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Ronaldo Biography
A most talented and powerful forward striker Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima known as Ronaldo was born on 22nd September 1976 at Bento Ribeiro in Brazil. Ronaldo is a Brazilian footballer who is widely considered to be one of the best strikers of all time. He earned the nickname of fenomeno. At the age of 14, Ronaldo joined the Brazil youth team and also signed for Cruzeiro Esporte Club by Jairzinho. In 1993, sixteen years old Ronaldo had already scored 59 goals in 57 matches for Brazil's under-17 squad. By the end of 1994 he had joined the squad of the national team. In 1996-1997, Ronaldo played arguably his best season, scoring numerous spectacular goals for FC Barcelona. One of them, a solo goal against Compostela, is considered one of the most amazing goals in football. He then moved to the club Inter Milan. In April 1999, Ronaldo married Milene Domingues. The marriage lasted four years and ended in a divorce. A year later, he severely injured his right knee and was out of the game for several months. After two operations and twenty months of rehabilitation, Ronaldo managed a comeback during the 2002 FIFA World Cup. In 2002, he was awarded the title of the World's best soccer player for the third time, and transferred from Inter Milan to Real Madrid after frequent disputes with Inter Milan coach Hector Cuper. Ronaldo scored an unusual hat-trick for Brazil against archrivals Argentina in a Conmebol qualifier for the 2006 World Cup. In February 2005 he married Brazilian model and MTV vj Daniela Cicarelli. One month later she got pregnant but, unfortunately, she lost her baby. In the following month they separated. Teams and Clubs:
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