The flight of dreams on the football field. The owner of the highest goal in international football. One of the best footballers in the world of all time. Ronaldo's life was not smooth. Rather, there were obstacles and tensions in the relationship.
Ronaldo lost his father at a young age. How was his equation with his father? A few days ago, Ronaldo posted an emotional post with a picture of his father on Father's Day. Although he did not have a sweet relationship with his father. Ronaldo has won almost all the Kohinoors of world football except the World Cup. But his father could not see this success of his son. Ronaldo's father Jose Dinis Aveiro passed away in 2005. At the age of 52. At that time, Ronaldo was only 20 years old. He had just started his journey at Manchester United.
Ronaldo was devastated by the news of his father's death. At that time, Sir Alex Ferguson, the legendary manager of Man U. He gave Ronaldo a few days off to meet his father who was on his deathbed.
Later, in an interview, Ronaldo said, 'One day my father was admitted to the hospital. I became very emotional. I was very devastated. I spoke to him (Ferguson). He said, Cristiano, go for two or three days, meet me. We had an important match ahead. At that time, I was an important footballer in the team. We had a difficult match and if I didn't play, there would have been a problem. Even then, Ferguson said, go, I'll give you a few days off. Come see your father. That was important to me. It was like winning the Champions League, the Premier League. So you have to admire him. What he told me, you have to be impressed.'
Ronaldo has scored almost a thousand goals in his career. His father saw a total of 27 goals while he was alive. However, Ronaldo was introduced to football by his father Jose. Ronaldo's father worked as a kitman (carrier of equipment) at the local club Andorina in Portugal. It was then that he saw that his son would one day be a star.
Although the father-son relationship was not warm. Ronaldo himself said that he could not recognize his father 100 percent, Jose was so addicted to drugs. In an interview with Piers Morgan, Ronaldo tearfully said that he could not even have a normal conversation with his father. He said, 'I never had a normal conversation with my father. It was a very difficult experience.'
Although his father's death has left a deep scar on Ronaldo. Ronaldo said that he has never visited his father's grave since his funeral. He also said that the terrible memories, along with the media's curiosity, left an impression on him and his family. Ronaldo's sister, Katia Aveiro, once said that there was such a fuss with the cameras during the funeral that the whole family was angry.
Nevertheless, Ronaldo has not forgotten his father. He often dedicates his goals to his father. He also says that he is proud of his father. He has conquered many peaks in his career, he has won the Ballon d'Or multiple times, the Champions League title, the Euro Cup. However, Ronaldo's father could not see anything. Just like he did not see Ronaldo, one of the richest people in the world playing football. He could not even see his son leading Portugal. No trophy can fill this void for Ronaldo.
It was his father who first showed faith in football!