"However, if we are talking strictly about talent and skill, nobody surpasses Ronaldo [Nazario]. "[216] Asked who was the toughest opponent of his career, Fabio Cannavaro responded, "I have no doubt, Ronaldo, the phenomenon. Awesome. 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 proved that he was a cut above the rest that season. [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. [175] Brazil, however, were knocked out by France 10 with a goal by striker Thierry Henry in the quarter-finals. Jan 14, 2022 The Argentine soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona played over six hundred matches during his professional career, scoring 338 goals in total. The boy was born after a brief relationship between Ronaldo and Michele Umezu, a Brazilian waitress who Ronaldo first met in Tokyo in 2002. [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. He also took unfancied Napoli to its only two Italian titles. It was extraordinary. "[215] On his speed of thought, Kak said "For me the best players are those who are able to think of a play and execute it quickest and in the best way possible, and Ronaldo was the best at that. [86] Ronaldo is also one of the few players to have started for Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, which also boasts a heated rivalry. At that moment I'd have to go and live on the North Pole. [15], Ronaldo quickly attracted attention from big clubs, and his agents rejected offers from Botafogo and So Paulo. [102][103] On 9 December, however, Ronaldo signed a one-year deal with Flamengo's league rival Corinthians. He invites everybody. 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[44] His Inter teammate Youri Djorkaeff stated; "Ronaldo was phenomenal. 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", Former France striker Thierry Henry. ", Alexandre Pato on meeting Ronaldo at A.C. Milan in 2007. Ronaldo National Team Brazil Ronaldo Stats Detail of World Cups Played [126][127], At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Ronaldo used the name Ronaldinho again, since centre-back Ronaldo Guiaro, two years his senior, was one of his teammates. called Ronaldo a "phenomenal traitor", and some angry fans burned Ronaldo shirts outside the Flamengo headquarters. 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. 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. Ronaldo was one of the most marketable sportsmen in the world during his playing career. Legendary forward Ronaldo Nazario scored 88 of his goals by sitting the goalkeeper down and rounding them. [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. Sergio Aguero is in fourth place with 78 while Romelu Lukaku is level in fifth with Raul on 73. [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. Ronaldo is the hardest attacker I've ever had to face. But I know that one day they will be broken. They have remained at the top every day for 15 years. [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). P. 174. Actually, at the time, I thought it was some philosophy, something to that effect. I know, I lost my battle. [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. I called him last evening and told him to believe in himself. His Brazil teammate Romrio having played for PSV from 1988 to 1993 advised Ronaldo to move to the club. [37][38] His competitive debut came on the opening day of the 199798 season against Brescia. [134] Brazil lost the match to hosts France 30. Perhaps the most complete striker in the recent past, Ronaldo has also won the World Cup twice with Brazil. But in spite of scoring 49 goals in European competitions, Ronaldo never got to win the Champions League. [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. Steve Hatch, Jim Taylor (2009). The real Ronaldo is the greatest No.9 in history", "Veltroni intervista Cannavaro: Scudetto al Napoli. [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. [42] Ronaldo's goal celebrations often saw his Inter teammates congratulating him by kneeling down and pretending to shine his shoe. [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. [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. You just understand when you see quality. [145] Reporting for CNN, Don Riddell wrote, "It's one of the great mysteries of our time: not the Loch Ness Monster, Stonehenge or the Lost City of Atlantis; it's the case of the missing striker not so much a whodunit, more a kind of a what the heck happened? Later in 2002, he won the FIFA World Player of the Year award for the third time, and transferred from Inter to Real Madrid. [71][203] According to his physiotherapist Nilton Petrone, Ronaldo was vulnerable to injury due to a medical condition combined with his explosive running. [25] According to manager Bobby Robson, he signed an eight-year contract, and would play up front alone. [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". [6][8] Crediting futsal for developing his skills, Ronaldo has said, "futsal will always be my first love. [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. [180] His teammate Kak reflected, "Ronaldo is the best player I have ever played with. [25] The footage of the goal was later used in a Nike advert with a voiceover asking: "Imagine you asked God to be the best player in the world, and he listened to you",[25] and the goal was said to have been replayed 160 times on the main Spanish television channels in the 48 hours following the game. [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. "Ronaldo, El Fenomeno, Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi have had longer careers, they have remained at the top every day for 15 years." How many goals did the Edmonton Oilers score in 1979? How many goals did Pele score in his career? "[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. [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. 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 understand perfectly, I'm openly a Flamengo fan. [119] Ronaldo admitted his body had finally succumbed to the crippling litany of injuries that had blighted his career: "It's very hard to leave something that made me so happy. [176] Ronaldo was awarded the Bronze Shoe as the third-highest goal-scorer of the World Cup. Sid Lowe of Sports Illustrated states, "That season Ronaldo was unstoppable. The Brazilian scored 414 goals in 616 appearances for club and country throughout his career. [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. Stats by club [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. 12 of those goals came during his 14 World Cup appearances,. This makes the relationship between the kneecap and the femur a bit unstable. [141] Steinberg states that Ronaldo "sleepwalked" through the final, which also saw him injured in a collision with French goalkeeper Fabien Barthez. And usually, he was right". [156] In the final against Germany in Yokohama, Japan, Ronaldo scored twice in Brazil's 20 win and tied Pel's Brazilian record of 12 career World Cup goals. Jimmy Greaves (2008). 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. "[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. "[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. His innate ability went beyond anything that I'd ever seen or played alongside. "[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. [271] Unveiled in 2000, a bronze statue of Ronaldo is located next to Ronaldo Field at Nike headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. For my generation he was what Maradona or Pel were for the previous ones. Such incredible power matched to his technical skills could make him unstoppable. The collective was important. he said. [138][139][140] Hours before the final against France, Ronaldo suffered a convulsive fit. [274] In the run-up to the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, he starred in Nike's "Secret Tournament" commercial (branded "Scopion KO") directed by Terry Gilliam, appearing alongside football players such as Thierry Henry, Fabio Cannavaro, Francesco Totti, Ronaldinho and Hidetoshi Nakata, with former player Eric Cantona as the tournament "referee". [121] His first senior goal for Brazil came on 4 May 1994 in a 30 friendly win against Iceland. [193] Ronaldo played in the UNDP's 11th Match Against Poverty on 4 March 2014 against a Zidane XI in Bern, Switzerland, with proceeds raised helping the recovery efforts in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan. Brazil went on to win the bronze medal. 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