Scored 92 goals in 80 games during the 1981-82 season. "[146], "I've said before that my big victory was to play football again, to run again and to score goals again. [61] He was sidelined through injury until October 2002 which added to the fans anticipation. Officially, Pele scored 757 goals in 831 games during a glittering career from 1957 to 1977, although club Santos claim his tally was closer to 1,000. Pele's goal tally has been controversial for . [66], In a 2005 interview with Folha de S.Paulo, Ronaldo revealed that, somewhat unexpectedly, he identified racially as white,[231] generating a wider conversation about the complex role of race in Brazil. [138][139][140] Hours before the final against France, Ronaldo suffered a convulsive fit. [25] The footage of the goal was later used in a Nike advert with a voiceover asking: "Imagine you asked God to be the best player in the world, and he listened to you",[25] and the goal was said to have been replayed 160 times on the main Spanish television channels in the 48 hours following the game. "[162], On 2 June 2004, Ronaldo scored an unusual hat-trick of penalties for Brazil against arch-rivals Argentina in a 2006 World Cup qualifying match, which put them top of the group. However, after a series of knee injuries and recuperation, he was inactive for almost three years. For my generation he was what Maradona or Pel were for the previous ones. Maria Beatriz Antony gave birth to their first daughter, named Maria Sophia, in Rio de Janeiro, on 24 December 2008. [134] Jacob Steinberg of The Guardian writes, "In 1998, no one was as ferociously talented as Ronaldo, whose supernatural mixture of power, pace and skill had made him the player every child in the playground wanted to be; at the age of 21, the hopes and dreams of a nation rested on his shoulders. "[34] Paying the buy out clause fee in his contract, Inter Milan signed him in the summer of 1997 for a then world record fee of $27million,[35] making him the second player, after Diego Maradona, to break the world transfer record twice. While playing in the Argentine. Maradona was controversially voted best player of all time in an internet . According to many official reports, Pele scored 643 goals with Santos FC and FIFA has a total count of 767 during his career (club and international level). [115][116][117] In an emotional press conference on 14 February, he cited pain and hypothyroidism as the reasons for his premature retirement. Player Profile for Ronaldo in the Soccer World Cups. Scored 51 goals in 79 games during the 1979-80 season. [123] He stated he was "overjoyed" at the experience. [66] Manchester United defender Wes Brown commented, "He was just unstoppable. "[23] He frequently beat several players when dribbling at speed, and excelled in one on one situations, due to his ball control, acceleration, agility, balance and nimble footwork in his prime. [25] According to manager Bobby Robson, he signed an eight-year contract, and would play up front alone. [43] Ronaldo scored a trademark goal against Lazio in the 1998 UEFA Cup Final. [8] He played on the streets of Bento Ribeiro, a suburb of Rio de Janeiro. With this goal, he has now reached the top spot in the all-time list of men's goal scorers. [104] The announcement received much publicity in the Brazilian press about his choice of Corinthians over Flamengo, since Ronaldo publicly declared himself a Flamengo fan. [121] His first senior goal for Brazil came on 4 May 1994 in a 30 friendly win against Iceland. Appearing alongside football players from around the world, including Paolo Maldini, Eric Cantona, Lus Figo, Patrick Kluivert and Jorge Campos, they defend "the beautiful game" against a team of demonic warriors, destroying evil by winning the match. 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[158] Grard Saillant, the French surgeon who operated on Ronaldo's knee, was in the crowd as his guest, and stated after the game; "This gives hope to everyone who is injured, even those who aren't sportsmen, to see that by fighting you can make it. He has enormous physical potential. [239] On 6 April 2010, Maria Beatriz Antony gave birth to their second daughter. Roma a caccia del 4 posto", "Maradona And Ronaldo Best Ever - Maldini", "He and Ronaldo Give Inter a Dynamic Duo: For Vieri, One More Change of the Jersey", "Ronaldo (Luz (Ronaldo) Nazrio de Lima) Milan and Brazil", "Ronaldo's kneecap exploded, it was by his thigh', "Ronaldo fights the flab and dodgy knees", "Ronaldo e la fascia da capitano: "Giusto che la porti Zanetti" e in serata il s di Cuper", "Serie A in the '90s: when Italian football ruled the world", "Ronaldo Nazario da Lima Interview. "[246], Ronaldo was the co-owner of A1 Team Brazil, along with former F1 driver Emerson Fittipaldi. [148]Tim Vickery writes, "Without Ronaldo, Brazil were a shambles, fortunate even to get to the tournament. [102][103] On 9 December, however, Ronaldo signed a one-year deal with Flamengo's league rival Corinthians. But in spite of scoring 49 goals in European competitions, Ronaldo never got to win the Champions League. [193] Ronaldo played in the UNDP's 11th Match Against Poverty on 4 March 2014 against a Zidane XI in Bern, Switzerland, with proceeds raised helping the recovery efforts in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan. I don't think there was anybody in the stadium who didn't stand up, and I count myself in that as the opposition coach. Or talks about it. 30th June 2002. He scored his first. [46], "The knee injuries suffered at Inter Milan took away the explosiveness that made him possibly the greatest young footballer of all time, a futuristic fusion of speed, strength and skill. "[213] The outstanding influence for a generation of strikers, from Karim Benzema to Sergio Agero, with Romelu Lukaku stating "he changed the dimension of a striker" and could "dribble like a winger, run like a sprinter", Zlatan added, "nobody influenced football and the players who emerged as much as Ronaldo".[214]. [179] Ronaldo finished with fifteen goals in nineteen World Cup matches, for an average of 0.79 per game. Ronaldo was introduced after 30 minutes, partnering 19-year-old Neymar in attack, and had three shots on target which were saved by the Romanian goalkeeper. This victory, for our fifth world title, has crowned my recovery and the work of the whole team. From that point on he showed he was truly a phenomenon. The boy was born after a brief relationship between Ronaldo and Michele Umezu, a Brazilian waitress who Ronaldo first met in Tokyo in 2002. 2. [32], "He was physical perfection, and he seemed like a mythical figure. He was unmarkable. [54] After two operations and rehabilitation, Ronaldo came back for the 2002 World Cup, helping Brazil win their fifth World Cup title. [109][110] Following an injury lay off he returned on 20 September in a match against Gois, and a week later scored for Corinthians in a draw against So Paulo FC. [25] The camera then cut to manager Robson who had got up off the bench and clasped his head in disbelief at what he had seen. Often dubbed 'R9', the former Real Madrid man won a slew of trophies in his career including two World Cups with Brazil. [135] At first, he was removed from the starting lineup 72 minutes before the match, and the team sheet (with Edmundo as his replacement) was submitted to the FIFA delegate. "In 1997, Barcelona played against PSG in Rotterdam and Ronaldo's goal, 1-0. 2 Pele's goal tally has been controversial for many years Credit: Rex And that puts him top of the charts in football history as the greatest goal scorer ever. His reaction was the same. In the 1990s, in his physical pomp, in his free-flowing prime, there was nothing remotely like him. [52], Ronaldo was forced to miss the entire 200001 season and much of the two seasons either side of it. [71][203] According to his physiotherapist Nilton Petrone, Ronaldo was vulnerable to injury due to a medical condition combined with his explosive running. [134] Zagallo admitted the fears over Ronaldo affected his team psychologically, and stated "for the whole of the first half I was wondering whether to take him off", but feared a public outcry in Brazil had he done so. "[81] On 25 January, Ronaldo flew from Madrid to Milan, with statements on the club's website stating Ronaldo was in Milan for a medical, and that a meeting had been arranged with Real Madrid officials to discuss and finalize his transfer to the Milanese club. He proved that he was a cut above the rest that season. [20][21] On 28 August 1994, Ronaldo scored ten minutes into his debut against Vitesse, and scored a brace on his home debut against Go Ahead Eagles. Actually, at the time, I thought it was some philosophy, something to that effect. "[210] The goalscoring idol of Lionel Messi, the Argentine states "Ronaldo was the best striker I've ever seen. Only Pel, Diego Maradona and George Best can really compare. [89], Despite tremendous success over the past decade, Ronaldo never won the UEFA Champions League in his club career. Leo Messi was on just 42, 11 more than Zlatan Ibrahimovic. "I used to visualise the trophy in front of my eyes and imagine what a wonderful feeling it must be to hold it up in the air. The head wants to go on but the body can't take any more. One of his greatest talents was the way he could glide past goalkeepers and that's shown in this ridiculous stat. [176] Ronaldo was awarded the Bronze Shoe as the third-highest goal-scorer of the World Cup. [111], In February 2010, Ronaldo signed a contract extension with Corinthians that would keep him with the club until the end of 2011, and said he would then retire. He didn't just run fast in a straight line, he also changed direction at incredible speed. [197], "Ronaldo did things nobody had seen before. Answer (1 of 3): Pele is a retired Brazilian football player, widely regarded as the greatest football player of all time. He finished the Brazilian Serie A 2009 with 12 goals in 20 matches. The Black and Yellows hijacked the deal and Lewandowski spent four seasons with Dortmund, scoring a whopping 103 goals across all competitions. Matches and goals scored during his career, 1976-1998, by league Diego Armando Maradona, an Argentine soccer star, played over 600 matches in his professional career, scoring 338 goals. It was as if he had come from the moon. "[23] Asked to name the best player of his lifetime, Jos Mourinho said, "Ronaldo, El Fenomeno. [27] Half-way through the season, Barcelona Ronaldo agreed in principle to extend his contract to 2006, doubling his salary in the process. [14], "The first time I saw him play was at Cruzeiro. He was so natural, so cool, so utterly in control. He also took unfancied Napoli to its only two Italian titles. [62] That same reception was observed at the final game of the season against Athletic Bilbao, where Ronaldo scored to finish his first season with 23 league goals and seal La Liga title for 2003. [129][130][131] He also took part in the friendly Tournoi de France in 1997, preceding the 1998 FIFA World Cup, scoring a goal as Brazil became runners-up. [229] The marriage lasted four years. [275][276] In the run-up to the 2014 World Cup, Ronaldo starred as a mentor in Nike's Risk Everything animated commercial with a host of current players in the Nike stable. [94][95] The closest that he came to Champions League success was in 2003 when he helped Real Madrid to the semi-finals, in which they lost to Juventus. He revealed, "when I arrived in training with this haircut everybody stopped talking about the injury". [25] He led the Catalan side to UEFA Cup Winners' Cup triumph where he capped the season with the winning goal in the cup final, and to Copa del Rey and Supercopa de Espaa wins. Such incredible power matched to his technical skills could make him unstoppable. "[134] Adrian Williams, professor of clinical neurology at Birmingham University, said that Ronaldo should not have played, that he would have been feeling the after effects of the seizure, and "there is no way that he would have been able to perform to the best of his ability within 24 hours of his first fit if it was his first fit. There is no direct surgery for that so the kneecap keeps, for a lack of a better word, "dancing" on the femur. How many goals has Neymar scored in his career? ", After two seasons with Inter, A. C. Milan defender Paolo Maldini viewed Ronaldo and Diego Maradona as the two best players he ever faced, stating, "Ronaldo during his first two years at Inter was a phenomenon. Most strikers need the midfielders and their teammates, but he does not. But I know that one day they will be broken. He was inventing things on the spot, so you can't guide him left or right because he's going to get out of these situations, no matter what". [25] scar Garca, Ronaldo's teammate that season, stated, "Back then, he was all fibre and muscle. "[22], Nick Miller, match reporter for The Guardian, writes, "What's striking about Ronaldo in that first year at PSV is how complete he looks, even as a skinny teenager. I have seen il Fenomeno do things nobody else has ever done. 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