RONALDO

Date Of Birth : 22 September 1976
Position : Forward
Nation : Brazil
Height : 183 cm
Major Club : Inter Milan, Real Madrid
Caps : 98 Games (62 Goals)
World Cup Participation : 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 (19 Games with 15 Goals)
Professional Score Record : 352 Goals/ 517 Games
Club Honours : 2 Times Brazil State Champion
1 Time Spanish La Liga
2 Times Brazil Cup
1 Time Dutch Cup
1 Time Copa Del Rey
1997 European Cup Winners’ Cup
1998 UEFA Cup
2002 Intercontinental Cup
International Honours : 2 Times Copa America Winners (1994, 2002)
1997 FIFA Confederation Cup
1998 Copa America Runner-Up
1998 FIFA World Cup Runner-Up
2002 FIFA World Cup Champion
Individual Achievement : 3 Times Bravo Awards (1995, 1997, 1998)
1 Time Dutch League Top Scorer
2 Times Spanish La Liga Top Scorer
1996 Silver Ball European Footballer of The Year
1997 European Golden Boot
1997 Spanish La Liga Foreign Player of The Year
1997 Copa America Most Valuable Player
2 Times EFE Trophy (1997, 2003)
1998 UEFA Club Best Forward
1998 UEFA Club Most Valuable Player
1998 Italian Series A Foreign Footballer of The Year
1998 Italian Series A Footballer of The Year
1998 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball
1998 Silver Ball European Footballer of The Year
1998 Silver Ball FIFA World Player of The Year
1998 Bronze Ball World Soccer Player of The Year
2 Times FIFA World Cup All Star Team (1998, 2002)
1999 Copa America Top Scorer
2002 FIFA World Cup Silver Ball
2002 FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe
2002 FIFA Team of The Year
2002 BBC Sport Oversea Personality of The Year
2003 Bronze Ball FIFA World Player of The Year
 Campeonato Paulista : Best Player, 2009
2 Times Onze d’Or (1997, 2002)
2 Times European Footballer of The Year (1997, 2002)
3 Times World Soccer Player of The Year (1996, 1997, 2002)
3 Times FIFA World Player of The Year (1996, 1997, 2002)
France Football All-Time World XI
Brazil Football Museum Hall of Fame
FIFA World Cup All-Time Top Scorer

“The Phenomenon” Ronaldo Luis Nazario De Lima is regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all-time if consider only his prime. He processed great ball control and dribbling skills combined with a powerful physique and could hold off most defenders, and prolific scoring ability. Ronaldo is the youngest player ever to win Ballon d’Or, as he was a world-class player since his 20 year olds. He was famosus for his scoring a large number of goals by only his abilities as the one-man-show. On the other hand, The repeated big injury led him out of the game for two years. Even he could came back to be a world-class player again particularly in World Cup 2002 that he scored 12 goals, He never reached his prime that he could perform any longer. He also never won UEFA Champion League after his transferring to Real Madrid was after their three time UEFA Champion League Winners. In his lately career, He began being unprofessional behavior, allowed himself to be overweight, his speed gradually slow, and not be the remainder of the great footballer anymore.