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Ronaldo Luiz Nazário de Lima |
Birth date: September 22, 1976
Jersey number: 9
Position: Forward
Nickname: "Ronaldo",
"Il fenomeno", "the buck tooth boy wonder"
Teams:
Cruzeiro (Bra) 1993 - 1994
PSV (Hol) 1994 - 1996
Barcelona (Spa) 1996 - 1997
Internazionale (Ita) 1997 - 2002
Real Madrid (Spa) 2002 - 2006
Milan (Ita) 2006 - Present
Current team: Real Madrid
Titles won: Brazilian Cup 1993 (Sao Cristovao)
South American Supercup 1993 (Brazil National Team)
Soccer World Cup 1994 (Brazil National Team)
Dutch Cup 1996 (PSV)
Spanish Supercup 1996 (Barcelona)
Dutch Eredivisie Top Scorer 1996
FIFA World Player of the Year 1996
World Soccer Player of the Year 1996
UEFA Cup Winners Cup 1997 (Barcelona)
American Cup 1997 (Brazil National Team)
FIFA Confederations Cup 1997 (Brazil National Team)
FIFA World Player of the Year 1997
World Soccer Player of the Year 1997
U-21 European Footballer of the Year 1997
Spanish La Liga Top Scorer 1997
European Footballer of the Year 1997
UEFA Cup 1998 (Inter)
U-21 European Footballer of the Year 1998
FIFA World Cup MVP 1998
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year 1998
talian Serie A Footballer of the Year 1998
American Cup 1999 (Brazil National Team)
Copa América Top Scorer 1999
Intercontinental Cup 2002 (Real Madrid)
Soccer World Cup 2002 (Brazil National Team)
FIFA World Player of the Year 2002
World Soccer Player of the Year 2002
European Footballer of the Year 2002
FIFA World Cup MVP 2002
FIFA World Cup Top Scorer 2002
Intercontinental Cup MVP 2002
Spanish League 2003 (Real Madrid)
Spanish Supercup 2003 (Real Madrid)
Spanish La Liga Top Scorer 2004
Career highlights: Ronaldo played 14 matches and scored 12 goals for Cruzeiro. (1993 - 1994)
Ronaldo played 46 matches and scored 42 goals for PSV. (1994 - 1996)
Ronaldo played 37 matches and scored 34 goals for Barcelona. (1996 - 1997)
Ronaldo played 68 matches and scored 49 goals for Internazionale. (1997 - 2002)
Ronaldo played 120 matches and scored 82 goals for Real Madrid. (2002 - 2006)
Ronaldo played 91 matches and scored 58 goals for Brazil National Team.
Greatest moments: In 1996-1997, Ronaldo played arguably his best season, scoring numerous spectacular goals for FC Barcelona. One of them, a solo goal against Compostela, is considered one of the most amazing goals in football.
After 2 operations and 20 months of rehabilitation, Ronaldo managed a comeback during the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He claimed the Golden Boot by scoring 8 goals during the tournament, including 2 goals in the final match, to lead Brazil to win an unprecedented fifth World Championship.
On June 2, 2004, Ronaldo scored an unusual hat-trick for Brazil against archrivals Argentina in a CONMEBOL qualifier for the 2006 World Cup. He scored all of Brazil's goals in a 3-1 win via penalty kicks.
Official Website: www.r9ronaldo.com
Other interesting information: In 1999, he was joined by one of Italy's greatest World Cup goal-scorers and former Juventus striker, Christian Vieri, whom broke "Il Phenomenon's" world record transfer. They were considered by many to be one of the best duos in world football.
Chosen the World's best player in 1996, 1997 and 2003.
He is tied with Pelé for a Brazilian record 12 total World Cup goals.
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