[256] Simon Crerar of The Times listed Ronaldo's performance as one of the thirty-three funniest cameos in the history of the show. At his fearsome peak for PSV, Barcelona and Inter Milan he was arguably the most dangerous striker the world has ever seen. Sheldon Souray's career high in goals scored with the man advantage is 20, which he reached twice during his time with the Dallas Stars. The real Ronaldo is the greatest No.9 in history", "Veltroni intervista Cannavaro: Scudetto al Napoli. Pitta stated, "We saw right away that he could be something different than most other players. [185] With 62 goals for Brazil Ronaldo retired from international football as the second-highest goalscorer for his country, behind only Pel (Neymar has since moved into second place, with Ronaldo the third-highest scorer as of October 2020). [27] Half-way through the season, Barcelona Ronaldo agreed in principle to extend his contract to 2006, doubling his salary in the process. p. 138. [194] Joined by Didier Drogba in attack, Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in the next year's match on 21 April 2015 in St Etienne, France, with proceeds going towards the African countries most affected by the Ebola epidemic. Sergio Aguero is in fourth place with 78 while Romelu Lukaku is level in fifth with Raul on 73. [167], At the 2006 World Cup, Ronaldo was part of a much-publicized "magic quartet" alongside Adriano, Ronaldinho and Kak. [23][25] He signed a five-year contract with the Italians,[36] and was unveiled to 4000 Inter fans at their training ground. [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. 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 . "[81] On 25 January, Ronaldo flew from Madrid to Milan, with statements on the club's website stating Ronaldo was in Milan for a medical, and that a meeting had been arranged with Real Madrid officials to discuss and finalize his transfer to the Milanese club. He had such an ease with the ball. How many goals did R9 scored for Real Madrid? He was ridiculously good. ", Quinton Fortune remembers playing against Ronaldo in the 199697 season. However, if we are talking strictly about talent and skill, nobody surpasses Ronaldo. Date of birth/Age: Sep 22, 1976 (46) Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro Citizenship: Brazil Height: 1,83 m Position: Centre-Forward Former International: Brazil Caps/Goals: 99 / 62 Currently working as: President Club: Real Valladolid Profile Stats Market value Transfers Rumours National team News Achievements Career All goals ", "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! [73], In four and a half seasons at the club, Ronaldo scored over a century of goals, becoming the fifth foreigner at Madrid to achieve the feat after Argentine Alfredo Di Stfano, Hungarian Ferenc Pusks, Mexican Hugo Snchez and Chilean Ivn Zamorano. [49], After his move to Milan, Ronaldo joined the list of the few players to have played for both Inter Milan and A.C. Milan in the Derby della Madonnina, and is one of few players to have scored for both rival teams in the Milan derby game (for Inter in the 199899 season and for A.C. Milan in the 200607 season), the others being players such as Giuseppe Meazza, Zlatan Ibrahimovi, Enrico Candiani and Aldo Cevenini. [63] He also won an Intercontinental Cup in 2002 and Spanish Super Cup in 2003, scoring in both finals. In April 2009, the family moved to a new penthouse in So Paulo. He began racking up assists, became first-choice penalty taker, taking and scoring freekicks. As a multi-functional striker who brought a new dimension to the position, Ronaldo has been an influence for a generation of strikers that have followed. [122] He went to the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States aged 17, but did not play as Brazil went on to win the tournament. [100][101], Ronaldo trained with Rio de Janeiro based Brazilian club Flamengo during his recovery from knee surgery, and the club's board of directors said that the doors were open for him to join. 9 his own. Scored 92 goals in 80 games during the 1981-82 season. [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. "[134], Ronaldo scored four goals and made three assists en route to the final,[135][136] scoring once and assisting Bebeto's goal in a 30 win against Morocco in the team's second group stage match,[137] netting twice in a 41 win against Chile in the round of 16, setup two goals in Brazil's 32 victory over Denmark in the quarter-finals,[135][138] and scored once in the 11 draw against the Netherlands in the semi-finals, also netting Brazil's first penalty in the 42 shootout victory. Neymar has scored total 269 goals in 439 games (for clubs) since his debut with Santos in 2009. "[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. "[269] He did things I'd never seen before. [20][21] On 28 August 1994, Ronaldo scored ten minutes into his debut against Vitesse, and scored a brace on his home debut against Go Ahead Eagles. ", Alexandre Pato on meeting Ronaldo at A.C. Milan in 2007. [222], In September 2018, Ronaldo became the majority owner of La Liga club Real Valladolid after buying a 51% controlling stake in the club for 30 million. [62] Ronaldo scored twice on his debut against Alavs, the first 61 seconds after coming on. 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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. An individual who considers himself white may be genomically more African than an individual who considers himself to be brown or black. He is a five-time winner of the Ballon d'Or award. Brazil's Ronaldo greets Pele after receiving his winners medal. [25] Speaking to ESPN, Ronaldo stated, "I had reached an agreement to renew my contract just a month before that season finished, but a week later the lawyer and the president of Barcelona agreed that that contract was absurd. Did Ronaldo r9 win Champions League? [40] Ronaldo started to develop into a complete forward. He was unmarkable. 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I love [Lionel] Messi, I played many times with Cristiano [Ronaldo] and I adore him, Neymar is outstanding, Ronaldinho was exceptionalbut if you put all of them together, you might get what Ronaldo was that season. I think of an action but I can't do it the way I want to. This attacking performance currently places them at 3rd out of 326 for Bundesliga Players who've played at least 3 matches. He also represented some of the world's biggest clubs, including Inter Milan and Barcelona. [261] Released in 2000 for the PlayStation and Game Boy Color, the video game Ronaldo V-Football was exclusively endorsed by Ronaldo. [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. He didn't just run fast in a straight line, he also changed direction at incredible speed. [158] Grard Saillant, the French surgeon who operated on Ronaldo's knee, was in the crowd as his guest, and stated after the game; "This gives hope to everyone who is injured, even those who aren't sportsmen, to see that by fighting you can make it. "[8] Recognized as a child prodigy, Jairzinho recommended the then 16-year-old to his former club Cruzeiro. Surprisingly. FIFA put his overall total at . "[216] Asked who was the toughest opponent of his career, Fabio Cannavaro responded, "I have no doubt, Ronaldo, the phenomenon. At the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Ronaldo scored his 15th World Cup goal, a tournament record at the time. "[33], "There were two Ronaldos: the one that returned after long-term injury in 2002 was a great goalscorer, but the 1990s version was a great everything. That's the first time I really felt a special player was out on a football field. Profile with general and detailed stats and data that include National Team, total games, goals and cards and full list of matches played. [32], "He was physical perfection, and he seemed like a mythical figure. [94][95] The closest that he came to Champions League success was in 2003 when he helped Real Madrid to the semi-finals, in which they lost to Juventus. [6][8] Crediting futsal for developing his skills, Ronaldo has said, "futsal will always be my first love. He's the most spectacular player I've ever seen. 2. The next year, he won the award after recording 21 points (5G/16A) in 38 games. [25] According to manager Bobby Robson, he signed an eight-year contract, and would play up front alone. [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. One of his greatest talents was the way he could glide past goalkeepers and that's shown in this ridiculous stat. During the playing of the Brazil national anthem the camera focused on him throughout, with Ronaldo showing little emotion. "[8] He joined the Social Ramos futsal team at the age of 12 and led the city's youth league in scoring with a record 166 goals in his first season which included scoring 11 of his team's 12 goals in a single game. Ronaldo moved from left to right very fastso it was obvious, by the way that he played, that injuries were always a possibility". "[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 won the 2002 FIFA World Cup, starring in a front three with Ronaldinho and Rivaldo. "I understand perfectly, I'm openly a Flamengo fan. Because he knows he's black. 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. Scored 87 goals in 74 games during the 1983-84 season. [8][23] His Inter teammate Djorkaeff stated, "when we were training, we would practically stop to watch him. Every day I trained with him, I saw something different, something new, something beautiful. "[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. So he just had this amazing aura, where everyone wanted to join him. [8] He played on the streets of Bento Ribeiro, a suburb of Rio de Janeiro. At 21, he received the 1997 Ballon d'Or and remains the youngest recipient of the award. [253][254] In 2017, Ronaldo's son, Ronald, was selected for the junior football team representing Brazil in the 2017 Maccabiah Games. The legendary football player, Ronaldinho, was born on March 21, 1980, in Porto Alegre, Brazil. (2005), Goal II: Living the Dream (2007) and Goal III: Taking on the World (2009). [87] Ronaldo's only goals in the 200708 season, besides his goal against Lecce in pre-season, came in a 52 victory against Napoli at the San Siro, where he scored an emotional double. Ronaldo is the best my eyes have seen",[31] and in 2014 regarded him as the best player post-Diego Maradona. His mother states, "I always found him on the street playing ball with friends when he should have been in school. 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. [268] Nicknamed R9 (his initial and shirt number),[200] Ronaldo is closely associated with the original Nike Mercurial R9 that was designed for him for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. [12] Ronaldo scored 44 goals in 47 games with Cruzeiro, leading them to their first Copa do Brasil in 1993, and the Minas Gerais State Championship in 1994. [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. In 1996-1997, Ronaldo played arguably his best season, scoring numerous spectacular goals for FC Barcelona. "Injuries killed a career that could have been even more incredible, but the talent that that 19-year-old boy had was something incredible. In December 2021, he bought a controlling stake in his boyhood club Cruzeiro, investing $70 million in the club. "[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'. But I know that one day they will be broken. "[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. Messi and Ronaldo have now passed his total, but he doesn't recognize them yet. [134] Jacob Steinberg of The Guardian writes, "In 1998, no one was as ferociously talented as Ronaldo, whose supernatural mixture of power, pace and skill had made him the player every child in the playground wanted to be; at the age of 21, the hopes and dreams of a nation rested on his shoulders. Maradona was born on August 4th, 1960 in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Understand perfectly, I saw something different, something beautiful by Ronaldo ]! 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