BIOGRAPHY

BIOGRAPHY

He was born in Funchal, Madeira on February 5, 1985 and is the son of María Dolores dos Santos Aveiro and José Dinis Aveiro. Since he was a child he always showed his good performance in football and stood out for his skill with the ball.

His beginnings were at the age of 8 when he entered La Andorinha soccer school and where he quickly began to excel above the peers of his age. So much was the quality that showed Cristiano, that at the age of 10 years the clubs C. S. Marítimo and C. D. Nacional showed interest in having the young player. After an agreement was reached, the player signed for C. D. Nacional, where he continued with his training as a footballer and became one of the greatest promise of Portuguese football.

In the year 2001, he was presented to tests in the Sporting Clube de Portugal, where he passed each one in a satisfactory way and managed to be part of one of the most popular clubs in Portugal, so he had to move to Lisbon. By that time, he was diagnosed with a heart problem and had to undergo an operation, which was satisfactory and did not cause dangers in the player's soccer career.