Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (Portuguese pronunciation: ; born 18 September 1976, commonly known as Ronaldo, is a retired Brazillian Footballer who last played for corinthians. Ronaldo was one of the most prolific scorers in the world in the late 1990s and the early 2000s. He won his first ballon or as the European Footballer of the Year in 1997 (aged only 21) and again won the award in 2002 (26 years old). Additionally, he is one of only two men to have won the fifa player of the year award three times, along with French footballer zinedin zidan
In 2007, he was named as one of the best starting eleven of all-time by french footballer and was named to the FIFA 100, a list of the greatest footballers compiled by fellow countryman PELE .In 2010, he was voted GOALS.COM "Player of the Decade" in an online poll, gathering 43.63 percent of all vote and was also included as centre forward in the "Team of the Decade. On 23 February 2010, Ronaldo announced that he will retire after the 2011 season, signing a two-year contract extension with the Corinthians at the same time. He is widely considered by experts and fans as one of the greatest players of all time.
Ronaldo has played for Brazil in 97 international matches, amassing 62 goals. He was a part of the Brazilian squad that won the1994 nd 2002 world cups. During the 2006 world cup, Ronaldo became the highest goal scorer in the history of the World Cup with his fifteenth goal, surpassing mullers previous record of 14.
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