Cristiano Ronaldo

 Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born on February 5, 1985, in Madeira, Portugal to Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro and Jose Diniz Aveiro. Cristiano is the older brother of Hugo and has two sisters, Elma Catia and Liliana Catia. The name was inspired by the former president of the United States, Ronald Reagan, whom his father was influenced by.The island of Madeira was also the place that Cristiano first learned to master his skills as a footballer. He began his career playing for his team, Nacional, and by the time he turned twelve, he had already made his name for himself as one of Madeira's top footballers . It wasn't long before he started to catch the attention of other big Portuguese clubs. Benfica was among the teams Sporting was a part of, because it was the team Cristiano followed when he was a child. He eventually decided to play for Sporting which was a team that his mother was a fan of and followed when she grew up, to play with players like Figo was the goal for her son.