CRISTIANO RONALDO DOS SANTOS Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (born 5 February 1985 in Funchal , Madeira ), better known as Cristiano Ronaldo , is a Portuguese footballer . He plays for the Italian club Juventus and the Portuguese national team . He is widely considered to be one of the greatest footballer of all time, and, by many, as the greatest ever. Ronaldo was once, the most expensive professional football player of all time, after moving from Manchester United to Real Madrid for approximately £80m. At his presentation as a Real Madrid player, 80,000 people greeted him at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium . This is the world record, passing the 25-year record of 75,000 people at Diego Maradona 's presentation for Napoli . He is the first player to win the rebranded UEFA Champions League five times. [2] He also holds t...
