Who Was Cristiano Ronaldo Named After

Eleven babies called ronaldo in uk last year as messi lags behind http.

Who was cristiano ronaldo named after. The madeira international airport will soon bear cristiano ronaldo s name after local authorities approved the move. Cristiano ronaldo ronaldo with portugal at the 2018 fifa world cup personal information full name cristiano ronaldo dos santos aveiro date of birth 1985 02 05 5 february 1985 age 35 place of birth funchal madeira portugal height 1 87 m 6 ft 2 in. Over the years it has built a statue a museum and now a hotel in his honour. The first or maternal family name is dos santos and the second or paternal family name is aveiro.

The name ronaldo was added to cristiano s name in honour of his father s favourite movie actor ronald reagan who was u s. By callum davis 17 june 2015 23 11 pm. Click through the gallery above to see sporting s academy ground. A newly discovered collection of stars will now bear the nickname of the real madrid and portugal striker.

It is interesting that ronaldo was allegedly named after u s. Michael campanella contributor gettyimages the portuguese town of madeira wears its pride for its favourite son on its sleeve. Ronaldo s father josé dinis aveiro was the equipment manager for the local club andorinha. Sporting cp have officially renamed their academy after former player cristiano ronaldo.

Cristiano ronaldo s boyhood club sporting cp have honoured the five time ballon d or winner by renaming their academy after him. Cristiano ronaldo has a galaxy named after him. Cristiano ronaldo has airport named after him as sign added to madeira terminal before official unveiling. Madeira airport on the island cristiano ronaldo comes from is to be renamed.

Cristiano ronaldo was named after ronald reagan. Therefore both cristiano and ronaldo are his first names while aveiro is his surname. Ronaldo s had 11 babies named after him in the past year as opposed to lionel messi who s only managed a paltry four.