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My Take
I have watched Ronaldo for two decades, and my honest take is that his greatest gift is not talent but refusal, the refusal to plateau. The winger who dazzled in the Premier League rebuilt himself into a penalty-box predator in Madrid, then rebuilt again in Italy and Saudi Arabia as his legs changed. That capacity for self-revision is rarer than any trophy, including the Ballons d'Or on his shelf. I also think the rivalry with Messi was the best thing that happened to both men; each made complacency impossible for the other. A boy from Funchal who turned discipline into an art form, and that, to me, is the real CR7 story.
Overview
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (born 5 February 1985), nicknamed CR7, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr and the Portugal national team.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Name (Japanese)
- クリスティアーノ・ロナウド
- Reading
- くりすてぃあーの・ろなうど
- Born
- February 5, 1985 (age 41)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Ox
- Origin
- Funchal, Portugal
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / fashion entrepreneur / model / athlete
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2008 Ballon d'Or
- 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or
- 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or
- 2004 UEFA Team of the Year
- 2005 PFA Team of the Year
- 2004 Bravo Award
- 2006 Premier League Player of the Month
- 2006 Premier League Player of the Month
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Portugal →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.