Ronaldo started playing football in the streets like many other kids in this poor Brazilian neighborhood. At the age of 14 Ronaldo was spotted by a World Cup winning Brazilian named Jairzinho. Who recommended Ronaldo to the Brazil youth team and got him a spot with his former club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube.

Ronaldo’s first year as a professional aged 17 saw him scoring 12 goals from 14 games, scoring all 3 winning goals in the state championship and receiving his first national team selection. Ronaldo was soon transferred to the Dutch side PSV Eindoven and had another stunning season scoring 54 goals from 57 games. This was more than enough for a certain Spanish giant to come knocking.

In 1996 Ronaldo was transferred to FC Barcelona. This was the start of even greater achievements. Scoring 47 goals from 49 games for FC Barcelona, winning two consecutive FIFA World Player of the Year awards and being transferred to Internazionale and scoring 49 goals from 68 games. The massive goal scoring potential of Ronaldo cemented him as one the worlds best football strikers.

During the 1998 World Cup Final in France, the dream run Ronaldo had so far experienced started to change. The morning before Brazil was scheduled to play France in the final, Ronaldo suffered a convulsive fit. This should have rendered him unfit to play, but he battled on and played in the final. It was clear to see he was nowhere near the usual brilliant Ronaldo. Brazil lost the final.

On 21 November 1999, it all went wrong for Ronaldo. During a match he injured his knee and was forced to limp of the field, having ruptured a tendon in his right knee. He had surgery and returned to the pitch 4 months later only to injure his recently repaired knee again. At the time it seemed like this would end the Ronaldo scoring machine, but to his credit the Brazilian made a recovery after a further 13 months of rehabilitation.

In 2002 Ronaldo showed the world he was back. The first sign of his return to form was being selected to Brazil’s national team for the FIFA Soccer World Cup. He then went on to score 8 goals out of 7 games. Became the top goal scorer at the world cup and at the same time equaled Pele’s total world cup goals record at 12 goals. Which helped Brazil win the soccer world cup. Then after being transferred to Real Madrid he completed a dream debut. Scoring 2 goals in a match winning performance. As if this was not enough for 2002 he then went on to win the FIFA World Player of the year award for the third time in his career.

In 2003 Ronaldo won the La Liga Championship with Real Madrid. A team that was signing the best players it could get its hands on. With such vast amounts of talent at Real Madrid and an underachieving Ronaldo. The last 3 years have been relatively quiet for Ronaldo. Thou he did become the top goal scorer in the history of the FIFA World Cup with 15 goals in all his appearances at 2006 FIFA World Cup. What an awesome players profile he has.

On the 30th of January 2007 Ronaldo joined AC Milan. “I believe that just being at Milan is a great motivation… I want to show everyone who I still am.” Ronaldo 2/2/2007

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Club

AC Milan

Full Name

Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima

Date Of Birth

1976-09-22

Place Of Birth

Bento Ribeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Height

1.83m

Nickname

The Phenomenon

Position

Striker

Nationality

Brazilian

born on 21 March 1980 in Vila Nova, Porto Alegre, Brazil. He is a Brazilian national who plays for FC Barcelona and Brasil’s national team.

Like many Brasilians Ronaldinho started playing football at an early age. He had a very supportive soccer family with a father that played amateur football and a brother who was also a professional footballer.

Ronaldinho’s player profile began at the age of 13, while playing futsal (indoor soccer). The young Ronaldinho’s amazing talent caught the media’s attention. He scored 23 goals in a 23-0 match against a crushed local team.

A few years later he represented Brazil in the 1997 FIFA Under 17 World Championship. They became the first Brazilian team to win the championship.

In 1997 he joined the youth team of Grêmio, the same club his brother played professionally at. It was here that he was able to demonstrate his awesome ball control and scoring ability. Ronaldinho soon joined the professional team and in 1999 was selected to be part of the Brazilian nation team. In his first appearance with the Brasilian national team against Venezuela, Ronaldinho scored a fantastic goal after dribbling past many players with his unique flair.

In 2001 Ronaldinho signed a contract with Paris St. Germain FC. It was during his time here and especially after a successful Brazilian World Cup win in 2002 that many of the major European clubs wanted to sign Ronaldinho.

After a bidding war amongst the top European clubs, Ronaldinho was signed by FC Barcelona on the the 19th of July 2003 for £20 million.

At FC Barcelona Ronaldinho’s career excelled in every area. His team won the Spanish Liga in 2005 and 2006, the Supercopa de España in 2005 and 2006, the UEFA Champions League in 2006.

As an individual Ronaldinho has won the World Soccer Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005, the FIFA World Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005, the European Footballer of the Year in 2005.

With all Ronaldinho’s amazing talents on and off the field he has become the most marketable player profiles in the world.

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Club

FC Barcelona

Full Name

Ronaldo de Assis Moreira

Date Of Birth

1980-03-21

Place Of Birth

Vila Nova, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Height

1.81m

Nickname

Dinho, Gaúcho, El Maestro, Ronnie,

El Mago

Position

Attacking midfielder

Nationality

Brazilian

Cristiano Ronaldo News

Cristiano Ronaldo started playing futbol at an early age (2 – 3 years old ) in a small island town more widely known for it’s farming practices that producing soccer stars.

Cristiano Ronaldo made a stunning debut for Sporting in the Portuguese Super Liga in September 2002. The 17 year old Ronaldo scored two goals and instantly proved his worth at his new club.

In August 2003 after a friendly against , which Sporting Lisbon won. Sir Alex signed Christiano for £12.24m. A few days later on the 16th of August he made his debut for Manchester United.

In Cristiano Ronaldo’s debut match for Manchester he made an immediate impact, even thou he did not score he was instrumental in producing the win for the team. This gave Cristiano a good start with the fans and English press who praised his debut performance and laid to rest any uncertainty about the highest paid new teenage player in Britain.

Club

Manchester United Football Club

Full Name

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro

Date Of Birth

1985-02-05

Place Of Birth

Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

Height

1.84m

Nickname

CR, Ronnie, Rocket Ronaldo, C. Ronaldo, CR7

Position

Winger

Nationality

Portuguese

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