At the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Ronaldo received the Golden Ball as the player of the tournament after he helped Brazil reach the final, where he suffered a convulsive fit hours before kick-off. Only Pel, Diego Maradona and George Best can really compare. His second goal, a chip over the Santos goalkeeper from 30 yards out, sent the Corinthians fans into hysteria. Did Ronaldo r9 win Champions League? . [12][17] He came to national public attention on 7 November 1993, scoring five goals in the game against Bahia. [41] Ronaldo was given his most recognizable nickname, Il Fenomeno, by the Italian press while playing there. "[141] However, shortly before kick off, after pleading that he felt fine and requested to play, Ronaldo was reinstated by Brazil coach Mrio Zagallo. [148]Tim Vickery writes, "Without Ronaldo, Brazil were a shambles, fortunate even to get to the tournament. Scored 87 goals in 74 games during the 1983-84 season. "I understand perfectly, I'm openly a Flamengo fan. During his long career in football, Ronaldo has played for five different teams and scored 750 goals. Cristiano Ronaldo has hit the 800-goal mark in his senior career, a feat which he achieved against Arsenal. Then he scored 105 goals in 186 matches for Barcelona from 2013-2017 season. But he also turned the game so that it will always look just a little bit like him. [8][23] His Inter teammate Djorkaeff stated, "when we were training, we would practically stop to watch him. In 2018, Ronaldo's R9 Mercurial boots inspired the Nike Mercurial Superfly VI boots commissioned for Kylian Mbapp. [145] The parliamentary inquiry was unable to find any wider conspiracy, although the Brazilian public remained unconvinced. During the playing of the Brazil national anthem the camera focused on him throughout, with Ronaldo showing little emotion. [29] Until the 200809 season, Ronaldo remained the last player to score more than 30 goals in La Liga. [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. "[33] At the end of 1996, aged 20, Ronaldo became the youngest player to win FIFA World Player of the Year. 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This victory, for our fifth world title, has crowned my recovery and the work of the whole team. [27] A hat-trick against Valencia, the third goal of which saw him dissect two Valencia defenders before striking the ball into the net, saw Barcelona fans waving white handkerchiefs as an expression of admiration for an exceptional performance. ", Brazilian defender Cafu on 17-year-old Ronaldo. At the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Ronaldo scored his 15th World Cup goal, a tournament record at the time. [229] The marriage lasted four years. "[114], In February 2011, after Corinthians were eliminated from the 2011 Copa Libertadores by the Colombian team Deportes Tolima, Ronaldo announced his retirement from football, concluding an 18-year career. He was still a kid. Every day I trained with him, I saw something different, something new, something beautiful. [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. [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. But I know that one day they will be broken. The next year, he won the award after recording 21 points (5G/16A) in 38 games. [12] Upon returning from the tour, he scored 20 goals, with eight coming in the Supercopa Libertadores, including a hat-trick against Chilean side Colo-Colo in the first leg, and two in the second leg, before scoring a further three against Uruguayan team Nacional, resulting in him being the tournament's top goalscorer. [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. By the age of 23, Ronaldo had scored over 200 goals for club and country. Ronaldo was a beast. [230], Despite his fame a 2003 poll by Nike listed him the world's most famous sportsperson (and third most famous person overall) Ronaldo is protective of his privacy, including with teammates, stating in an interview with The Telegraph, "each [player] has his own private life, and no one thinks about anyone else's private life. The Brazilian scored 414 goals in 616 appearances for club and country throughout his career. He had spells at AC Milan and Corinthians before retiring in 2011, having suffered further injuries. Pele's goal tally has been controversial for . "[143] Despite his sub-par performance in the final due to his seizure hours earlier, Ronaldo was awarded the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament for his performances leading up to the final, and finished the tournament as the joint-third highest scorer. How many goals did R9? Ronaldo, however, has never transferred directly between rival clubs. [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. 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. [223][224] At his unveiling as the club's new owner at Valladolid city hall, Ronaldo stated, "I have gone through many stages in my training in football to prepare for this. "[76] Michael Owen, who joined Madrid in 2004, acknowledged that he never got the chance to play with Ronaldo in his prime when "he had absolute blistering speed and strength, mesmerizing foot speed, he was just a blur, he'd be that fast", before adding, "even in training, he showed more than enough to convince me that I would have loved to play with him at his peak. The boy was born after a brief relationship between Ronaldo and Michele Umezu, a Brazilian waitress who Ronaldo first met in Tokyo in 2002. An inquest was launched in Brazil, with team doctor Ldio Toledo telling the commission "imagine if I stopped Ronaldo playing and Brazil lost. Brazil's Ronaldo greets Pele after receiving his winners medal. Ronaldo was one of the most marketable sportsmen in the world during his playing career. [63], "He got the standing ovation he deserved from the crowd. [71][203] According to his physiotherapist Nilton Petrone, Ronaldo was vulnerable to injury due to a medical condition combined with his explosive running. [52], Ronaldo was forced to miss the entire 200001 season and much of the two seasons either side of it. [28] He also won La Liga top scorer award in 1997 with 34 goals in 37 games, and the European Golden Shoe. [237] Ronaldo's engagement to Maria Beatriz Antony was immediately halted,[238] but resumed shortly after. [41] During his time with Inter, he scored several goals against city rivals A.C. Milan in the Derby della Madonnina. [245], In a 2011 interview with the BBC, former Real Madrid teammate Steve McManaman spoke about Ronaldo's personality. [188][189][190] In December 2012, Ronaldo and Zidane reunited for the Match Against Poverty in Porto Alegre, Portugal, with the field littered with World Cup winners from France and Brazil, which also saw 1982 World Cup star Zico (Ronaldo's childhood idol) turn out for Ronaldo's team. He was slim and powerful, skillful, fast and deadly. Whenever he wanted to turn it on he could, on any stage, in any stadium". He's back to where he was; it's hugely satisfying and I am very moved. Or talks about it. Date of birth/Age: Sep 22, 1976 (46) Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro Citizenship: Brazil Height: 1,83 m Position: Centre-Forward Former International: Brazil Caps/Goals: 99 / 62 Currently working as: President Club: Real Valladolid Profile Stats Market value Transfers Rumours National team News Achievements Career All goals Legendary forward Ronaldo Nazario scored 88 of his goals by sitting the goalkeeper down and rounding them. [123][150][151][152] Ronaldo spoke about his obsession with lifting the World Cup trophy, having missed out in 1998. [177], Having been listed in Guinness World Records, Ronaldo stated, "I am proud of my career and of the records I set. They have remained at the top every day for 15 years. He is also the highest goal scorer in the history of the World Cup with 15 goals. 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. Ronaldo was unpredictable in his movement and it made it hard to judge which way he was going. [259], Ronaldo has appeared in various commercials, from Snickers chocolate bar to Pirelli tyres. Ronaldo, the original Ronaldo, inspired a phalanx of imitators, players we see on our screens every weekend. This attacking performance currently places them at 3rd out of 326 for Bundesliga Players who've played at least 3 matches. Matches and goals scored during his career, 1976-1998, by league Diego Armando Maradona, an Argentine soccer star, played over 600 matches in his professional career, scoring 338 goals. Ronaldo only played 300-plus minutes in his second season at Milan due to recurring injury problems and weight issues. Messi and Ronaldo have now passed his total, but he doesn't recognize them yet. I think of an action but I can't do it the way I want to. There is no direct surgery for that so the kneecap keeps, for a lack of a better word, "dancing" on the femur. "[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]. [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. During his jaw-dropping career at Barcelona, Messi scored a mind-boggling 672 goals in 778 appearances, breaking numerous records during his spell at Camp Nou. [198], Ronaldo is regarded as one of the greatest and most complete forwards of all time. [170][171] Although Brazil won their first two group games against Croatia and Australia, Ronaldo was repeatedly jeered for being overweight and slow,[172] but coach Carlos Alberto Parreira kept him in the starting lineup. [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. ", After two seasons with Inter, A. C. Milan defender Paolo Maldini viewed Ronaldo and Diego Maradona as the two best players he ever faced, stating, "Ronaldo during his first two years at Inter was a phenomenon. [228], In December 1999, Ronaldo married Brazilian footballer Milene Domingues, at the time pregnant with the couple's first son, Ronald, who was born in Milan, on 6 April 2000. [192], Ronaldo was chosen as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 2000 as he had the highest global appeal among sportspeople, and he accepted the role as he saw it as "an obligation" to help with causes around the world. "[215] Ronaldo was also a strong and powerful player who could shield the ball from the opposition, with former Italian defender Alessandro Nesta (who faced Ronaldo in a high-profile one on one duel in the 1998 UEFA Cup final which was billed as "the best attacker against the best defender in Serie A") stating: "It was the worst experience of my career. Jan 14, 2022 The Argentine soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona played over six hundred matches during his professional career, scoring 338 goals in total. "[216] Asked who was the toughest opponent of his career, Fabio Cannavaro responded, "I have no doubt, Ronaldo, the phenomenon. At the end the game of Football is about. Because he knows he's black. One of them, a solo goal against Compostela, is considered one of the most amazing goals in football. [12] Ronaldo's agents in Brazil, Reinaldo Pitta and Alexandre Martins, signed him as a 13-year-old. [134] The starting line up without Ronaldo was released to a stunned world media. [12], Three months after arriving at Cruzeiro, Ronaldo made his professional debut on 25 May 1993 against Caldense in the Minas Gerais State Championship. [142] Ronaldo later reflected: "We lost the World Cup but I won another cup my life."[135]. So he just had this amazing aura, where everyone wanted to join him. [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. [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. 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. "[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. 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[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. [89], Despite tremendous success over the past decade, Ronaldo never won the UEFA Champions League in his club career. The Brazilian soccer legend has updated his Instagram bio to say that he's now the all-time leading goal scorer. The ceremony reportedly cost 700,000 (896,000). [20][21] On 28 August 1994, Ronaldo scored ten minutes into his debut against Vitesse, and scored a brace on his home debut against Go Ahead Eagles. [43] Ronaldo scored a trademark goal against Lazio in the 1998 UEFA Cup Final. [253][254] In 2017, Ronaldo's son, Ronald, was selected for the junior football team representing Brazil in the 2017 Maccabiah Games. I have seen il Fenomeno do things nobody else has ever done. Ronaldo played for Brazil in 98 matches, scoring 62 goals and is the third-highest goalscorer for his national team. [63][71][199] Nicknamed Il (or O) Fenomeno (the phenomenon),[200] he was a prolific goalscorer, and despite being more of an individualistic attacker, he was also capable of providing assists for his teammates, due to his vision, passing and crossing ability. He also represented some of the world's biggest clubs, including Inter Milan and Barcelona. 2 Pele's goal tally has been controversial for many years Credit: Rex And that puts him top of the charts in football history as the greatest goal scorer ever. [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. 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[195][196], On 14 June 2018, Ronaldo featured at the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. how many goals did r9 score in his career He believes he scored 1000 goals in his career - though not a lot of people outside of his home country agree. 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. [8][16] Jairzinho saw Ronaldo's potential and helped get him a move to Cruzeiro. Neymar has scored total 269 goals in 439 games (for clubs) since his debut with Santos in 2009. [269][270] To celebrate 15 years of the boot, Nike created a Mercurial Vapor IX inspired by the 1998 design, with Phil McCartney, VP of Football Footwear for Nike, stating; "Ronaldo's impact on the game 15 years ago was immense, and in the run up to 2014, we wanted to celebrate that boot and the man himself. 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. [257] Ronaldo made a cameo appearance in Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001) and each film of the Goal! [241], In December 2010, Ronaldo and his family moved to a new mansion in So Paulo. From that point on he showed he was truly a phenomenon. [54] After two operations and rehabilitation, Ronaldo came back for the 2002 World Cup, helping Brazil win their fifth World Cup title. [19], Ronaldo joined PSV after the 1994 World Cup. "[23] Asked to name the best player of his lifetime, Jos Mourinho said, "Ronaldo, El Fenomeno. [48] However, on 21 November, during a Serie A match against Lecce, Ronaldo felt his knee buckle and was forced to limp off the field. "[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. [221], At his physical peak in the 1990s, Ronaldo became severely affected by the knee injuries he suffered from late 1999 onward and the subsequent weight gain during his inactivity, which limited his speed, fitness, and mobility. He was ridiculously good. He is a five-time winner of the Ballon d'Or award. [264] Ronaldo also appears as the cover athlete on the Icon edition of the game. [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. 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. For my generation he was what Maradona or Pel were for the previous ones. [226][227] Although they never married, they began a long-term relationship and lived together in Milan until the beginning of 1999. The first time was in 2006-07, when he finished second in voting for the Norris Trophy as the league's best defenseman. [25] According to manager Bobby Robson, he signed an eight-year contract, and would play up front alone. Sometimes there'd be 20 to 30 people sitting at meal times with him. It's an astonishing feat for one of the world's greatest strikers. In the league, he scored 84 goals. He is currently the all-time top goalscorer for Brazil with 77 international goals, which he scored in 92 matches. Although both are entering the final stretch of their careers, they continue to deliver. Often dubbed 'R9', the former Real Madrid man won a slew of trophies in his career including two World Cups with Brazil. He was a wonderful person. By the time the 1998 World Cup came along his reputation had extended to the point of fully formed marvel. [88] It was also the first time Milan's much hyped attacking trio of Kak, Alexandre Pato and Ronaldo, known as Ka-Pa-Ro, played together. film trilogy, Goal! [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. He also took unfancied Napoli to its only two Italian titles. Ronaldo leads the scoring table with 815 career goals, a figure that will continue to rise as it seems. Mentally I wanted to continue but I have to acknowledge that I lost to my body. The Black and Yellows hijacked the deal and Lewandowski spent four seasons with Dortmund, scoring a whopping 103 goals across all competitions. But I was training with Flamengo for four months and didn't receive any offer. The girl, born in So Paulo, was named Maria Alice, and was born exactly 10 years after her older brother Ronald. Pele scored 12 goals in 14 World Cup matches, which leaves him joint sixth in the overall World Cup goalscoring charts. [85] In his first season, Ronaldo scored seven goals in 14 appearances. Pele now lists his total as 1,283 goals, including his goal haul with Santos. [261] Released in 2000 for the PlayStation and Game Boy Color, the video game Ronaldo V-Football was exclusively endorsed by Ronaldo. Ronaldo is the hardest attacker I've ever had to face. [97] The club confirmed after the match that Ronaldo had ruptured the kneecap ligament in his left knee. "[23] Ronaldo's second season was marred by a knee injury which kept him out of most of the campaign, but he still averaged nearly a goal a game, scoring 19 goals in 21 appearances,[20] including a UEFA Cup four-goal haul against Finnish side MyPa. [62] Ronaldo scored twice on his debut against Alavs, the first 61 seconds after coming on. Hatchtt. [40] Ronaldo started to develop into a complete forward. [25] The footage of the goal was later used in a Nike advert with a voiceover asking: "Imagine you asked God to be the best player in the world, and he listened to you",[25] and the goal was said to have been replayed 160 times on the main Spanish television channels in the 48 hours following the game. He won the 2002 FIFA World Cup, starring in a front three with Ronaldinho and Rivaldo. [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". [134] The BBC's John Motson stated, "The scenes in the commentary box have been absolute mayhem and chaos. 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