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Personal Details:
Full name:Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima
Date of Birth: 22 September 1976
Place of Birth: Bento Ribeiro, Brazil
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 77 kg
SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS:
2002 Voted Player of The Year for the third time and that's a record bcoz he is first ever player to won this award three times.
2002 Won the Inter.continental cup with Real Madrid in Tokyo after beating Olimpia 2-1.He is the author of the first goal.
2002 World cup champion with Brazil (Japan/Korea)
1999 Winner of Copa America with Brazil
1998 Runner-up with Brazil at the World Cup (France '98)
1997 Winner of FIFA's best player in the world award European player of the year
Winner of the Spanish League Cup with FC Barcelona
Winner of the European Cup-Winners Cup with FC Barcelona
Winner of the Copa America with Brazil
Winner of the FIFA Federation Cup with Brazil
1996 Winner of FIFA's best player in the world award
Top-scorer in the Dutch League
Bronze medallist in the Olympic Games with Brazil
Winner of the Dutch League Cup with PSV Eindhoven
1995 Runner-up at the Copa America with Brazil
1994 World Champion with Brazil (USA '94)
Top-scorer of the South American Super-Cup with Cruzeiro
RONALDO'S PROFILE AND ACHIEVEMENTS
They said he would need a miracle to get back to his best. A two-year career-threatening injury left many wondering whether the Brazilian son would ever rediscover his former magic. But the doubters had reckoned without Ronaldo's belief. Il fenomeno's return to the world's biggest football stage in Asia was so spectacular, it seemed touched by divine intervention.
Eight goals, including two in the final, was the best total since Mexico 1970 and brought the Brazilian the adidas Golden Shoe. Only England's goal in the quarter-final managed to escape Ronaldo's range as the forward struck 21 shots on target in all - nine more than the next best, team-mate Rivaldo. He is now joint third with Pele on the all-time list of leading goalscorers in FIFA World Cups. The 25year old was also awarded the adidas Silver Ball as the tournament second best player behind Oliver Kahn. In comeback terms, it was Lazarus-like.
The canary yellow of the Selecao and the FIFA World Cup were always destined to play a pivotal role in Ronald's football life. As a 17-year-old, he sat on the Brazilian bench at USA 94 watching Romario, Bebeto and co. beat all before them to pick up the prized trophy. The kid, then called Ronaldinho, seemed bound for greatness with astonishing skill combined with bullish strength. But with all eyes directed towards him in the final of France 98, the wheels of the train suddenly came crashing off and the phenomenon, at 22, was already been talked about as a player of the past.
But 2002 would bring new life to the incredible talent. Ronaldo proved both his fitness and desire with match-winning performances in the semi-final against Turkey and final versus Germany. Now he goes up against Germany's Oliver Kahn and France Zinedine Zidane for the FIFA Player of the Year 2002 Award at the star-studded festival in Madrid on December 17. If he is presented with the trophy he claimed back in 1996 and 1997, he will become the first player to have won it three times.
Spectacular strikes
Ronaldo early antics with Cruzeiro, where he debuted at age 16, were good enough to land him a spot in Brazil's squad at USA 94. Soon, Ronaldo followed the footsteps of fellow legend Romario and joined Dutch side PSV Eindhoven. In two seasons, he scored 42 goals, despite playing in only 13 matches in 1995-96. He joined Barcelona in 1996 and scored 34 goals in his one season with the Spanish giants including some of the most spectacular strikes ever witnessed on the Iberian peninsula.
Ronaldo reached the apex of personal success by being named FIFA Player of the Year in both 1996 and 1997, becoming the youngest player to ever win the award and the only player to win it in consecutive years. At the age of 20, Ronaldo was on top of the world. The upcoming 1998 FIFA World Cup France brought high expectations from the masses as the public was anxious to see him compete on the highest stage.
His future looked so bright, former England manager Bobby Robson had strong words to say about Ronaldo: "He will become the best ever".
Faltered
The finals in France, though, did not turn out to be quite what the world expected. Ronaldo scored just one goal in the first round. In the second round, Ronaldo bagged a double against Chile. In the semi-finals, he scored Brazil's lone goal against Holland, and the Selecao went on to win in a penalty-kick shootout.
Then came the final. At the biggest game on the biggest stage, Ronaldo faltered. Slowed by an illness, he missed his scoring chances and was forced to watch France celebrate their first championship.
His disappointment in France was topped only by the disappointment of not playing at all. He has suffered two serious knee injuries with Internazionale that have limited his play since the 98 final. But Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari kept faith and slowly but surely he reintroduced Ronaldo back in to the fold. I always knew of his potential, said Scolari. A multi-million pound transfer to Real Madrid soon followed with the forward now just a step away from claiming an historic Gala hat-trick.
A lil Bid About Ronaldo
Ronaldo is a forward with sensational technical and athletic skills, Ronaldo is impressive for the speed with which he makes first-rate plays, making almost any attempt to man-mark him ineffective
He lives in near Milans San Siro stadium with wife Milene, son Ronald and mother Sonia
His little brother Nelinho is credited with giving him the name Ronaldo - still a child, the Phenomenon was simply known as 'Dadado'
His football idol is another great Brazilian former Udinese player Arthur Antunes Coimbra, better known as 'Zico'
Ronaldo is a self-confessed Formula 1 fan and is a good friend of Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher
In 1990 he underwent his first trial for Flamengo and was turned down. Ronaldo still lived in Bento Ribeiro and the Brazilian club couldnt guarantee him the money to travel by bus every day to get to the training pitch
Cruzeiro scouts noticed him when he was still playing for San Cristovao. They commented: At the age of sixteen even couldnt do such things with the ball at his feet.
It is not clear who was Ronaldos talent scout, though it seems that Jairzinho played a fundamental role in helping the Phenomenon turn professional
As a boy he was tall and very thin, even though he ate enough. His favorite dish was rice and fish with French fries
Polite and respectful, even too silent in the presence of strangers, Ronaldo has always let out all his drive at home.
RONNIE CELEBRATES HIS FIRST 10 FOOTBALL YEARS!
He could not be different... In a very special day, two pearls by Ronaldo secure a critical win for Real Madrid CF against Valencia CF, with still three round-ups until the end of the Primera Division. Ten years ago, precisely on May 25, 1993, a Rio De Janeiro's native boy made his debut for Cruzeiro. He was just 16 years old. That was the first spark of a star, who was later nicknamed Ronaldinho. Since then, that star had a terrific progression, becoming the very worldwide football icon of his time and, one of the best player in the worldwide football history. Now Ronaldinho has become Ronaldo.It is really moving to me, to come back to that day when I was only 16 years old and I made my debut with Cruzeiro. But I remember everything of that unique moment, as it was yesterday. Eder was playing that day and finally we won 1-0.Ten years are gone but it seems much more, at least 20 years, for so many things changed my life since then. However I hope I will have a long future ahead and I wish I could play football until I will feel happy with a ball in my feet. Today I will spend this special day in the countryside together with my family: my first 10 football years!Ronaldo has now scored 12 goals for Brazil at World Cups, equalling the record set by the legendary Pele.He was the top scorer of 2002 World Cup japan/Korea.He scored 8 goals in the World Cup
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Ronnie Previous Clubs
1988/89 Social Ramos Clube de Bento Ribeiro
1989/90 Social Ramos Clube de Bento Ribeiro
1990/91 Sao Cristovao (Bra)
1991/92 (until 1-12-1992) Sao Cristovao (Bra)
1992/93 (from 1-12-1992) Cruzeiro (Bra)
1992/93 Cruzeiro (Bra)
1993/94 Cruzeiro (Bra)
Played 45 games for Cruzeiro and scored 41 goals
1994/95-1995/96 PSV
Played 58 games for PSV and scored 54 goals
1996/97 FC Barcelona (Spa)
Played 49 games for Barcelona and scored 47 goals
1997/98 -2001/02 Internazionale (Ita)
Played 90 games for Inter and scored 56 goals
2002/03 - Real Madrid (Spa)
Played 38 games for Real and scored 29 goals .
2003/04 - Real Madrid (Spa)
Played 6 games and scored 6 goals so far.Many more to come.
Brazil National Team
Played 77 games for Brazil and scored 54 goals so far with many more goals to come.
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