Biography of Ronaldo
Ronaldo – footballer, was born on September 22, 1976 in Bento-Ribeiro, Brazil. Best known as the FIFA player of the year in 1996-1997. At birth in the biography of Ronaldo was given the name of Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima.
A bright, very mobile and fast striker, Ronaldo became an international football star in the 1990s, as well as the greatest Brazilian player since Pele. At the age of 17, he became a member of the Brazilian team, which won the 1994 World Cup. However, the athlete did not participate in it. The same year he joined the German club PSV Eindhoven. In 1996, Ronaldo began to play for the “Barsenon”. The following year, he again left the team. This time he signed a contract with the Italian “Internationale Milan”, having stayed in this club until 2002. Then Ronaldo moved to Real Madrid.
In 1996, 1997, he was named the player of the year by FIFA. At the same time, Ronaldo became the youngest footballer, who gained such a high rank,
Ronaldo won the Golden Boot award as a player with the highest number of goals in the competition. Then he scored 8 goals, also made two goals in the final game of Brazil with Germany. Despite the accusations that Ronaldo weighs too much and is no longer so energetic, the athlete made three goals at the 2006 World Cup. By this time for his biography Ronaldo played 15 times at the world championships, thus establishing a new record. In January 2007, he signed a contract with the club “Milan” for 18 months.
Additional information: Ronaldo wears uniform No. 9. He should not be confused with Cristiano Ronaldo, a Portuguese footballer. This is the Brazilian tradition – to name football players in the name of one word. He
In July 2004, Ronaldo was carried away by the model of Daniela Sicarelli, but later the pair broke up. Prior to this, the athlete was married to football player Milen Dominguez. They have a son, also named Ronaldo.