Quite simply the best striker i have ever watched.
It was a privilege to see him single handedly demolish Man Utd's defence at OT for Real Madrid, scoring a hattrick, and earning a standing ovation from the entire stadium when he was substituted in the final minutes. And not just a polite applause either, the sort of thing that only happens once in a generation, we knew we were witnessing something and someone very special.
He will always be remembered as the best striker of the modern generation imo.
Plagued by knee injuries, weight issues and epilepsy for his whole career, but still able to return one of the most fearsome goalscoring records ever.
The numbers (particularly early in his career) speak for themselves:
Club --------------- Apps ----------- Goals
Cruzeiro ----------- 44 ----------------- 44
PSV ----------------- 57 ---------------- 54
Barcelona --------- 49 ---------------- 47
Inter Milan ------- 99 ---------------- 59
Real Madrid ----- 177 --------------- 104
AC Milan --------- 20 ----------------- 9
Corinthians ------ 69 ----------------- 35
Brazil -------------- 97 ------------------ 62
A shame he never got to hold the Champions League trophy, but i guess the 2 World Cups and 3 World Player of the Year awards make up for that.
Thank you for everything you have given to football Il Fenomeno, it was truly a pleasure to watch you play.
It was a privilege to see him single handedly demolish Man Utd's defence at OT for Real Madrid, scoring a hattrick, and earning a standing ovation from the entire stadium when he was substituted in the final minutes. And not just a polite applause either, the sort of thing that only happens once in a generation, we knew we were witnessing something and someone very special.
I think he has left it to late, should have retired ages ago when he would have still been remembered as the star he was.
He will always be remembered as the best striker of the modern generation imo.
Plagued by knee injuries, weight issues and epilepsy for his whole career, but still able to return one of the most fearsome goalscoring records ever.
The numbers (particularly early in his career) speak for themselves:
Club --------------- Apps ----------- Goals
Cruzeiro ----------- 44 ----------------- 44
PSV ----------------- 57 ---------------- 54
Barcelona --------- 49 ---------------- 47
Inter Milan ------- 99 ---------------- 59
Real Madrid ----- 177 --------------- 104
AC Milan --------- 20 ----------------- 9
Corinthians ------ 69 ----------------- 35
Brazil -------------- 97 ------------------ 62
A shame he never got to hold the Champions League trophy, but i guess the 2 World Cups and 3 World Player of the Year awards make up for that.
Thank you for everything you have given to football Il Fenomeno, it was truly a pleasure to watch you play.
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