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 has an elder brother named Hugo and two sisters who are elder, Elma and Liliana Catia. Ronald Reagan, the former US president, was the inspiration behind the name. It was also where Cristiano learned his first football skills. The first years of his life were filled with playing for Nacional the local soccer team. When he was 12 he was already known as a prominent Madeira player. He soon was noticed by other major Portuguese clubs. Benfica was one of the teams Sporting included, as it was an organization Cristiano had a close relationship with as a child. However he eventually chose to play for Sporting that was the team that his mother loved and followed throughout her time as she was growing up and to play alongside the likes of Figo was a dream for her son.