The bee flies to the capital (Cristiano Ronaldo)
They called him the "crying child," as his mother says:
"His tears were close and he gets upset easily if someone doesn't pass him the ball, if he fails to score, or if the team is playing against his will."
But this was not the only nickname that was given to Ronaldo, as there is another one, "Belinia", which means "bee", because he was always active and did not stop.
A short time passed and Cristiano's name began to reach the two most important clubs on the island: Nacional Madeira and Maritimo Funchal, both of whom wanted the "bee",
There was a real chance to contract with either of the two.... But Fernando Sosa, the godfather that Ronaldo's father chose for him at birth, was responsible for the youth sector of Nacional, where he tells:
"I knew he played football for sure, like my son, but what I didn't know was that he was that good.
He was different from the rest, so I immediately knew that this child might be the reason to save his family. I spoke with his mother and told her that this is what is best for him and I reached an agreement with Andorinha.
Sosa points out that things were not very easy because Denis would have preferred his son to move to Maritimo because their stadium is very close, while Cristiano himself loves Maritimo, who did not take the necessary measures to include the player in a deal that cost Nacional Madeira only 20 balls and two full sports staff for the Andorinian Cubs team,
It was never a record deal, but over time, the name Andorinha became known to every Cristiano fan, as it is, after all, the first team he played for...
The matter developed for Ronaldo, so instead of playing on dirt lands, he now has the opportunity to train on an artificial grass field that is also equipped with night lighting,
This is in addition to the fact that the coaches noticed that the player's thinness and lack of proper nutrition is something that must be addressed.
Antonio Mendoza, Ronaldo's coach at Nacional Madeira, says:
"We knew immediately that he had great skills. His characteristics were well known and clear, speed of execution, launch, dribbling ability and shooting power,
Street football taught him the necessary techniques to avoid opponents and confront those who are more important than him.
The big problem for Mendoza and the rest of the club's coaches was getting Cristiano to realize that football is a team sport,
Why? Because Ronaldo always takes the ball and runs towards the opponent's goal without passing it, he ignores his teammates as well as his opponents. He never accepted defeat.
Mendoza adds:
"The team tolerated him because he scores a lot of goals. We won almost all the matches by a big margin",
Pointing out that any reprimand regarding selfishness or individualism was done individually and not in front of the rest of the players because this is what Ronaldo's personality requires.
Ronaldo's name reached Portugal's major clubs, to the point that Porto was close to including him, but there is a man who worked to change everything and he is Joao Marques de Freitas, president of the Sporting Lisbon Association in Funchal, who caught his attention Ronaldo's talent.
Sporting Lisbon advanced in negotiations over Porto and Boavista and sent an envoy to talk to the player and his family, so that Cristiano eventually left his childhood, his family and the island...
Because of which the "bee" has to go to the capital.
From the book Ana Cristiano
#Beautiful _ time _ Cristiano ❤️