Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima, mononymously known as Ronaldo and nicknamed O Fenomeno and R9, is a Brazilian former professional footballer, born in 1976, who played as a striker for Cruzeiro, PSV, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Corinthians before retiring in 2011. He was named FIFA World Player of the Year three times and won two Ballon d'Or awards, becoming the youngest recipient of each honor at the time, and by age 23 had scored more than 200 goals for club and country before a series of knee injuries sidelined him for nearly three years. He won the 2002-03 La Liga title with Real Madrid, scored 62 goals in 98 matches for Brazil to rank third on the country's all time scoring list, and set a world record transfer fee twice, joining Barcelona in 1996 and Inter Milan in 1997.
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Career HighlightNamed FIFA World Player of the Year three times and won two Ballon d'Or awards 1 Classification
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What happened to Ronaldo before the 1998 World Cup final?
He had a convulsive fit hours before the 1998 final, then won the 2002 World Cup and the Golden Boot.
Ronaldo suffered a convulsive fit hours before kick-off in the 1998 FIFA World Cup final, after helping Brazil reach it and receiving the Golden Ball as the player of the tournament. At the 2002 FIFA World Cup he won the tournament with Brazil, scored twice in the final and received the Golden Boot as top goalscorer, an achievement viewed as redemption for what occurred at the previous World Cup.
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Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁoˈnawdu luˈiz‿naˈzaɾju dʒi ˈlimɐ]; born 18 September 1976), mononymously known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁoˈnawdu luˈiz‿naˈzaɾju dʒi ˈlimɐ]; born 18 September 1976), mononymously known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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His individual accolades include being named FIFA World Player of the Year three times and winning two Ballon d'Or awards.
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Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁoˈnawdu luˈiz‿naˈzaɾju dʒi ˈlimɐ]; born 18 September 1976), mononymously known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Plays: Association Football, lead paragraph, plays
Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁoˈnawdu luˈiz‿naˈzaɾju dʒi ˈlimɐ]; born 18 September 1976), mononymously known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Competed In: FIFA World Cup, lead paragraph, competed-in
At the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Ronaldo scored his 15th World Cup goal, a tournament record at the time.
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