Ronaldo

Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, commonly known as Ronaldo and popularly dubbed "the phenomenon" won the FIFA World Player of the Year award three times and the Ballon d'Or twice, in 1997 and again in 2002.

In 2007 Ronaldo was named in the greatest ever starting eleven by France Football magazine and in 2004 was named in the FIFA 100 list of the greatest living players compiled by Pelé.

Ronaldo was inducted Into the Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame in 2006. Ronaldo played for Brazil in 98 matches, scoring 62 goals, and is the second highest goalscorer for his national team.

At the 1998 World Cup he received the Golden Ball for player of the tournament although he suffered a convulsive fit not long before defeat to France in the final. He won a second World Cup in 2002 scoring twice in the final, and receiving the Golden Boot as top goalscorer. During the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Ronaldo scored his 15th World Cup goal which was a World Cup record.

Ronaldo retired from football on 14 February 2011.

Honours

With Cruzeiro, Campeonato Mineiro (1994), Copa do Brasil (1993)

With PSV Eindhoven, KNVB Cup (1996), Johan Cruijff-schaal (1996)

With Barcelona, Copa del Rey (1997), UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1997), Supercopa de España (1996)

With Inter Milan, UEFA Cup (1998)

With Real Madrid, La Liga (2002–03), Intercontinental Cup (2002), Supercopa de España (2003)

With Corinthians, Campeonato Paulista (2009), Copa do Brasil (2009)

With Brazil, FIFA World Cup (1994, 2002), FIFA World Cup Runners-up (1998), Copa América ( 1997, 1999), FIFA Confederations Cup (1997).

International stats

....................................Played....Goals......

World Cup tournaments......19.........15

World Cup qualifiers...........15.........10

Copa America....................13.........10

Confederations Cup..............5...........4

Other tournaments..............7........... 2

Friendlies..........................39..........21

Total................................98...........62