10 Things You Should Know About Cristiano Ronaldo

1. Cristiano Ronaldo’s Birthday Date 
Cristiano Ronaldo was born in 1985, on February 5th. He shares his birthday with Whitney Houston’s ex-husband Bobby Brown and he shares his birthday date with Ivory Coast’s Sven Goran Eriksson.Coincidentally, Cristiano Ronaldo also shares his birthday date with Ivory Coast’s Sven Goran Eriksson against whom he’ll come up in Portugal’s first match at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa! 

2. Cristiano Ronaldo’s First Club Trophy 
Cristiano Ronaldo won his first trophy in 2004 with Manchester Utd in his first year at the club.He motivated and inspired the Red Devils to lift the 2003/2004 FA Cup after defeating Aston Villa and he opened the score sheet after 44 minutes. 

3.Cristiano Ronaldo's Name 
He was actually born as Cristiano Dos Santos Aveiro, but his father who was a huge fan of then-USA president and former actor Ronald Reagan decided to give Cristiano the name “Ronaldo” as his second name, and he has carried his second name on his Real Madrid jersey. 

4. Cristiano Ronaldo For Manchester United’s No. 1000 EPL goal 

5. Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese Record Maker 
He arrived ahead of the 2003-2004 season for a fee of 12.24 Million Pounds after impressing SAF and the rest of the United squad during a Sporting Lisbon vs Manchester Utd friendly match. 

6. Cristiano Ronaldo’s Manchester United’s No. 7 Jersey 
The former Sporting Lisbon young player was ordained by Sir Alex Ferguson to wear the Red Devils’ famous number 7 jersey which had been carried by legends such as Georges Best and David Beckham in the past.”After I joined, the manager asked me what number I would like. I said 28. But Ferguson said ‘No, you’re going to have No. 7,’ and the famous shirt was an extra source of motivation. I was forced to live up to such an honor” said Ronaldo. 

7. Cristiano Ronaldo, The EPL Hero 
Cristiano Ronaldo broke yet another record in January 2009 when he became the first player from the English Premier League to lift the FIFA World Player of the Year award.He beat Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Liverpool’s Fernando Torres to create a new record in the history of the English Premier League and of the FIFA World Player of the year award.Note that Cristiano Ronaldo was also the first Portuguese player to clinch that title since Luis Figo in 2001. 

8. Cristiano Ronaldo, Diego Maradona’s Record Breaker 

9. Cristiano Ronaldo’s Best Young Player Title in Germany 2006 

10. Cristiano Ronaldo, FIFA Ferenc Puskas Award Winner