CR7 Childhood Pics

Ronaldo As A Child

Early Football Years

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born on 5th February 1985 in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. The youngest of four children by mother Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro and his late father José Dinis Aveiro. His mother worked as a cook and his dad was a humble gardener.

They lived in a run down shack in the working class district of Funchal. Funchal is now a modern City and the largest of the Madeira Islands. Cristiano’s mother Maria still lives there. Cristiano Ronaldo was named after former US president Ronald Reagan, who was his father’s favourite actor. Growing up he supported Benfica, arch rivals of the team he was to later join.