Ronaldo Nazário
O Fenômeno: the fastest, most feared striker football has seen.
- Position
- Striker
- Club
- Retired
- Born
- 18 September 1976
- Birthplace
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Height
- 1.83 m
About Ronaldo Nazário
Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, O Fenômeno and the original R9, is one of the greatest strikers in history, a blend of pace, power and finishing that changed the position. He emerged at Cruzeiro before starring at PSV, Barcelona and Inter, winning FIFA World Player of the Year at 20 in 1996 and the Ballon d'Or in 1997. Serious knee injuries cost him years of his prime.
His redemption came at the 2002 World Cup, where he scored eight goals, both in the final, to win Brazil a fifth title and the Golden Boot. He took two Ballon d'Ors (1997, 2002) and three FIFA World Player of the Year awards. His 15 World Cup goals were the all-time record from 2006 until Miroslav Klose passed the tally in 2014. He later played for Real Madrid, Milan and Corinthians.
Club career
- 34 goals in 34 games as a teenager.Cruzeiro1993–1994
- 42 goals in 46 Eredivisie games.PSV Eindhoven1994–1996
- 34 goals in one extraordinary season.Barcelona1996–1997
- Star years cut short by knee injuries.Inter Milan1997–2002
- Galáctico; a 2003 La Liga title.Real Madrid2002–2007
- Returned to Brazil to finish his career.Corinthians2009–2011
Honours
- 2FIFA World Cup1994 and 2002, both final goals in 2002
- 2Copa América1997 and 1999
- 1La Liga2003 with Real Madrid
- 2Ballon d'Or1997 and 2002
- 3FIFA World Player of the Year1996, 1997, 2002
Records
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