Jose Dinis Aveiro, father of Cristiano Ronaldo, was always a figure of reference to explain the trajectory of the Portuguese player. In 2005, when Cristiano had barely started his triumphant career, Aveiro died of liver failure at the age of 51.
The father of the United 7 suffered from an alcohol addiction problem born on his return from the war in Angola. As a war veteran in a country under military dictatorship, Aveiro got a job as a gardener and also as a prop man at the Anodorinha. LThe loss of his father when he was just 20 years old led Cristiano to admit in an interview with Piers Morgan that he “barely knew him”.
Before the footballer found out, the news reached Luiz Felipe Scolari, then Portuguese coach. It was the coach who had to tell him the worst possible news, as he acknowledges in an interview with the Daily Mail. “It was very hard and the moment in which a relationship beyond that of coach-player was created. When the news reached us, before a match against Russia, no one knew how to tell him and no one wanted to. I said that I would take care of it because I knew what it was like to lose a father. Mine had passed away years before. It was very sad, but it connected us as friends. The next day, Cristiano played a great game and returned to Portugal. He asked to play. “I can’t do anything for my father today, so I’ll play tomorrow and go,” he told us, “explained the coach.
The winger’s father passed away on September 6, 2005 and Cristiano, as Scolari explains, faced Russia the following day in a qualifying match for the World Cup in Germany. The one from Madeira played the 90 minutes.
The most dedicated he has coached and a strong relationship with Ferguson
Scolari acknowledged that thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo, he forged a good friendship with Sir Alex Ferguson. “We used to talk when he was manager of Portugal. He called Cristiano a lot and Ferguson took the opportunity to talk to me about how he was doing at United, the hard work he was doing. When I faced him in the Premier, after a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge, we had wine and complimented each other and started joking around. When I left Chelsea, the first person who spoke in the press about my time there was him. He was very flattering and said that I should have stayed. We keep talking whenever we get a chance,” he said.
He also took the opportunity to praise Cristiano Ronaldo as a person and as a footballer. “He’s a goal-scoring machine. A fantastic guy. I saw him at Sporting for the first time in 2003 and he is more eager now than then. He is a great person. Many times we don’t see how good a person he is off the field. I am very happy to see that he is still at the highest level,” he said.
For Scolari, yes, he is not the best he has trained but he is the most dedicated. “He’s the most dedicated. He may not be the most talented. Talent is not the first thing you think of when you think of Cristiano. It is dedication that has made him who he is today,” he said.
Problems with Drogba, golf in the corridors with Brazil…
In addition to Cristiano Ronaldo and everything that his figure has meant in his career, Scolari also reviewed other issues such as his time at Chelsea and his problems with Drogba and Anelka, his World Cup win with Brazil. These were his statements.
Problems at Chelsea: “I had problems with two players. Drogba was injured and when he came back it was difficult to organize the team with him and Anelka. I tried to explain it to him, but I couldn’t make myself understood so that they would do what I needed. We had a communication problem with the players. We talked about it years later and everything is in order”
Fear of the English press: “I was afraid of the English press because I thought they were more concerned about what was happening outside, but that’s a myth. I had a good relationship with them”
Possible English coach: “I had a good conversation with the FA, but they wanted me to sign before the 2006 World Cup. I told them it wouldn’t be ethical if Portugal faced England and I was coaching one team and having a deal signed with another. I see it was for the best We ended up facing England and we beat them.”
Brazil coach: “When I accepted the offer in 2001 they were not in a good position to qualify. When we did, we formed a team with three defenders, Lucio, Edmilson and Roque Junior that allowed Cafu and Roberto Carlos to play almost as wingers. We also had Ronaldo in form. We gave him the confidence and the physical and mental conditions. Dr. Jose Luiz Runco helped Rivaldo and Ronaldo a lot”.
Ronaldinho’s goal against England: “He tried to cross. Every time we see each other, we joke about that goal. I told him I don’t believe it and he replies: “No, mister. He had studied Seaman. He knew he did that “and he starts laughing”
Prior to the 2002 final: “We were all nervous. The night before the final I found the players in the corridors of the hotel playing golf with a small tennis ball. I was surprised, but I saw that they had fun. I knew they would sleep because they were taking all the stress out. I stayed with them for a couple of hours and we went to sleep.”
The 7-1 against Germany: “Everything went for Germany and nothing for Brazil. We all have to accept our share of the blame. Germany was far superior, but I think it’s not fair to blame me for everything. I was sad about things I saw. A lot of people tried to harm me. Nobody I wanted to lose. Everyone has to take their responsibility. In 2014, we all lost.”
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