Cristiano Ronaldo Fast Facts
Here's a look at the life of soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo.
Posted — UpdatedPersonal:Birth date: February 5, 1985
Birth place: Funchal, Portugal
Birth name: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
Father: Jose Dinis Aveiro, a gardener
Mother: Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro, a cook
Children: with Georgina Rodriguez: Alana, 2017; with mother's name unavailable publicly: Eva and Mateo (twins), 2017; with mother's name unavailable publicly: Cristiano Jr., 2010
Other Facts:Portugal's all-time top international goalscorer.
Winner of the Ballon d'Or, footballer of the year award five times (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017) and the European Golden Shoe four times (2007-08, 2010-11, 2013-14 and 2014-15).
One of his acts of charity was paying for the brain surgery of a 10-month-old boy. Other acts have included raising money for survivors of the 2004 Indonesian tsunami and paying for treatment for a 9-year-old cancer patient.
His father named him after Ronald Reagan.
Timeline:Early 1990s - Joins local amateur team Andorinha.
Late 1990s - Joins Clube Desportivo Nacional da Madeira, one of Portugal's leading professional football clubs.
Early 2000s - Signs with Sporting Clube de Portugal.
August 12, 2003 - Signs with Manchester United for £12.24 million, or $19.7 million.
August 20, 2003 - Debuts for Portugal's national team.
June-July 2004 - Represents Portugal in the UEFA Euro and scores a goal in the tournament opener. This is his first major international tournament.
July 2004 - Plays for Portugal during the Summer Olympics. Portugal is eliminated in the group stage.
2005 - Wins the FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year award.
October 2005 - Comes under investigation for an alleged sexual assault, but is not charged.
June 17, 2006 - Scores his first World Cup goal against Iran. Portugal wins 2-0.
2008 - Wins the FIFA World Player of the Year award.
2009 - Transfers to Real Madrid. The deal has a £80 million (more than $130 million) transfer fee.
December 15, 2013 - Opens a museum dedicated to his football career in his hometown of Funchal, Portugal.
January 6, 2014 - Scores his 400th career goal.
January 20, 2014 - Is named Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry.
October 17, 2015 - Officially becomes Real Madrid's all-time leading goalscorer in the club's 3-0 victory over Levante at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.
November 9, 2015 - The documentary "Ronaldo" premieres in London.
November 8, 2016 - Signs a "lifetime" endorsement deal with Nike.
January 2017 - Is named the inaugural Best FIFA Men's Player of 2016.
June 13, 2017 - Is accused of defrauding Spanish authorities of $16.4 million in tax between 2011 and 2014.
July 31, 2017 - Ronaldo appears in a Spanish court as part of the ongoing investigation into his alleged tax evasion.
August 14, 2017 - According to the Spanish Football Federation, Ronaldo is banned for five games following his red card in Real Madrid's 3-1 victory over rival Barcelona. On top of the one-game ban for the red card, he will miss four further games for pushing referee Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea as he was leaving the field.
October 23, 2017 - Wins the FIFA Best Men's Player Award for the second year in a row.
December 7, 2017 - Claims his fifth Ballon d'Or, equaling the record set by eternal rival Lionel Messi.
June 2018 - Ranked number three on Forbes' list of the world's highest paid athletes, with estimated earnings of $108 million.
June 15, 2018 - The newspaper El Mundo reports Ronaldo has settled his tax evasion case with Spanish tax authorities, for a $21.8 million fine and two years in prison. Since this is his first offense, he is not expected to serve any jail time.
July 10, 2018 - Leaves Real Madrid to join the reigning Serie A champion Juventus, based in Turin, Italy, on a four-year contract and a reported $117 million transfer fee.
September 27, 2018 - Kathryn Mayorga files a lawsuit in Clark County, Nevada, accusing Ronaldo of raping her in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009. She seeks to void a settlement and nondisclosure agreement she says she was coerced to sign by Ronaldo and his team at the time. Ronaldo denies the allegations.
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