[195][196], On 14 June 2018, Ronaldo featured at the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. He was so fast he could score from nothing. [44] His Inter teammate Youri Djorkaeff stated; "Ronaldo was phenomenal. In 2018, Ronaldo's R9 Mercurial boots inspired the Nike Mercurial Superfly VI boots commissioned for Kylian Mbapp. [98] Teammate Clarence Seedorf stated, "My heart stopped beating because it was like watching a repeat of the injury he suffered playing for Inter Milan against Lazio [in 2000]. [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 didn't just run fast in a straight line, he also changed direction at incredible speed. Had he managed to stay free of injury, he had every chance of becoming the best footballer ever. He joined Barcelona in 1996 for a then world record transfer fee and at 20 years old, he was named the 1996 FIFA World Player of the Year, making him the youngest recipient of the award. But I know that one day they will be broken. [261] Released in 2000 for the PlayStation and Game Boy Color, the video game Ronaldo V-Football was exclusively endorsed by Ronaldo. [154] The match-winner against Turkey in the semi-final, with the winning goal a toe-poke finish with little back-lift while on the run a finish he learned while playing futsal in his youth the final whistle saw fans behind the goal hoist huge white letters to spell out his name akin to the Hollywood sign. "[147], Ronaldo received a number of accolades for his achievement, including the Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year and the BBC World Sport Star of the Year, and in December 2002 he dedicated his third FIFA World Player of the Year award to the medical team which helped him recover. His mother states, "I always found him on the street playing ball with friends when he should have been in school. ", His Barcelona teammate scar Garca observed, "I'd never seen anyone play football with such technical ability, creativity and precision at that incredible speed. Neymar has scored total 269 goals in 439 games (for clubs) since his debut with Santos in 2009. Ronaldo scored 88 goals by taking the ball around the goalkeeper during his career. Pele now lists his total as 1,283 goals, including his goal haul with Santos. Mentally I wanted to continue but I have to acknowledge that I lost to my body. He was selected for the tournament despite being just 17, but did not play in any games. [8] Ronaldo's agents accepted an offer of 50,000 from the club, and he scored four goals on his youth team debut. Investing 400 million reais ($70 million) in the club, Ronaldo stated he wants to "give back to Cruzeiro and take them where they deserve to be. 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. I called him last evening and told him to believe in himself. Messi and Ronaldo have now passed his total, but he doesn't recognize them yet. Perhaps the most complete striker in the recent past, Ronaldo has also won the World Cup twice with Brazil. [21] After scoring a hat-trick in PSV's game against Bayer Leverkusen in the 199495 UEFA Cup, Leverkusen striker and Germany World Cup winner Rudi Vller stated in a post match press conference, "Never in my life have I seen an 18-year-old play in this way. [226][227] Although they never married, they began a long-term relationship and lived together in Milan until the beginning of 1999. The Brazilian soccer legend has updated his Instagram bio to say that he's now the all-time leading goal scorer. ", Manchester United assistant coach Mike Phelan on the ovation given to Ronaldo after his hat-trick for Real Madrid at Old Trafford. Ronaldo is the hardest attacker I've ever had to face. We're now used to seeing Messi dribble past six players, but not then. By the age of 23, Ronaldo had scored over 200 goals for club and country. "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. Ronaldo has scored 800 goals. [13] Under the guidance of coach Alfredo Sampaio, he progressed quickly through the ranks, playing for the clubs' under-17 and under-20 teams while only 15. Pele's goal tally has been controversial for . [243][244] After the confirmation of his fourth child, Ronaldo stated on 6 December 2010 that he had had a vasectomy, feeling that having four children was enough. [12] During the tour, his performance against Porto impressed enough that they bid $500,000, which was turned down by club president Csar Masci. [39], Ronaldo adapted to the Italian style of the game in his first season, finishing with 25 Serie A goals, and was named Serie A Footballer of the Year. [15], Ronaldo quickly attracted attention from big clubs, and his agents rejected offers from Botafogo and So Paulo. Scored 55 goals in 80 games during the 1980-81 season. ", Joaquin Hidalgo, director of Nike's Brazilian marketing unit, 1998. Every time you see a striker who is expected to hold the ball up, beat players, win headers, shoot from range, drop deep, do everything a striker can possibly do it might be worth remembering him. [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. [175] Brazil, however, were knocked out by France 10 with a goal by striker Thierry Henry in the quarter-finals. ", Former France defender Marcel Desailly on Ronaldo's combination of speed and close ball control. He was so natural, so cool, so utterly in control. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)&oldid=1132965679, *Club domestic league appearances and goals, Estadio Ramn Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Estadio Antonio Aranda, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, Supercopa Libertadores Team of the Year: 199394, Campeonato Mineiro Team of the Year: 1994, FIFA Confederations Cup All-Star Team: 1997, This page was last edited on 11 January 2023, at 15:22. [251][252] In 2015, Ronaldo opened eight new branches of his youth football school the Ronaldo Academy in China, the U.S. and Brazil, with 100 expected to be opened worldwide by 2020. Planet Sport runs through some of his key career stats: 3 - the record number of World Cups won by Pele, in 1958, 1962 and 1970. [203][204][205] Highly regarded for his technical ability, Ronaldo was able to use both feet, despite being naturally right footed,[206][207] and is considered one of the most skilful dribblers in the game. [147], Prior to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Ronaldo had barely played since rupturing the cruciate ligament in his right knee in April 2000, and he missed Brazil's entire qualification campaign where, in his absence, the team had been poor. Ronaldo started his career at Cruzeiro and moved to PSV in 1994. [23][45] By the end of the 199899 season, he was appointed Inter Milan captain. "[210] The goalscoring idol of Lionel Messi, the Argentine states "Ronaldo was the best striker I've ever seen. He is currently the all-time top goalscorer for Brazil with 77 international goals, which he scored in 92 matches. "Rigorous Magic: Communication Ideas and their Application". "[178] Ronaldo and Klinsmann's shared record of at least three goals in three separate World Cup finals was broken by German striker Miroslav Klose, who has a record of at least four goals in each of three tournaments, having netted five at both the 2002 and 2006 finals, and four at the 2010 tournament. The speed of thought he had and the speed he had to carry out his actions were perfect. One of them, a solo goal against Compostela, is considered one of the most amazing goals in football. During the playing of the Brazil national anthem the camera focused on him throughout, with Ronaldo showing little emotion. In fact, the total count with Santos FC could be 1091 goals and 1282 goals for his . However, he had a rough start at his new club as he scored just nine in 33 appearances in his debut season. [50][51] Ronaldo's physiotherapist Nilton Petrone stated, "his knee-cap actually exploded", and called it "the worst football injury" he's ever seen. he said. The Brazilian scored 414 goals in 616 appearances for club and country throughout his career. [97] The club confirmed after the match that Ronaldo had ruptured the kneecap ligament in his left knee. "The maternal ancestry of the Brazilian white was one-third African, one third Amerindian, and one third European. [263] In 2017 Ronaldo was added as an icon to the Ultimate Team in EA Sports' FIFA video game FIFA 18, receiving a 95 rating along with Brazilian compatriot Pel, Argentine playmaker Diego Maradona, former Russian goalkeeper Lev Yashin and former French star Thierry Henry. [80] Departing Real Madrid having been the club's leading goalscorer for all of his four full seasons, Ronaldo thanked everyone except Capello, "I would like to thank the fans who've supported me all the time and thank all the teammates that I've had here and all the coaches I've had except one". [255], Ronaldo appeared in The Simpsons season 18 episode "Marge Gamer" broadcast in April 2007. With this goal, he has now reached the top spot in the all-time list of men's goal scorers. Maria Beatriz Antony gave birth to their first daughter, named Maria Sophia, in Rio de Janeiro, on 24 December 2008. Went from a Wild Idea to a Cult Movie Franchise for Football Fans", "Pitbull Debuts 'We Are One (Ole Ola)' Ft. 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[21] He scored 30 league goals in his first season in the Netherlands, which included seven braces and a hat-trick against Utrecht. [41] Ronaldo's performances at the club especially the first two seasons before injury saw him named among the four inaugural inductees into the Inter Milan Hall of Fame in 2018. Their partnership was brief but it was inexplicably brilliant. "[217] Sid Lowe compared Ronaldo's ability to take on a number of opponents on a single run to what rugby player Jonah Lomu was doing in the same era. [148]Tim Vickery writes, "Without Ronaldo, Brazil were a shambles, fortunate even to get to the tournament. [63] He also won an Intercontinental Cup in 2002 and Spanish Super Cup in 2003, scoring in both finals. It's an astonishing feat for one of the world's greatest strikers. In April 2009, the family moved to a new penthouse in So Paulo. He invites everybody. Ronaldo's injuries weren't because his body was weak, but because of his explosive capacity. [129][130][131] He also took part in the friendly Tournoi de France in 1997, preceding the 1998 FIFA World Cup, scoring a goal as Brazil became runners-up. "However, if we are talking strictly about talent and skill, nobody surpasses Ronaldo [Nazario]. "[141] However, shortly before kick off, after pleading that he felt fine and requested to play, Ronaldo was reinstated by Brazil coach Mrio Zagallo. [46], "The knee injuries suffered at Inter Milan took away the explosiveness that made him possibly the greatest young footballer of all time, a futuristic fusion of speed, strength and skill. "[134] Adrian Williams, professor of clinical neurology at Birmingham University, said that Ronaldo should not have played, that he would have been feeling the after effects of the seizure, and "there is no way that he would have been able to perform to the best of his ability within 24 hours of his first fit if it was his first fit. 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He, together with Romrio and George Weah, reinvented the centre-forward position. [40] Ronaldo started to develop into a complete forward. [85] In his first season, Ronaldo scored seven goals in 14 appearances. Cristiano Ronaldo has hit the 800-goal mark in his senior career, a feat which he achieved against Arsenal. Salah then went on to effectively help Liverpool win all possible trophies that. During his long career in football, Ronaldo has played for five different teams and scored 750 goals. How many goals did the Edmonton Oilers score in 1979? [92] Ronaldo stated, "I live football with a passion that doesn't give me any peace for not winning the Champions League it's a trophy everyone would love to win. At age 17, he was the youngest member of the Brazilian squad that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup. [229] The marriage lasted four years. [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). [107] Ultimately, he helped Corinthians win the Campeonato Paulista with 10 goals in 14 games. [235] Ronaldo claimed that upon discovering that they were legally male, he offered them $600 to leave. Maradona was born on August 4th, 1960 in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. [267], "Ronaldo is the most global of all athletes today, bar none. However, after a series of knee injuries and recuperation, he was inactive for almost three years. [121] His first senior goal for Brazil came on 4 May 1994 in a 30 friendly win against Iceland. 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"[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. [253][254] In 2017, Ronaldo's son, Ronald, was selected for the junior football team representing Brazil in the 2017 Maccabiah Games. "[93] In 2011, Paul Wilson wrote in The Guardian, "Ronaldo was unlucky in his timing or his choice of club for there is no doubt that at his very best he would have walked into any club in the world. [164] Prior to the tournament, questions were asked of his weight and fitness,[165][166] but was declared fit for Brazil's opening match with Croatia. . Pele scored 12 goals in 14 World Cup matches, which leaves him joint sixth in the overall World Cup goalscoring charts. [43] Ronaldo scored a trademark goal against Lazio in the 1998 UEFA Cup Final. Antony Young (2007). Nicknamed O Fenmeno ('The Phenomenon') and R9, he is widely considered one of the greatest players of all time. Here was the world's most famous sportsman, about to take part in the most important match of his career, when he suddenly, inexplicably, fell ill. Was it stress, epilepsy, or had he been drugged? [25] According to manager Bobby Robson, he signed an eight-year contract, and would play up front alone. Often dubbed 'R9', the former Real Madrid man won a slew of trophies in his career including two World Cups with Brazil. The boy was born after a brief relationship between Ronaldo and Michele Umezu, a Brazilian waitress who Ronaldo first met in Tokyo in 2002. "[66] By 2003 he was fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and Italian, and had a good understanding of English. [106] Scoring eight goals in nine matches, his form led to calls for his return to the Brazil national team nearly 70% of respondents in a poll for the O Globo newspaper voted that he should be reinstated, with the country's president Lula also calling for his immediate return. [29] Until the 200809 season, Ronaldo remained the last player to score more than 30 goals in La Liga. [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. [239] On 6 April 2010, Maria Beatriz Antony gave birth to their second daughter. [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. By the age of 23, he had scored over 200 goals for club and country, while also breaking the world transfer record twice. 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. [50][75], While past his 1990s prime, Ronaldo still drew praise from his Madrid colleagues, with Zidane stating, "Without hesitation, Ronaldo is the best player I ever played with or against. 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[180] His teammate Kak reflected, "Ronaldo is the best player I have ever played with. [109][110] Following an injury lay off he returned on 20 September in a match against Gois, and a week later scored for Corinthians in a draw against So Paulo FC. He also took unfancied Napoli to its only two Italian titles. Ronaldo only played 300-plus minutes in his second season at Milan due to recurring injury problems and weight issues. [63][174] With his third goal of the tournament, Ronaldo became only the second player ever, after Jrgen Klinsmann, to score at least three goals in each of three World Cups. 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 . [260][261] Ronaldo's usual goal celebration of both arms outstretched especially from his early career was the basis for Pirelli's 1998 commercial where he replaced the figure of Christ from the Christ the Redeemer statue that towers over his home city of Rio de Janeiro while in an Inter Milan strip. "[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. He scored 136 goals in 236 apps he made with Santos from 2009-2013. 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. He starred in the 1996 Nike commercial titled "Good vs Evil" in a gladiatorial game set in a Roman amphitheatre. 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[52] Acknowledging "he was never quite the same" after his knee injury in 2000, with "his pace and sheer brute force diminished in comparison to The Phenomenon" in the 1990s, FourFourTwo magazine ranked him the best player at the 2002 World Cup, adding "he was still a cut above the rest" in the tournament. He had spells at AC Milan and Corinthians before retiring in 2011, having suffered further injuries. [128] Ronaldo also represented Brazil in the 1995 Copa Amrica (finishing second) and won both the 1997 and the 1999 editions of the tournament. [37] His debut came on 27 July during the pre-season fixture against Manchester United. [258] Archive footage of Ronaldo features in the music video "We Are One (Ole Ola)", the official song of the 2014 World Cup by Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez. [134], Ronaldo was the last Brazilian player out of the tunnel as the teams entered the field. And usually, he was right". Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi have had longer careers. Ronaldo National Team Brazil Ronaldo Stats Detail of World Cups Played The collective was important. The record Ronaldo has broken relates to FIFA's estimated number of games and goals recorded during their existence as an organization, with the previous record holder Josef Bican scoring an. [115][116][117] In an emotional press conference on 14 February, he cited pain and hypothyroidism as the reasons for his premature retirement. But I was training with Flamengo for four months and didn't receive any offer. According to many official reports, Pele scored 643 goals with Santos FC and FIFA has a total count of 767 during his career (club and international level). [240], "In the dressing room, I was sat between [Paolo] Maldini and Ronaldo, who asked me if I wanted to be part of his clan, showing me a copy of Playboy, or if wanted to be part of Kak's clan, who had a few church things in the dressing room. He's back to where he was; it's hugely satisfying and I am very moved. There will never, in my view, be a better player than him. 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. "[233], In April 2008, Ronaldo was involved in a scandal involving three travesti prostitutes whom he met in a nightclub in Rio de Janeiro. [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? There is no direct surgery for that so the kneecap keeps, for a lack of a better word, "dancing" on the femur. [49] A medical examination confirmed that the striker had ruptured a tendon in his knee and would require surgery. [142] Ronaldo later reflected: "We lost the World Cup but I won another cup my life."[135]. 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