[272], Ronaldo has appeared in a series of Nike commercials. [37] His debut came on 27 July during the pre-season fixture against Manchester United. Ronaldo started his career at Cruzeiro and moved to PSV in 1994. [89], Despite tremendous success over the past decade, Ronaldo never won the UEFA Champions League in his club career. "[269] I think of an action but I can't do it the way I want to. He was so natural, so cool, so utterly in control. Cristiano Ronaldo had just 27 goals to his name when he was 21 years old. At age 17, he was the youngest member of the Brazilian squad that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup. In the league, he scored 84 goals. [277], 19971999: World record transfer and Ballon d'Or win, 20022005: Ballon d'Or win and La Liga championship, Majority owner and president of Real Valladolid, Ronaldo: Manual de Vuelo (Brazil Documentary film) 1997, "The Global Art of Soccer" (2006). Despite his injury woes, many people speak so highly of Ronaldo including Jose Mourinho, who believes he is the best player he's ever seen. 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. Sometimes there'd be 20 to 30 people sitting at meal times with him. [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. At the end the game of Football is about. 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. Ronaldo is the hardest attacker I've ever had to face. ", Quinton Fortune remembers playing against Ronaldo in the 199697 season. [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. "[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. [12][17] He came to national public attention on 7 November 1993, scoring five goals in the game against Bahia. While playing in the Argentine. "[124] Dubbed the "three R's", Ronaldo starred in a formidable attack alongside Rivaldo and Ronaldinho, and the trio were named in the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team. [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. [123][153], Ronaldo scored against every opponent in the tournament except in the quarter-finals against England. [65] Completing his hat-trick with a swerving strike from 30 yards, Ronaldo was substituted off after 67 minutes, and was given a standing ovation from both sets of fans. "[246], Ronaldo was the co-owner of A1 Team Brazil, along with former F1 driver Emerson Fittipaldi. [62] That same reception was observed at the final game of the season against Athletic Bilbao, where Ronaldo scored to finish his first season with 23 league goals and seal La Liga title for 2003. "I used to visualise the trophy in front of my eyes and imagine what a wonderful feeling it must be to hold it up in the air. He scored 136 goals in 236 apps he made with Santos from 2009-2013. [197] He walked out with a child wearing a Russia 2018 shirt at the beginning, and returned at the end of the ceremony with the official ball of the 2018 World Cup Adidas Telstar 18 which was sent into space with the International Space Station crew in March and came back to Earth in early June. Halfway through his first season he won FIFA World Player of the Year for the second time, and collected the Ballon d'Or. [25] The camera then cut to manager Robson who had got up off the bench and clasped his head in disbelief at what he had seen. 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. 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". The ceremony reportedly cost 700,000 (896,000). "[141] However, shortly before kick off, after pleading that he felt fine and requested to play, Ronaldo was reinstated by Brazil coach Mrio Zagallo. The first time was in 2006-07, when he finished second in voting for the Norris Trophy as the league's best defenseman. [21] With PSV, Ronaldo won the Dutch Cup in 1996 and he was Eredivisie top scorer in 1995. He was still a kid. [134] The starting line up without Ronaldo was released to a stunned world media. [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. He invites everybody. Kogan Page Publishers. [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. In April 2009, the family moved to a new penthouse in So Paulo. [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. [222], In September 2018, Ronaldo became the majority owner of La Liga club Real Valladolid after buying a 51% controlling stake in the club for 30 million. "[23] In one on one situations, Ronaldo often used elaborate feints to trick and beat defenders and goalkeepers; he popularised the use of many football tricks such as the elastico and the step over. 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. "[8] Recognized as a child prodigy, Jairzinho recommended the then 16-year-old to his former club Cruzeiro. But I was training with Flamengo for four months and didn't receive any offer. ", Former France striker Thierry Henry. However, after a series of knee injuries and recuperation, he was inactive for almost three years. He starred in the 1996 Nike commercial titled "Good vs Evil" in a gladiatorial game set in a Roman amphitheatre. [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. Emilio Butragueo stated, "Ronaldo creates a goalscoring opportunity where it doesn't exist. [261] Released in 2000 for the PlayStation and Game Boy Color, the video game Ronaldo V-Football was exclusively endorsed by Ronaldo. [134] Zagallo admitted the fears over Ronaldo affected his team psychologically, and stated "for the whole of the first half I was wondering whether to take him off", but feared a public outcry in Brazil had he done so. 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. He scored his first. [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. His Brazil teammate Romrio having played for PSV from 1988 to 1993 advised Ronaldo to move to the club. "[23] He frequently beat several players when dribbling at speed, and excelled in one on one situations, due to his ball control, acceleration, agility, balance and nimble footwork in his prime. The Brazilian soccer legend has updated his Instagram bio to say that he's now the all-time leading goal scorer. "[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. [41] During his time with Inter, he scored several goals against city rivals A.C. Milan in the Derby della Madonnina. Answer (1 of 3): Pele is a retired Brazilian football player, widely regarded as the greatest football player of all time. Precisely how many time Pele hit the net is a matter of debate, with most statisticians agreeing the number is between 1,281 and 1,283. [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". "[181], In February 2011, it was announced that Ronaldo would be given one last match for Brazil, a friendly against Romania in So Paulo on 7 June 2011, five years after his last match with the national team. "The maternal ancestry of the Brazilian white was one-third African, one third Amerindian, and one third European. called Ronaldo a "phenomenal traitor", and some angry fans burned Ronaldo shirts outside the Flamengo headquarters. [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. [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. [191] In January 2013, Ronaldo was named one of the six ambassadors of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Ronaldo was one of the most marketable sportsmen in the world during his playing career. It was Barcelona that was willing to pay the then world record fee of $19.5million, and he joined the club on 17 July 1996. 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). 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! [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. [25] scar Garca, Ronaldo's teammate that season, stated, "Back then, he was all fibre and muscle. [134] Brazil lost the match to hosts France 30. Although both are entering the final stretch of their careers, they continue to deliver. "[98] Ronaldo was released by Milan at the end of the season, as his contract expired and was not renewed. 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. "Rigorous Magic: Communication Ideas and their Application". Former Germany striker Miroslav Klose tops the charts with 16 goals in. One of them, a solo goal against Compostela, is considered one of the most amazing goals in football. Steve Hatch, Jim Taylor (2009). [180] His teammate Kak reflected, "Ronaldo is the best player I have ever played with. [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. [247] Ronaldo co-owns the sports marketing company 9INE, with his friend, mixed martial artist Anderson Silva, one of his clients. [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. Scored 51 goals in 79 games during the 1979-80 season. [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. [232][233][234] Ronaldo's father, Nelio Nazario, stated, "He knows full well that he's black. An individual who considers himself white may be genomically more African than an individual who considers himself to be brown or black. "[9][10][11] His coach from Social Ramos, Alirio Carvalho, says: "What was special about Ronaldo was his attitude. "[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. Ronaldo only played 300-plus minutes in his second season at Milan due to recurring injury problems and weight issues. [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. He, together with Romrio and George Weah, reinvented the centre-forward position. At 21, he received the 1997 Ballon d'Or and remains the youngest recipient of the award. "[224], In December 2021, Ronaldo bought a controlling stake in his boyhood club Cruzeiro. [60] Ronaldo was part of the Galcticos era of global stars signed by the club every summer, which included Zinedine Zidane, Lus Figo, Roberto Carlos and David Beckham. [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. The Black and Yellows hijacked the deal and Lewandowski spent four seasons with Dortmund, scoring a whopping 103 goals across all competitions. Scored 55 goals in 80 games during the 1980-81 season. "In 1997, Barcelona played against PSG in Rotterdam and Ronaldo's goal, 1-0. It's an astonishing feat for one of the world's greatest strikers. [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. [111], In February 2010, Ronaldo signed a contract extension with Corinthians that would keep him with the club until the end of 2011, and said he would then retire. It was a team without any vanity, or individuals. Jan 14, 2022 The Argentine soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona played over six hundred matches during his professional career, scoring 338 goals in total. Ronaldo, the original Ronaldo, inspired a phalanx of imitators, players we see on our screens every weekend. [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 had such an ease with the ball. Then he came to Barcelona. "[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. However, if we are talking strictly about talent and skill, nobody surpasses Ronaldo. And usually, he was right". [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. 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