Responsible for Sporting's youth recruitment since 1988, Pereira brought teenagers Paulo Futre, Luis Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo to the Lisbon outfit ... his professional debut at Sporting CP ...

Sporting Lisbon (1997 - 2003) By the age of 17, Ronaldo was already featuring for Sporting Lisbon's first team. He played in a Champions League qualifying round game against Inter Milan before ...

Responsible for Sporting's youth recruitment since 1988, Pereira brought teenagers Paulo Futre, Luis Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo to the Lisbon outfit ... He made his professional debut at Sporting CP ...

At Sporting Lisbon, he impressed coaches and teammates with his skill and determination. Cristiano Ronaldo progressed quickly through the youth system and earned his first-team debut in 2002 at just ...