Shanta Kordbatchje looks so much like Cristiano Ronaldo that it’s confusing and he was even accused of stealing his idol’s photo on Instagram.
Shanta Kordbatchje once met her idol Cristiano Ronaldo
Five-time Champions League champion, owner of 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 that others dream of.
So it’s no surprise that football fans around the world have wanted to be like Cristiano Ronaldo in one way or another during his two decades of dominating the top of football.
But for Shanta Rasoulinia Kordbatchje, the desire to be Ronaldo goes beyond being a regular fan. Known as “Shanta Ronaldo”, the Danish-Iranian player has been famous on social media since the 2010s for her resemblance to the Portuguese legend.
This CR7 “super fan” used to play in the lower leagues of Denmark. 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”.
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Shanta’s appearance began to be compared to his idol in 2013. And his social media account quickly attracted 18,000 followers by posting photos imitating his idol on Instagram, from eating habits to working out.
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 wore sunglasses.
Shanta was even accused of borrowing money from his parents to get plastic surgery to look more like the Portuguese star. However, the player born in Odense, Iran, has repeatedly denied these rumors: “I’ve heard rumors about getting surgery to look like Cristiano Ronaldo, but in reality I haven’t spent a penny.”
Shanta Kordbatchje insists she did not have plastic surgery to look like Cristiano Ronaldo
He continued: “For those who think I’m just a copy of Cristiano Ronaldo, that’s not true. I am myself. Maybe I do a lot of things like Cristiano Ronaldo but I’m always myself. I don’t like to copy him completely because there will be no second Ronaldo.”
In real life, Shanta has met his idol many times. He brags about receiving advice from Cristiano Ronaldo : “He told me to work hard and have faith in my work. Without these things, you will not grow up.”
Those tips may not have helped Shanta become a world-famous soccer player, but they can be applied to other areas of his life. He studied Spanish and math in college and now runs his own soccer business.
