How Jose Mourinho Remoulded Cristiano Ronaldo Into the World’s Most Deadliest Finisher of All Time

• Cristiano Ronaldo has gone on to become the world's leading goalscorer of all time
• Jose Mourinho made the decision to move CR7 to a more central attacking position
• Mourinho's decision paid off as Ronaldo went on to score 450 goals for Real Madrid

Cristiano Ronaldo is already considered one of the GOATS of football, but his story could have turned out very differently.

The Portuguese has scored over 800 goals in his professional career, but may have never attained that number had it not been for Jose Mourinho.

The Special One played a massive part in Ronaldo’s success, having coached him at Real Madrid.

Ronaldo joined Los Blancos from Manchester United in 2009, and while he had already posed an attacking threat, he flourished on the Spanish side thanks to Mourinho.

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How Mourinho remoulded Ronaldo

While Ronaldo is the greatest goalscorer in the history of football now, he wasn’t always a striker.

Ronaldo started his career on the wing, but a moment in 2011 changed everything.

In a video which has recently resurfaced, Mourinho explained why he opted to move CR7 to a more central position during a game against Barcelona.

The Special One explained that with Dani Alves running down the right wing constantly, he didn’t want Ronaldo to continually track back but focus on attacking.

He then told the Portuguese star to play the number nine position, opting to leave his recognised strikers on the bench. The decision paid off as Madrid won the game thanks to a goal by Ronaldo.

Ronaldo’s incredible stats for Madrid

Not only did Ronaldo prove to be an excellent striker during that game, but it also helped launch him to new heights at the Spanish side.

Revealed! 15 times Cristiano Ronaldo surprised the football world

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When he eventually left after 438 games for the team, he had already scored a whopping 450 goals in all competitions.

He then went to Juventus in Serie A, where he scored 101 goals, Transfermarkt noted.

The greatest scorer of all time

While there is still a debate over who is better between Ronaldo and Messi, the Al-Nassr captain leads him in one aspect.

Ronaldo has scored 873 goals in his career for club and country and is the all-time leading goalscorer in world football.

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Ronaldo reacts after becoming 2023 top scorer

Sports Brief previously reported that Ronaldo vowed to try to 'do it again' after consolidating his place as the top scorer of 2023 with another goal on December 30.

In typical elite fashion, the 38-year-old’s response was that of a player still hungry for more success and goals, expressing his pride at his achievements.