Shanta Kordbatchje resembles Cristiano Ronaldo so much that it’s confusing and he was even accused of stealing the idol’s photo on Instagram.
Five-time Champions League champion, possessing a huge supercar collection, a huge salary in Saudi Arabia and a beautiful wife, owner of 5 Golden Balls, Cristiano Ronaldo seems to have everything others have. dream.
So it is not surprising that football fans around the world have wanted to be like Cristiano Ronaldo in one way or another during the two decades he dominated the top of football.
But for Shanta Rasoulinia Kordbatchje, the desire to become Ronaldo went beyond the level of an ordinary fan. Known by the nickname “Shanta Ronaldo”, the Danish-Iranian player has been famous on social networks since the 2010s thanks to his resemblance to the Portuguese legend.
This “super fan” of CR7 used to play in the lower Danish leagues. He shared with the Mail ( UK) in 2016 that his admiration for Cristiano Ronaldo stems from the fact that the 39-year-old player is “a model of effort and hard work, always knowing how to come back stronger.” from failures”.
Shanta’s appearance began to be compared to his idol in 2013. And his social network account quickly attracted 18,000 followers when posting photos on Instagram imitating his idol, from eating habits come to practice.
During a trip to Real Madrid ‘s training ground for a week’s trial in 2014, he was mistaken for superstar Cristiano Ronaldo when he was wearing sunglasses.
Shanta was even accused of borrowing money from her parents to have plastic surgery to look more like the Portuguese star. However, the player born in Odense, Iran, repeatedly denied these rumors: “I have heard rumors of having surgery to look like Cristiano Ronaldo, but in reality I did not spend a penny.”
He continued: “For those who think that I’m just a copy of Cristiano Ronaldo, that’s not true. I am myself. Maybe I do many things like Cristiano Ronaldo but I am always myself. I don’t like copy him completely because there will be no second Ronaldo.”
In real life, Shanta has met her idol many times. He boasted of receiving advice from Cristiano Ronaldo : “He told me to work hard and have faith in my work. Without these things, you will not grow.”
Those tips may not help Shanta become a world-famous soccer player but can be applied to other areas of life. He studied Spanish and math in college and now runs his own soccer business.