[236] One of the three attempted to blackmail Ronaldo, while the other two admitted to lying about having sex with him. [86] Ronaldo is also one of the few players to have started for Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, which also boasts a heated rivalry. [21] With PSV, Ronaldo won the Dutch Cup in 1996 and he was Eredivisie top scorer in 1995. [52], Ronaldo was forced to miss the entire 200001 season and much of the two seasons either side of it. [123][155] Much attention was on his haircut only part of his head was shaved done as a deliberate distraction to shift media attention away from a leg injury. Appearing alongside football players from around the world, including Paolo Maldini, Eric Cantona, Lus Figo, Patrick Kluivert and Jorge Campos, they defend "the beautiful game" against a team of demonic warriors, destroying evil by winning the match. But in spite of scoring 49 goals in European competitions, Ronaldo never got to win the Champions League. [257] Ronaldo made a cameo appearance in Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001) and each film of the Goal! [37][38] His competitive debut came on the opening day of the 199798 season against Brescia. "[55] Prior to his November 1999 injury Ronaldo had registered 42 goals in 58 Serie A games, in what was the hardest league to score in with the most advanced defensive strategies and the world's best defenders. He had such an ease with the ball. "[233], In April 2008, Ronaldo was involved in a scandal involving three travesti prostitutes whom he met in a nightclub in Rio de Janeiro. In 2015, Pele posted a tweet claiming that he had scored 1,283 goals during his illustrious career. One of his greatest talents was the way he could glide past goalkeepers and that's shown in this ridiculous stat. "However, if we are talking strictly about talent and skill, nobody surpasses Ronaldo [Nazario]. Had he managed to stay free of injury, he had every chance of becoming the best footballer ever. Ronaldo Lus Nazrio de Lima was born on 18 September 1976 in Rio de Janeiro as the third child of Nlio Nazrio de Lima Snr. [241], In December 2010, Ronaldo and his family moved to a new mansion in So Paulo. Matches and goals scored during his career, 1976-1998, by league Diego Armando Maradona, an Argentine soccer star, played over 600 matches in his professional career, scoring 338 goals. In 2018, Ronaldo's R9 Mercurial boots inspired the Nike Mercurial Superfly VI boots commissioned for Kylian Mbapp. [177], Having been listed in Guinness World Records, Ronaldo stated, "I am proud of my career and of the records I set. Although both are entering the final stretch of their careers, they continue to deliver. They were the first to drop from the penalty box to pick up the ball in midfield, switch to the flanks, attract and disorientate the central defenders with their runs, their accelerations, their dribbling. The 10 best players of World Cup 2002. Ronaldo played for Brazil in 98 matches, scoring 62 goals and is the third-highest goalscorer for his national team. 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It marked the third such occurrence of this injury, which he suffered twice to his right knee in 1999 and 2000. He finished the Brazilian Serie A 2009 with 12 goals in 20 matches. Brazil went on to win the bronze medal. . "[33] At the end of 1996, aged 20, Ronaldo became the youngest player to win FIFA World Player of the Year. [173], With two goals against Japan in the third match, Ronaldo became the 20th player to score in three World Cups and also equalled the all-time World Cup finals scoring record of fourteen, held by Gerd Mller (Ronaldo scored at France 98, Korea/Japan 2002 and Germany 2006). He scored 136 goals in 236 apps he made with Santos from 2009-2013. film trilogy, Goal! [8][16] Jairzinho saw Ronaldo's potential and helped get him a move to Cruzeiro. [134], Ronaldo was the last Brazilian player out of the tunnel as the teams entered the field. He had spells at AC Milan and Corinthians before retiring in 2011, having suffered further injuries. He proved that he was a cut above the rest that season. I don't think there was anybody in the stadium who didn't stand up, and I count myself in that as the opposition coach. So he just had this amazing aura, where everyone wanted to join him. [188][189][190] In December 2012, Ronaldo and Zidane reunited for the Match Against Poverty in Porto Alegre, Portugal, with the field littered with World Cup winners from France and Brazil, which also saw 1982 World Cup star Zico (Ronaldo's childhood idol) turn out for Ronaldo's team. [23][45] By the end of the 199899 season, he was appointed Inter Milan captain. "[30] With his combination of speed, skill and finishing Ronaldinho called Ronaldo "the most complete striker there has ever been", a view echoed by Zlatan Ibrahimovi, who stated, "as a football player, he was complete. The boy was born after a brief relationship between Ronaldo and Michele Umezu, a Brazilian waitress who Ronaldo first met in Tokyo in 2002. His mother states, "I always found him on the street playing ball with friends when he should have been in school. [29] Until the 200809 season, Ronaldo remained the last player to score more than 30 goals in La Liga. In 2015, Pele posted a tweet claiming that he had scored 1,283 goals during his illustrious career. "The maternal ancestry of the Brazilian white was one-third African, one third Amerindian, and one third European. [141] Steinberg states that Ronaldo "sleepwalked" through the final, which also saw him injured in a collision with French goalkeeper Fabien Barthez. Pitta stated, "We saw right away that he could be something different than most other players. He was inventing things on the spot, so you can't guide him left or right because he's going to get out of these situations, no matter what". However, if we are talking strictly about talent and skill, nobody surpasses Ronaldo. He starred in the 1996 Nike commercial titled "Good vs Evil" in a gladiatorial game set in a Roman amphitheatre. Steve Hatch, Jim Taylor (2009). During his long career in football, Ronaldo has played for five different teams and scored 750 goals. In terms of total goals, Ronaldo has surpassed the records of other legendary players, including Josef Bican and Pele. [118] He discovered he had hypothyroidism a condition which slows down metabolism and causes weight gain during tests with Milan in 2007. [70] Three days later he helped to ensure Real's first league victory over Barcelona at the Nou Camp in 20 years when he scored the second goal in a 21 victory over his former club. I called him last evening and told him to believe in himself. 115 goals Since then, he has become the current all-time record goalscorer for the Portugal national team, and the highest overall men's international goalscorer in history, having scored 115 goals in 184 appearances. "[181], In February 2011, it was announced that Ronaldo would be given one last match for Brazil, a friendly against Romania in So Paulo on 7 June 2011, five years after his last match with the national team. This makes the relationship between the kneecap and the femur a bit unstable. [115][116][117] In an emotional press conference on 14 February, he cited pain and hypothyroidism as the reasons for his premature retirement. ", Former France striker Thierry Henry. [208] Ronaldo would also operate outside the penalty area before running with the ball towards goal,[63][71] with Rob Smyth writing, "he played like every attack had a 10-second deadline.. he would explode into life with no warning for defenders. [49] During his first comeback on 12 April 2000, he played only six minutes during the first leg of the Coppa Italia final against Lazio before suffering a complete rupture of the knee-cap tendons. For my generation he was what Maradona or Pel were for the previous ones. He, together with Romrio and George Weah, reinvented the centre-forward position. [5][6] Ronaldo has a brother, Nlio Jr.[6][7] His parents separated when he was 11, and Ronaldo dropped out of school shortly afterward to pursue a career in football. "Football's Great Heroes and Entertainers". In addition, Karim Benzema had netted 57 times at that age while Robert Lewandowski had scored 44. [60] Ronaldo was part of the Galcticos era of global stars signed by the club every summer, which included Zinedine Zidane, Lus Figo, Roberto Carlos and David Beckham. Ronaldo scored four goals and made three assists en route to the final, scoring once and assisting Bebeto's goal in a 3-0 win against Morocco in the team's second group stage match, netting twice in a 4-1 win against Chile in the round of 16, set-up two goals in Brazil's 3-2 victory over Denmark in the quarter-finals, and scored once in . [12][17] He came to national public attention on 7 November 1993, scoring five goals in the game against Bahia. [125] Another player, Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, now widely known as Ronaldinho, was called Ronaldinho Gacho when he joined the Brazil team in 1999. "[124] Dubbed the "three R's", Ronaldo starred in a formidable attack alongside Rivaldo and Ronaldinho, and the trio were named in the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team. [148]Tim Vickery writes, "Without Ronaldo, Brazil were a shambles, fortunate even to get to the tournament. [107] Ultimately, he helped Corinthians win the Campeonato Paulista with 10 goals in 14 games. [25] Barcelona thought there was an agreement in place, with Barcelona president Josep Llus Nez saying "He's ours for life", but when the parties reconvened the following day, the agreement collapsed, with Nez admitting: "It's all over, Ronaldo is going". Emilio Butragueo stated, "Ronaldo creates a goalscoring opportunity where it doesn't exist. "[20] Rob Smyth added, "In many ways Ronaldo was the first PlayStation footballer. Pele now lists his total as 1,283 goals, including his goal haul with Santos. [25] He led the Catalan side to UEFA Cup Winners' Cup triumph where he capped the season with the winning goal in the cup final, and to Copa del Rey and Supercopa de Espaa wins. He is currently the all-time top goalscorer for Brazil with 77 international goals, which he scored in 92 matches. [275][276] In the run-up to the 2014 World Cup, Ronaldo starred as a mentor in Nike's Risk Everything animated commercial with a host of current players in the Nike stable. His individual accolades include being named FIFA World Player of the Year three times and winning two Ballon d'Or awards. [29], In his final two seasons at Real Madrid, Ronaldo missed a number of games with injuries and weight issues, and with the acquisition of Ruud van Nistelrooy in 2006, he grew further out of favour with the manager Fabio Capello. Whenever he wanted to turn it on he could, on any stage, in any stadium". [134] The starting line up without Ronaldo was released to a stunned world media. [262] It was controversial with the Catholic Church. [50][51] Ronaldo's physiotherapist Nilton Petrone stated, "his knee-cap actually exploded", and called it "the worst football injury" he's ever seen. [248][249] A keen poker player, in April 2013 Ronaldo became a member of PokerStars SportStar, and in 2014 he played a charity poker tournament against tennis star Rafael Nadal. In the 1990s, in his physical pomp, in his free-flowing prime, there was nothing remotely like him. But I was training with Flamengo for four months and didn't receive any offer. Scored 71 goals in 80 games during the 1982-83 season. "[23] In one on one situations, Ronaldo often used elaborate feints to trick and beat defenders and goalkeepers; he popularised the use of many football tricks such as the elastico and the step over. [63][71][199] Nicknamed Il (or O) Fenomeno (the phenomenon),[200] he was a prolific goalscorer, and despite being more of an individualistic attacker, he was also capable of providing assists for his teammates, due to his vision, passing and crossing ability. "[47] Inter had high hopes going into the 19992000 season with their attack including Ronaldo and Italian stars Roberto Baggio and Christian Vieri. His innate ability went beyond anything that I'd ever seen or played alongside. "[23] Asked to name the best player of his lifetime, Jos Mourinho said, "Ronaldo, El Fenomeno. You'd be at a table with him and it'd be a judge sitting opposite talking to a politician with someone off the street listening in. [221], At his physical peak in the 1990s, Ronaldo became severely affected by the knee injuries he suffered from late 1999 onward and the subsequent weight gain during his inactivity, which limited his speed, fitness, and mobility. [14], "The first time I saw him play was at Cruzeiro. [176] Ronaldo was awarded the Bronze Shoe as the third-highest goal-scorer of the World Cup. He was slim and powerful, skillful, fast and deadly. [64], In the second leg of Real Madrid's Champions League quarter-final, Ronaldo scored a hat-trick against Manchester United at Old Trafford, knocking the English team out of the competition. [123][153], Ronaldo scored against every opponent in the tournament except in the quarter-finals against England. He is considered one of the best players in the history of football (soccer). Cristiano Ronaldo has hit the 800-goal mark in his senior career, a feat which he achieved against Arsenal. [8], Ronaldo has been sponsored by sportswear company Nike since the early part of his career. [63] He also won an Intercontinental Cup in 2002 and Spanish Super Cup in 2003, scoring in both finals. "[20] His dribbles from midfield caught the attention of many in the sport, with future Barcelona teammate Luis Enrique stating, "I'd seen him on television at PSV and thought wow'. [23][25] He signed a five-year contract with the Italians,[36] and was unveiled to 4000 Inter fans at their training ground. "I used to visualise the trophy in front of my eyes and imagine what a wonderful feeling it must be to hold it up in the air. Cristiano Ronaldo had just 27 goals to his name when he was 21 years old. [27] A hat-trick against Valencia, the third goal of which saw him dissect two Valencia defenders before striking the ball into the net, saw Barcelona fans waving white handkerchiefs as an expression of admiration for an exceptional performance. "[34] Paying the buy out clause fee in his contract, Inter Milan signed him in the summer of 1997 for a then world record fee of $27million,[35] making him the second player, after Diego Maradona, to break the world transfer record twice. The forward was nicknamed 'Fenomeno' in his playing days and it isn't hard to see why. In 1996-1997, Ronaldo played arguably his best season, scoring numerous spectacular goals for FC Barcelona. [123] He stated he was "overjoyed" at the experience. Most strikers need the midfielders and their teammates, but he does not. The Brazilian scored 414 goals in 616 appearances for club and country throughout his career. [223][224] At his unveiling as the club's new owner at Valladolid city hall, Ronaldo stated, "I have gone through many stages in my training in football to prepare for this. [192], Ronaldo was chosen as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 2000 as he had the highest global appeal among sportspeople, and he accepted the role as he saw it as "an obligation" to help with causes around the world. Ronaldo scored 88 goals by taking the ball around the goalkeeper during his career. Ronaldo joined Real Madrid in 2002 and won the 200203 La Liga title. Antony Young (2007). In the league, he scored 84 goals. [261] Released in 2000 for the PlayStation and Game Boy Color, the video game Ronaldo V-Football was exclusively endorsed by Ronaldo. Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi have had longer careers. [67], In the 200304 season, Madrid were on track to win the treble, until Ronaldo was injured towards the end of the season; they subsequently lost the Copa del Rey final, were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals to AS Monaco, and suffered a league form breakdown. 2. "[162], On 2 June 2004, Ronaldo scored an unusual hat-trick of penalties for Brazil against arch-rivals Argentina in a 2006 World Cup qualifying match, which put them top of the group. Ronaldo and prolific Fiorentina striker Gabriel Batistuta were the two best strikers in Serie A, with their duels the most anticipated in Italy. The Brazilian soccer legend has updated his Instagram bio to say that he's now the all-time leading goal scorer. [85] In his first season, Ronaldo scored seven goals in 14 appearances. [179] Ronaldo finished with fifteen goals in nineteen World Cup matches, for an average of 0.79 per game. That's 21% of his career goals scored in this fashion, it is truly . [124] He was then known as Ronaldinho ("little Ronaldo" in Portuguese), because Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus, his older teammate, was also called Ronaldo and later nicknamed Ronaldo ("big Ronaldo") to further distinguish them. Roma a caccia del 4 posto", "Maradona And Ronaldo Best Ever - Maldini", "He and Ronaldo Give Inter a Dynamic Duo: For Vieri, One More Change of the Jersey", "Ronaldo (Luz (Ronaldo) Nazrio de Lima) Milan and Brazil", "Ronaldo's kneecap exploded, it was by his thigh', "Ronaldo fights the flab and dodgy knees", "Ronaldo e la fascia da capitano: "Giusto che la porti Zanetti" e in serata il s di Cuper", "Serie A in the '90s: when Italian football ruled the world", "Ronaldo Nazario da Lima Interview. But I know that one day they will be broken. Because he knows he's black. In his first season, the Egyptian showed his goalscoring touch and went on to become Premier League top scorer. How many goals did R9? Ronaldo moved from left to right very fastso it was obvious, by the way that he played, that injuries were always a possibility". Ronaldinho played 97 matches and scored 33 goals for Brazil to become the eighth-highest goalscorer in the Selecao's history, finishing his club career with 145 appearances and 70 goals. Awesome. Often dubbed 'R9', the former Real Madrid man won a slew of trophies in his career including two World Cups with Brazil. He was so natural, so cool, so utterly in control. At the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Ronaldo scored his 15th World Cup goal, a tournament record at the time. Brazil's Ronaldo greets Pele after receiving his winners medal. But he also turned the game so that it will always look just a little bit like him. Position: Forward Games played: 177 Goals scored: 104 Brazilian international: 105 caps A goal-scoring phenomenon He was endowed with physical attributes and skill only available to those. By the age of 23, Ronaldo had scored over 200 goals for club and country. More than most, he made that No. He eventually came good, though, and following Gareth Bale's then-record transfer. 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