When the tsunami waves that devastated the coasts of Indonesia on December 26, 2004 were dispersed, only it was swamp, ruins and dead. But also they sprang some cases of extraordinary survival. One of them was to Martunis, a child of 7 years found in the town of Banda Aceh, in southern Indonesia, three weeks after the tsunami and wearing only a T-shirt of the team of Portugal. And this month, 10 years later, the survivor become a teenager was presented as one of their recent signings with all the brightness by Portuguese Sporting Club, where he will be part of the training academy. "I was playing football on the beach with some friends when suddenly the sea took us all," said Martunis to the media when he was found. "First I grabbed a chair which had at school, but I began to sink, until I saw a body floating, I got over it and took me to the mainland," he added. Sporting Lisbon confirmed the signing of the young man who is now 17. He realized he had lost everything: his mother and sisters died underwater. All that was left after this devastating disaster, which left nearly 220,000 victims was that fatal-shirt. It was printed on the back number ten belonging to international Rui Costa. No family, no friends, he wandered alone thuentty one days on the beaches in your area looking for some help. Until he was found by rescue agencies and journalists. History sailed the headlines of the world and TV channels. And Martunis became a celebrity. Fame feat Indonesian Tragedy came to the eyes, the ears of Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the figure of the Portuguese national team and at that time -2005, was already a reference remember Manchester United. CR7 then visited his village devastated and promised to pay their education.
And with those almost magical words of his "protector", Martunis started a tour that took him to various parts of the world where they called the "adopted son" of Cristiano Ronaldo. Photos around with the "Panther" Eusebio, beyond the FIFA president, Sepp Blatter; money for school, money for tooling. In 2005 he traveled to Portugal to meet the team players in a match against the national team of Slovakia. It was the "child" of the moment in the post-tsunami tragedy months. But, unlike other cases, his name was not forgotten. Sporting Club Lisbon, after coverage flashes went off, decided to pay the reconstruction of his home in Banda Aceh.
Definitely when I read stories so amazing and real as this. Only I have to say something? Cristiano Ronaldo thank you very much, you're not only great as a professional, if not more important're like gigantic human being who in the end is what determines how important a person. God always bless you for this noble gesture.
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