"[55] Prior to his November 1999 injury Ronaldo had registered 42 goals in 58 Serie A games, in what was the hardest league to score in with the most advanced defensive strategies and the world's best defenders. He did things I'd never seen before. If he scores 16 more, he would become the first player to score 100+ goals in the Premier League and LaLiga. [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. By the age of 23, Ronaldo had scored over 200 goals for club and country. "[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. Unfortunately, he suffered a catalogue of serious knee injuries in what many would consider a footballers prime years. Scored 87 goals in 74 games during the 1983-84 season. Ronaldo scored four goals and made three assists en route to the final, scoring once and assisting Bebeto's goal in a 3-0 win against Morocco in the team's second group stage match, netting twice in a 4-1 win against Chile in the round of 16, set-up two goals in Brazil's 3-2 victory over Denmark in the quarter-finals, and scored once in . P. 174. (2005), Goal II: Living the Dream (2007) and Goal III: Taking on the World (2009). Planet Sport runs through some of his key career stats: 3 - the record number of World Cups won by Pele, in 1958, 1962 and 1970. It marked the third such occurrence of this injury, which he suffered twice to his right knee in 1999 and 2000. "[216] Asked who was the toughest opponent of his career, Fabio Cannavaro responded, "I have no doubt, Ronaldo, the phenomenon. More than most, he made that No. ", Manchester United assistant coach Mike Phelan on the ovation given to Ronaldo after his hat-trick for Real Madrid at Old Trafford. [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. Whenever he wanted to turn it on he could, on any stage, in any stadium". Ronaldo joined Real Madrid in 2002 and won the 200203 La Liga title. [40] Ronaldo started to develop into a complete forward. "[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 inquest was launched in Brazil, with team doctor Ldio Toledo telling the commission "imagine if I stopped Ronaldo playing and Brazil lost. Emilio Butragueo stated, "Ronaldo creates a goalscoring opportunity where it doesn't exist. [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. His stepover was a form of hypnosis, and his signature trick, the elastico, could certainly have come from a computer screen. I don't think there was anybody in the stadium who didn't stand up, and I count myself in that as the opposition coach. [239] On 6 April 2010, Maria Beatriz Antony gave birth to their second daughter. An individual who considers himself white may be genomically more African than an individual who considers himself to be brown or black. His innate ability went beyond anything that I'd ever seen or played alongside. Ronaldo started his career at Cruzeiro and moved to PSV in 1994. [154] The match-winner against Turkey in the semi-final, with the winning goal a toe-poke finish with little back-lift while on the run a finish he learned while playing futsal in his youth the final whistle saw fans behind the goal hoist huge white letters to spell out his name akin to the Hollywood sign. 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". [123][150][151][152] Ronaldo spoke about his obsession with lifting the World Cup trophy, having missed out in 1998. "[233] According to a study led by geneticist Srgio Pena of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, most Brazilians often have a misconception about their roots. 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. [145] The parliamentary inquiry was unable to find any wider conspiracy, although the Brazilian public remained unconvinced. "[30] Jos Mourinho, who worked as an interpreter at Barcelona, referred to Ronaldo as "the greatest player I have ever seen in my life", adding, "I have no doubts. "[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. [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. Ronaldo played for Brazil in 98 matches, scoring 62 goals and is the third-highest goalscorer for his national team. 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. In his PSG debut season he has scored 28 goals in 30 apps. "[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. il piacere del calcio", "Ronaldo at Valladolid: Inside the Brazil legend's reinvention", "Ronaldo Lus Nazrio de Lima: A Tribute to O Fenmeno", "Ronaldo la resurrezione diventa un film", "Mercato Juventus, Ronaldo: "Il mio erede e' Leandro Damiao", "Milan, Ambrosini risolve i problemi continua l' inseguimento Champions", "Ibrahimovic: Ronaldo il Fenomeno, non ci sar mai un giocatore migliore di lui", "Mohamed Salah Names 2002 World Cup Winner as Favourite Brazilian Footballer of All Time", "World Cup 2014: England's Wayne Rooney looks to the 'original' Ronaldo for inspiration", "Ronaldo deserves more credit as one of the game's greatest players", "Happy 40th birthday, El Fenomeno! "The maternal ancestry of the Brazilian white was one-third African, one third Amerindian, and one third European. [180] His teammate Kak reflected, "Ronaldo is the best player I have ever played with. By the time the 1998 World Cup came along his reputation had extended to the point of fully formed marvel. [112][113] Commenting on his weight issues following this announcement, Brian Homewood of The Guardian states, "Sadly, Ronaldo's celebrity is now more of a draw than his skills on the pitch Coldplay, Israeli prime minister Shimon Peres and actor Hugh Jackman have all visited So Paulo to get a picture with the rolypoly star. ", Brazilian defender Cafu on 17-year-old Ronaldo. [108], Ronaldo scored in Corinthians 42 aggregate defeat of Internacional in the final of the 2009 Copa do Brasil, helping the club win the trophy for the third time (the second of his career), thus earning a spot in the Copa Libertadores 2010. [50][51] Ronaldo's physiotherapist Nilton Petrone stated, "his knee-cap actually exploded", and called it "the worst football injury" he's ever seen. We want to build the best team possible to compete while also giving information about our management with transparency. During his long career in football, Ronaldo has played for five different teams and scored 750 goals. One of his greatest talents was the way he could glide past goalkeepers and that's shown in this ridiculous stat. Ronaldo was unpredictable in his movement and it made it hard to judge which way he was going. Surprisingly. At 21, he received the 1997 Ballon d'Or and remains the youngest recipient of the award. During the playing of the Brazil national anthem the camera focused on him throughout, with Ronaldo showing little emotion. [107] He scored twice in a 31 win against local rivals Santos in the first leg of the state championship final, with Santos idol Pel looking on from the stands. [24] In his two seasons at the club he scored 54 goals in 58 games. [241], In December 2010, Ronaldo and his family moved to a new mansion in So Paulo. called Ronaldo a "phenomenal traitor", and some angry fans burned Ronaldo shirts outside the Flamengo headquarters. Cristiano Ronaldo had just 27 goals to his name when he was 21 years old. I love [Lionel] Messi, I played many times with Cristiano [Ronaldo] and I adore him, Neymar is outstanding, Ronaldinho was exceptionalbut if you put all of them together, you might get what Ronaldo was that season. Then he scored 105 goals in 186 matches for Barcelona from 2013-2017 season. According to many official reports, Pele scored 643 goals with Santos FC and FIFA has a total count of 767 during his career (club and international level). He had such an ease with the ball. [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. 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. "[162], On 2 June 2004, Ronaldo scored an unusual hat-trick of penalties for Brazil against arch-rivals Argentina in a 2006 World Cup qualifying match, which put them top of the group. [179] Ronaldo finished with fifteen goals in nineteen World Cup matches, for an average of 0.79 per game. He was a wonderful person. He starred in the 1996 Nike commercial titled "Good vs Evil" in a gladiatorial game set in a Roman amphitheatre. [12][17] He came to national public attention on 7 November 1993, scoring five goals in the game against Bahia. By the age of 23, he had scored over 200 goals for club and country, while also breaking the world transfer record twice. He was a perfect physical specimen. [176] Ronaldo was awarded the Bronze Shoe as the third-highest goal-scorer of the World Cup. [248][249] A keen poker player, in April 2013 Ronaldo became a member of PokerStars SportStar, and in 2014 he played a charity poker tournament against tennis star Rafael Nadal. "[149] In a remarkable comeback from injury that had threatened his career, Ronaldo led Brazil to their record fifth World Cup title, receiving the Golden Boot as top scorer with eight goals. He also has five World Cup goals to his credit. "[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. Scored 92 goals in 80 games during the 1981-82 season. That's the first time I really felt a special player was out on a football field. Ronaldo has scored 800 goals. [105] Ronaldo scored his first goal for Corinthians on 8 March 2009 in a Campeonato Paulista match against Palmeiras. In 2015, Pele posted a tweet claiming that he had scored 1,283 goals during his illustrious career. [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. In his first season, the Egyptian showed his goalscoring touch and went on to become Premier League top scorer. [49] During his first comeback on 12 April 2000, he played only six minutes during the first leg of the Coppa Italia final against Lazio before suffering a complete rupture of the knee-cap tendons. Such incredible power matched to his technical skills could make him unstoppable. Former Germany striker Miroslav Klose tops the charts with 16 goals in. "[178] Ronaldo and Klinsmann's shared record of at least three goals in three separate World Cup finals was broken by German striker Miroslav Klose, who has a record of at least four goals in each of three tournaments, having netted five at both the 2002 and 2006 finals, and four at the 2010 tournament. [21] He scored 30 league goals in his first season in the Netherlands, which included seven braces and a hat-trick against Utrecht. Jan 14, 2022 The Argentine soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona played over six hundred matches during his professional career, scoring 338 goals in total. Or talks about it. [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. [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. 30th June 2002. [118] He discovered he had hypothyroidism a condition which slows down metabolism and causes weight gain during tests with Milan in 2007. [257] Ronaldo made a cameo appearance in Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001) and each film of the Goal! The Portuguese striker scored a penalty kick in the 70th minute to give Manchester United a 3-2 victory. Ronaldo scored 88 goals by taking the ball around the goalkeeper during his career. "[33] At the end of 1996, aged 20, Ronaldo became the youngest player to win FIFA World Player of the Year. "[269] FIFA put his overall total at . 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. "[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. He was still a kid. The Black and Yellows hijacked the deal and Lewandowski spent four seasons with Dortmund, scoring a whopping 103 goals across all competitions. Ronaldo was introduced after 30 minutes, partnering 19-year-old Neymar in attack, and had three shots on target which were saved by the Romanian goalkeeper. [159][160][161] In a 2017 interview with Fox Sports, Ronaldo stated, "the best team I played in was the Brazilian one in 2002, we felt that we could always score. [104] Ronaldo responded that playing for Corinthians was the only option open to him. [12] During the tour, his performance against Porto impressed enough that they bid $500,000, which was turned down by club president Csar Masci. Maradona was controversially voted best player of all time in an internet . [25] According to manager Bobby Robson, he signed an eight-year contract, and would play up front alone. Everything that would come to define him the lightning pace, the blurry stepovers, the implausible impression that he was faster with the ball than without it, even the exceptional upper-body strength was all there. [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. [25], During his spell at PSV, Ronaldo attracted the attention of both Inter Milan and FC Barcelona. He, together with Romrio and George Weah, reinvented the centre-forward position. 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. With this goal, he has now reached the top spot in the all-time list of men's goal scorers. [134] The BBC's John Motson stated, "The scenes in the commentary box have been absolute mayhem and chaos. [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. [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. "When he was at Barcelona with Bobby Robson, I realised that he was the best player I'd ever seen take to the field. Kogan Page Publishers. [148]Tim Vickery writes, "Without Ronaldo, Brazil were a shambles, fortunate even to get to the tournament. Player Profile for Ronaldo in the Soccer World Cups. [245], In a 2011 interview with the BBC, former Real Madrid teammate Steve McManaman spoke about Ronaldo's personality. [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. [123] He stated he was "overjoyed" at the experience. The boy was born after a brief relationship between Ronaldo and Michele Umezu, a Brazilian waitress who Ronaldo first met in Tokyo in 2002. As a multi-functional striker who brought a new dimension to the position, Ronaldo has been an influence for a generation of strikers that have followed. [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. [25] Barcelona thought there was an agreement in place, with Barcelona president Josep Llus Nez saying "He's ours for life", but when the parties reconvened the following day, the agreement collapsed, with Nez admitting: "It's all over, Ronaldo is going". 88 of his 414 goals involved rounding the goalkeeper and tapping into an empty net, which is a staggering 21%. 88 of his 414 goalsinvolved rounding the goalkeeper and tapping into an empty net, which is a staggering 21%. [74] Although the knee injuries before 2002 meant he "was robbed of the explosiveness of his early years" (FourFourTwo magazine) by the time he signed for Real Madrid, Ronaldo was named by Marca as a member of the "Best foreign eleven in Real Madrid's history". Only Pel, Diego Maradona and George Best can really compare. So he just had this amazing aura, where everyone wanted to join him. He was slim and powerful, skillful, fast and deadly. 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. Scored 55 goals in 80 games during the 1980-81 season. But in spite of scoring 49 goals in European competitions, Ronaldo never got to win the Champions League. The other Ronaldo and Messi were brilliant teenagers but had nothing like the same impact at that age. [8], Ronaldo has been sponsored by sportswear company Nike since the early part of his career. For my generation he was what Maradona or Pel were for the previous ones. "[33], "There were two Ronaldos: the one that returned after long-term injury in 2002 was a great goalscorer, but the 1990s version was a great everything. Answer (1 of 2): Diego Armando Maradona is famously said to have won the 1986 World Cup almost single-handedly and took Argentina to the final four years later. Often dubbed 'R9', the former Real Madrid man won a slew of trophies in his career including two World Cups with Brazil. You'd be at a table with him and it'd be a judge sitting opposite talking to a politician with someone off the street listening in. However, after a series of knee injuries and recuperation, he was inactive for almost three years. Hatchtt. 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: . Scored 51 goals in 79 games during the 1979-80 season. [12] Ronaldo scored 44 goals in 47 games with Cruzeiro, leading them to their first Copa do Brasil in 1993, and the Minas Gerais State Championship in 1994. 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Ronaldo and prolific Fiorentina striker Gabriel Batistuta were the two best strikers in Serie A, with their duels the most anticipated in Italy. Leo Messi was on just 42, 11 more than Zlatan Ibrahimovic. "[12], Spotted by former Brazilian player Jairzinho, who was coaching So Cristvo, Ronaldo played for the So Cristvo youth team. John Wiley & Sons. 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 [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. [25] He led the Catalan side to UEFA Cup Winners' Cup triumph where he capped the season with the winning goal in the cup final, and to Copa del Rey and Supercopa de Espaa wins. [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. In 1996, Nike signed Ronaldo to a 10-year contract and to a lifetime endorsement deal worth over $180 million. Ronaldo has continued his work as a United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador, a position to which he was appointed in 2000. Because he knows he's black. 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Stats by club [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. He was so natural, so cool, so utterly in control. After 2 operations and 20 months of rehabilitation, Ronaldo managed a comeback during the 2002 FIFA World Cup. [41] During his time with Inter, he scored several goals against city rivals A.C. Milan in the Derby della Madonnina. He was named player of the tournament in 1997, was the top scorer in 1999 and scored in the finals of both, against Bolivia in 1997 and Uruguay in 1999. R9 struck 414 time in his career. "He could go in a restaurant, and I could go in with him, and you're not just there with close friends. But I was training with Flamengo for four months and didn't receive any offer. [185] After the first half ended, Ronaldo made a farewell speech to the crowd. "[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. It's time to go. A young Ronaldo [before a series of injuries] would have been even more dangerous, but it shows how good a player he was. [100][101], Ronaldo trained with Rio de Janeiro based Brazilian club Flamengo during his recovery from knee surgery, and the club's board of directors said that the doors were open for him to join. Actually, at the time, I thought it was some philosophy, something to that effect. Most strikers need the midfielders and their teammates, but he does not. "[147], Ronaldo received a number of accolades for his achievement, including the Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year and the BBC World Sport Star of the Year, and in December 2002 he dedicated his third FIFA World Player of the Year award to the medical team which helped him recover. Although both are entering the final stretch of their careers, they continue to deliver. [255] The Maccabiah is described as "the Jewish Olympics"; Ronald is not Jewish, but some participating countries have more relaxed rules about eligibility and Ronald is a member of a Jewish football club. 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However, especially for famous statisticians in Brazil, the amount of goals scored by Pele is way higher. [54] After two operations and rehabilitation, Ronaldo came back for the 2002 World Cup, helping Brazil win their fifth World Cup title. [41] Ronaldo was given his most recognizable nickname, Il Fenomeno, by the Italian press while playing there. [124] He was then known as Ronaldinho ("little Ronaldo" in Portuguese), because Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus, his older teammate, was also called Ronaldo and later nicknamed Ronaldo ("big Ronaldo") to further distinguish them. "[246], Ronaldo was the co-owner of A1 Team Brazil, along with former F1 driver Emerson Fittipaldi. [66] Manchester United defender Wes Brown commented, "He was just unstoppable. "[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. 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