[29] Ronaldo was at his physical peak at Barcelona, and many of his 47 goals involved him rounding the goalkeeper before slotting the ball into the net. [175] Brazil, however, were knocked out by France 10 with a goal by striker Thierry Henry in the quarter-finals. His innate ability went beyond anything that I'd ever seen or played alongside. More than most, he made that No. In 2005, Ronaldo became engaged to Brazilian model and MTV VJ Daniela Cicarelli, who became pregnant but suffered a miscarriage; the relationship lasted only three months after their luxurious wedding at the Chteau de Chantilly. He is currently the all-time top goalscorer for Brazil with 77 international goals, which he scored in 92 matches. It's time to go. [27], During the 199697 season, Ronaldo scored 47 goals in 49 games in all competitions, with his goal celebration invariably the same with his arms outstretched like the statue of Christ the Redeemer that watches over his native Rio de Janeiro. [185] After the first half ended, Ronaldo made a farewell speech to the crowd. [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. [66], In a 2005 interview with Folha de S.Paulo, Ronaldo revealed that, somewhat unexpectedly, he identified racially as white,[231] generating a wider conversation about the complex role of race in Brazil. Ronaldo, the original Ronaldo, inspired a phalanx of imitators, players we see on our screens every weekend. The Black and Yellows hijacked the deal and Lewandowski spent four seasons with Dortmund, scoring a whopping 103 goals across all competitions. Ronaldo's injuries weren't because his body was weak, but because of his explosive capacity. 819 Goals 234 Assists 1145 Apps 113 mins per goal 88 mins per goal contribution Detailed Stats messivsronaldo.app All Time Career All Time Stats Lionel Messi Cristiano Ronaldo Goal Contributions Goals Messi 794 Ronaldo 819 Assists Messi 350 Ronaldo 234 Appearances Messi 1,004 Ronaldo 1,145 Minutes Played Messi 82,415 Ronaldo 92,851 Goals Per Game [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. 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. [67] He finished the season as La Liga's top scorer with 25 goals and received the Pichichi Trophy for a second time, despite Madrid losing the league title to Valencia. ", His Barcelona teammate scar Garca observed, "I'd never seen anyone play football with such technical ability, creativity and precision at that incredible speed. [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. [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. [145] Reporting for CNN, Don Riddell wrote, "It's one of the great mysteries of our time: not the Loch Ness Monster, Stonehenge or the Lost City of Atlantis; it's the case of the missing striker not so much a whodunit, more a kind of a what the heck happened? So he just had this amazing aura, where everyone wanted to join him. [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. Answer (1 of 3): Pele is a retired Brazilian football player, widely regarded as the greatest football player of all time. "[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. However, after a series of knee injuries and recuperation, he was inactive for almost three years. During the playing of the Brazil national anthem the camera focused on him throughout, with Ronaldo showing little emotion. Scored 51 goals in 79 games during the 1979-80 season. [21] With PSV, Ronaldo won the Dutch Cup in 1996 and he was Eredivisie top scorer in 1995. [119] Ronaldo admitted his body had finally succumbed to the crippling litany of injuries that had blighted his career: "It's very hard to leave something that made me so happy. "[120], Ronaldo made his international debut for Brazil on 23 March 1994 in a friendly match in Recife against Argentina. 30th June 2002. At age 17, he was the youngest member of the Brazilian squad that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup. "[146], "I've said before that my big victory was to play football again, to run again and to score goals again. [134] Zagallo admitted the fears over Ronaldo affected his team psychologically, and stated "for the whole of the first half I was wondering whether to take him off", but feared a public outcry in Brazil had he done so. [23][25] He signed a five-year contract with the Italians,[36] and was unveiled to 4000 Inter fans at their training ground. Player Profile for Ronaldo in the Soccer World Cups. [28] He also won La Liga top scorer award in 1997 with 34 goals in 37 games, and the European Golden Shoe. [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. During his long career in football, Ronaldo has played for five different teams and scored 750 goals. "[34] Paying the buy out clause fee in his contract, Inter Milan signed him in the summer of 1997 for a then world record fee of $27million,[35] making him the second player, after Diego Maradona, to break the world transfer record twice. Running through defence to go one on one with Lazio goalkeeper Luca Marchegiani, Ronaldo feinted to go right then left, without touching the ball, leaving Marchegiani on his backside, before going right and slotting the ball into the net. Ronaldo is the best my eyes have seen",[31] and in 2014 regarded him as the best player post-Diego Maradona. He scored his first. "[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. [123][155] Much attention was on his haircut only part of his head was shaved done as a deliberate distraction to shift media attention away from a leg injury. film trilogy, Goal! 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[135] At first, he was removed from the starting lineup 72 minutes before the match, and the team sheet (with Edmundo as his replacement) was submitted to the FIFA delegate. R9 struck 414 time in his career. "[216] Asked who was the toughest opponent of his career, Fabio Cannavaro responded, "I have no doubt, Ronaldo, the phenomenon. By the age of 23, Ronaldo had scored over 200 goals for club and country. Corinthians made an offer that will let me continue my career. In 1996, Nike signed Ronaldo to a 10-year contract and to a lifetime endorsement deal worth over $180 million. In 2015, Pele posted a tweet claiming that he had scored 1,283 goals during his illustrious career. He also provided 43 assists. ", Manchester United assistant coach Mike Phelan on the ovation given to Ronaldo after his hat-trick for Real Madrid at Old Trafford. Football is all about passion. They have remained at the top every day for 15 years. However, he had a rough start at his new club as he scored just nine in 33 appearances in his debut season. "[99] Silvio Berlusconi told Italy's RAI TV, "He fears for his career. 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. What stood out to all of us, from the moment we met Ronnie, was that he could do things which other players found very difficult and make them look easy. His Brazil teammate Romrio having played for PSV from 1988 to 1993 advised Ronaldo to move to the club. He invites everybody. "[224], In December 2021, Ronaldo bought a controlling stake in his boyhood club Cruzeiro. Appearing alongside football players from around the world, including Paolo Maldini, Eric Cantona, Lus Figo, Patrick Kluivert and Jorge Campos, they defend "the beautiful game" against a team of demonic warriors, destroying evil by winning the match. 115 goals Since then, he has become the current all-time record goalscorer for the Portugal national team, and the highest overall men's international goalscorer in history, having scored 115 goals in 184 appearances. [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. [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. Nicknamed O Fenmeno ('The Phenomenon') and R9, he is widely considered one of the greatest players of all time. "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. [157] Ronaldo was the first player to seek out German players to offer his condolences,[151] before he was congratulated by Pel when receiving his World Cup winners medal. "[12], Spotted by former Brazilian player Jairzinho, who was coaching So Cristvo, Ronaldo played for the So Cristvo youth team. That is not to belittle Ronaldo's achievements in the second half of his career, when he scored eight goals in a single World Cup [in 2002] and became the first Ronaldo to receive a standing ovation at Old Trafford [in 2003], but it is the memory of the early years that puts mist in the eyes of grown men. However, if we are talking strictly about talent and skill, nobody surpasses Ronaldo. Then he came to Barcelona. 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[5][6] Ronaldo has a brother, Nlio Jr.[6][7] His parents separated when he was 11, and Ronaldo dropped out of school shortly afterward to pursue a career in football. [18] His first senior goal came in a friendly during a tour of Portugal, scoring a goal against Belenenses and generally impressing new coach Carlos Alberto Silva, enough to become a first team regular. [25] scar Garca, Ronaldo's teammate that season, stated, "Back then, he was all fibre and muscle. [236] One of the three attempted to blackmail Ronaldo, while the other two admitted to lying about having sex with him. [19], Ronaldo joined PSV after the 1994 World Cup. 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. [250] On 11 December 2014, Ronaldo became a minority owner of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League. Such incredible power matched to his technical skills could make him unstoppable. His mother states, "I always found him on the street playing ball with friends when he should have been in school. Had he managed to stay free of injury, he had every chance of becoming the best footballer ever. [123] He stated he was "overjoyed" at the experience. [27] Half-way through the season, Barcelona Ronaldo agreed in principle to extend his contract to 2006, doubling his salary in the process. [123][153], Ronaldo scored against every opponent in the tournament except in the quarter-finals against England. [182] Brazilian Football Confederation official Ricardo Teixeira stated that it was fitting that his final game should take place in Brazil while representing his nation. [54] After two operations and rehabilitation, Ronaldo came back for the 2002 World Cup, helping Brazil win their fifth World Cup title. [90] In 2019, FourFourTwo magazine named him the best player never to win the competition;[91] in 2020, Sky Sports ranked him the secondbest player (after Diego Maradona) never to win the Champions League or European Cup. "[66] By 2003 he was fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and Italian, and had a good understanding of English. [212] Naming Ronaldo as an inspiration, Wayne Rooney stated, "as an out-and-out forward he was probably the best. [68][69] During that second season at the club, Ronaldo scored one of the fastest goals in the club's history when he netted after 15 seconds in a league match against Atltico Madrid at the Bernabu on 3 December 2003. [63] He also won an Intercontinental Cup in 2002 and Spanish Super Cup in 2003, scoring in both finals. Ronaldinho played 97 matches and scored 33 goals for Brazil to become the eighth-highest goalscorer in the Selecao's history, finishing his club career with 145 appearances and 70 goals. In 2018, Ronaldo's R9 Mercurial boots inspired the Nike Mercurial Superfly VI boots commissioned for Kylian Mbapp. [141] Steinberg states that Ronaldo "sleepwalked" through the final, which also saw him injured in a collision with French goalkeeper Fabien Barthez. He shifted boundaries, challenged convention, just as much as Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have altered our perceptions of what a winger might be. (2005), Goal II: Living the Dream (2007) and Goal III: Taking on the World (2009). Cristiano Ronaldo has hit the 800-goal mark in his senior career, a feat which he achieved against Arsenal. [63], "He got the standing ovation he deserved from the crowd. The ceremony reportedly cost 700,000 (896,000). "[215] On his speed of thought, Kak said "For me the best players are those who are able to think of a play and execute it quickest and in the best way possible, and Ronaldo was the best at that. We want to build the best team possible to compete while also giving information about our management with transparency. It was in a game where he ended up scoring five goals. Sid Lowe of Sports Illustrated states, "That season Ronaldo was unstoppable. [58][59], Having signed for Real Madrid for 46million, his jersey sales broke all records on the first day. "[44] After the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where he was named player of the tournament, Ronaldo was widely regarded as the best striker in the world. Often dubbed 'R9', the former Real Madrid man won a slew of trophies in his career including two World Cups with Brazil. [42] Ronaldo's goal celebrations often saw his Inter teammates congratulating him by kneeling down and pretending to shine his shoe. Maria Beatriz Antony gave birth to their first daughter, named Maria Sophia, in Rio de Janeiro, on 24 December 2008. After 2 operations and 20 months of rehabilitation, Ronaldo managed a comeback during the 2002 FIFA World Cup. How many goals did Pele score in his career? p. 138. Hatchtt. Maradona was born on August 4th, 1960 in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. [82] On 26 January, Ronaldo successfully completed his medical tests at the Milanello training complex under the supervision of club doctors, and the transfer was completed on 30 January. "[210] The goalscoring idol of Lionel Messi, the Argentine states "Ronaldo was the best striker I've ever seen. He also won the 1997 Copa Amrica, where he became the player of the tournament and the 1999 Copa Amrica, where he was the top goalscorer. He, together with Romrio and George Weah, reinvented the centre-forward position. Ronaldo scored 88 goals by taking the ball around the goalkeeper during his career. Or talks about it. [232][233][234] Ronaldo's father, Nelio Nazario, stated, "He knows full well that he's black. [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. Brazil's Ronaldo greets Pele after receiving his winners medal. [29] Until the 200809 season, Ronaldo remained the last player to score more than 30 goals in La Liga. Scored 87 goals in 74 games during the 1983-84 season. he said. [176] Ronaldo was awarded the Bronze Shoe as the third-highest goal-scorer of the World Cup. "[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. Often dubbed 'R9', the former Real Madrid man won a slew of trophies in his career including two World Cups with Brazil. [253][254] In 2017, Ronaldo's son, Ronald, was selected for the junior football team representing Brazil in the 2017 Maccabiah Games. Ronaldo was unpredictable in his movement and it made it hard to judge which way he was going. P. 174. He had spells at AC Milan and Corinthians before retiring in 2011, having suffered further injuries. "[145], A conspiracy surrounded Nike, the sportswear company who sponsored Ronaldo and the Brazilian national team, with some in Brazil believing the company had forced Ronaldo to play. An individual who considers himself white may be genomically more African than an individual who considers himself to be brown or black. [257] Ronaldo made a cameo appearance in Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001) and each film of the Goal! Cristiano, maybe you can guess that he has three or four tricks he would use most of the time, but Ronaldo, it was always something different. Did Ronaldo r9 win Champions League? Pitta stated, "We saw right away that he could be something different than most other players. At the end the game of Football is about. To make sure you never miss out on your favourite NEW stories, we're happy to send you some reminders, Click 'OK' then 'Allow' to enable notifications, .css-1diosym{color:black;}@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){.css-1diosym{color:#fff;}}Published17:38,31 October 2020 GMT@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){.css-jirzs7{color:#72B97D;}}| Last updated17:39,31 October 2020 GMT. In the 1990s, in his physical pomp, in his free-flowing prime, there was nothing remotely like him. [8][16] Jairzinho saw Ronaldo's potential and helped get him a move to Cruzeiro. There will never, in my view, be a better player than him. [102][103] On 9 December, however, Ronaldo signed a one-year deal with Flamengo's league rival Corinthians. By the time the 1998 World Cup came along his reputation had extended to the point of fully formed marvel. "[213] The outstanding influence for a generation of strikers, from Karim Benzema to Sergio Agero, with Romelu Lukaku stating "he changed the dimension of a striker" and could "dribble like a winger, run like a sprinter", Zlatan added, "nobody influenced football and the players who emerged as much as Ronaldo".[214]. 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Later in 2002, he won the FIFA World Player of the Year award for the third time, and transferred from Inter to Real Madrid. It was extraordinary. [144] The nature of the incident set off a trail of questions and allegations which persisted for years, with Alex Bellos writing in The Guardian, When Ronaldo's health scare was revealed after the match, the situation's unique circumstances lent itself to conspiracy theories. "[72], "He [Ronaldo] was more talented [than Cristiano Ronaldo] and if he took care of himself like the Portuguese does, his performances would have been even more incredible. [241], In December 2010, Ronaldo and his family moved to a new mansion in So Paulo. Ronaldo has continued his work as a United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador, a position to which he was appointed in 2000. If he scores 16 more, he would become the first player to score 100+ goals in the Premier League and LaLiga. Precisely how many time Pele hit the net is a matter of debate, with most statisticians agreeing the number is between 1,281 and 1,283. It marked the third such occurrence of this injury, which he suffered twice to his right knee in 1999 and 2000. Season Team Competition Matches Goals; 2011: Corinthians: CL: 2: 0: 2010: Corinthians: CL: 7: 3: 2006/2007: Real Madrid: UCL: 4: 2: 2005/2006: Real Madrid: UCL: 2: 0: . [239] On 6 April 2010, Maria Beatriz Antony gave birth to their second daughter. Because he knows he's black. [198], Ronaldo is regarded as one of the greatest and most complete forwards of all time. [96], On 13 February 2008, Ronaldo suffered a severe season-ending knee injury while jumping for a cross in Milan 11 draw with Livorno, and was stretchered off and taken to a hospital. Halfway through his first season he won FIFA World Player of the Year for the second time, and collected the Ballon d'Or. Ronaldo joined Real Madrid in 2002 and won the 200203 La Liga title. "[233], In April 2008, Ronaldo was involved in a scandal involving three travesti prostitutes whom he met in a nightclub in Rio de Janeiro. 2. By the age of 23, he had scored over 200 goals for club and country, while also breaking the world transfer record twice. This makes the relationship between the kneecap and the femur a bit unstable. "In 1997, Barcelona played against PSG in Rotterdam and Ronaldo's goal, 1-0. [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. I called him last evening and told him to believe in himself. One of his greatest talents was the way he could glide past goalkeepers and that's shown in. 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