From Boy to Icon The First Team that Shaped Ronaldo's Destiny

The island of Madeira was also the place where Cristiano first learned to master his skills as a footballer. He spent his early years playing for his local team ... Ronaldo became the first Portuguese player to sign for the club. His transfer fee made him, at the time, the most expensive teenager in English football history ... Ronaldo is a Portuguese professional football player. He started playing the game at age seven but officially started his club career at 16. Ronaldo debuted on Sporting Clube de Portugal's first team in 2002. A successful season with Sporting brought the young player to the attention of Europe's ... 1. Sporting FC ... Cristiano Ronaldo's life changed when he made his professional debut for Sporting FC in Portugal. At the age of 16, Cristiano Ronaldo was ... He was a popular boy but was naughty at school and was expelled. As a child he played for Andorinha, an amateur team. He them moved to Nacional in Madeira, and ... Celebrate Cristiano Ronaldo's first official goal for Sporting CP on October 7th, 2002, with this historic moment captured by SPORT TV. At age 16, CR7 decided to transform himself – becoming very ambitious because of constant hard training. In no time, Sporting's first-team manager László Bölöni ... And he didn't only coach Ronaldo but his whole team, Real Madrid. 46 ... Your first 90-minute cycle is from 7 to 8:30 a.m." I think ... Cristiano Ronaldo made his debut for Sporting CP on 14 August 2002 – UEFA.com looks back to the start of a remarkable career and remembers ...