- Born
- Birth nameRonaldo Luis Nazário de Lima
- Nicknames
- Fenômeno
- Ronaldinho
- Ronnie
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima commonly known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian business owner, president of La Liga club Real Valladolid, owner of Brazilian club Cruzeiro FC and a retired professional footballer who played as a striker. Popularly dubbed O Fenômeno ('The Phenomenon and also nicknamed R9, he is widely considered as one of the greatest players of all time. As a multi-functional striker who brought a new dimension to the position, Ronaldo has been the influence for a generation of strikers that have followed. His individual accolades include being named FIFA World Player of the Year three times and winning two Ballon d'Or awards. He won two FIFA World Cup.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bonitao
- Ronaldo is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He is widely considered one of the greatest football players of all time. In his prime, he was known for his dribbling at speed, feints, and clinical finishing. In the 1990s, Ronaldo starred at club level for Cruzeiro E.C., PSV Eindhoven, FC Barcelona, and Inter Milan. His moves to Spain and Italy made him only the second player, after Diego Maradona, to break the world transfer record twice, all before his 21st birthday. By 23, he had scored over 200 goals for club and country. After almost three years of inactivity due to serious knee injuries and recuperation, Ronaldo joined Real Madrid in 2002, which was followed by spells at A.C. Milan and S.C. Corinthians.
Ronaldo won the FIFA World Player of the Year in 1996, 1997 and 2002, the Ballon d'Or in 1997 and 2002, and the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year in 1998. He was La Liga Best Foreign Player in 1997, when he won the European Golden Boot after scoring 34 goals in La Liga, and he was named Serie A Footballer of the Year in 1998. He was inducted into the Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame and the Italian Football Hall of Fame.
Ronaldo played for Brazil National Football Team in 98 matches, scoring 62 goals, and is the third-highest goalscorer for his national team, trailing only Neymar Jr. and Pelé. At age 17, Ronaldo was the youngest member of the Brazilian squad that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup USA (1994). At the 1998 FIFA World Cup France (1998), he received the Golden Ball for player of the tournament, 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 Rivaldo and Ronaldinho Gaúcho. Ronaldo scored twice in the final, and received the Golden Boot as the tournament's top goalscorer. At the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany (2006), Ronaldo scored his 15th World Cup goal, which was a World Cup record at the time. He also won the Copa América in 1997, where he was player of the tournament, and 1999, where he was top goalscorer.
Having suffered further injuries, Ronaldo retired from professional football in 2011. As a multi-functional striker who brought a new dimension to the position, he has been the outstanding influence for a generation of strikers that have followed. Post-retirement, Ronaldo has continued his work as a United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador, a position to which he was appointed in 2000. He served as an ambassador for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil (2014).- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tango Papa
- SpousesCelina Locks(September 25, 2023 - present)Milene Domingues(December 24, 1999 - 2005) (divorced, 1 child)
- Gap between front teeth.
- Jersey number 9 in the teams where he played in (including Brazil National Team).
- Scored both goals in Brazil's 2-0 victory over Germany in the final of the World Cup men's soccer tournament in Yokohama, Japan. His total in the final stages of the tourney is 12, tying him with Pelé for the all-time lead among Brazilian goalscorers.
- 98 appearances for Brazil National Football Team from 1994 to 2006; scored 62 goals. Won the FIFA World Cup (1994, 2002), Copa América (1997, 1999), FIFA Confederations Cup (1997).
- Member of the 1994 (where he didn't get to play), 1998, 2002 and 2006 Brazilian World Cup Football teams. Is the youngest (i.e. most recent born) player to win two world cups, succeeding Daniel Passerella.
- Has a played for the following clubs: Cruzeiro E.C. (Minas Gerais, Brazil), PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands), FC Barcelona (Spain), Inter Milan (Italy), Real Madrid (Spain), A.C. Milan (Italy) and S.C. Corinthians (São Paulo, Brazil).
- Has his look-alike puppet in the French show Les Guignols de l'info (1988).
- "You can go anywhere in the world and you won't find a player who can score goals like Ronaldo. He can pick the ball up anywhere and turn that into a goalscoring situation on his own. He is simply sensational" (His former coach at FC Barcelona, Bobby Robson).
- I don't consider myself as the best player in the world. I'm not obsessed with individual titles. I'm much more interested in being part of a team which wins trophies.
- I love to score goals after passing all the defenders as well as the keeper. This is not my speciality, but my habit.
- We lost because we didn't win.
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