When Ronaldo raced the wind !

 

Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima is revered by many in football for his fearsome abilities, but his charisma off the field helped him become a businessman.

The phenomenon of the goal scorer, who has physical and artistic qualities,

is the preserve of a group of the chosen. Ronaldo has written in the memory of history immortal performances and goals. And his fascination with the ball will remain immortal in the memory of Real Madrid fans.

The player has achieved a wide range of successes, both collectively and individually, the most important of which are the two Golden Ball awards in the two years (1997 and 2002). The Brazilian striker is one of the jewels of football history.

He grew up in the bosom of a humble family, and began his football career in the Brazilian club (Cruzeiro), where he performed a distinguished performance that caught the attention of the Dutch club Eindhoven, who contracted with him at the age of 17. In the Netherlands, he achieved two distinguished seasons (52 goals in the first and 56 goals in the second), which prompted Barcelona to sign him, and then transferred to Inter Milan, where he suffered several injuries. In 2002, after the World Cup hosted by Korea and Japan, in which he excelled, Real Madrid included him without hesitation.

 

He played his first match at the Santiago Bernabéu against Alaves, in which he scored his first goal. From that moment began a list of endless goals and nights for Real Madrid. In his first season with Real, he won two titles: the Spanish League and the Intercontinental Cup.

Ronaldo won all the titles with the Brazilian national football team: the World Cup, the Copa América and the FIFA Confederations Cup, among other tournaments. He is a legend in his country, although the injuries sustained him towards the end of his football career. AC Milan and Corinthians were his last stops before he finally announced his retirement on February 14, 2011.

The 2002 World Cup winner, three-time FIFA World Player of the Year and two-time Ballon d'Or winner, Ronaldo was the biggest star in football from the mid-1990s until his retirement in 2011.

The Brazilian striker, known as the Phenomeno, who was named "Most Popular Athlete" by Nike in 1998, has been the face of billboards and television commercials, even appearing on the popular Simpsons series.