Date of Birth22 September 1976, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Birth Name :-Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima
Nickname :-
Fenômeno
Ronaldinho
Height :-
6' (1.83 m)
Spouse :-
| Milene Domingues | (24 December 1999 - ?) (divorced) 1 child |
Brazilian international footballer.
As of the 2002-2003 season playing for Real Madrid.
Member of the 1994 (where he didn't get to play), 1998, 2002 and 2006 Brazilian World Cup Football teams.
Prior to the 2002-2003 season had played for the following clubs: São Cristóvão (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Cruzeiro (Minas Gerais, Brazil), PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands), Barcelona (Spain) and Internazionale of Milan (Italy).
Has his look-alike puppet in the French show "Les guignols de l'info" (1988).
Son, Ronald, born. [6 April 2000]
Played for F.C. Barcelona (Spain) (1996-1997)
Won the bronze medal with Brazil in the 1996 Olympic Games.
Scored both goals in Brazil's 2-0 victory over Germany in the final of the World Cup men's soccer tournament in Yokohama, Japan. His total in the final stages of the tourney is 12, tying him with Pelé for the all-time lead among Brazilian goalscorers. [30 June 2002]
His eight goals in the 2002 World Cup made him the highest scorer in a World Cup tournament for 32 years.
Has scored a record 15 goals in the World Cup(over three tournaments).
Engaged to Brazilian top model, Daniela Cicarelli (August 2004)
His fiancée Daniela Cicarelli was expecting the couple's first child, but she had a miscarriage of the baby due in late 2005 (April 2005).
He scored 24 goals in La Liga, 2 goals in Copa Del Ray and 9 goals in Champions League season 2003/2004
He scored 21 goals in La Liga and 1 goal in Champions League season 2004/2005
He scored 23 goals in La Liga and 6 goals in Champions League season 2002/2003
For PSV he played 45 games and scored 42 goals
He played 68 games for Inter and scored 49 goals
When he was playing for Barcelona he scored 34 goals in 37 games
He scored his 100th goal against Real Sociedad on 9th April 2006.
He scored 14 goals season 2005/2006 in La Liga
Born in Bento Ribeiro, a poor neighborhood in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
As of December 2008, he has two children: a son Ronald (b. 2006) with Milene Domingues, and a daughter Maria Sofia (b. December 24, 2008) with fiancée, Maria Beatriz Anthony.
He was awarded the BBC Sports Award for Overseas Personality of the Year in 2002.
Personal Quotes
"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 goalscoring situation on his own. He is simply sensational" (His former coach at FC Barcelona, Bobby Robson).
"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 speciality, but my habit."
"We lost because we didn't win."
Where Are They Now
(July 2005) Is in Japan playing a tournament with his team Real Madrid
(June 2006) Is in Germany playing the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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