Ronaldo Fenômeno

For the Portuguese footballer, see Cristiano Ronaldo.

General

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Ronaldo
Personal information
Full name:	Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima
Date of birth:	18 September 1976 (1976-09-18)
Place of birth:	Itaguaí, Brazil
Height:	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position:	Striker
Club information
Current club	Real Valladolid (owner and president)
Youth clubs
1990–1993	São Cristóvão
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
1993–1994 1994–1996 1996–1997 1997–2002 2002–2007 2007–2008 2009–2011 Total	Cruzeiro PSV Barcelona Internazionale Real Madrid Milan Corinthians	014 0(12) 046 0(42) 037 0(34) 068 0(49) 127 0(83) 020 00(9) 031 0(18) 343 (247)
National team
1993 1996 1994-2011	Brazil U17 Brazil U23 Brazil	007 00(5) 008 00(6) 098 0(62)

Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (born 18 September 1976), commonly known as Ronaldo and nicknamed O Fenômeno ('The Phenomenon') and R9, is a retired Brazilian footballer. He is currently the owner and president of Spanish club Real Valladolid. Popularly dubbed "the phenomenon", he is considered by experts and fans to be one of the greatest football players of all time. A three-time FIFA World Player of the Year and two-time Ballon d'Or recipient, Ronaldo was named in the FIFA 100, a list of the greatest living players compiled in 2004, and was inducted into the Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame and the Italian Football Hall of Fame.

Career

The Youth (Sao Cristovao).

For Ronaldo, it all started in Sao Cristovao, a futsal club. He was pretty good there, so the big clubs in Brazil came knocking. There were offers from Botafogo and Sao Paulo, but the phenomenon rejected them. Also, he almost started his career at Flamengo if he could afford a ticket for a bus. Jarzinho, who saw his talent, recommended him to move to Cruizero. So he did for €50,000.

The Start (Cruizero).

After 3 months, on May 25, 1993, he finally played his first match in a professional football career. He played against Caldenese. His first goal in a senior career came in a friendly on a tour in Portugal. The goal was against the Belenenses. The new manager, Carlos Alberto Silva was kind of impressed with Ronaldo. On that Portuguese tour, Porto was so impressed with his performance, that they bid $500,000, but the offer was turned down by President Cesar Masci. After the tour, Ronaldo scored 20 goals in 21 games for Cruzeiro, which is impressive for a youngster. On October 5, 1993, he would score his first senior career hat-trick against Chilean side Colo Colo. The final score in that match was 6-1. Ronaldo scored a total of 44 goals in 47 games with Cruzeiro in two seasons, leading them to their first Copa Do Brazil in 1993, and the Minas Gerais State Championship in 1994.

Honours

Clubs

Cruzeiro

• Campeonato Mineiro (1): 1994
• Copa do Brasil (1): 1993

PSV Eindhoven

• KNVB Cup (1): 1996
• Johan Cruijff-schaal (1): 1996

Barcelona

• Copa del Rey (1): 1997
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1997
• Supercopa de España (1): 1996

Inter Milan

• UEFA Cup (1): 1998

Real Madrid

• La Liga (1): 2002–03
• Intercontinental Cup (1): 2002
• Supercopa de España (1): 2003

Corinthians

• Campeonato Paulista (1): 2009
• Copa do Brasil (1): 2009

National team

• FIFA World Cup (2): 1994, 2002
• FIFA World Cup (1): Runners-up (2nd Place) 1998
• Copa América (2): 1997, 1999
• Copa América (1): Runners-up (2nd Place) 1995,
• FIFA Confederations Cup (1): 1997
• Summer Olympic Games (1): Bronze Medal (3rd Place) 1996

External links

• Ronaldo at Real Madrid (English) (Spanish)
• Ronaldo FIFA competition record

Brazil – 1994 FIFA World Cup – Winners

1.  Manager:

Template:Brazil squad (1995 Umbro Cup)

Brazil – 1995 Copa América

Template:Brazil squad (1997 Tournoi de France)

Brazil – 1997 Copa América

Brazil – 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup

Brazil – 1998 FIFA World Cup – Runners-up

Brazil – 1999 Copa América

Brazil – 2002 FIFA World Cup – Winners

Brazil – 2006 FIFA World Cup - Quarter-finals

1. Dida 2. Cafu (c) 3. Lúcio 4. Juan 5. Emerson 6. Roberto Carlos 7. Adriano 8. Kaká 9. Ronaldo 10. Ronaldinho 11. Zé Roberto 12. Rogério Ceni 13. Cicinho 14. Luisão 15. Cris 16. Gilberto 17. Gilberto Silva 18. Mineiro 19. Juninho 20. Ricardinho 21. Fred 22. Júlio César 23. Robinho Manager:   Carlos Alberto Parreira