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Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima also being popularly known as Ronaldo was born in the poor suburbs of Rio de Janeiro under the name Luis Nazario de Lima. Driven by his childhood hero Zico, the youngster started to play football early in his life. By his 12th birthday he was playing in an organized youth club called Tennis Club Valqueire. In the following few years, he participated in various youth tournaments and began attracting attention from all sides. Soon afterwards, Cruzeiro di Belo Horizonte snatched up the youngster on a $50,000 transfer.


 

Facts

Name             Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima

Number          99

Born               22 September 1976

Birth Place      Bento Ribeiro, Rio de Janeiro

Nationality      Brazilian

Height            184 cm / 6 feet

Weight           89 kg / 197 pounds

Family Status:   Divorced from world female juggling champion Milene Domingues with a child

Nicknames      Rona, Ronaldinho, Fenomeno, R9, Dadado, the Extraterrestrial


 

Pro Clubs

Years                    Club                           App (Goals)

1993-1994            Cruzeiro                     013 (12)
1994-1996            PSV                            046 (42)           
1996-1997            FC Barcelona              037 (34)
1997-2002            Internazionale            069 (49)
2002-2007            Real Madrid                127 (83)
2007-                   A.C. Milan                  014 0(7)   

 

National team

1994-                   Brazil                         097 (62)


 

Young Ronaldo and his move to Eindhoven

Young Ronaldo made his breakthrough at the age of 17 when he was called up to play in Brazil's national team. He performed well and got selected for his country's 1994 World Cup squad. Because of his tender age, the young Ronaldo was kept as a substitute and watched on the sideline as his team won the 1994 World Cup.

 

 		 
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Ronaldo's international appearances helped him get noticed by European club PSV Eindhoven. He moved to PSV and instantly became the top scorer of the Dutch league. With his growing popularity in Europe, Ronaldo was quickly singed by Spanish giant FC Barcelona. At Barca, he got global recognition by scoring numerous spectacular goals. Moving to Italian club Internazionale was the next step in his career. Ronaldo's start in the Calcio was promising, but playing against rough Italian defenders gradually took the toll and he was often injured.

Ronaldo has enjoyed success at the international level, winning the 1994 and 2002 FIFA World Cup with Brazil. Ronaldo has won three FIFA World Player of the Year awards (1996, 1997, 2002). He and former Real Madrid teammate Zinedine Zidane are the only two men to have won the award three times.


 

Severe Injury

The year 1998 marks a decline in Ronaldo's career. He lead his national team to a World Cup Final, but failed to deliver in the decisive match. His squad settled for second place, as a wide range of speculations from illness to black magic were made up about Ronaldo's indifferent display. By the end of 1998, Ronaldo was forced to leave the pitch after a knee injury which he picked up with his club. The injury haunted Ronaldo for a few years causing him to miss the entire 2000/2001 season.

 
 
All Goals in World Cup 1998
 
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Real Madrid


 

 		 
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As he recovered, Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid decided to sign him. In 2002 he won the World Player of the Year award for the third time, and transferred from Inter to Real Madrid after frequent disputes with Inter coach Héctor Cúper. His transfer to Madrid was the subject of a media frenzy not just laced with the usual hype because of his reputation, but more so because he was now the third successive superstar signed by Real as part of their policy of signing the world's biggest superstars (next to Zidane and Beckham) This change helped the prolific striker to resume his regular scoring. Ronaldo also returned to the Brazilian national team, scoring two goals in the 2002 World Cup Final against Germany.

 
 
Goals Ronaldo Real Madrid
 
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New Record

During the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Ronaldo became the World Cup's leading scorer of all time after beating Gerhard Müller's record of 14 goals. Nevertheless, his country exited the tournament in the quarterfinals after losing to France 0-1. Despite his tremendous success over the past decade, Ronaldo has yet to win the UEFA Champions League in his club career. During the 2006-07 season, though Milan won the 2006-07 title, Ronaldo was cup-tied with Madrid and ineligible to take part. The closest that he has even been to winning the Champions League was in 2003 when he helped Real Madrid to the semi-finals, in which they lost to Juventus.

 
 
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Season Club App.


 1994       Cruzeiro                        14          12                           

 

 1994/95 PSV Eindhoven               32          30                           

 1995/96 PSV Eindhoven               13          12                           

 

 1996/97 FC Barcelona                  37          34                           

 

 1997/98 Inter                             32          25                           

 1998/99 Inter                             17          14                           

 1999/00 Inter                             5            3        

 2000/01 Inter                             0            0        

 2001/02 Inter                             9            7        

 

 2002/03 Real Madrid                   30          23      

 2003/04 Real Madrid                   31          23      

 2004/05 Real Madrid                   32          21      

 2005/06 Real Madrid                   21          14      

 2006/07 Real Madrid                   3            1        

                                                                                               

 2006/07 Milan                             12          7        


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