Ronaldo

Ronaldo Luis Nazariu di Lima was born in Bento Ribeiro , a poor suburb of Rio de Janeiro , on September 18, 1976 , but was officially registered by his parents only on September 22 . His mother named him in honor of the obstetrician Ronaldo Valente, who received her birth.

Ronaldo started playing football at the age of 6, at the age of 8 he received a leather ball as a gift from his father, and at age 12 he became a regular player of the Valqueire children's futsal club. In the following years, Ronaldo began combining futsal with playing big football in the San Cristovan team. Having become the top scorer of both tournaments, he finally decided to choose exactly big football. And later, after some time, the first references to the possible “new Pele ” appeared in the press.

In 1993, Ronaldo moved to his first professional football club - Cruzeiro , the transfer amount was 50,000 US dollars . In this club, from July 1993 to August 1994, he scored 57 goals (of which 44 in official matches), becoming the club's top scorer, which attracted serious attention from fans and experts from European clubs. In one of the matches, against the Bahia club, Ronaldo scored five goals and gave one assist.

Season One

Ronaldo transferred to the Dutch PSV in July 1994 for £ 5 million. Soon, Nike signed a sponsorship contract with him. Despite the lack of knowledge of the Dutch language and the difficulties associated with acclimatization , Ronaldo already in the debut season , at the age of 17, became the top scorer of the Dutch championship , and his team became the third.

In early 1995, the president of Inter Milan , Massimo Moratti, entered into an agreement with PSV to receive Inter a priority right to buy a Brazilian. In the spring of the same year, Ronaldo, while on vacation in Milan, talked with Moratti.

Season Two

Sore Knee

In the second season , Ronaldo’s affairs went worse, his team again became the third in the championship, he had knee pains. Training was stopped for several days, but this did not help, the physical form of the player was far from ideal, it became known that knee surgery was required. In February 1996, an operation was performed, Ronaldo was eliminated for 4 months, which meant for him the end of the season. Brazilian striker Romario advised Ronaldo to see a physiotherapist Nilton Petron, who was treating him himself. Ronaldo left Eindhoven and went to the clinic for a 90-day course of intensive physiotherapy . All this time, the Brazilian was engaged in the gym and swam in the pool .

Return

Result - the forward managed to recover for the Holland Cup final, but head coach Dick Advocaat gave him only a few minutes to play in that match, releasing a substitute. After that, Ronaldo decided to leave PSV and go to another club.

Transition

At the Olympic Games in Atlanta, the Brazilian national team won bronze medals, and Ronaldo became one of the best in the team. “ Barcelona ” turned to PSV with a proposal to make a transfer, the Dutch club, according to an earlier agreement, suggested “Inter” to kill the Catalans offer of $ 20 million. Massimo Moratti refused to buy a player, considering the amount too high. As a result, Barcelona signed a contract with Ronaldo in the United States . He also signed a new contract with Nike.

Club Game

1996

The first game for the new club for Ronaldo was a friendly match , then the championship began, which began to take shape for him successfully, he scored goals. In the match against Compostela , in those years of a strong middle peasant of the Spanish championship, Ronaldo scored a goal, taking the ball away from the opponent in his own half of the field, running away from an opponent who nearly knocked him down and grabbed his shirt, defeating all the defense, goalkeeper and scoring a goal from about 11 meters. He continued to show a good game until the end of the year, according to the results of which he for the first time became the best football player on the planet according to FIFA .

1997

Having started to play excellently in the first half of the 1996/97 season, Ronaldo continued his successful business in the new year. At the end of the season, the world's best player had 47 goals in 49 games. Thanks to his goals, the club won the Cup Winners Cup and the Spanish Cup . Ronaldo himself became the top scorer of the championship of Spain with 34 goals in 37 games, winning the Golden Boot .

Transition

In July 1997, Ronaldo moved to Inter Milan . The Italian club paid Barcelona 25 million pounds ^[17] for Ronaldo, which at that time was a record for the transfer of a football player . At the club’s headquarters, the player was met by 10,000 fans, the same number in the team’s training center. Ronaldo, instead of his beloved 9th number, which was busy, got the 10th. T-shirts with the name Ronaldo on the back were actively bought by fans.

Club Game

1997/1998 Season

The change of club and championship did not negatively affect Ronaldo. After the match with Piacenza , in which the Brazilian scored a hat-trick , fans gave him the nickname Phenomenon . According to the results of 1997, Ronaldo received the Golden Ball and the first in history for the second time became the player of the year according to FIFA. “Inter” in the fight for the championship lost the fight to “ Juventus ”, becoming the second, the club also became the owner of the UEFA Cup , where in the semifinals it won against Moscow “Spartak”.

1998/1999 Season

Before the new season of 1998/1999, the team had a change of numbers, and Ronaldo still got the 9th number. The Brazilian took 2nd place in the 1998 vote for the title “FIFA Player of the Year”, losing to Zidane . “Inter” in that season changed four coaches, could not win a single title, and in the championship was only 9th. In the same season, Ronaldo began to worry about pain in his right knee, he had to play on injections, but Nilton Petrone did not advise him to have an operation, since the pain was inconsistent.

1999/2000 Season

The new season began for Ronaldo not bad, despite the pain in the knee. However, the game against Lecce showed that an operation is still required. The meniscus operation was carried out in one of the clinics in Paris , the restoration took 4 months, it was impossible to speed up the process. During the recovery, Ronaldo found out that his wife was pregnant, and promised: "My son will see me on the field." Ronald's son was born on April 6 , earlier than the date when Ronaldo could enter the field. April 12, “Inter” was to play with “ Lazio ” in the final of the Italian Cup , doctors said that Ronaldo could play about 20 minutes.

Ronaldo entered the field in a match with Lazio, the game started well, he created several dangerous moments. In one of the game episodes, Ronaldo fell on the lawn and grabbed his knee, tears appeared on his face, and he was carried on a stretcher outside the field; match and season for him were over.

The survey showed that the knee was broken, the player’s career was at risk. Ronaldo was transported to Paris, an operation was again required, but more serious, requiring the restoration of at least one year.

Ronaldo received moral support from fans, teammates, friends and relatives. Zinedine Zidane came to the Brazilian, and after returning to Milan - Pele ; the president of Brazil wished him a speedy recovery. In March 2000, Ronaldo entered the field in a friendly match with Michael Schumacher and Zico at the Maracan . After Ronaldo was discharged from the clinic, he returned to Italy, to the location of his club, where he trained daily, also played in friendly matches. For those 2 years that he spent out of the field, Ronaldo lost in popularity, new players appeared in the Brazilian national team, with whom he was forced to fight to get to the 2002 World Cup .

Transition

After a successful World Cup in 2002, Ronaldo moved to Real Madrid for £ 40 million. Ronaldo became part of the “star” line-up of the “creamy” ones, by that time Luis Figo and Zinedine Zidane had already joined the team. Nerazzurri fans regard Ronaldo’s departure as a betrayal , because during the entire restoration they were waiting for him, and after a triumphant return he moved to another club.

Club Game

Season 2002/2003

Spain Football Championship

From the first match, Ronaldo began to score goals and show the game, which the fans and the club management expected from him. In the first El Classico of the season, the match against Barcelona , Ronaldo could not be played due to the flu . In 2003, in a “return” match at the “ Santiago Bernabeu ” Ronaldo entered the field against his former team and scored a goal, the match ended with the score 1: 1. After third place last season with the arrival of the Brazilian, “creamy” were able to win the championship of Spain .

Champions League

After two group stages in the Champions League , Real Madrid made it to the playoffs , where the Spaniards had to meet with Manchester United . The first match in Madrid ended with a score of 3: 1 in favor of the hosts, in the second leg at Old Trafford Ronaldo scored 3 goals against Manchester United and put his team into the semifinals (although Real lost in this meeting with a score of 3 :four). Fans of the opponent applauded “Critters” standing. Among the four clubs that made it to the semifinals, all teams except Real Madrid were Italian. In the absence of an injured Ronaldo, Real Madrid missed the Turin Juventus into the final. Because of this defeat, Vicente del Bosque was fired from the post of head coach of the club.

2003/2004 Season

In the 2003/04 season, Ronaldo for the second time in his career became the top scorer of the Spanish Championship, scoring 24 goals. However, for the team, the season ended unsuccessfully: in the final table of the championship, “creamy” became only fourth, and in the Champions League the club flew out at the 1/4 final stage after two meetings with “Monaco”.

Bad Seasons

In the next two seasons, Ronaldo could not win a single personal trophy. Ronaldo managed to get twice only in the top five La Liga scorers. Real Madrid twice lost the fight for the championship, “Barcelona”, and in the Champions League stopped at the stage of 1/8 finals. In addition, Ronaldo started having problems with being overweight; he was criticized by both fans and specialists. The two-time world champion decided to focus on preparing for the 2006 World Cup .

Season 2006/2007

After the unsuccessful, according to the management of Real Madrid, 2003/2004 season and the resignation of Vicente del Bosque, 5 head coaches worked in the club for 2 years, and failed to win a single trophy. With the beginning of the new season, the club has undergone major changes - Florentino Perez , the creator of the galacticos and the initiator of the transition of Ronaldo to the club, resigned as president of the Royal Club. He was replaced by Ramon Calderon , who appointed the new head coach of the Italian Fabio Capello , a strict coach, a supporter of strict discipline, requiring unquestioning implementation of tactical settings. Capello's manner of work infringed on Ronaldo's freedom of action. The relationship between them was strained , the Brazilian was increasingly among the substitutes, and by the end of the season the differences led to an open conflict. After a conversation with the leadership of Real Madrid, Ronaldo decided to move to another team.

Season 2006/2007

In January 2007, Ronaldo moved to Milan for £ 6.675 million . In the club, the Brazilian took the 99th number, since the 9th was occupied by Filippo Inzaghi .

In the second half of the 2006/07 season, Ronaldo showed a good game, scored 7 goals, including one in a derby against Inter.

2007/2008 Season

Contrary to expectations , the start of the season for Ronaldo was unsuccessful. Several times before the start of friendly and official matches, the club’s press service announced that the Brazilian would not enter the field due to a minor injury. A similar thing happened before almost every game, Ronaldo did not take part in the matches, club head coach Carlo Ancelotti attributed this to the resulting microtrauma. During the first half of the season, Ronaldo entered the field several times and scored 2 goals.

Serious Injury

In the same season, in a home match at San Siro against Livorno, Ronaldo came on as a substitute. He immediately joined the game, gave a beautiful pass with his heel, which caused the audience to rejoice. In one of the game episodes, Ronaldo collided with Jose Luis Vidigal and Dario Knezhevich and fell on the lawn. Ronaldo grabbed his knee, tears appeared in his eyes, it became clear that the Brazilian was seriously injured. Forward left the field on a stretcher. A medical examination revealed that Ronaldo tore the ligaments of his left knee. He received a similar injury in 1999, speaking for Inter, but then he was 22 years old. At the time of this injury, Ronaldo was already 30 years old, given the previous injuries and the serious nature of the new, Ronaldo could end his career.

Recovery

Many experts and fans believed that Ronaldo would not be able to return to football, and the player himself said that he did not know whether to pursue a career . In July 2008, Milan did not renew the contract with Ronaldo, and he received the status of a free agent . After several months of recovery, Ronaldo said that he wants to return to football and will make every effort for this. September 18, the day Ronaldo was 32 years old, for the first time after an injury, he trained with the ball ^[18] . До декабря 2008 года он тренировался в составе бразильского «Фламенго», своего любимого клуба. В течение этого времени заинтересованность в услугах бразильца помимо «Фламенго» высказывали « Сиена » ^[19] , ПСЖ , « Манчестер Сити » ^[20] , « Сампдория » ^[21] , « Бешикташ » ^[22] , а также последний клуб Роналдо «Милан» ^[23] .

Переход

Несмотря на переговоры с рядом клубов, 9 декабря Роналдо заключил контракт с « Коринтиансом » ^[24] . Презентация игрока состоялась 12 декабря, контракт был подписан сроком на один год, зарплата Роналдо должна была составить 167 тыс. долларов США в неделю ^[25] . Роналдо получил в команде 9-й номер ^[26] .

Интервью Роналдо после заключения контракта ^[27] :

Я горжусь собой. Это была очень тяжёлая борьба, но я выиграл. « Коринтианс » верит в меня, у команды большие планы на следующий сезон. Убеждён, что это будет отличный год.
«Коринтианс» — отличный выбор. У этого клуба амбициозные планы на следующий год. Хочу помочь команде добиться успеха. На протяжении последних восьми месяцев я восстанавливался после тяжёлой травмы, и мне удалось победить. Понимаю, что поначалу придётся нелегко, но я не могу представить свою жизнь без футбола. Надеюсь, что впереди у меня ещё не один матч.

Фанаты « Фламенго » отреагировали на этот переход крайне негативно, собравшись возле офиса своего клуба, они сожгли футболки всех клубов, за которые Роналдо выступал. На этот инцидент Роналдо ответил, что понимает гнев болельщиков, но за 4 месяца его тренировок в составе клуба, руководство так и не предложило ему заключить контракт. Президент «Фламенго» Марсио Брага же объяснил, почему Роналдо так и не был предложен контракт: «Нападающий был ещё травмирован, и предложенный контракт плохо повлиял бы на него, так как он начал бы форсировать процесс восстановления. В любом случае, могу сказать, что я разочарован решением Роналдо. Ведь он говорил, что будет тренироваться с нами, что хочет остаться здесь». ^[28]

О заключении контракта Роналдо с «Коринтиансом» высказались многие известные люди ^[29] .
Президент Бразилии Луис Инасиу Лула да Силва :

Я счастлив этой новостью. Во-первых, потому что он мальчик с прекрасным характером, и во-вторых, потому что он оказал Бразилии огромные услуги. Возраст его не оптимальный, но всё же, я уверен, что он сможет на отлично служить в нашем клубе

Пеле — трёхкратный чемпион мира по футболу :

С него будут много требовать. Роналдо должен это знать и потому быть полностью готовым к моменту дебюта.

Подготовка к дебюту

В конце декабря Роналдо провёл первую тренировку в составе «Коринтианса», он работал отдельно от своих партнёров, проведя несколько часов в тренажёрном зале. В это время около 500 поклонников ждали его на улице ^[30] . В те же дни, он заявил, что ещё имеет лишний вес, около 5-6 килограммов, от которых он пообещал избавиться в течение предсезонной подготовки ^[31] .

В начале января 2009 года президент «Коринтианса» сообщил, что Роналдо дебютирует за клуб 17 января в матче против уругвайского « Пеньяроля » ^[32] . Однако в том матче Роналдо не дебютировал, а в конце месяца было объявлено, что он появится на поле 8 марта, в матче против « Палмейраса » ^[33] .

В первых числах февраля Роналдо продолжал тренироваться отдельно от основной группы, но сам не смог назвать точную дату своего возвращения:

На данный момент нельзя даже прогнозировать, когда окажусь на поле. Медицинские тесты говорят о том, что сила мышц левой ноги на 30 % меньше, чем у правой. Бывает, хочу делать рывок и замечаю, что правая нога тянет своей мощью, а левая явно нет. Следовательно, мне нужно собрать ещё сил, чтобы не было опасно играть. Идеальный момент будет, когда обе ноги смогут работать практически одинаково. В прошлый раз я полтора года восстанавливался после такой травмы, на этот, кажется, что удастся пораньше играть, ибо этой травме вот-вот исполнится всего год.

9 февраля персональный физиотерапевт Роналдо высказался по поводу восстановления бразильца ^[34] :

8-10 дней. Таков срок, который мы вычислили, после чего риск получать травму на тренировках и в играх для Роналдо будет минимальным или вообще будет отсутствовать. За этот период он сможет довести разницу между силами ног всего до 10-15 %.

Таким образом, уже во второй половине февраля Роналдо окажется в распоряжении тренера команды, чтобы его использовать по назначению. На данный момент у Роналдо уже нет никаких медицинских или физических ограничений, всего лишь осталось увеличить равновесие сил ног.

В любом случае, дебют Роналдо не состоится раньше начала марта. Стоит отметить, что Роналдо провёл превосходное восстановление благодаря его силе воли и его желанию продолжать играть в большой футбол.

Мы сейчас уверены, что он сможет играть снова даже в тяжёлых матчах, потому что именно для этого Роналдо работает. Год спустя после травмы и благодаря новым технологиям в области лечения и физиотерапии Роналдо сможет играть на высоте, и для него будет неважно, кто противник и каково поле.

Игра за клуб

Первая половина сезона

5 марта 2009 года, спустя 384 дня после матча с « Ливорно », раньше назначенного срока, Роналдо впервые появился на поле в футбольном матче. Он вышел на замену на 66-й минуте в игре Кубка Бразилии против « Итумбиары ». К моменту выхода бразильца на поле его клуб уже выигрывал со счётом 2:0, за оставшееся время счёт не изменился, а Роналдо успел создать несколько опасных моментов ^[35] .

8 марта в матче против « Палмейраса » Роналдо вышел на замену на 63-й минуте игры, когда его команда проигрывала 0:1. В одном из игровых эпизодов Роналдо решился на удар и попал в перекладину, а уже в добавленное время забил свой первый гол за «Коринтианс»: замкнул головой навес с углового и принёс своему клубу ничью ^[36] . Сам Роналдо так прокомментировал свой гол:

Забив столь важный мяч, я испытал удивительные эмоции. Это трудно описать словами, но ко мне вновь вернулось чувство уверенности в своих силах, без которого не бывает голов.

Затем Роналдо неоднократно выходил на поле в составе своей команды, лишь изредка пропуская матчи, и показывал замечательную игру. К 28 апреля Роналдо девять раз принимал участие в матчах за «Коринтианс» и записал на свой счёт 8 голов. Такие показатели вывели его на первое место по эффективности среди бомбардиров — 0,89 голов за матч. Стоит учесть, что бразилец не всё время проводил полные матчи ^[37] .

3 мая Роналдо завоевал свой 17-й командный титул. «Коринтианс» стал чемпионом Лиги Паулиста (чемпионат штата Сан-Паулу ), по итогам двух встреч обыграв в финале « Сантос » с общим счётом 4-2 ^[38] . Роналдо был признан лучшим игроком турнира, а также вместе ещё с семью своими партнёрами по команде вошёл в символическую сборную Лиги Паулиста ^[39] .

В середине мая Роналдо получил свою первую травму после возвращения в Бразилию. Он повредил икроножную мышцу, в результате чего пропустил несколько матчей ^[40] . За время своего восстановления он также отбыл одноматчевую дисквалификацию за неспортивное поведение. В игре против « Ботафого » один из соперников хватался за майку Роналдо, толкался, бил его по ногам, в результате Роналдо схватил своего обидчика за волосы ^[41] .

1 июля «Коринтианс» стал победителем Кубка Бразилии , по итогам двух матчей в финале переиграв « Интернасьонал » с общим счётом 4:2. Роналдо в этом противостоянии отметился одним голом ^[42] . Помимо титула, клуб получил право в 2010 году принять участие в розыгрыше Кубка Либертадорес .

8 июля в перенесённом матче 9-го тура чемпионата Бразилии «Коринтианс» играл с « Флуминенсе ». В этом матче Роналдо забил три гола, благодаря чему его команда победила со счётом 4:2 ^[43] . Этот хет-трик стал первым для Роналдо за последние 5 лет и 23-м матчем, где он смог отличиться как минимум трижды ^[44] . После данного матча на счету Роналдо стало 14 голов в 22-х играх, которые он провёл после возвращения в Бразилию.

В марте 2010 года, после поражения «Коринтианса» от « Паулисты », болельщики команды стали кричать нецензурные кричалки про Роналдо, акцентируя внимание на его весе. За это форвард показал неприличный жест болельщикам. Позже он сказал, что его действия предназначались только одному из 20-ти поклонников клуба ^[45] .

Перелом руки

26 июля в матче 14-го тура чемпионата Бразилии против « Палмейраса », Роналдо на 19-й минуте матча в борьбе с соперником неудачно упал на левую руку. Он сразу же пожаловался на боли и после осмотра врачами был заменён ^[46] . Позже стало известно, что у Роналдо перелом. Для быстроты срастания костей было принято решение провести операцию на руке ^[47] . 29 июля операция была проведена. Целью операции было скорректировать положение 4-й и 5-й костей запястья, в руку была внедрена пластина с 12-ю шурупами. Однако срок восстановления Роналдо на поле был оставлен тот же — 5 недель ^[48] . Через несколько дней стало известно, что Роналдо также была сделана липосакция, но эта информация официально не была подтверждена ^[49] . Позже стало известно, что Роналдо выйдет на поле 12 сентября против « Коритибы » ^[50] , однако в конце августа врач «Коринтианс» заявил, что выход Роналдо на поле откладывается как минимум до 20 сентября ^[51] . Отсутствие Роналдо на поле серьёзно сказалось на игре его клуба. Первую победу без него «Коринтианс» одержал лишь 16 августа ^[52] .

Завершение карьеры

22 февраля 2010 года Роналдо официально объявил о завершении игровой карьеры в 2011 году из-за травм и проблем со здоровьем. Своей последней целью в футболе он назвал выигрыш Кубка Либертадорес ^[53] . При этом Роналдо продлил контракт с «Коринтиансом» на год ^[54] .

14 февраля 2011 года на пресс-конференции в Сан-Паулу Роналдо официально объявил о завершении карьеры футболиста ^{[55] [56] [57]} .

25 февраля 2011 года нидерландское издание «Voetbal International» сообщило о возможном возобновлении карьеры Роналдо в грозненском « Тереке » ^[58] .

7 июня 2011 года состоялся прощальный матч Роналдо за сборную Бразилии. Соперником была Румыния. Роналдо отыграл с 30 по 46 минуту. Бразилия одержала победу со счётом 1:0 ^[59] .

Юношеская сборная

Роналдо дебютировал за юношескую сборную Бразилии (до 17-и лет) в 1993 году . Первый матч он провёл против сборной сверстников из Аргентины . В том году он провёл 7 официальных матчей за сборную, в которых забил 5 голов.

Brazil national team

Чемпионат мира 1994

In 1994 , Ronaldo received a call to the Brazilian national team and rode with the team to the 1994 World Cup . Then the head coach of the national team Carlos Alberto Parreira did not allow Zubastik to play a minute at that championship, despite the fact that he was criticized for such an attitude to the young player. However, Ronaldo received the world title. He became the second player after Pele, who won the world championship in 17 years.

Olympic team

In 1996, Ronaldo was recovering from knee surgery and, according to doctors, was supposed to miss the Olympic Games in Atlanta , which were supposed to be held in July. However, Ronaldo went through an intensive course of physiotherapy and was included in the Brazilian Olympic team. Given that the 19-year-old striker had no practice for a long time, Zubastik was not considered an important player for Celesao. Roni got the 18th number and the first match of the group stage against Japan Ronaldo started on the bench, he replaced at the 72nd minute of the match, however, this did not save his team from defeat with a score of 0: 1 ^[60] . For the second game against Hungary, the Brazilian's physical condition improved, in this (and subsequent matches) Ronaldo went out in the first team. He opened the scoring, which helped his team win ^[61] . In the third and final match of the group round, Ronaldo also came out at the base and scored the only goal, bringing Brazil a ticket to the playoff stage ^[62] . In the remaining three matches, Ronaldo was noted three times. Thus, “Zubastik” took part in all five matches of his team ^[63] , becoming one of the best players in the national team, and won the bronze medal of the competition.

Confederations Cup 1997

In 1997, the Brazilians confidently won the Confederations Cup, which was traditionally held in Saudi Arabia. The Brazilians played quite confidently on the defensive, having played four out of five matches in the “zero” tournament. In the semifinals, Ronaldo scored the Czechs (Brazil victory 2: 0), and in the final the Brazilians defeated the Australians with a score of 6: 0, while for the first time in the final of the competitions held under the auspices of FIFA, two hat-tricks were fixed at once, their authors were Ronaldo and Romario.

1998 World Cup

Group Stage and Playoffs

The Brazilian national team went to the 1998 World Cup in France with the rank of the current winner of this tournament and the main favorite of the upcoming competitions. Compared with the previous mundial , Ronaldo has turned from a reserve player into the team’s main star and hope, because Ronaldo has been recognized as the best player in the world for two consecutive years. At the tournament, Ronaldo got the 9th number. On the way to the finals, the tetracampones won four times in regular time, won the penalty shootout in the semifinals with the Netherlands , and suffered the only defeat in the final match of the group round against Norway . In these six matches, Ronaldo played from start to finish without substitutions. He hit the opponents' goal 4 times, and was also able to score the most important goal in the penalty shootout with the “ orange ”.

Personal problems

During the championship, Ronaldo had serious personal problems that affected his game. At the World Cup was attended by Ronaldo's girl - Susana Werner. After several championship matches, the press rumored that Brazilian journalist Pedro Bial was meeting with Susana. Before meeting with Denmark in the quarter finals, Ronaldo met with this journalist and talked to him “like a man”, it turned out that all these rumors are a “ duck ”. Personal relationships with Susana are at an impasse.

World Cup Final

On the day of the finale, Ronaldo felt bad: he said that he lost consciousness on the eve of the finale, having lain in such a state for 5 minutes ^[64] . Doctors suggested that he had an epileptic seizure, referring to the testimony of Roberto Carlos , and prescribed him the drug "Gardenal" ( phenobarbital ), which helps fight epilepsy, but does not affect the heart in the best way. According to the doctor Bruno Charu, president of the Italian Society of Cardiology, Ronaldo then had a heart attack, in which taking the gardena was extremely life-threatening ^[65] .

Until the last minute it was not clear whether Ronaldo would play, but the doctors allowed him to play. Nevertheless, the problems with the health of Zubastik affected the psychological state of the entire team negatively. In the match, Ronaldo could not show his best game. The French team , in Paris , at the Stade de France stadium, celebrated the victory, thanks to the double of Zinedine Zidane and the goal of Emmanuel Petit ^{[66] [67]} .

Summary

Ronaldo became the silver medalist of the World Cup, and before the final match he was recognized as the best player in the World Cup ^[68] .

America's Cup 1999

In the opening match, the Brazilians defeated the Venezuelans 7-0, in that match Ronaldo scored twice, and also participated in several goal attacks. Then the Brazilians defeated the Mexican national team 2: 1 and in the final match thanks to Ronaldo's penalty, they beat the Chileans 1: 0. In the quarter finals, thanks to the goals of Ronaldo and Rivaldo, they defeated the principal rivals - the Argentines. Ronaldo scored a goal in the semi-finals of Mexico (2: 1) and in the final of Uruguay (3: 0). As a result, the Brazilians won the tournament, winning all matches, and Ronaldo and Rivaldo with 5 goals shared the title of top scorer.

2002 World Cup

After a series of injuries and operations, Ronaldo managed to recover for the 2002 World Cup , but his physical condition was not perfect, there was no guarantee that Ronaldo would take part in the upcoming tournament. Before the World Cup, Ronaldo did not play for 1.5 years. He played well, coming on for substitutions in the last four rounds of the Italian Championship 2001/02 for Inter, scoring 4 goals. However, this did not help his club win a scudetto, as a result, Internazionale became third, losing to Lazio in the last round and skipping Juventus and Roma ahead. In the first match at the World Cup, Ronaldo scored a goal against the Turks, surrounded by three defenders. In the next match with the Chinese, Ronaldo earned a penalty, which Ronaldinho realized and scored a goal from the transfer to Kafu , and in the last match of the group stage he scored twice against Costa Rica, and the first goal was recorded as an own goal by defender of the Costa Ricans Marina, but then Ronaldo filed a protest , and FIFA decided to record a goal on Ronaldo's account. In the 1/8 finals, the Brazilians opposed the team of Belgium. In a difficult match for the Brazilians, Rivaldo opened the scoring, and Ronaldo strengthened the advantage. The result - a victory 2-0. In the quarter finals, Ronaldo did not score, but Brazil eventually defeated England 2: 1. In the 1/2 finals, Ronaldo scores a magnificent goal for the Turks with a sock. In the final with the Germans, he takes a double at the gates of the great Oliver Kahn . He scores the first goal after finishing, when Rivaldo shot on goal, and Kan did not hold the ball. The second goal was scored after an excellent combination: Kleberson shot from the flank, Rivaldo missed the ball between his legs, and Zubastik closed the ball, putting an excellent point in the championship. He became the World Cup top scorer with 8 goals. After the World Cup, he moved to Real Madrid.

2006 World Cup

At the 2006 World Cup, the Brazilians rode in the rank of reigning world champions and the main favorites of the championship. Ronaldinho had high hopes for Ronaldo, Kaka , Adriano and who had a great season with Barcelona. In the first match against the Croats, the Brazilians won 1-0, while Roni was almost the worst player in the match and was replaced in the middle of the second half by Robinho . In a match with the Australians, Ronaldo gave jewelry assist in Assriano. As a result, the Brazilians won 2-0. In the last match, Ronaldo pranked a lot about the Japanese, scoring 2 goals in their goal. In the 1/8 finals match with the Ghana national team, Ronaldo brilliantly realized one-on-one, scoring his 15th goal in the finals of the World Cup, breaking a record that belonged to Gerd Muller . In the match with France, Ronaldo was invisible, as a result, the Brazilians lost 0-1 to the team of Zinedine Zidane and lost the title of world champions. Ronaldo could save his team, but his cannon strike in the last minutes was countered by Fabien Barthez .

Farewell Match

Ronaldo, who announced the player’s retirement, put on his national team shirt for the last time in a friendly match with Romania on June 7, 2011.

Having completed his career as a football player, Ronaldo opened an agent bureau. In particular, his first client was the player of the Santos club Neymar ^[69] .

In the fall of 2011, Ronaldo led the organizing committee to prepare Brazil for the 2014 World Cup ^[70] . It is also noteworthy that in the semifinal match of the 2014 World Cup, in which Miroslav Klose broke Ronaldo’s record, Zubastik himself tested himself as a sports commentator.

Ronaldo, together with Emerson Fittipaldi, was the owner of the Brazilian racing team in the A1 Grand Prix racing series, which existed from 2005 to 2009 ^[71] . He is also a co-owner of sports marketing company 9INE with his friend Anderson Silva ^{[72] [73]} . On December 11, 2014, Ronaldo became a co-owner of a football club in the suburbs of Miami, Fort Lauderdale Strikers , playing in the North American Football League ^{[74] [75]} .

In the fall of 2018, Ronaldo acquired a 51% stake in Real Valladolid Club for € 30 million and became the owner and president of the Spanish team ^[76] .

In 1997-1999, he met with Brazilian actress Susana Werner, they starred in three episodes of the soap opera , where she then starred ^[77] ; they lived together in Milan , where he then played for Inter. Werner later became the wife of Brazilian goalkeeper Julio Cesar .

In April 1999, Ronaldo, having parted with Werner, married the soccer player , whom he fell in love with after seeing her play on TV. On April 6, 2000, the couple had a son, Ronald. The marriage lasted four years, in September 2003 they divorced. In 2003-2006, Milena played for the Brazilian women's team. He is currently married to the Spanish footballer David Aganso , a graduate of Real Madrid.

Before the 2002 World Cup, Ronaldo changed his hairstyle, which later became legendary. He shaved his hair, leaving a bunch of short hair on the front of his head, and thereby attracted enormous attention of the public and the media. Subsequently, after a few years, the player spoke about the reason for this step. The player decided that another information line could put an end to the talk about his injury and his playing condition. It was he who became the new hairstyle, inspired by the character of the Brazilian cartoon ^[78] . Like his idol, the same hairstyle was done to himself at that time by another famous Brazilian player, Neymar , who was a big fan of Ronaldo.

I met with the Brazilian top model Daniela Sicarelli , they were engaged, she was pregnant from him. After she had a miscarriage, they broke up. Then he met with another top model - ^[79] .

4 children: Ronald (born April 6, 2000), Alexander (born in April 2005 from a Brazilian waitress whom Ronaldo met in Tokyo, Ronaldo’s paternity was confirmed by a test in December 2010), Maria Sofia (born December 24, 2008) and Maria Alisa (born April 6, 2010, exactly 10 years after the birth of Ronald). The mother of two daughters is Maria Beatrice Anthony, with whom Ronaldo has been living since 2006 ^[80] . In December 2010, after recognizing the paternity of Alexander Ronaldo, a vasectomy was performed, as the football player decided to “close the factory for the production of children” ^{[81] [82]} .

Team

Brazil

• World Champion ( 2 ): 1994 , 2002
• America's Cup Winner ( 2 ): 1997 , 1999
• Silver medalist at the World Cup: 1998
• Olympic bronze medalist: 1996

Club

• UEFA Cup Winner: 1997/98
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup : 1996/97
• Netherlands Cup Winner: 1995/96
• Champion of Spain ( 2 ): 2002/03 , 2006/07
• Intercontinental Cup Winner: 2002
• UEFA Super Cup Winner: 2002, 2007
• Super Bowl Spain : 2003
• São Paulo State Champion : 2009
• Brazil Cup Winner: 2009

Personal

• FIFA Soccer Player of the Year ( 3 ): 1996, 1997, 2002
• Golden Ball Winner (France Football) ( 2 ): 1997, 2002
• Golden Boot Winner: 1997
• FIFA World Cup Best Player: 1998
• America's Best Soccer Player ( 2 ): 1997, 1999
• UEFA most valuable player: 1998
• Bravo trophy holder ( 2 ): 1997, 1998
• Efe trophy holder ( 2 ): 1997, 2003
• The best player in the world according to World Soccer ( 3 ): 1996, 1997, 2002
• The best foreign player in the championship of Spain according to Don Balón : 1997
• BBC : 2002 International Athlete of the Year
• Paulista League Best Player: 2009
• World Cup Top Scorer: 2002
• America's Top Scorer: 1999 ^[83]
• Top scorer Super Bowl Libertadores : 1994
• League goal scorer Mineiro : 1994
• Netherlands top scorer: 1995
• Top scorer of the Spanish Championship ( 2 ): 1997, 2004
• Winner of the Bronze Boot of the World Cup : 1998, 2006
• IFFHS Award Winner for World Top Scorers in International Matches: 1997 ^[84]
• World Cup record holder for Brazil in the World Cup : 15 goals
• Cruzeiro record holder for the number of goals in one match of the Brazilian championship : 5 goals ^[85]
• Golden Foot Award Winner: 2006
• Winner of the "Legend" trophy according to readers of the Marca newspaper
• Listed on FIFA 100

Career Review

Club career

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