There is no doubt about the fact that five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo has written his name in gold as the Juventus star turns 36, on Friday, February 5.
As the football fraternities celebrate the illustrious achievement of the superstar because of his superb performances on the pitch, there are a few facts about the Portugal international, who started his football career at Sporting Lisbon where he was snapped by Manchester United in 2003.
Did you know?
Both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi required medical treat in their youth in order to play football.
Cristiano required heart surgery at 15 due to a racing heart whilst Leo required human growth hormones due to a growth hormone deficiency.
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At Old Trafford, the father of four won the Champions League title paying 196 games with 84 goals for the Red Devils before he moved to Real Madrid in 2009.
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Ronaldo recorded huge successes at the Bernabeu scoring 311 goals in 292 games before he joined Juventus in 2018.
According to the analysis by Sportskeeda, we take a look at some incredible facts about Cristiano Ronaldo.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo has no tattoo on his body
2. Cristiano Ronaldo doesn’t drink, smoke, and regularly donates blood
3. You can learn about the Sociology behind Cristiano Ronaldo at the University of British Columbia in Canada.
4. Cristiano Ronaldo has a big museum in Madeira, Portugal
5. Cristiano Ronaldo required medical treatment at 15 in order to play football
6. Ronaldo has the most Champions League goals, free-kicks, penalties, headers and assists
7. Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more goals than anyone in the history of football
8. Cristiano Ronaldo remains Real Madrid’s highest goalscorer in history.