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Name |
Ronaldo |
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Birth
Name |
Ronaldo Luis Nazário
de Lima |
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Nick Name |
The Phenomenon,
Rona, Ronaldinho, Fenomeno, R9, Dadado, The Extraterrestrial,
Ro-Ro |
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Date
of Birth |
22th September 1976
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Birth
Place |
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil |
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Profession |
Professional Football
Player |
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Height |
184 cm (6 ft) |
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Weight |
89 kg |
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Eyes |
Brown |
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Nationality |
Brazilian, Spanish |
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Family |
Father :
Nelio (Ex-soccer player on the Portuguese)
Mother : Dona Sona
Brothers : Yona, Jelio
ex-Wife : Milene Domingues
Son : Ronald
Girl Firend : Raica Oliveira (Brazilian
supermodel)
Ex-Girl
friend:
Daniella Cicarelli (Brazilian model and MTV VJ) |
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Playing position |
Striker |
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Spotted by |
At the age of 14
he was spotted by a World Cup winning Brazilian
named Jairzinho. |
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Current Club |
Italian Serie A
club AC Milan |
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Boots number |
41 |
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Jersey number |
9 |
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Owns |
A1
Brazil Grand Prix Team |
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His first car |
Folzvagen
Golf |
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Childhood hero
& Idol |
Zico (Brazilian
soccer star) |
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Won |
* Brazilian Cup
(1993)
* Minas Gerais State League (1994)
* FIFA World Cup (1994, 2002)
* Stanley Rous Cup, London (1995)
* Dutch Cup (1996)
* João Gamper trophy (Spain) (1996)
* Won the bronze medal with Brazil in the 1996
Olympic Games.
* European Cup-winners Cup (1997)
* Spanish Cup (1997)
* European Supercup (1997, 2002)
* Copa America (1997, 1999)
* Confederations Cup (1997)
* European UEFA Cup ( 1998)
* Intercontinental Cup (Toyota Cup) (2002)
* Spanish League (2003)
* Spanish Supercup (2003)
* Santiago Bernabéu Trophy (2003, 2005)
* Naranja Cup of Valencia, Spain (2003) |
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Titles |
* Libertadores
Supercup's top scorer (1993)
* Copa Libertadores's top scorer (1994)
* Minas Gerais state league's top scorer (1994)
* Dutch league's top scorer (1995)
* FIFA Top player (1996, 1997, 2002)
* Copa America's top scorer (1997, 1999)
* Onze d'Or (top player of the year for the Onze
Mondial french newspaper) (2002)
* Spanish league's top scorer (1997)
* The best South american top player of the spanish
league, EFE trophy (1997, 2003)
* Ballon d'Or (magazine France Football) (1997,
2002)
* Il Bravo Top foreign player in Italy (1997)
* Italian league's top player (1998)
* World Cup's top player (1998)
* Copa America's top scorer (1999)
* World Cup's top scorer (2002)
* Top player of the Intercontinental Cup's final
(2002)
* Top sportsman of the year, Reuters (2002)
* Top sportsman of the year, BBC (2002)
* Spanish league's top scorer (2004) |
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Favorites |
Music –
Com voce, Samba drums collection and anything
Brazilian
Films – “Behind the Sun and Brasileirinho”
Song - La Bella Luna, by Paralamas do Sucesso
Sports – Football, Golf, Basketball, Ping
pong and Swimming
Athletes - Michael Jordan (basketball),
Pete Sampras (tennis)
Food - Brazilian meat with bean and potatoes
or fish, Mango, Hamburger, Macrao, Coca-Cola,
sweets, ice - cream and Lollipop
Place - On a beach in Brazil
Actor – Stallone
Actress - Demi Moore
Color – Azzurro
Singer - Roberto Carlos
Animal – His dog (Pichichi)
Country – Brazil
City – Barcelona
Clothes - Sports wear, Jeans, regular T-Shirts
and sneakers and Giorgio Armani clothes |
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Scared of |
* His old Barcelona
Manager Bobby Robson
* Scoring an own goal
* Knee injuries |
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Feels Happy |
While playing for
a club where the fans and his friends need him.
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School time favorite
team |
Flamengo |
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Advice from his
mother |
"Always be a humble
person." |
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Skills |
Speed, dribbling, finishing, goal scoring instincts |
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Hobbies |
Driving sports cars,
Food, Playing tennis, surfing the net |
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Legs |
are insured for
$ 26,000,000. |
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Debut |
March 1994, v Argentina |
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First National
goal |
1994, Brazil-Island |
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Records |
* A hat trick at
Old Trafford (during a Champions League semi-final
match when Real Madrid took on Manchester United).
* Six seasons with double-digit scoring totals.
* Scored 5 goals in one match with Cruziero.
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Teams played |
* São Cristóvao
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
* Cruzeiro (Minas Gerais, Brazil)
* PSV Eindhoven (Holland)
* Barcelona (Spain)
* Inter (Italy)
* Real Madrid (Spain) |
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Career highlights |
* At the age of
17, he was playing for the junior national team
in Brazil and signed a $50,000 contract.
* He starred in the 1998 World Cup, scoring four
goals in leading Brazil to the Cup finals.
* His eight goals in the 2002 World Cup made him
the highest scorer in a World Cup tournament for
32 years.
* He scored his 100th goal against Real Sociedad
on 9th April 2006. |
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Salary Details |
Cruziero - $ 5,500
(per season)
PSV - $ 1,700,000 (per season)
Barcelona - $ 2,000,000 (per season)
Inter - $ 4,200,000 (per season) |
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Endorses |
Nike, Fireli |
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Facts |
* He was named after
Dr.Ronaldo Valente M.D, who attended his birth.
* His brother was a rising star in the Gremio
Club.
* At age 13, he boldly declared, "I will become
the best in the world. I will be rich and help
my family."
* Signed with his first professional club at the
age of 14.
* Dances the samba while scoring wonderful goals.
* Youngest player to win the FIFA award and the
only player to win the award in consecutive years.
* Had his look-alike puppet in the French show
"Guignols de l'info, Les" .
* Severely injured his right knee a year after
the 1998 World Cup.
* As a child he was afraid of witches.
* His mother didn't want him to play soccer because
he wouldn't study.
* Doesn’t like to do head kicks.
* His parents separated when he was 14 because
of his father's alcoholism.
* The Brazilian government hired Ronaldo for their
election campaign in 1994.
* Has more than 3000 CDs of Funki music. |
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Personal Quotes |
"My big victory,
as I have said before, was to play football again,
to run again and to score goals again. This conquest
today, our fifth world title, has crowned my struggle,
my recovery” (After Brazil won the 2002 FIFA World
Cup).
"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 specialty,
but my habit."
“No one should be doomed to a life of poverty,
whether by birth or as a consequence of war.” |
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Biggest disappointment |
"When Flamengo turn
me down. They wanted me at the start but after
that they decided to cut me from the team and
even didn't give me the money for the bus". |
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Loves to |
Buy gifts for people
he grew up with. |
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His Views |
Beckham:
"If he’s more famous here (in Madrid, Spain) there
are places that I’m more famous than he is. Maybe
I have won more titles, and maybe he’s more marketable
than I am, that could be. But for my career it
doesn’t matter. I don’t see it as an important
thing, it’s a comparison that does not matter."
Zico :
"Zico is my idol. I am trying to copy everything
from him but soon I have discovered my own style.
Senna was a national hero to all Brazilians. I
was shocked when I knew about his death."
About his
childhood:
"It's
amazing. It is like yesterday when I was still
watching the stars of Brazilian football on
TV, and I am one of them now. I miss my childhood.
I left my family at 15 and then left Brazil
for Holland when I was 17."
About love:
"I think I am able to distinguish between those
who love me and those who love my money." |
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About Him |
Zico :
"Imagine if that 1982 Brazil team had Ronaldo...wow!
His technique, his strength and the way he comes
up with the important goals always make him a
factor. Ronaldo is breaking all sorts of records
and will keep on doing so. He has come back from
all his injury problems and still produces on
the pitch. That's the mark of a great player."
Pele :
"It's great to see that success hasn't changed
his character. He's modest, close to his family,
and seldom says anything bad about others."
"No matter how tightly you mark him, it's impossible
to intimidate Ronaldo." "I'm his number one fan
as a Brazilian but you can compare him to me only
after he has won the World Cup (said before Japan
& Korea 2002.)"
Cruyff :
"Do not compare him to anyone. He will be great
only if he remains himself."
Jairzinho :
"When the ball is at Ronaldo’s feet it’s like
the team has already scored half a goal."
Bobby Robson : (Former coach at FC Barcelona)
"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 goal scoring situation on his own. He is
simply sensational"
Zagallo :
"He plays soccer with a boy’s joy and a veteran’s
coldness. He will stay till the 2006 World championship".
"He is the worthy successor to Pele. He is already
the best forward in the world and will get better
and better. His speed is incredible. He will rewrite
the history books of football."
Giovanni :
"He is the best goal scorer in the world. It was
a pleasure to play with him. He is cutie, never
stop smiling. Success will never go to his head."
Linekar :
"Ronaldo's speed with the ball is something I've
not seen before. He can score goals from nothing
with this talent."
Cesar Gomez :
"Marking Ronaldo is the most difficult job I've
done in my life. It's like that I've played for
a 500 minutes game."
Zubizarreta :
"Ronaldo can turns every condition into a goal
scoring situation all on his own. He creates his
goals out of nothing."
Valdano :
"He is like a player with a Ferrari engine programmed
to score. He's so calculating, so overwhelming
powerful and so capable of winning games on his
own. If he really is a Brazilian, then Brazil
is a place for Martian."
Raul :
"I try to learn from Ronaldo. His explosiveness
action that enable him to get rid of defenders
so easily is the thing that most impressed me.
I'm simply not on his level."
Shearer :
"Ronaldo is best all-rounded. God only knows what
he can achieve in the next few years."
Laurent Blanc :
"He is as uncontrollable as a ping-pong ball."
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Official Website |
http://www.ronaldo.com/ |
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Email Id |
ronaldo@fobazo.com |
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Wishes |
To end his career
in Rio, where he was born and to play in the club
he loves. |
