Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima
Ronaldo in 2013
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| Full name | Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1990–1993 | São Cristóvão | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Cruzeiro | 14 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | PSV | 46 | (42) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Barcelona | 37 | (34) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2002 | Inter Milan | 68 | (49) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2007 | Real Madrid | 127 | (83) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Milan | 20 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Corinthians | 31 | (18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 343 | (247) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1993 | Brazil U17 | 7 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Brazil U23 | 8 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–2011 | Brazil | 98 | (62) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (locally: [ʁoˈnawðu ˈlwiʒ nɐˈzaɾju dʒ ˈɫĩmɐ]; born 18 September 1976), commonly known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. Popularly dubbed "The Phenomenon," he is widely considered 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, in his prime, was known for his dribbling at speed, feints and clinical finishing. He 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.
Ronaldo played for Brazil in 98 matches, scoring 62 goals, and is the second-highest goalscorer for his national team. Aged 17, he was a part of the Brazilian squad that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup. At the 1998 World Cup, he received the Golden Ball for player of the tournament in helping Brazil reach the final where he suffered a convulsive fit hours before the defeat to France. He won a second World Cup in 2002 where he starred in a front three with Ronaldinho and Rivaldo. Ronaldo scored twice in the final, and received the Golden Boot as tournament's top goalscorer. During the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Ronaldo scored his 15th World Cup goal, which was a World Cup record at the time.
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