Cristiano Ronaldo: All Time Soccer Player
Biography & Memoir, Sports, Entertainment & Performing Arts
| Author: | Eike Phillip | ISBN: | 1230000226092 |
| Publisher: | Eike Phillip | Publication: | March 17, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Eike Phillip |
| ISBN: | 1230000226092 |
| Publisher: | Eike Phillip |
| Publication: | March 17, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Cristiano Ronaldo grew up in a small house in the city of Funchal and began playing soccer for a youth team in Madeira, where his dad was the team's equipment manager. At just 12 years old Cristiano moved 600 miles to Lisbon, which is on the mainland of Portugal, to play for Sporting Lisbon's youth team.
Cristiano's talent caught the eye of Manchester United manager, Alex Ferguson, who bought him from Sporting Lisbon for a mind-boggling $20 million US! Cristiano had great success playing for both Manchester United and for Portugal.
In 2009, Manchester United accepted an offer of 80 million pounds (that's over $120 million US!) from Spain's Real Madrid soccer team for Cristiano, who had apparently made it known he wanted to leave England for Spain.
Cristiano Ronaldo grew up in a small house in the city of Funchal and began playing soccer for a youth team in Madeira, where his dad was the team's equipment manager. At just 12 years old Cristiano moved 600 miles to Lisbon, which is on the mainland of Portugal, to play for Sporting Lisbon's youth team.
Cristiano's talent caught the eye of Manchester United manager, Alex Ferguson, who bought him from Sporting Lisbon for a mind-boggling $20 million US! Cristiano had great success playing for both Manchester United and for Portugal.
In 2009, Manchester United accepted an offer of 80 million pounds (that's over $120 million US!) from Spain's Real Madrid soccer team for Cristiano, who had apparently made it known he wanted to leave England for Spain.
