Euro 2012

Gökhan Gönül (born January 7, 1985 in Bafra, Samsun, Turkey) is a professional football player currently playing for the Turkish club Fenerbahçe.
Playing position Defender
Gökhan is a young Turkish right fullback, who with his great pace has a strong tendency to get forward in aid of his team’s attack. In July 2007, he was bought by Fenerbahçe from Gençlerbirliği, who had him loaned to their satellite club Gençlerbirliği OFTAS where he played a starring role in their promotion to the Turkcell Super League, and signed four-year contract [1].He scored his first and only goal for Fenerbahçe aganist a Turkish team called Galatasaray equaling the match but lost the match in the last minute when Ümit Karan scored the goal.He made his international debut against Norway on 17 November 2007. [2]He has also been ranked as 14th among the best 15 fullbacks in Europe, by Kristian Borrel - GOAL Magazine Feb/2008.In April 2008 Zico labelled him Turkish Cafu to UEFA Magazine. Gökhan Gönül is known for his precise passes, assists and his ability to get past defenders.Gokhan substained an injury during the final matches of the season resulting in him having to miss Euro 2008

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH (IPA: [kɾɨʃˈtiɐnu ʁuˈnaɫdu]; born 5 February 1985 in Funchal, Madeira)[1] is a Portuguese footballer who plays for English Premier League club Manchester United and the Portuguese national team. In addition to winning the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League, he is a winner of the 2007 English PFA Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards.[2]

Johan Cruijff said in an interview on 2 April 2008, “Ronaldo is better than George Best and Denis Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of United.”[3]
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Biography

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born to Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro and José Dinis Aveiro. His second given name, “Ronaldo,” was chosen after then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan, who was his father’s favourite actor at the time.[4] He has one older brother, Hugo, and two older sisters, Elma and Liliana Cátia.
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