The Sporting scout who first spotted Cristiano ... Ronaldo joined Sporting’s academy at the age of 12 having impressed in a ...

Football legend, Cristiano Ronaldo, has reacted to the death of Aurelio Pereira, Sporting CP’s former head of recruitment.

Cristiano Ronaldo has paid tribute to “one of the greatest symbols of world training” following the death of legendary ...

(Reuters) -Aurelio Pereira, who worked as a scout for Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon and discovered talents such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Figo, died at the age of 77 on Tuesday. In 1988 ...

As well as Ronaldo and Figo, Pereira is also credited with unearthing ten members of Portugal's Euro 2016-winning squad. His work at Sporting even saw the club name their main academy pitch after him.

THE legendary scout who discovered football greats Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Figo has passed away aged 77. Aurelio Pereira, the former head of Sporting Lisbon's recruitment department ...

The Sporting scout who first spotted Cristiano Ronaldo has ... through Sporting’s youth teams, Ronaldo was promoted to the first team in 2002 and made his debut at the age of 17.

The football scout credited with discovering Cristiano Ronaldo has died ... In 2017, he received the medal of 'Sporting Merit' by the city of Lisbon and in 2018, Uefa awarded him with the ...

Cristiano Ronaldo has led tributes to legendary Sporting Lisbon scout Aurelio Pereira, who has died at the age of 77. Sporting confirmed Pereira's passing on Tuesday, with the club stating he ...

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 ...