Ronaldo's First Team Debut The Spark That Ignited a Dynasty

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 ... 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 ... Team-mates "Ronaldo can do whatever he wants as a footballer. There ... He trained hard, he was always one of the first in and last out ... Ronaldo joined Sporting CP's youth academy and made the first team in August 2002. A sought after player, Manchester United signed Ronaldo for £12 million in ... Now he's back at the club which helped launch his career as a 17-year-old, Manchester United get to indulge in their Ronaldo romance for a ... Ronaldo grew up playing for an amateur team, Andorinha, before being signed by Sporting CP for 1,500 Euros after a three-day trial. He is now a ... 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 ... 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 ... Cristiano joined Clube Desportivo Nacional of Madeira and then Sporting Clube de Portugal before debuting on Sporting's first team in 2002. ... By age 23, he won ... On his home soil, after moving through the youth and under-21 ranks, Ronaldo had made his first appearance for Portugal's full national team against Kazakhstan ...