José Dinis Aveiro, died of an alcoholism-related liver condition in September 2005 at age 52 when Ronaldo was 20. Ronaldo's mother and Manchester United coach have stated that he does not drink alcohol as a result and he has received libel damages over a Daily Mirror article that reported him drinking heavily in a nightclub while recovering from an injury in July 2008.

Ronaldo has previously dated English models Alice Goodwin and Gemma Atkinson, and since the start of 2010, he has been dating Russian model Irina Shayk.

Christiano Ronaldo 2012

FC Barcelona vs Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo holds numerous former and current scoring records, including records for most goals scored in a season for Real Madrid, most goals scored in a season in La Liga, most goals scored per minute in La Liga, first top European league player to reach 40 goals in a single season in two consecutive years, fastest Real Madrid player to reach one hundred league goals, and the first player ever to score against every team in a single season in La Liga.