{"id":16233,"date":"2018-09-04T09:44:23","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T14:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=16233"},"modified":"2018-09-04T09:44:23","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T14:44:23","slug":"ronaldo-luis-nazario-de-lima-widely-considered-to-be-one-of-the-greatest-footballer-player-of-all-time-is-introduced-as-the-new-real-valladolid-owner-after-purchasing-a-51-stake-in-the-la-liga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=16233","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Ronaldo Lu\u00eds Naz\u00e1rio de Lima&#8221;,  WIDELY CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE GREATEST FOOTBALLER PLAYER OF ALL-TIME, IS INTRODUCED AS THE NEW REAL VALLADOLID OWNER, AFTER PURCHASING A 51% STAKE IN THE LA LIGA CLUB"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-body post-body--basic\">\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p class=\"\" data-label=\"Drop here...\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16245\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/\u0639\u0644\u064a_\u0627\u062d\u0645\u062f_beINsports-300x290.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/\u0639\u0644\u064a_\u0627\u062d\u0645\u062f_beINsports-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/\u0639\u0644\u064a_\u0627\u062d\u0645\u062f_beINsports.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Former Barcelona, Inter, Real Madrid and Brazil superstar Ronaldo is officially the new owner of La Liga side Real Valladolid after buying a 51% controlling stake in the club in a deal previously <\/strong>reportedly<strong> to be worth an estimated \u20ac30m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-label=\"Drop here...\"><strong>Ronaldo has been in the process of buying the newly promoted club since the end of last season and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.90min.com\/posts\/6155842-7-times-footballers-bought-clubs-became-owners-as-ronaldo-closes-in-on-real-valladolid-takeover?view_source=zoomd&amp;view_medium=zoomd&amp;view_term=ronaldo%20valladolid\">appeared to reach a conclusive agreement<\/a> last month.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-label=\"Drop here...\"><strong>Now, at a joint press conference at Valladolid town hall, chairman Carlos Suarez has introduced Ronaldo after the 2002 World Cup winner personally bought a 51% stake.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;The arrival of Ronaldo puts Real Valladolid on the map and allows the club to take a leap of quality. I welcome you to your home,&#8221; Suarez said as he addressed the media and welcomed the Brazilian.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;I have gone through many stages in my training in football to prepare myself. Football is a passion,&#8221; Ronaldo himself said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-label=\"Drop here...\"><strong>&#8220;This new management will be defined by four words: competitiveness, transparency, revolution and social,&#8221; he added.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;We will count on our friend Carlos Suarez and keep the current staff. We want to form the best possible team to compete. There will be a clear social content in all our actions.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Valladolid returned to Spain&#8217;s top flight this season after winning the Segunda Division playoffs in May. The club has spent much of the <\/strong>21st century<strong> yo-yo-ing between the first and second tier, with their last top half La Liga finish coming back in 1999\/00 when they placed eighth.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-container imageEmbedded\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-url=\"https:\/\/90min-images-original.s3.amazonaws.com\/production\/getafe-v-real-valladolid-la-liga-santander-5b8d143da9bc57c087000001.jpg\" data-large_url=\"https:\/\/media.gettyimages.com\/photos\/stadium-of-getafe-during-the-la-liga-santander-match-between-getafe-v-picture-id1025761084?b=1&amp;k=6&amp;m=1025761084&amp;s=612x612&amp;w=0&amp;h=tpFDBmAZrH5IzO_ryxjw_X1qj36YN1f7umWyx34odV4=\" data-title=\"Getafe v Real Valladolid - La Liga Santander\" data-description=\"GETAFTE, SPAIN - AUGUST 31: stadium of Getafe during the La Liga Santander match between Getafe v Real Valladolid at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez on August 31, 2018 in Getafte Spain (Photo by David S. Bustamante\/Soccrates\/Getty Images)\" data-credit=\"Soccrates Images\/GettyImages\" data-date=\"2018-08-31\" data-ratio=\"4\/3\" data-crop=\"{&quot;x&quot;:0.2838095238095238,&quot;y&quot;:0.29428571428571426,&quot;w&quot;:0.6152380952380953,&quot;h&quot;:0.6921428571428572}\" data-getty_image=\"true\" data-licensor=\"GettyImages\" data-is-animated=\"false\" data-width=\"undefined\" data-height=\"undefined\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Soccrates Images\/GettyImages\" src=\"https:\/\/media.minutemediacdn.com\/process?url=https%3A%2F%2F90min-images-original.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fproduction%2Fgetafe-v-real-valladolid-la-liga-santander-5b8d143da9bc57c087000001.jpg&amp;filters%5Bcrop%5D%5Bw%5D=0.6152380952380953&amp;filters%5Bcrop%5D%5Bh%5D=0.6921428571428572&amp;filters%5Bcrop%5D%5Bo_x%5D=0.2838095238095238&amp;filters%5Bcrop%5D%5Bo_y%5D=0.29428571428571426&amp;filters%5Bquality%5D%5Btarget%5D=80&amp;type=.jpg&amp;filters%5Bresize%5D%5Bw%5D=630&amp;filters%5Bresize%5D%5Bh%5D=472\" alt=\"Getafe v Real Valladolid - La Liga Santander\" data-licensor=\"GettyImages\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-topics-container\" data-viewability_category=\"Article page\" data-viewability_action=\"related topics viewable impression\" data-viewability_label=\"position 0=[la-liga];position 1=[google-news];position 2=[top-stories];\">\n<p><strong>Despite now owning a majority of the club, Ronaldo has agreed that president Carlos Suarez will remain in his position, while the World Cup winner will take on the role of president of the board of directors.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The club\u2019s new majority owner was unveiled on Monday at a press conference where he outlined his plans for the future of the club.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ProfileHeaderCard-screenname u-inlineBlock u-dir\" dir=\"ltr\"><a class=\"ProfileHeaderCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ronaldo\"> <span class=\"username u-dir\" dir=\"ltr\">@<b class=\"u-linkComplex-target\">Ronaldo<\/b><\/span> <\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u201cWe want to grow and reach where our will allows us,\u201d Ronaldo said. \u201cI will use four words to define our politics: Competitiveness, Transparency, Revolution <\/strong>and<strong> Social. I assure you that you will find me as a lover of Castilla-Leon, Valladolid and Real Valladolid.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Suarez is delighted to welcome Ronaldo on board, confirming that negotiations took just over a month to <\/strong>finalise<strong>. The club president believes the addition of the former Real Madrid striker will help put Valladolid \u201con the map\u201d while also indicating that it was not merely a financial decision to sell to the Brazilian.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16244\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ronaldo-with-world-cup-trophy-5b8d117c59f720733100001b-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ronaldo-with-world-cup-trophy-5b8d117c59f720733100001b-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ronaldo-with-world-cup-trophy-5b8d117c59f720733100001b-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ronaldo-with-world-cup-trophy-5b8d117c59f720733100001b.jpg 912w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u201cThe deal was closed on Wednesday,\u201d Suarez announced. \u201cRonaldo acquired 51% of the shares in a personal capacity. It was at the end of July when we started talking.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div><strong>\u201cIt was not an economic issue, but now Valladolid can play in other leagues, Ronaldo puts us on the map now. I thought it was the best for the club, and that\u2019s what I bet, you\u2019ll see that it\u2019s the ideal option for Valladolid.\u201d<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Since retiring from football in 2011, the three-time Fifa World Player of the Year winner, Ronaldo took an active interest in other sports and owning teams, including motorsport group A1 Team Brazil and sports marketing firm 9INE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He also founded the Ronaldo Academy, a youth football school in the United States and China.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>During his playing career, he played over 500 games for teams such as PSV, Barcelona, Real Madrid and both Milan clubs. He also scored 62 goals in 98 appearances for Brazil, winning the World Cup in 1994 and 2002.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Despite now owning a majority of the club, Ronaldo has agreed that president Carlos Suarez will remain in his position, while the World Cup winner will take on the role of president of the board of directors.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16243\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ronaldo_Real_Madrid-300x124.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ronaldo_Real_Madrid-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ronaldo_Real_Madrid-768x319.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ronaldo_Real_Madrid-1024x425.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ronaldo_Real_Madrid.jpg 1046w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The club\u2019s new majority owner was unveiled on Monday at a press conference where he outlined his plans for the future of the club.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWe want to grow and reach where our will allows us,\u201d Ronaldo said. \u201cI will use four words to define our politics: Competitiveness, Transparency, Revolution <\/strong>and<strong> Social. I assure you that you will find me as a lover of Castilla-Leon, Valladolid and Real Valladolid.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Suarez is delighted to welcome Ronaldo on board, confirming that negotiations took just over a month to <\/strong>finalise<strong>. The club president believes the addition of the former Real Madrid striker will help put Valladolid \u201con the map\u201d while also indicating that it was not merely a financial decision to sell to the Brazilian.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe deal was closed on Wednesday,\u201d Suarez announced. \u201cRonaldo acquired 51% of the shares in a personal capacity. It was at the end of July when we started talking.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div><strong>\u201cIt was not an economic issue, but now Valladolid can play in other leagues, Ronaldo puts us on the map now. I thought it was the best for the club, and that\u2019s what I bet, you\u2019ll see that it\u2019s the ideal option for Valladolid.\u201d<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Since retiring from football in 2011, the three-time Fifa World Player of the Year winner, Ronaldo took an active interest in other sports and owning teams, including motorsport group A1 Team Brazil and sports marketing firm 9INE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He also owns shares in North American Soccer League club Fort Lauderdale Strikers and founded the Ronaldo Academy, a youth football school in the United States and China.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>During his playing career, he played over 500 games for teams such as PSV, Barcelona, Real Madrid and both Milan clubs. He also scored 62 goals in 98 appearances for Brazil, winning the World Cup in 1994 and 2002.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Despite now owning a majority of the club, Ronaldo has agreed that president Carlos Suarez will remain in his position, while the World Cup winner will take on the role of president of the board of directors.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The club\u2019s new majority owner was unveiled on Monday at a press conference where he outlined his plans for the future of the club.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWe want to grow and reach where our will allows us,\u201d Ronaldo said. \u201cI will use four words to define our politics: Competitiveness, Transparency, Revolution <\/strong>and<strong> Social. I assure you that you will find me as a lover of Castilla-Leon, Valladolid and Real Valladolid.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Suarez is delighted to welcome Ronaldo on board, confirming that negotiations took just over a month to <\/strong>finalise<strong>. The club president believes the addition of the former Real Madrid striker will help put Valladolid \u201con the map\u201d while also indicating that it was not merely a financial decision to sell to the Brazilian.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16242\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ronaldo_mural-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ronaldo_mural-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ronaldo_mural.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\u201cThe deal was closed on Wednesday,\u201d Suarez announced. \u201cRonaldo acquired 51% of the shares in a personal capacity. It was at the end of July when we started talking.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div><strong>\u201cIt was not an economic issue, but now Valladolid can play in other leagues, Ronaldo puts us on the map now. I thought it was the best for the club, and that\u2019s what I bet, you\u2019ll see that it\u2019s the ideal option for Valladolid.\u201d<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Since retiring from football in 2011, the three-time Fifa World Player of the Year winner, Ronaldo took an active interest in other sports and owning teams, including motorsport group A1 Team Brazil and sports marketing firm 9INE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He also owns shares in North American Soccer League club Fort Lauderdale Strikers and founded the Ronaldo Academy, a youth football school in the United States and China.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>During his playing career, he played over 500 games for teams such as PSV, Barcelona, Real Madrid and both Milan clubs. He also scored 62 goals in 98 appearances for Brazil, winning the World Cup in 1994 and 2002.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16237\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/220px-Ronaldo_Naz\u00e1rio-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/220px-Ronaldo_Naz\u00e1rio-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/220px-Ronaldo_Naz\u00e1rio.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/>MORE ON THE GREAT &#8220;Ronaldo Lu\u00eds Naz\u00e1rio de Lima&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ronaldo Lu\u00eds Naz\u00e1rio de Lima (<small>Brazilian Portuguese:\u00a0<\/small><span class=\"IPA\" title=\"Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)\"><a title=\"Help:IPA\/Portuguese\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/Portuguese\">[\u0281o\u02c8nawdu \u02c8lwi\u0292 n\u0250\u02c8za\u027eju d\u0292 \u02c8\u026b\u0129m\u0250]<\/a><\/span>; born 18 September 1976),<sup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup> commonly known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian retired professional <a title=\"Association football\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Association_football\">footballer<\/a> who played as a <a title=\"Forward (association football)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Forward_(association_football)#Striker\">striker<\/a>. Popularly dubbed <i>O Fen\u00f4meno<\/i> (&#8220;The Phenomenon&#8221;), he is widely considered to be one of the <a title=\"List of association football players considered the greatest of all time\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_association_football_players_considered_the_greatest_of_all_time\">greatest football players of all time<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-Guardian_3-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-Guardian-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-FIFA_Profile_6-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-FIFA_Profile-6\">[6]<\/a><\/sup> In his prime, he was known for his <a title=\"Dribbling\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dribbling#Association_football\">dribbling<\/a> at speed, <a title=\"Dummy (football)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dummy_(football)#Association_football\">feints<\/a>, and clinical finishing. At his best in the 1990s, Ronaldo starred at club level for <a title=\"Cruzeiro Esporte Clube\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cruzeiro_Esporte_Clube\">Cruzeiro<\/a>, <a title=\"PSV Eindhoven\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PSV_Eindhoven\">PSV<\/a>, <a title=\"FC Barcelona\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FC_Barcelona\">Barcelona<\/a>, and <a title=\"Inter Milan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inter_Milan\">Inter Milan<\/a>. His moves to Spain and Italy made him only the second player, after <a title=\"Diego Maradona\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diego_Maradona\">Diego Maradona<\/a>, to break the world transfer record twice, all before his 21st birthday. At age 23, he had scored over 200 goals for club and country. After almost three years of inactivity due to serious knee injuries and recuperation, Ronaldo joined <a title=\"Real Madrid C.F.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Real_Madrid_C.F.\">Real Madrid<\/a> in 2002, which was followed by spells at <a title=\"A.C. Milan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A.C._Milan\">A.C. Milan<\/a> and <a title=\"Sport Club Corinthians Paulista\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sport_Club_Corinthians_Paulista\">Corinthians<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16238\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1024px-Football_against_poverty_2014_-_Ronaldo-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1024px-Football_against_poverty_2014_-_Ronaldo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1024px-Football_against_poverty_2014_-_Ronaldo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1024px-Football_against_poverty_2014_-_Ronaldo.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Ronaldo won the <a title=\"FIFA World Player of the Year\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year\">FIFA World Player of the Year<\/a> three times, in 1996, 1997 and 2002, and the <a title=\"Ballon d'Or\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ballon_d%27Or\">Ballon d&#8217;Or<\/a> twice, in 1997 and 2002, as well as the <a title=\"UEFA Club Footballer of the Year\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UEFA_Club_Footballer_of_the_Year\"><strong>U<\/strong>EFA Club Footballer of the Year<\/a> in 1998. He was <a title=\"Don Bal\u00f3n Award\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Don_Bal%C3%B3n_Award\">La Liga Best Foreign Player<\/a> in <\/strong>1997,<strong> when he also won the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"European Golden Boot\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Golden_Boot\">European Golden Boot<\/a> after scoring 34 goals in La Liga, and he was named <a title=\"Serie A Footballer of the Year\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serie_A_Footballer_of_the_Year\">Serie A Footballer of the Year<\/a> in 1998. One of the most marketable sportsmen in the world, the first <a title=\"Nike Mercurial Vapor\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nike_Mercurial_Vapor\">Nike Mercurial<\/a> boots\u2013R9\u2013were commissioned for Ronaldo in 1998. He was named in the <a title=\"FIFA 100\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIFA_100\">FIFA 100<\/a>, a list of the greatest living players compiled in 2004 by <a title=\"Pel\u00e9\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pel%C3%A9\">Pel\u00e9<\/a>, and was inducted into the <a title=\"History of the Brazil national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_the_Brazil_national_football_team#Brazilian_Football_Museum_\u2013_Hall_of_Fame\">Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame<\/a> and the <a title=\"Italian Football Hall of Fame\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Italian_Football_Hall_of_Fame\">Italian Football Hall of Fame<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16239\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1024px-Ronaldinho06Jun2005Abr-300x181.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1024px-Ronaldinho06Jun2005Abr-300x181.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1024px-Ronaldinho06Jun2005Abr-768x464.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1024px-Ronaldinho06Jun2005Abr.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1024px-Ronaldinho06Jun2005Abr-627x376.jpeg 627w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1024px-Ronaldinho06Jun2005Abr-440x264.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Ronaldo played for <a title=\"Brazil national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazil_national_football_team\">Brazil<\/a> in 98 matches, scoring 62 goals, and is the <a title=\"Brazil national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazil_national_football_team#Top_goalscorers\">second-highest goalscorer<\/a> for his national team, trailing only Pel\u00e9. At age 17, Ronaldo was the youngest member of the Brazilian squad that won the <a title=\"1994 FIFA World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1994_FIFA_World_Cup\">1994 FIFA World Cup<\/a>. At the <a title=\"1998 FIFA World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1998_FIFA_World_Cup\">1998 World Cup<\/a>, he received the <a title=\"FIFA World Cup awards\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIFA_World_Cup_awards#Golden_Ball\">Golden Ball<\/a> for <\/strong>player<strong> of the tournament in helping Brazil reach <a title=\"1998 FIFA World Cup Final\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1998_FIFA_World_Cup_Final\">the final<\/a> where he suffered a <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Seizure\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seizure\">convulsive fit<\/a> hours before the defeat to France. He won a second World Cup in <a title=\"2002 FIFA World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2002_FIFA_World_Cup\">2002<\/a> where he starred in a front three with <a title=\"Ronaldinho\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldinho\">Ronaldinho<\/a> and <a title=\"Rivaldo\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rivaldo\">Rivaldo<\/a>. Ronaldo scored twice in the <a title=\"2002 FIFA World Cup Final\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_Final\">final<\/a><\/strong>,<strong> and received the <a title=\"FIFA World Cup awards\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIFA_World_Cup_awards#Golden_Boot\">Golden Boot<\/a> as tournament&#8217;s top goalscorer. During the <a title=\"2006 FIFA World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2006_FIFA_World_Cup\">2006 FIFA World Cup<\/a>, Ronaldo scored his <a title=\"List of FIFA World Cup goalscorers\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_goalscorers#Top_goalscorers\">15th World Cup goal<\/a>, which was a World Cup record at the time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Having suffered further injuries, Ronaldo retired from professional football in 2011. As a multi-functional striker who brought a new dimension to the position, he has been the outstanding influence for a generation of strikers that have followed. Post-retirement, Ronaldo has continued his work as a <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"UNDP Goodwill Ambassador\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UNDP_Goodwill_Ambassador\">United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador<\/a>, a position to which he was appointed in 2000. He served as an ambassador for the <a title=\"2014 FIFA World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2014_FIFA_World_Cup\">2014 FIFA World Cup<\/a>. Ronaldo became the majority owner of La Liga club <a title=\"Real Valladolid\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Real_Valladolid\">Real Valladolid<\/a> in September 2018 after buying 51% of the club\u2019s shares.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16241\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/6394072hp2-390x285-300x219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/6394072hp2-390x285-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/6394072hp2-390x285.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Ronaldo has been sponsored by sportswear company <a title=\"Nike, Inc.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nike,_Inc.\">Nike<\/a> since the early part of his career. In 1996, Nike signed Ronaldo to a 10-year contract and to a lifetime endorsement deal worth over $180 million. He is closely associated with the original <a title=\"Nike Mercurial Vapor\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nike_Mercurial_Vapor\">Nike Mercurial R9<\/a> that was designed for him for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.<sup id=\"cite_ref-Nike_R9_190-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><sup>\u00a0<\/sup> To celebrate 15 years of the iconic boot, Nike created a Mercurial Vapor IX inspired by the 1998 design, with Phil McCartney, VP of Football Footwear for Nike, stating; &#8220;Ronaldo\u2019s impact on the game 15 years ago was immense, and in the <\/strong>run up<strong> to 2014, we wanted to celebrate that boot and the man himself. We thought a modern construction of his 1998 boot would be a great commemoration of that moment.&#8221;\u00a0 In 2018, Ronaldo\u2019s R9 Mercurial boots inspired the Nike Mercurial Superfly VI boots commissioned for <a title=\"Kylian Mbapp\u00e9\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9\">Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16240\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1024px-Ronaldo_says_Goodbye_to_Europe_5575600354-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1024px-Ronaldo_says_Goodbye_to_Europe_5575600354-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1024px-Ronaldo_says_Goodbye_to_Europe_5575600354-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1024px-Ronaldo_says_Goodbye_to_Europe_5575600354.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Ronaldo has appeared in a series of Nike commercials. He starred in the 1996 Nike commercial titled &#8220;Good vs Evil&#8221; in a gladiatorial game set in a <a title=\"Roman amphitheatre\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roman_amphitheatre\">Roman amphitheatre<\/a>. Appearing alongside football players from around the world, including <a title=\"Paolo Maldini\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paolo_Maldini\">Paolo Maldini<\/a>, <a title=\"Eric Cantona\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eric_Cantona\">Eric Cantona<\/a>, <a title=\"Lu\u00eds Figo\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lu%C3%ADs_Figo\">Lu\u00eds Figo<\/a>, <a title=\"Patrick Kluivert\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patrick_Kluivert\">Patrick Kluivert<\/a> and <a title=\"Jorge Campos\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jorge_Campos\">Jorge Campos<\/a>, they defend &#8220;<a title=\"The Beautiful Game\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Beautiful_Game\">the beautiful game<\/a>&#8221; against a team of demonic warriors, destroying evil by winning the match.\u00a0 In 1998, he featured in a Nike commercial set in an airport with a number of stars from the Brazil national team, including <a title=\"Rom\u00e1rio\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rom%C3%A1rio\">Rom\u00e1rio<\/a> and <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Roberto Carlos (footballer)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roberto_Carlos_(footballer)\">Roberto Carlos<\/a>. In the run-up to the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, he starred in Nike\u2019s &#8220;<a title=\"Secret Tournament\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Secret_Tournament\">Secret Tournament<\/a>&#8221; commercial (branded &#8220;<\/strong>Scopion<strong> KO&#8221;) directed by <a title=\"Terry Gilliam\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Terry_Gilliam\">Terry Gilliam<\/a>, appearing alongside football players such as <a title=\"Thierry Henry\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thierry_Henry\">Thierry Henry<\/a>, <a title=\"Fabio Cannavaro\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fabio_Cannavaro\">Fabio Cannavaro<\/a>, <a title=\"Francesco Totti\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francesco_Totti\">Francesco Totti<\/a>, <a title=\"Ronaldinho\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldinho\">Ronaldinho<\/a> and <a title=\"Hidetoshi Nakata\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hidetoshi_Nakata\">Hidetoshi Nakata<\/a>, with former player <a title=\"Eric Cantona\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eric_Cantona\">Eric Cantona<\/a> as the tournament &#8220;referee&#8221;. In the run-up to the 2014 World Cup, Ronaldo starred as a mentor in Nike\u2019s <a title=\"Risk Everything\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Risk_Everything\">Risk Everything<\/a> animated commercial with a host of current players in the Nike stable.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span id=\"Career_statistics\" class=\"mw-headline\">Career statistics<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong><span id=\"Club\" class=\"mw-headline\">Club<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<table class=\"wikitable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Club<\/strong><\/th>\n<th rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Season<\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"3\"><strong>League<\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>Regional<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>League<\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>Cup<\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>Continental<\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>Other<\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Division<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Apps<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Apps<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Apps<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Apps<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Apps<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Apps<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><strong><a title=\"Cruzeiro Esporte Clube\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cruzeiro_Esporte_Clube\">Cruzeiro<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"1993 Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1993_Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_A\">1993<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong><a title=\"Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_A\">S\u00e9rie A<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>12<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>21<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>20<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"1994 Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1994_Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_A\">1994<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>18<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>22<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>26<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>24<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>14<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>12<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>20<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>22<\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>12<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>10<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>1<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>0<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>47<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>44<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><strong><a title=\"PSV Eindhoven\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PSV_Eindhoven\">PSV<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"1994\u201395 Eredivisie\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1994%E2%80%9395_Eredivisie\">1994\u201395<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong><a title=\"Eredivisie\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eredivisie\">Eredivisie<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>33<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>36<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>35<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"1995\u201396 Eredivisie\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1995%E2%80%9396_Eredivisie\">1995\u201396<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>13<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>12<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>21<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>19<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>46<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>42<\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>4<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>3<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>7<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>9<\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>57<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>54<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong><a title=\"FC Barcelona\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FC_Barcelona\">Barcelona<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"1996\u201397 La Liga\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1996%E2%80%9397_La_Liga\">1996\u201397<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"La Liga\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/La_Liga\">La Liga<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>37<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>34<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>49<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>47<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>37<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>34<\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>4<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>6<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>7<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>5<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>1<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>2<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>49<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>47<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"6\"><strong><a title=\"Inter Milan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inter_Milan\">Inter Milan<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"1997\u201398 Serie A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1997%E2%80%9398_Serie_A\">1997\u201398<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"5\"><strong><a title=\"Serie A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serie_A\">Serie A<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>32<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>47<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>34<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"1998\u201399 Serie A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1998%E2%80%9399_Serie_A\">1998\u201399<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>19<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>28<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>15<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"1999\u20132000 Serie A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1999%E2%80%932000_Serie_A\">1999\u201300<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2000\u201301 Serie A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2000%E2%80%9301_Serie_A\">2000\u201301<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2001\u201302 Serie A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2001%E2%80%9302_Serie_A\">2001\u201302<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>16<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>68<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>49<\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>8<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>3<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>22<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>7<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>1<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>0<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>99<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>59<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"6\"><strong><a title=\"Real Madrid C.F.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Real_Madrid_C.F.\">Real Madrid<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2002\u201303 La Liga\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2002%E2%80%9303_La_Liga\">2002\u201303<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"5\"><strong><a title=\"La Liga\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/La_Liga\">La Liga<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>31<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>23<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>44<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2003\u201304 La Liga\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2003%E2%80%9304_La_Liga\">2003\u201304<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>32<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>48<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>31<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2004\u201305 La Liga\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2004%E2%80%9305_La_Liga\">2004\u201305<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>34<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>21<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>45<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>24<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2005\u201306 La Liga\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2005%E2%80%9306_La_Liga\">2005\u201306<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>23<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>27<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>15<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2006\u201307 La Liga\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2006%E2%80%9307_La_Liga\">2006\u201307<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>13<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>127<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>83<\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>11<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>4<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>36<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>15<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>3<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>2<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>177<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>104<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><strong><a title=\"A.C. Milan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A.C._Milan\">A.C. Milan<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2006\u201307 Serie A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2006%E2%80%9307_Serie_A\">2006\u201307<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong><a title=\"Serie A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serie_A\">Serie A<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2007\u201308 Serie A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2007%E2%80%9308_Serie_A\">2007\u201308<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>20<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>9<\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>20<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>9<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\"><strong><a title=\"Sport Club Corinthians Paulista\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sport_Club_Corinthians_Paulista\">Corinthians<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie A 2009\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_A_2009\">2009<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><strong><a title=\"Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_A\">S\u00e9rie A<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>20<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>12<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>38<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>23<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2010 Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2010_Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_A\">2010<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>27<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>12<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2011 Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2011_Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_A\">2011<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>31<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>18<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>21<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>11<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>8<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>3<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>9<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>3<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>0<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>0<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>69<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>35<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\"><strong>Career total<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>343<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>247<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>41<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>33<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>35<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>19<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>93<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>49<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>6<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>4<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>518<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>352<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Other &#8211; <a title=\"Recopa Sudamericana\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Recopa_Sudamericana\">Recopa Sudamericana<\/a>, <a title=\"Supercopa de Espa\u00f1a\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a\">Supercopa de Espa\u00f1a<\/a>, <a title=\"Intercontinental Cup (football)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Intercontinental_Cup_(football)\">Intercontinental Cup<\/a>, &amp; UEFA Cup Play-Off (at Coppa Italia)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span id=\"International\" class=\"mw-headline\">International<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"wikitable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\"><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Year<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Apps<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1994<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1995<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1996<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1997<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>20<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>15<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1998<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1999<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2000<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2001<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2002<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>12<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>11<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2003<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2004<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2005<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2006<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2007<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2008<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2009<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2010<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2011<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Total<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>98<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>62<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong><span id=\"International_goals\" class=\"mw-headline\">International goals<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"hatnote navigation-not-searchable\" role=\"note\"><strong>Main article: <a title=\"List of international goals scored by Ronaldo\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_international_goals_scored_by_Ronaldo\">List of international goals scored by Ronaldo<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<h2><strong><span id=\"Honours\" class=\"mw-headline\">Honours<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong><span id=\"Club_2\" class=\"mw-headline\">Club<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cruzeiro<sup id=\"cite_ref-FIFA_Profile_6-8\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-FIFA_Profile-6\">[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Campeonato Mineiro\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Campeonato_Mineiro\">Campeonato Mineiro<\/a> (1): <a title=\"Campeonato Mineiro\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Campeonato_Mineiro\">1994<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Copa do Brasil\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Copa_do_Brasil\">Copa do Brasil<\/a> (1): <a title=\"1993 Copa do Brasil\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1993_Copa_do_Brasil\">1993<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>PSV Eindhoven<sup id=\"cite_ref-FIFA_Profile_6-9\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-FIFA_Profile-6\">[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"KNVB Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/KNVB_Cup\">KNVB Cup<\/a> (1): <a title=\"1995\u201396 KNVB Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1995%E2%80%9396_KNVB_Cup\">1996<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Johan Cruijff-schaal\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Johan_Cruijff-schaal\">Johan Cruijff-schaal<\/a> (1): <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Johan Cruijff-schaal\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Johan_Cruijff-schaal\">1996<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Barcelona<sup id=\"cite_ref-FIFA_Profile_6-10\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-FIFA_Profile-6\">[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Copa del Rey\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Copa_del_Rey\">Copa del Rey<\/a> (1): <a title=\"1997 Copa del Rey Final\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1997_Copa_del_Rey_Final\">1997<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"UEFA Cup Winners' Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UEFA_Cup_Winners%27_Cup\">UEFA Cup Winners&#8217; Cup<\/a> (1): <a title=\"1997 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1997_UEFA_Cup_Winners%27_Cup_Final\">1997<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Supercopa de Espa\u00f1a\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a\">Supercopa de Espa\u00f1a<\/a> (1): <a title=\"1996 Supercopa de Espa\u00f1a\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1996_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a\">1996<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Inter Milan<sup id=\"cite_ref-FIFA_Profile_6-11\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-FIFA_Profile-6\">[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"UEFA Europa League\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UEFA_Europa_League\">UEFA Cup<\/a> (1): <a title=\"1998 UEFA Cup Final\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1998_UEFA_Cup_Final\">1998<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Real Madrid<sup id=\"cite_ref-FIFA_Profile_6-12\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-FIFA_Profile-6\">[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"La Liga\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/La_Liga\">La Liga<\/a> (2): <a title=\"2002\u201303 La Liga\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2002%E2%80%9303_La_Liga\">2002\u201303<\/a>, <a title=\"2006\u201307 La Liga\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2006%E2%80%9307_La_Liga\">2006\u201307<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Intercontinental Cup (football)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Intercontinental_Cup_(football)\">Intercontinental Cup<\/a> (1): <a title=\"2002 Intercontinental Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2002_Intercontinental_Cup\">2002<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Supercopa de Espa\u00f1a\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a\">Supercopa de Espa\u00f1a<\/a> (1): <a title=\"2003 Supercopa de Espa\u00f1a\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2003_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a\">2003<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Corinthians<sup id=\"cite_ref-FIFA_Profile_6-13\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-FIFA_Profile-6\">[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Campeonato Paulista\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Campeonato_Paulista\">Campeonato Paulista<\/a> (1): <a title=\"2009 Campeonato Paulista\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2009_Campeonato_Paulista\">2009<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Copa do Brasil\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Copa_do_Brasil\">Copa do Brasil<\/a> (1): <a title=\"2009 Copa do Brasil\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2009_Copa_do_Brasil\">2009<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span id=\"International_2\" class=\"mw-headline\">International<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Brazil<sup id=\"cite_ref-FIFA_Profile_6-14\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-FIFA_Profile-6\">[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"FIFA World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIFA_World_Cup\">FIFA World Cup<\/a> (2): <a title=\"1994 FIFA World Cup Final\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1994_FIFA_World_Cup_Final\">1994<\/a>, <a title=\"2002 FIFA World Cup Final\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_Final\">2002<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"FIFA World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIFA_World_Cup\">FIFA World Cup<\/a> (1): Runners-up (2nd Place) <a title=\"1998 FIFA World Cup Final\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1998_FIFA_World_Cup_Final\">1998<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Copa Am\u00e9rica\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica\">Copa Am\u00e9rica<\/a> (2): <a title=\"1997 Copa Am\u00e9rica\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1997_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica\">1997<\/a>, <a title=\"1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1999_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica\">1999<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Copa Am\u00e9rica\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica\">Copa Am\u00e9rica<\/a> (1): Runners-up (2nd Place) <a title=\"1995 Copa Am\u00e9rica\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1995_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica\">1995<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"FIFA Confederations Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIFA_Confederations_Cup\">FIFA Confederations Cup<\/a> (1): <a title=\"1997 FIFA Confederations Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1997_FIFA_Confederations_Cup\">1997<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Summer Olympic Games\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Summer_Olympic_Games\">Summer Olympic Games<\/a> (1): Bronze Medal (3rd Place) <a title=\"Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics \u2013 Men's tournament\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Football_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament\">1996<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span id=\"Individual\" class=\"mw-headline\">Individual<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"thumb tright\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner\">\n<p><strong><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Ronaldo_Golden_Foot_2006.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbimage\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/86\/Ronaldo_Golden_Foot_2006.jpg\/220px-Ronaldo_Golden_Foot_2006.jpg\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/86\/Ronaldo_Golden_Foot_2006.jpg\/330px-Ronaldo_Golden_Foot_2006.jpg 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/86\/Ronaldo_Golden_Foot_2006.jpg\/440px-Ronaldo_Golden_Foot_2006.jpg 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"293\" data-file-width=\"2136\" data-file-height=\"2848\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\">\n<div class=\"magnify\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"thumb tright\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner\">\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\"><strong>Ronaldo\u2019s <a title=\"Golden Foot\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Golden_Foot\">Golden Foot<\/a> award in \u201cThe Champions Promenade&#8221; on the seafront of the Principality of <a title=\"Monaco\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monaco\">Monaco<\/a>.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Supercopa Libertadores\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Supercopa_Libertadores\">Supercopa Libertadores<\/a> Top Scorer (1): 1993\u201394<sup id=\"cite_ref-Achievements_199-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-Achievements-199\">[199]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Supercopa Libertadores\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Supercopa_Libertadores\">Supercopa Libertadores<\/a> Team of The Year (1): 1993-04<sup id=\"cite_ref-Achievements_199-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-Achievements-199\">[199]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Campeonato Mineiro\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Campeonato_Mineiro\">Campeonato Mineiro<\/a> Top Scorer (1): 1993\u201394<sup id=\"cite_ref-Achievements_199-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-Achievements-199\">[199]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Campeonato Mineiro\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Campeonato_Mineiro\">Campeonato Mineiro<\/a> Team of The Year (1): 1994<sup id=\"cite_ref-Achievements_199-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-Achievements-199\">[199]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Eredivisie\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eredivisie\">Eredivisie<\/a> Top Scorer (1): 1994\u201395<sup id=\"cite_ref-PSV_topscorer_19-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-PSV_topscorer-19\">[19]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"FIFA World Player of the Year\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year\">FIFA World Player of the Year<\/a> (3): 1996, 1997, 2002<sup id=\"cite_ref-FIFA_Profile_6-15\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-FIFA_Profile-6\">[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Trofeo EFE\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trofeo_EFE\">Trofeo EFE<\/a> <a title=\"Trofeo EFE\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trofeo_EFE\">La Liga Ibero-American Player of the Year<\/a> (2): 1996\u201397, 2002\u201303<sup id=\"cite_ref-200\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-200\">[200]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Pichichi Trophy\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pichichi_Trophy\">Pichichi Trophy<\/a> (2) 1996\u201397, 2003\u201304<sup id=\"cite_ref-RSSSF_22-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-RSSSF-22\">[22]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"European Golden Boot\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Golden_Boot\">European Golden Boot<\/a> (1): 1996\u201397<sup id=\"cite_ref-201\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-201\">[201]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><i><a title=\"World Soccer (magazine)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Soccer_(magazine)\">World Soccer<\/a><\/i> <\/strong>magazine<strong> <a title=\"World Soccer (magazine)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Soccer_(magazine)#World_Player_of_the_Year\">World Player of the Year<\/a> (3): 1996, 1997, 2002<sup id=\"cite_ref-202\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-202\">[202]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Don Bal\u00f3n Award\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Don_Bal%C3%B3n_Award\">Don Bal\u00f3n Award<\/a> La Liga Foreign Player of the Year (1): 1996\u201397<sup id=\"cite_ref-203\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-203\">[203]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Copa Am\u00e9rica\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica\">Copa Am\u00e9rica<\/a> Final Most Valuable Player (1): 1997<sup id=\"cite_ref-Achievements_199-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-Achievements-199\">[199]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Copa Am\u00e9rica\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica\">Copa Am\u00e9rica<\/a> Most Valuable Player (1): 1997<sup id=\"cite_ref-204\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-204\">[204]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"FIFA Confederations Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIFA_Confederations_Cup\">FIFA Confederations Cup<\/a> Bronze Boot (1): 1997<sup id=\"cite_ref-205\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-205\">[205]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"FIFA Confederations Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIFA_Confederations_Cup\">FIFA Confederations Cup<\/a> All-Star Team (1): 1997<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"UEFA Cup Winners' Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UEFA_Cup_Winners%27_Cup\">UEFA Cup Winners&#8217; Cup<\/a> Final Most Valuable Player (1): 1997<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Copa Am\u00e9rica\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica\">Copa Am\u00e9rica<\/a> All-Star Team (2): 1997, 1999<sup id=\"cite_ref-Achievements_199-5\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-Achievements-199\">[199]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"IFFHS\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IFFHS\">IFFHS World&#8217;s Top Goal Scorer of the Year<\/a> (1): 1997<sup id=\"cite_ref-206\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-206\">[206]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Bravo Award\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bravo_Award\">Bravo Award<\/a> (2): 1997, 1998<sup id=\"cite_ref-207\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-207\">[207]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Onze d'Or\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Onze_d%27Or\">Onze d&#8217;Or<\/a> (2): 1997, 2002<sup id=\"cite_ref-208\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-208\">[208]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Ballon d'Or\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ballon_d%27Or\">Ballon d&#8217;Or<\/a> (2): <a title=\"1997 Ballon d'Or\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1997_Ballon_d%27Or\">1997<\/a>, <a title=\"2002 Ballon d'Or\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2002_Ballon_d%27Or\">2002<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-209\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-209\">[209]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"UNICEF\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UNICEF\">UNICEF<\/a> European Footballer of the Season: 1996\u201397<sup id=\"cite_ref-210\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-210\">[210]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"European Sports Media\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Sports_Media\">European Sports Media<\/a> ESM Team of the Year (2) <a title=\"European Sports Media\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Sports_Media#1990s\">1996\u201397, 1997\u201398<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-211\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-211\">[211]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"FIFA\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIFA\">FIFA XI<\/a> (2): 1997, 1998<sup id=\"cite_ref-212\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-212\">[212]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Serie A Footballer of the Year\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serie_A_Footballer_of_the_Year\">Serie A Footballer of the Year<\/a> (1): 1997\u201398<sup id=\"cite_ref-\u201cSerieA\u201d_30-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-\u201cSerieA\u201d-30\">[30]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serie_A_Foreign_Footballer_of_the_Year\">Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year<\/a> (1): 1997\u201398<sup id=\"cite_ref-213\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-213\">[213]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"UEFA Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UEFA_Cup\">UEFA Cup<\/a> Final Most Valuable Player (1): 1998<sup id=\"cite_ref-214\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-214\">[214]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"UEFA Club Footballer of the Year\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UEFA_Club_Footballer_of_the_Year\">UEFA Club Footballer of the Year<\/a> (1): 1997\u201398<sup id=\"cite_ref-UEFa_award_215-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-UEFa_award-215\">[215]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"UEFA Club Football Awards\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UEFA_Club_Football_Awards#Best_Forward\">UEFA Club Best Forward<\/a> (1): 1997\u201398<sup id=\"cite_ref-UEFa_award_215-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-UEFa_award-215\">[215]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"FIFA World Cup awards\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIFA_World_Cup_awards#Golden_Ball\">FIFA World Cup Golden Ball<\/a> (1): <a title=\"1998 FIFA World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1998_FIFA_World_Cup\">1998<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-216\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-216\">[216]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"FIFA World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIFA_World_Cup#All-Star_Team\">FIFA World Cup All-Star Team<\/a> (2): <a title=\"1998 FIFA World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1998_FIFA_World_Cup\">1998<\/a>, <a title=\"2002 FIFA World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2002_FIFA_World_Cup\">2002<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-All_star_99-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-All_star-99\">[99]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"FIFA World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIFA_World_Cup\">FIFA World Cup<\/a> top assist provider (1): <a title=\"1998 FIFA World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1998_FIFA_World_Cup\">1998<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-217\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-217\">[217]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Inter Milan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inter_Milan\">Inter Milan<\/a> Player Of The Year: 1998<sup id=\"cite_ref-218\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-218\">[218]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Copa Am\u00e9rica\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica\">Copa Am\u00e9rica<\/a> Top Scorer (1): 1999<sup id=\"cite_ref-Achievements_199-6\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-Achievements-199\">[199]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"FIFA World Cup awards\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIFA_World_Cup_awards#Golden_Boot\">FIFA World Cup Golden Boot<\/a> (1): <a title=\"2002 FIFA World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2002_FIFA_World_Cup\">2002<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-World_Cup_2002_219-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-World_Cup_2002-219\">[219]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"FIFA World Cup awards\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIFA_World_Cup_awards#Golden_Ball\">FIFA World Cup Silver Ball<\/a> (1): <a title=\"2002 FIFA World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2002_FIFA_World_Cup\">2002<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-World_Cup_2002_219-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-World_Cup_2002-219\">[219]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"FIFA World Cup Final\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIFA_World_Cup_Final\">FIFA World Cup Final<\/a> Most Valuable Player (1): <a title=\"2002 FIFA World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2002_FIFA_World_Cup\">2002<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-220\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-220\">[220]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Intercontinental Cup (football)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Intercontinental_Cup_(football)\">Intercontinental Cup<\/a> <a title=\"Intercontinental Cup (football)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Intercontinental_Cup_(football)#Man_of_the_Match\">Man of the Match<\/a> (1): 2002<sup id=\"cite_ref-221\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-221\">[221]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"UEFA Team of the Year\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UEFA_Team_of_the_Year\">UEFA Team of the Year<\/a> (1): 2002<sup id=\"cite_ref-222\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-222\">[222]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BBC_Overseas_Sports_Personality_of_the_Year\">BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year<\/a> (1): 2002<sup id=\"cite_ref-223\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-223\">[223]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Laureus World Sports Awards\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laureus_World_Sports_Awards\">Laureus World Sports Awards<\/a> <a title=\"Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laureus_World_Sports_Award_for_Comeback_of_the_Year\">Comeback of the Year<\/a> (1): 2003<sup id=\"cite_ref-WC_Comeback_104-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-WC_Comeback-104\">[104]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"FIFA 100\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIFA_100\">FIFA 100<\/a> (2004)<sup id=\"cite_ref-224\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-224\">[224]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"FIFA World Cup awards\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIFA_World_Cup_awards#Golden_Boot\">FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot<\/a> (1): 2006<sup id=\"cite_ref-225\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-225\">[225]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"History of the Brazil national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_the_Brazil_national_football_team#Brazilian_Football_Museum_\u2013_Hall_of_Fame\">Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame<\/a>: 2006<sup id=\"cite_ref-226\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-226\">[226]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Golden Foot award\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Golden_Foot_award\">Golden Foot award<\/a> (1): 2006<sup id=\"cite_ref-227\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-227\">[227]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><i><a title=\"France Football\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/France_Football\">France Football<\/a><\/i> magazine\u2019s all-time starting XI: 2007<sup id=\"cite_ref-Achievements_199-7\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-Achievements-199\">[199]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Association of Football Statisticians\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Association_of_Football_Statisticians\">Association of Football Statisticians (AFS) Top-100 Players of All Time<\/a>: 2007. #2<sup id=\"cite_ref-228\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-228\">[228]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"List of 2009 all-decade Sports Illustrated awards and honors\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_2009_all-decade_Sports_Illustrated_awards_and_honors#Association_football_All-Decade_Team\">Sports Illustrated Team of the Decade<\/a>: 2009<sup id=\"cite_ref-229\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-229\">[229]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Real Madrid\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Real_Madrid\">Real Madrid<\/a> Hall of Fame<sup id=\"cite_ref-230\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-230\">[230]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Marca Leyenda\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marca_Leyenda\">Marca Leyenda<\/a>: 2011<sup id=\"cite_ref-231\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-231\">[231]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"L'\u00c9quipe\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/L%27%C3%89quipe\">L&#8217;\u00c9quipe<\/a>&#8216;s top 50 South-American footballers in history: #5<sup id=\"cite_ref-232\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-232\">[232]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Italian Football Hall of Fame\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Italian_Football_Hall_of_Fame\">Italian Football Hall of Fame<\/a>: 2015<sup id=\"cite_ref-233\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-233\">[233]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"International Federation of Football History &amp; Statistics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Federation_of_Football_History_%26_Statistics\">International Federation of Football History &amp; Statistics<\/a> (IFFHS) Legends<sup id=\"cite_ref-234\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-234\">[234]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Inter Milan Hall of Fame\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inter_Milan_Hall_of_Fame\">Inter Milan Hall of Fame<\/a>: 2018<sup id=\"cite_ref-235\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)#cite_note-235\">[235]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"text-center action-button-url\">\n<div class=\"action-button btn btn-default center-block instagram.com\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Barcelona, Inter, Real Madrid and Brazil superstar Ronaldo is officially the new owner of La Liga side Real Valladolid after buying a 51% controlling stake in the club in a deal previously reportedly to be worth an estimated \u20ac30m. 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