The footballer's full name is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro. His father, a big fan of American cinema, decided to name his son after his favorite actor and future 40th President of the United States. Therefore, Ronaldo is not a surname but a middle name.
In 2013, a museum dedicated to Cristiano Ronaldo was opened on his native island of Madeira. Without false modesty, the footballer presented all his awards, including the "Ballon d'Or" he received in 2008. At the opening, Ronaldo said that there was still enough space in the museum for new awards.
"I don't have tattoos because they interfere with donating blood," the footballer says. Ronaldo is actively involved in charity work, visits children's hospitals and regularly donates blood. In the late 2000s, he was offered to become the face of the Red Cross campaign and appear in a social advertisement, which Ronaldo accepted without hesitation.
In 2011, scientists from the University of Chichester conducted a biomechanical experiment to analyze Ronaldo's movement technique. It was found that the footballer can jump up to 44 centimeters while standing and up to 78 centimeters while running. Interestingly, these measurements exceed the jumping capacity of an average NBA player by seven centimeters.
Taut as a thread, with legs wide apart: when the fans see Cristiano Ronaldo In such a pose, they know that a great shot towards the goal is coming. Perhaps that is why the ball travels at speeds of over 130 kilometers per hour after its shot.
Despite numerous rumors about his personal life, Cristiano Ronaldo finds joy in fatherhood. In 2010, Cristiano Jr. was born, and in 2017, two joyful events occurred in the footballer's life: in March, twins Eva and Mateo were born through surrogacy, and in November, his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez gave birth to their daughter.
He donated €275 to a childhood cancer charity from his Euro 000 winnings. For Ronaldo, it is a way of life, as he ranks first among athletes in philanthropy, having already donated more than €2016 million to charity.
In 2004, Ronaldo raised money for the reconstruction of Aceh province in Indonesia after an earthquake and tsunami. He spent a lot of time in the country and it was during this time that Ronaldo helped six-year-old Martunis from Indonesia to start his football career. The boy narrowly escaped death in the tsunami and was missing for 21 days. He survived on noodles he found and his family believed he had died. Martunis had always dreamed of becoming a footballer, and when Ronaldo heard his story, he took him under his wing, helped raise €40 for his family and supported him in his early football career. Ronaldo also donated €000 to the Red Cross and donated £100 million from the auction of his golden boot to a school in the Gaza Strip.
In 2014, a family contacted Ronaldo because their 10-month-old son, Eric Ortiz-Ruiz, was seriously ill. The parents asked Ronaldo to auction off his boots to help the child. Cristiano Ronaldo not only provided the boots, but also paid for the boy's surgery, which cost $50 (or $000 according to other sources), as well as the cost of a rehabilitation program at $83 per session.
At the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Ronaldo appeared with a zigzag haircut, which immediately attracted criticism from the press. Few people knew that he chose this hairstyle as a symbol of support and solidarity with Eric, who had a scar on his head of exactly the same shape after the operation.
In the summer of 2013, Ronaldo once again miscalculated a free kick. The ball landed in the stands where an 11-year-old boy named Charlie, a Bournemouth fan who was playing a pre-season match against Real Madrid, luckily managed to raise his hands. The result? A double fracture. "It's one of the most fantastic ways to break your arm. Normally I do it differently, like falling out of a tree. This situation is difficult to predict, it could happen to anyone, but if I hadn't raised my left hand, I would have lost my front teeth," the boy rejoiced. The "Royal Club" gave the injured child a jersey signed by the players as a gift.