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Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, or commonly known as Ronaldo. One of the worlds greatest footballers of all-time, known and loved by fans all over the world. Born 18:th of September 1976 (36 years of age) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A young Ronaldo started his footballing career at Tennis Club Valqueire and in 1993 he secured his first professional contract with Brazilian club Cruzeiro, after having been turned down by his boyhood favourite team Flamengo. A only 16-year old Ronaldo made an instant impact at the club which later led to him making the 1994 World Cup(USA) winning squad at the age of 17. Eventhough the young Ronaldo didn't get to represent his country in his first World Cup, this was the beginning of one of the most successful careers of all-time. Ronaldo moved on from Cruzeiro, a club in which he only spent a year of his career, to dutch club PSV Eindhoven. In his first season for the dutch club he managed to score 30 goals, a sign of things to come. The second season at PSV Eindhoven was not as successful as his first with Ronaldo being sidelined for major parts of the season with a serious knee injury. After two years at PSV Eindhoven it was time for the youngster to move on and his next stop was FC Barcelona, where Ronaldo continued to impress with a massive goalscoring record. While playing at Barcelona, Ronaldo managed to pick up FIFA World Player of the year Award(1996) aswell as becoming runner-up for Balon d'Or. Barcelona was yet another short stop and Ronaldo moved on to the Italian outfit Inter Milan, after only a year at the catalan club.
During Ronaldo's five year spell at Inter Milan he continued displaying award winning perfomances, and in 1997 he won his first Balon d'Or award. But yet again a serious injury was about to stop the progress of "The Phenomenon" when he at the 21:st of November 1999 limped of the pitch with a ruptured tendon in his knee. A injury which led to operation and sidelined him for most parts of the coming seasons until the 2002 World Cup. A rehabilitated Ronaldo returned in time for the tournament and was a part of the brazilian World Cup winning squad, just like 8 years earlier at the World Cup(1994) in USA. After the World Cup Real Madrid came asking for the brazilian and he hopped on the chance to play for the newly crowned Champions League winning team. Ronaldo spent four years at the Santiago Bernabéu. Which was the team that Ronaldo represented in most matches aswell scored most goals for dunring his career. An overweight Ronaldo left the spanish outfit and joined his earlier local rivals AC Milan in an attempt to "restart" his playing career. But for a third time Ronaldo's knee didn't hold which sidelined him and later led to him leaving the club as a free transfer at the end of the season. During his recovery from his third knee injury Ronaldo trained with his boyhood favourite team Flamengo, but his feelings for the club wasn't the same as it was for the young Ronaldo, with them having turned him down. So Ronaldo decided to join Flamengo's rivals Corinthians in a controversial deal. Corinthians later proved to be the last club of the Phenomenon, as his body and knees made it hard for Ronaldo to continue doing what he loved. Playing football. A successful career, but one that aswell leaves you asking of what could have been. With Ronaldo being sidelined for major parts of his playing career. Ronaldo is truely on of the worlds greatest footballers of all-time, something that other footballers havent been late to recognize.
Statistic:
[TABLE="class: infobox vcard, width: 22"]
[TR]
[TH]Years[/TH]
[TD]Team[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Apps†[/TD]
[TD="align: right"](Gls)†[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]1993–1994[/TH]
[TD]Cruzeiro[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]34[/TD]
[TD="align: right"](34)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]1994–1996[/TH]
[TD]PSV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]46[/TD]
[TD="align: right"](42)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]1996–1997[/TH]
[TD]Barcelona[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]37[/TD]
[TD="align: right"](34)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]1997–2002[/TH]
[TD]Inter Milan[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]68[/TD]
[TD="align: right"](49)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]2002–2007[/TH]
[TD]Real Madrid[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]127[/TD]
[TD="align: right"](83)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]2007–2008[/TH]
[TD]AC Milan[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="align: right"](9)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]2009–2011[/TH]
[TD]Corinthians[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]52[/TD]
[TD="align: right"](29)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Total[/TH]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]384[/TD]
[TD="align: right"](280)[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: infobox vcard, width: 22"]
[TR]
[TH]1993[/TH]
[TD]Brazil U17[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"](5)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]1996[/TH]
[TD]Brazil U23[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"](6)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]1994–2006, 2011[/TH]
[TD]Brazil[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]98[/TD]
[TD="align: right"](62[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
15 of Ronaldo's 62 goals for his country, came when representing Brazil in the World Cup's(1998, 2002 and 2006). Not counting the 1994 World Cup as Ronaldo didn't get the chance to play. As a player Ronaldo made 518 professional matches and scored a whopping 352 goals in these matches. A goalscoring record of a true great.
Trophies(team):
Cruzeiro
Real Madrid
A long list of trophies which shows what a brilliant footballer "The Phenomenon" was, as if you weren't impressed by "only" his goalscoring record. Ronaldo's list of individual trophies even further confirms this with him having won the Balon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the year award just to mention a few. As his list of individual trophies is so long it would take up the whole side so I recommend you taking a look at it HERE!
Next update: 14:th of February, 2011
During Ronaldo's five year spell at Inter Milan he continued displaying award winning perfomances, and in 1997 he won his first Balon d'Or award. But yet again a serious injury was about to stop the progress of "The Phenomenon" when he at the 21:st of November 1999 limped of the pitch with a ruptured tendon in his knee. A injury which led to operation and sidelined him for most parts of the coming seasons until the 2002 World Cup. A rehabilitated Ronaldo returned in time for the tournament and was a part of the brazilian World Cup winning squad, just like 8 years earlier at the World Cup(1994) in USA. After the World Cup Real Madrid came asking for the brazilian and he hopped on the chance to play for the newly crowned Champions League winning team. Ronaldo spent four years at the Santiago Bernabéu. Which was the team that Ronaldo represented in most matches aswell scored most goals for dunring his career. An overweight Ronaldo left the spanish outfit and joined his earlier local rivals AC Milan in an attempt to "restart" his playing career. But for a third time Ronaldo's knee didn't hold which sidelined him and later led to him leaving the club as a free transfer at the end of the season. During his recovery from his third knee injury Ronaldo trained with his boyhood favourite team Flamengo, but his feelings for the club wasn't the same as it was for the young Ronaldo, with them having turned him down. So Ronaldo decided to join Flamengo's rivals Corinthians in a controversial deal. Corinthians later proved to be the last club of the Phenomenon, as his body and knees made it hard for Ronaldo to continue doing what he loved. Playing football. A successful career, but one that aswell leaves you asking of what could have been. With Ronaldo being sidelined for major parts of his playing career. Ronaldo is truely on of the worlds greatest footballers of all-time, something that other footballers havent been late to recognize.
Statistic:
[TABLE="class: infobox vcard, width: 22"]
[TR]
[TH]Years[/TH]
[TD]Team[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Apps†[/TD]
[TD="align: right"](Gls)†[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]1993–1994[/TH]
[TD]Cruzeiro[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]34[/TD]
[TD="align: right"](34)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]1994–1996[/TH]
[TD]PSV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]46[/TD]
[TD="align: right"](42)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]1996–1997[/TH]
[TD]Barcelona[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]37[/TD]
[TD="align: right"](34)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]1997–2002[/TH]
[TD]Inter Milan[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]68[/TD]
[TD="align: right"](49)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]2002–2007[/TH]
[TD]Real Madrid[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]127[/TD]
[TD="align: right"](83)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]2007–2008[/TH]
[TD]AC Milan[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="align: right"](9)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]2009–2011[/TH]
[TD]Corinthians[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]52[/TD]
[TD="align: right"](29)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Total[/TH]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]384[/TD]
[TD="align: right"](280)[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: infobox vcard, width: 22"]
[TR]
[TH]1993[/TH]
[TD]Brazil U17[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"](5)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]1996[/TH]
[TD]Brazil U23[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"](6)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]1994–2006, 2011[/TH]
[TD]Brazil[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]98[/TD]
[TD="align: right"](62[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
15 of Ronaldo's 62 goals for his country, came when representing Brazil in the World Cup's(1998, 2002 and 2006). Not counting the 1994 World Cup as Ronaldo didn't get the chance to play. As a player Ronaldo made 518 professional matches and scored a whopping 352 goals in these matches. A goalscoring record of a true great.
Trophies(team):
Cruzeiro
- Campeonato Mineiro (1): 1994
- Copa do Brasil (1): 1993
- KNVB Cup (1): 1996
- Johan Cruijff-schaal (1): 1996
- Copa del Rey (1): 1997
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1997
- Supercopa de España (1): 1996
Real Madrid
- La Liga (1): 2002–03
- Intercontinental Cup (1): 2002
- Supercopa de España (1): 2003
- Campeonato Paulista (1): 2009
- Copa do Brasil (1): 2009
- FIFA World Cup (2): 1994, 2002
- FIFA World Cup (1): Runners-up (2nd Place) 1998
- Copa América (2): 1997, 1999
- Copa América (1): Runners-up (2nd Place) 1995,
- FIFA Confederations Cup (1): 1997
- Summer Olympic Games (1): Bronze Medal (3rd Place) 1996
A long list of trophies which shows what a brilliant footballer "The Phenomenon" was, as if you weren't impressed by "only" his goalscoring record. Ronaldo's list of individual trophies even further confirms this with him having won the Balon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the year award just to mention a few. As his list of individual trophies is so long it would take up the whole side so I recommend you taking a look at it HERE!
Next update: 14:th of February, 2011
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