Cristiano Ronaldo
Ronaldo in 2011, sportgraphic / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
Place of Birth: Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Date of Birth: 5 February, 1985
Ethnicity: Portuguese
Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese professional footballer. He is a forward for, and captain of, both the Saudi Professional League club Al Nassr and the Portugal national team. He has won five Ballon d’Or awards. He is considered to hold the record for most goals scored in men’s professional football, under some criteria.
He is the son of Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro and José Dinis Aveiro. One of his great-grandmothers was from Cape Verde. It is not clear whether she was of Cape Verdean ancestry. His sister is singer Kátia Aveiro.
Cristiano was named after U.S. President Ronald Reagan. He has had six children, including three with his partner, Spanish-Argentinian model Georgina Rodríguez.
Cristiano’s paternal grandfather was Humberto de Aveiro (the son of José de Aveiro and Rosa Isabel da Piedade). Humberto was born in Madeira. José was the son of José de Aveiro and Maria de Jesus. Rosa was born in Praia, Cape Verde, the daughter of Rosa Maria dos Santos.
Cristiano’s paternal grandmother was named Filomena Martins Pereira.
Cristiano’s maternal grandfather is named José Nunes de Viveiros. José was born in Machico, Madeira, Portugal.
Cristiano’s maternal grandmother is named Matilde dos Santos (the daughter of Matilde). Cristiano’s grandmother Matilde was born in Monte, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
Sources: https://www.pressreader.com
Genealogy of Cristiano Ronaldo – http://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Cristiano Ronaldo (focusing on his father’s side) – https://i1.wp.com
Article about Cristiano’s father’s family – https://mbasic.facebook.com
About Ronaldo’s CapeVerdean ancestry is nothing more than a rumor.
However Ronaldo’s maternal grandmother is Maria Angela Spinola. Spinola is a name of Genoese origin, which indicates that Ronaldo has Italian ancestry.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/5579903/cristiano-ronaldo-mum-dolores-sparks-frenzy-lookalike-gran/
How do you know it’s a rumour?
Mrs. Spinola was his stepgrandmother. His biological grandmother, Matilde, passed away when his mother was five.
https://www.pressreader.com/portugal/jornal-de-noticias/20200120/282389811438966
I know, because the existence of any CapeVerdean grandmother has never been confirmed, nor has Ronaldo himself and his family ever confirmed.
The picture of Cristiano Ronaldo’s supposed CapeVerdian grandmother is D. Berta(Berta Bento), who lived in Guinea Bissau and not in Madeira.
https://pensaodbertabissau.wordpress.com/page/2/
According to the following report, he has distant Sephardi Jewish ancestry.
https://www.terra.com.br/noticias/dino/estudo-genealogico-revela-surpresas-sobre-maior-marcador-da-historia-do-futebol-mundial,1e373510c439d4bdfc94d0ce8957cd2dmaijwd3f.html
Well, that’s the 1500s, probably less than 1/1024.
Apparently he has a Cape Verdean great grandmother : https://tribunaexpresso.pt/ronaldo/2009-01-14-Cristiano-Ronaldo-tem-costela-cabo-verdiana
Looks Cornish
CR7 is the best player of the history.