[88] It was also the first time Milan's much hyped attacking trio of Kak, Alexandre Pato and Ronaldo, known as Ka-Pa-Ro, played together. [195][196], On 14 June 2018, Ronaldo featured at the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. [277], 19971999: World record transfer and Ballon d'Or win, 20022005: Ballon d'Or win and La Liga championship, Majority owner and president of Real Valladolid, Ronaldo: Manual de Vuelo (Brazil Documentary film) 1997, "The Global Art of Soccer" (2006). "[215] Ronaldo was also a strong and powerful player who could shield the ball from the opposition, with former Italian defender Alessandro Nesta (who faced Ronaldo in a high-profile one on one duel in the 1998 UEFA Cup final which was billed as "the best attacker against the best defender in Serie A") stating: "It was the worst experience of my career. In terms of total goals, Ronaldo has surpassed the records of other legendary players, including Josef Bican and Pele. Pele's position as one of the greatest footballers of all time has never been contested but the same cannot be said for the number of goals he scored in his star-studded career. [58][59], Having signed for Real Madrid for 46million, his jersey sales broke all records on the first day. In terms of total goals, he also has 10 hattricks. [89], Despite tremendous success over the past decade, Ronaldo never won the UEFA Champions League in his club career. At 21, he received the 1997 Ballon d'Or and remains the youngest recipient of the award. "[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. [68][69] During that second season at the club, Ronaldo scored one of the fastest goals in the club's history when he netted after 15 seconds in a league match against Atltico Madrid at the Bernabu on 3 December 2003. p. 1998. [12] Upon returning from the tour, he scored 20 goals, with eight coming in the Supercopa Libertadores, including a hat-trick against Chilean side Colo-Colo in the first leg, and two in the second leg, before scoring a further three against Uruguayan team Nacional, resulting in him being the tournament's top goalscorer. ", Brazilian defender Cafu on 17-year-old Ronaldo. [42] Ronaldo's goal celebrations often saw his Inter teammates congratulating him by kneeling down and pretending to shine his shoe. Ronaldo leads the scoring table with 815 career goals, a figure that will continue to rise as it seems. How many goals did Pele score in his career? Check out some more footage of him rounding helpless goalkeepers below. [253][254] In 2017, Ronaldo's son, Ronald, was selected for the junior football team representing Brazil in the 2017 Maccabiah Games. [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. A happening. Everybody would second that, no matter what club he played for. He is a five-time winner of the Ballon d'Or award. [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. [18] His first senior goal came in a friendly during a tour of Portugal, scoring a goal against Belenenses and generally impressing new coach Carlos Alberto Silva, enough to become a first team regular. He was a wonderful person. That is not to belittle Ronaldo's achievements in the second half of his career, when he scored eight goals in a single World Cup [in 2002] and became the first Ronaldo to receive a standing ovation at Old Trafford [in 2003], but it is the memory of the early years that puts mist in the eyes of grown men. Then he scored 105 goals in 186 matches for Barcelona from 2013-2017 season. Ronaldo starred alongside Romrio, dubbed the Ro-Ro attack, at the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup, helping Brazil win their first ever Confederations Cup title where he finished as the third-highest scorer with 4 goals, scoring a hat-trick against Australia in the final. [142] Ronaldo later reflected: "We lost the World Cup but I won another cup my life."[135]. I have seen il Fenomeno do things nobody else has ever done. "[149] In a remarkable comeback from injury that had threatened his career, Ronaldo led Brazil to their record fifth World Cup title, receiving the Golden Boot as top scorer with eight goals. [90] In 2019, FourFourTwo magazine named him the best player never to win the competition;[91] in 2020, Sky Sports ranked him the secondbest player (after Diego Maradona) never to win the Champions League or European Cup. "[22], Nick Miller, match reporter for The Guardian, writes, "What's striking about Ronaldo in that first year at PSV is how complete he looks, even as a skinny teenager. He was a perfect physical specimen. Salah then went on to effectively help Liverpool win all possible trophies that. Corinthians made an offer that will let me continue my career. Cristiano Ronaldo had just 27 goals to his name when he was 21 years old. [191] In January 2013, Ronaldo was named one of the six ambassadors of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. [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. Ronaldo became the majority owner of Real Valladolid in September 2018, after buying 51% of the club's shares. [71][203] According to his physiotherapist Nilton Petrone, Ronaldo was vulnerable to injury due to a medical condition combined with his explosive running. [128] Ronaldo also represented Brazil in the 1995 Copa Amrica (finishing second) and won both the 1997 and the 1999 editions of the tournament. [49] A medical examination confirmed that the striker had ruptured a tendon in his knee and would require surgery. Actually, thinking about it now, one aspect of his game stood out from all of his qualities in my 5-year-old-brain: his ability to score goals. [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. 7His 84 goals make him the 7th highest scorer for Manchester United in Premier League history - he's 7 away from his soon-to-be boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. "[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. [145] Reporting for CNN, Don Riddell wrote, "It's one of the great mysteries of our time: not the Loch Ness Monster, Stonehenge or the Lost City of Atlantis; it's the case of the missing striker not so much a whodunit, more a kind of a what the heck happened? [111], In February 2010, Ronaldo signed a contract extension with Corinthians that would keep him with the club until the end of 2011, and said he would then retire. It was a fabulous feeling actually to hold it in my hands and kiss it. [63][71][199][208], "I've never seen a player able to show such precise control at such high speed. "Ronaldo, El Fenomeno, Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi have had longer careers, they have remained at the top every day for 15 years." [157] Ronaldo was the first player to seek out German players to offer his condolences,[151] before he was congratulated by Pel when receiving his World Cup winners medal. His reaction was the same. he said. 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What stood out to all of us, from the moment we met Ronnie, was that he could do things which other players found very difficult and make them look easy. "[216] Asked who was the toughest opponent of his career, Fabio Cannavaro responded, "I have no doubt, Ronaldo, the phenomenon. Every day I trained with him, I saw something different, something new, something beautiful. [138][139][140] Hours before the final against France, Ronaldo suffered a convulsive fit. [37] His debut came on 27 July during the pre-season fixture against Manchester United. Scored 55 goals in 80 games during the 1980-81 season. [182] Brazilian Football Confederation official Ricardo Teixeira stated that it was fitting that his final game should take place in Brazil while representing his nation. Officially, Pele scored 757 goals in 831 games during a glittering career from 1957 to 1977, although club Santos claim his tally was closer to 1,000. [173] He then broke Mller's record in the Round of 16 match against Ghana by scoring his fifteenth-career World Cup goal. Ronaldo started his career at Cruzeiro and moved to PSV in 1994. The 10 best players of World Cup 2002. [71][201][202] He was an extremely powerful, fast, and technical player, with excellent movement, as well as being a composed finisher. By the age of 23, Ronaldo had scored over 200 goals for club and country. ", "Seleo Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1998-1999", "Olympic bronze medal means everything to me, says Ronaldo", "FIFA Confederations Cup Saudi Arabia 1997", "World Cup: 25 stunning moments No15: Ronaldo falters as France win", "Ranked! He was turned down by Flamengo, the team he supported as a boy, after missing practice due to an inability to afford the fare for the hour-long bus ride. Unfortunately, he suffered a catalogue of serious knee injuries in what many would consider a footballers prime years. [25], During his spell at PSV, Ronaldo attracted the attention of both Inter Milan and FC Barcelona. Ronaldo Lus Nazrio de Lima (Brazilian Portuguese:[onawdu lwiz nzaju di lim]; born 18 September 1976),[2] commonly known as Ronaldo or Ronaldo Nazrio, is a Brazilian business owner and president of La Liga club Real Valladolid, owner of Brasileiro Srie A club Cruzeiro, and a former professional footballer who played as a striker. [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. [26] Speaking to The New York Times regarding Ronaldo later that season, Robson said "I don't think I've ever seen a player at 20 have so much". [49], After his move to Milan, Ronaldo joined the list of the few players to have played for both Inter Milan and A.C. 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