CRISTIANO RONALDO:
COMPLETE PROFILE
Cristiano Ronaldo dos santos Aveiro was born on Feb 5, 1985, in Madeira, portugal to Maria Dolores dos santos Aveiro and Jose Diniz Aveiro. Cristiano has an elder brother, hugo and 2 elder sisters, Elma and Liliana Catia. His name was inspired by the former US-president, Ronald Wilson Reagan, whom his father was influenced by.
Ronaldo grew up in a largely working class neighborhood in a very tiny tin-roofed home that overlooked the ocean. His childhood was shaped by hardship; his father, a gardener, usually drank too much, and eventually died from kidney problems in 2005. To assist keep the kids fed, and maintain some financial stability, Renaldo’s mother worked as a cook and cleaning person.
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