Cristiano Ronaldo is 36 years old today. The Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Juventus and captains the Portugal national team has taken to Insatgram to appreciate his 260 million followers and fans worldwide for supporting him since the beginning of his career.
Ronaldo shared an adorable family photo with a lengthy caption that reads:
“36 years old, unbelievable! It feels like it all started yesterday, but this journey is already full of adventures and stories to remember by. My first ball, my first team, my first goal… Time flies!” Ronaldo wrote.
During his career. Ronaldo has scored a total of 740 goals: (638 club goals and 102 international goals), making him the second highest goal scorer in football history after Josef Bican (805 goals). He is the most followed person on Insatgram.
Ronaldo continued: “From Madeira to Lisbon, from Lisbon to Manchester, from Manchester to Madrid, from Madrid to Turim, but above all, from the bottom of my heart to the world… I’ve given everything I could, I never held back and I’ve always tried to deliver the best possible version of me. In return, you gave me your love and admiration, your presence and your unconditional support. And for that, I’ll never be able to thank you enough. I couldn’t have done without you.”
“As I celebrate my 36th birthday and my 20th year as a professional footballer, I’m sorry that I can’t promise you 20 more years of this. But what I can promise you, is that as long as I keep going, you’ll never receive less than 100% from me!”
“Thank you once again for all your support and for your kind messages and initiatives during this day. It means a lot to me and you all have a special place in my heart.”
Ronaldo has four children and is currently in relationship with Spanish model Georgina Rodríguez with whom he shared a daughter Alana Martina. Ronaldo has three children from previous relationship before meeting Rodríguez.
Happy birthday CR7!
