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| Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima |
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| Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima |
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| Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima |
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| Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima |
Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (born 22 September 1976), nicknamed
Il Fenomeno but commonly known as
Ronaldo, is a World Champion Brazillian Footballer currently plays for Corinthians. Ronaldo was one of the most prolific scorers in the world in the 1990s and the early 2000s. He won his first Ballon D'Or as the European Footballer of the Year in 1997 and again won the award in 2002. Additionally, he is one of only two men to have won the FIFA Player of the Year three times, along with Frenchr Zinedine Zidane. In 2007, he was named as one of the best starting eleven of all-time by France Football and was named to the FIFA 100, a list of the greatest footballers compiled by fellow man Pele. In 2010, he was voted Goal.com's 'Player of the Decade' in an online poll, gathering 43.63% of all votes and was also included as Centre Forward in the 'Team of the Decade'. On February 23, 2010, Ronaldo announced that he will retire after the 2011 season, signing a two-year contract extension with the Corinthians at the same time.
