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Revision as of 18:10, 21 June 2004 by Secretlondon (talk | contribs) (Category:Portuguese footballers)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Cristiano Ronaldo (full name Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro; born February 5, 1985, Madeira, Portugal) is a Portuguese footballer who was bought by Manchester United in 2003 for £12.24m.
Widely regarded as one of the premier talents in European football, Ronaldo orignally played for Portuguese team Sporting Lisbon, a team famous for producing Real Madrid star Luis Figo.
Able to use either foot and play on both sides of the pitch, he attracted the attentions of Alex Ferguson in the summer of 2003. Now plying his trade for the English giants, Ronaldo has earned a good amount of praise and criticism for his flashy style of play and dribbling tricks. He demonstrated these at the 2004 FA Cup final in Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, scoring the first goal against Millwall.
Ronaldo made his international debut in August 2003, versus Kazakhstan. He scored Portugal's only goal in its stunning 2-1 loss to Greece in the opening match of EURO 2004.
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