Yes the popular footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is a Christian. He is a Catholic and was born into a Catholic home.
Brief Biography
Cristiano Ronaldo is a professional Portuguese player born in Sao Pedro on February 5, 1985. He was born to Maria Dolores dos Santos Viveiros da Aveiro and Jose Dinis Aveiro. He is the youngest of the four children of his parents.
Ronaldo’s mother revealed she wanted to abort him because of financial difficulties however, the doctor she consulted didn’t give her consent to carry on, interestingly Ronaldo has grown to become a global icon and one of the greatest footballer the world have seen.
Cub Career
Ronaldo started his professional football career at Sporting CP at the age of 16. He exhibited great ability of dribbling and scoring of goals which made him the best player in the youth team.
He was later promoted to the senior team and featured in a UEFA Champions League match against Inter Milan.
In 2013, he moved to English club Manchester United where he gained popularity around the world, he won three league titles with the Red Devils, a Champions league and a FIFA Club World Cup trophy.
In 2009 he continued his career by joining Real Madrid with a record transfer fee of 80 million euros. At Real Madrid he won two La Liga titles, four Champions League trophies, two Copa del Rey, three Club World Cups and two UEFA Super Cups after nine seasons at the club.
He holds the record of the clubs all time top scorer with 451 goals in 438 appearances. He also won four FIFA Ballon d’Or at the club. He later played for serie A side Juventus, returned to Manchester United in 2021 and is currently playing for the Saudi Pro league side Al Nassr.
International Career
Ronaldo led the Portuguese national team to win the 2016 UEFA European Championship trophy, he also holds the record for the player with the most goals in the Portuguese national team with 128 goals in 205 appearances.
Religion
Cristiano Ronaldo is a Catholic who constantly affirms his belief by praying and displaying the crossing sign when he is on the pitch. He was born into a Catholic family and was brought up in the teachings of their belief.
Family And Relationship
Ronaldo is currently in a romantic relationship with Georgina Rodriguez. He has five children, two boys and three girls including Ronaldo jr who is following his father’s footsteps with the aim of becoming a great footballer in future.
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