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. [232][233][234] Ronaldo's father, Nelio Nazario, stated, "He knows full well that he's black. The girl, born in So Paulo, was named Maria Alice, and was born exactly 10 years after her older brother Ronald. "I understand perfectly, I'm openly a Flamengo fan. Ronaldo scored 88 goals by taking the ball around the goalkeeper during his career. [71] Speaking in 2017 on Ronaldo's weight issues and lack of fitness at Madrid, in addition to his ability, Capello summed up the conflicting emotions he has with the Brazilian, "the most difficult player to handle was the best I coached: Ronaldo, il Fenomeno. [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. [43] Ronaldo scored a trademark goal against Lazio in the 1998 UEFA Cup Final. He's the most spectacular player I've ever seen. [21] With PSV, Ronaldo won the Dutch Cup in 1996 and he was Eredivisie top scorer in 1995. Jan 14, 2022 The Argentine soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona played over six hundred matches during his professional career, scoring 338 goals in total. [272], Ronaldo has appeared in a series of Nike commercials. In 2015, Pele posted a tweet claiming that he had scored 1,283 goals during his illustrious career. [173], With two goals against Japan in the third match, Ronaldo became the 20th player to score in three World Cups and also equalled the all-time World Cup finals scoring record of fourteen, held by Gerd Mller (Ronaldo scored at France 98, Korea/Japan 2002 and Germany 2006). From that point on he showed he was truly a phenomenon. "[47] Inter had high hopes going into the 19992000 season with their attack including Ronaldo and Italian stars Roberto Baggio and Christian Vieri. "[217] Sid Lowe compared Ronaldo's ability to take on a number of opponents on a single run to what rugby player Jonah Lomu was doing in the same era. He was named in the FIFA 100 list of the greatest living players compiled in 2004 by Pel and was inducted into the Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame, Italian Football Hall of Fame, Inter Milan Hall of Fame and Real Madrid Hall of Fame. He also has five World Cup goals to his credit. Ronaldo was a beast. He was United's top scorer in the last three seasons of his first spell at Old Trafford, winning the Ballon d'Or in 2008 as a result, before moving to Real Madrid in 2009 as the then. He is considered one of the best players in the history of football (soccer). [105] Ronaldo scored his first goal for Corinthians on 8 March 2009 in a Campeonato Paulista match against Palmeiras. One of his greatest talents was the way he could glide past goalkeepers and that's shown in this ridiculous stat. [125] Another player, Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, now widely known as Ronaldinho, was called Ronaldinho Gacho when he joined the Brazil team in 1999. [53] Since his Inter teammate Javier Zanetti had replaced him as the team captain during his absence, he eventually inherited the captain's armband in late 2001. How many goals did Pele score in his career? [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. But he also turned the game so that it will always look just a little bit like him. [27] Half-way through the season, Barcelona Ronaldo agreed in principle to extend his contract to 2006, doubling his salary in the process. He's back to where he was; it's hugely satisfying and I am very moved. ", His Barcelona teammate scar Garca observed, "I'd never seen anyone play football with such technical ability, creativity and precision at that incredible speed. Cristiano Ronaldo had just 27 goals to his name when he was 21 years old. [208] Ronaldo would also operate outside the penalty area before running with the ball towards goal,[63][71] with Rob Smyth writing, "he played like every attack had a 10-second deadline.. he would explode into life with no warning for defenders. [64][65] Reflecting on the ovation given to him from the oppositions' fans, Ronaldo stated that "it remains a very beautiful, very special moment". He starred in the 1996 Nike commercial titled "Good vs Evil" in a gladiatorial game set in a Roman amphitheatre. Leo Messi was on just 42, 11 more than Zlatan Ibrahimovic. "[134], Ronaldo scored four goals and made three assists en route to the final,[135][136] scoring once and assisting Bebeto's goal in a 30 win against Morocco in the team's second group stage match,[137] netting twice in a 41 win against Chile in the round of 16, setup two goals in Brazil's 32 victory over Denmark in the quarter-finals,[135][138] and scored once in the 11 draw against the Netherlands in the semi-finals, also netting Brazil's first penalty in the 42 shootout victory. Ronaldo was one of the most marketable sportsmen in the world during his playing career. The first time was in 2006-07, when he finished second in voting for the Norris Trophy as the league's best defenseman. In his PSG debut season he has scored 28 goals in 30 apps. "[134] Adrian Williams, professor of clinical neurology at Birmingham University, said that Ronaldo should not have played, that he would have been feeling the after effects of the seizure, and "there is no way that he would have been able to perform to the best of his ability within 24 hours of his first fit if it was his first fit. The Portuguese soccer star has now scored 750 goals in his career, which is the most by any player in history. Neymar has scored total 269 goals in 439 games (for clubs) since his debut with Santos in 2009. [67], In the 200304 season, Madrid were on track to win the treble, until Ronaldo was injured towards the end of the season; they subsequently lost the Copa del Rey final, were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals to AS Monaco, and suffered a league form breakdown. [8], Ronaldo has been sponsored by sportswear company Nike since the early part of his career. [32], "He was physical perfection, and he seemed like a mythical figure. [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. [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. [134] The starting line up without Ronaldo was released to a stunned world media. ", Former France striker Thierry Henry. [33], Comparing his natural ability to Roger Federer, Paul MacDonald of Goal wrote, "there's a joy to be had watching something we know to be extremely difficult executed with considerable ease. 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Pele's position as one of the greatest footballers of all time has never been contested but the same cannot be said for the number of goals he scored in his star-studded career. [226][227] Although they never married, they began a long-term relationship and lived together in Milan until the beginning of 1999. At 21, he received the 1997 Ballon d'Or and remains the youngest recipient of the award. Ronaldo started his career at Cruzeiro and moved to PSV in 1994. I know, I lost my battle. He invites everybody. [123][153], Ronaldo scored against every opponent in the tournament except in the quarter-finals against England. [37][38] His competitive debut came on the opening day of the 199798 season against Brescia. [109][110] Following an injury lay off he returned on 20 September in a match against Gois, and a week later scored for Corinthians in a draw against So Paulo FC. P. 174. [8] He played on the streets of Bento Ribeiro, a suburb of Rio de Janeiro. 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", Former France defender Marcel Desailly on Ronaldo's combination of speed and close ball control. [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. Only Pel, Diego Maradona and George Best can really compare. Ronaldo, the original Ronaldo, inspired a phalanx of imitators, players we see on our screens every weekend. Scored 71 goals in 80 games during the 1982-83 season. "[22], Nick Miller, match reporter for The Guardian, writes, "What's striking about Ronaldo in that first year at PSV is how complete he looks, even as a skinny teenager. [275][276] In the run-up to the 2014 World Cup, Ronaldo starred as a mentor in Nike's Risk Everything animated commercial with a host of current players in the Nike stable. [56][57] After five years he had played 99 games and scored 59 goals for Nerazzurri. In addition, Karim Benzema had netted 57 times at that age while Robert Lewandowski had scored 44. Ronaldo in his prime was able to do that better than anyone who has ever played the game. Pele now lists his total as 1,283 goals, including his goal haul with Santos. In terms of total goals, he also has 10 hattricks. "[233], In April 2008, Ronaldo was involved in a scandal involving three travesti prostitutes whom he met in a nightclub in Rio de Janeiro. [41] Ronaldo's performances at the club especially the first two seasons before injury saw him named among the four inaugural inductees into the Inter Milan Hall of Fame in 2018. A happening. Although both are entering the final stretch of their careers, they continue to deliver. "[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. Scored 55 goals in 80 games during the 1980-81 season. 7His 84 goals make him the 7th highest scorer for Manchester United in Premier League history - he's 7 away from his soon-to-be boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Because he knows he's black. He was the fastest thing I've ever seen running with the ball. What allowed him so many chances at an open net was his close control when one on one with the keeper. [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. How many goals did R9 scored for Real Madrid? [73], In four and a half seasons at the club, Ronaldo scored over a century of goals, becoming the fifth foreigner at Madrid to achieve the feat after Argentine Alfredo Di Stfano, Hungarian Ferenc Pusks, Mexican Hugo Snchez and Chilean Ivn Zamorano. [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. [62] Ronaldo scored twice on his debut against Alavs, the first 61 seconds after coming on. He was inventing things on the spot, so you can't guide him left or right because he's going to get out of these situations, no matter what". "[246], Ronaldo was the co-owner of A1 Team Brazil, along with former F1 driver Emerson Fittipaldi. [168][169] The all-star Brazilian team was promoted as masters of Joga Bonito, "the beautiful game", which was advertised by Nike before the tournament. [273] In 1998, he featured in a Nike commercial set in an airport with a number of stars from the Brazil national team, including Romrio and Roberto Carlos. Sometimes there'd be 20 to 30 people sitting at meal times with him. [263] In 2017 Ronaldo was added as an icon to the Ultimate Team in EA Sports' FIFA video game FIFA 18, receiving a 95 rating along with Brazilian compatriot Pel, Argentine playmaker Diego Maradona, former Russian goalkeeper Lev Yashin and former French star Thierry Henry. [251][252] In 2015, Ronaldo opened eight new branches of his youth football school the Ronaldo Academy in China, the U.S. and Brazil, with 100 expected to be opened worldwide by 2020. [185] After the first half ended, Ronaldo made a farewell speech to the crowd. "[146], "I've said before that my big victory was to play football again, to run again and to score goals again. A young Ronaldo [before a series of injuries] would have been even more dangerous, but it shows how good a player he was. "Ronaldo had a problem called trochlear dysplasia. At age 17, he was the youngest member of the Brazilian squad that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup. 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. [138][139][140] Hours before the final against France, Ronaldo suffered a convulsive fit. I have seen il Fenomeno do things nobody else has ever done. [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. Everybody would second that, no matter what club he played for. [128] Ronaldo also represented Brazil in the 1995 Copa Amrica (finishing second) and won both the 1997 and the 1999 editions of the tournament. [64] Ronaldo scored in a 21 home win over Juventus in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, but injury crucially kept him out of most of the second leg defeat where Real were eliminated. 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. "[78][79], On 18 January 2007, it was reported that Ronaldo agreed terms with AC Milan for a transfer of 8.05million. [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. Ronaldo became the majority owner of Real Valladolid in September 2018, after buying 51% of the club's shares. [185] With 62 goals for Brazil Ronaldo retired from international football as the second-highest goalscorer for his country, behind only Pel (Neymar has since moved into second place, with Ronaldo the third-highest scorer as of October 2020). [64], In the second leg of Real Madrid's Champions League quarter-final, Ronaldo scored a hat-trick against Manchester United at Old Trafford, knocking the English team out of the competition. [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. Yokohama, Japan. By the age of 23, he had scored over 200 goals for club and country, while also breaking the world transfer record twice. "[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. [30], Arguably Ronaldo's most memorable Barcelona goal was scored at SD Compostela on 11 October 1996; having received the ball inside his own half, he evaded a cynical tackle of the first opponent with a drag back, before running away from another and ran towards goal, going past two more defenders in the box with close ball control, before finishing into the bottom corner of the net. "[225], During 1997, Ronaldo met the Brazilian model and actress Susana Werner on the set of Brazilian telenovela Malhao when they acted together in three episodes. Every time you see a striker who is expected to hold the ball up, beat players, win headers, shoot from range, drop deep, do everything a striker can possibly do it might be worth remembering him. [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". [50][51] Ronaldo's physiotherapist Nilton Petrone stated, "his knee-cap actually exploded", and called it "the worst football injury" he's ever seen. [15], Ronaldo quickly attracted attention from big clubs, and his agents rejected offers from Botafogo and So Paulo. [179] Ronaldo finished with fifteen goals in nineteen World Cup matches, for an average of 0.79 per game. There is no direct surgery for that so the kneecap keeps, for a lack of a better word, "dancing" on the femur. [24] In his two seasons at the club he scored 54 goals in 58 games. Sergio Aguero is in fourth place with 78 while Romelu Lukaku is level in fifth with Raul on 73. 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