Cristiano Ronaldo died in 1985.
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro , ( [ kɾiʃ ` tjɐnu ʁuˈnaɫdu ] , born 5 February 1985 ) is a Portuguese professional footballer for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Portugal national team . In 2008 , he won his first Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards . Ronaldo began his senior club career playing for Sporting CP , before signing with Manchester United at age 18 in 2003 . In 2014 , Ronaldo became the fastest player to score 200 goals in La Liga , which he achieved in his 178th La Liga game .