Ronaldo's Biography

Brazil national football team

First international : Argentina 3-0 Brazil ( Buenos Aires , Argentina ; August 20 1914 )

Biggest win : Brazil 10-1 Bolivia ( São Paulo , Brazil ; 10 April 1949 )

The biggest defeat : Uruguay 6-0 Brazil ( Viña del Mar , Chile , 18 September 1920 )

World Cup : The best results : Champion, 1958 , 1962 , 1970 , 1994 , 2002

Copa América : The best results : Champion, 1919 , 1922 ,1949 , 1989 , 1997 , 1999 , 2004 ,2007

Confederations Cup : The best results : Champion, 1997 , 2005 ,2009

Brazil national football team represents Brazil in the championship football internationally and is the most successful team in history. Brazil five times won the FIFA World Cup . The Brazilians are often called by the name of Selecao , which means "the chosen people."

Records of Brazil national football team :

·        Brazil carve a new record with 10 consecutive wins at World Cup finals in 2006 after beating Ghana , June 27 2006 .

·        Brazil captain Cafu Marcos , 36 years, adding track record in his career at international level to the Samba team player who most often win the World Cup. After the match against Australia in Munich on Sunday June 18 , 2006, the official Cafu equal the record held by Carlos,Dunga and Claudio Taffarel as the player who most often to defend Brazil in the World Cup, which is as many as 18 games. Cafu has felt the 14 victories, more than Dunga, Taffarel, and any Brazilian player. Until now, this world cup, Cafu also still holds the record for the Brazilian player with the highest stamp, which is 148 games. Of the hundreds of parties that he only felt a whopping 19 times. This record continues to grow as Brazil win over Ghana in the last 16.

·        In the match against Japan , June 22 , 2006, Ronaldo equals record Gerd Müller's leading scorer during the World Cup with a total of 14 goals. In the game a eigth final against Ghana , June 27 , 2006, an additional goal as Ronaldo made a record player with the most goals during the World Cup with 15 goals.

Luis Nazario de Lima 

        Ronaldo was born in Bento Ribeiro , Brazil ,on 22th of September,1976. He was 34 years old . He generally called Ronaldo . Ronaldo is a player football Brazil that very famous. He usually plays as a striker and currently plays for the club Corinthians . 

        At the beginning of his career, Ronaldo is a pure striker type with the ability to sprint faster quickly stab her opponent's defense to dribble the ball and expert in completing passes breakthrough. Two feet of Ronaldo is the main weapon for goals scored . While his head, rarely used to score goals despite his physical high (183 cm). Ronaldo also has a physical advantages that enable to he dueled with opponents defender and able to hold the ball while waiting for help to follow his teammate.This style is seen clearly when he played to FC Barcelona and in his first season costumed Inter Milan . When he played for Real Madrid he slightly changed the style of play with  looking for lots of empty space between the defender and long-distance kick off toward the goalpost. This is more due to physic of Ronaldo who are not allow for still playing with his natural style such as when Ronaldo starting a career. Being overweight and injuries that continue to befall him is the reason for Ronaldo to change the style of play.

Awards that earned by Ronaldo : 

1.       Best Player of the FIFA : 1996, 1997, 2002

2.       Best European Player   : 1997, 2002

3.       MVP UEFA Cup : 1998

4.       FIFA World Cup

5.       2002 Golden Boot - 8 goals

6.       2002 - champion

Golden Foot in 2006 by Ronaldo 

Three times along his career, Ronaldo was elected FIFA World Player of the Year (1996, 1997, 2002), but this time Luis Nazario da Lima, also known as Ronaldo, actually part of the Real Madrid roster. He put the final mark to a great career thanks to the victory in the Golden Foot 2006

Ronaldo presents his footprints as the Brazilian striker wins the Golden Foot 2006. His footprints have been part of the Greatest Open-Air Football Museum in the World.

Ronaldo won thanks to the 20,343 votes that he received from all over the world – people could vote exclusively from the official website of the award – taking victory before Luis Figo with 17,871 votes and Alessandra Del Piero with 16,011 votes. The website raised a total of 103,768 votes. Ronaldo was candidate with Ballack (Germany), Beckham (England), Cafu (Brazil), Crespo (Argentina), Del Piero (Italy), Figo (Portugal), Maldini (Italy), Raul (Spain) and Zidane (France).

The Golden Foot award is an international award to the career for at least 29-year-old football players, who stand out for their sport results, for their personality and for the esteem of the public and football experts. The winner is chosen out of a ten nominees list. The peculiarity of this award is that the winner leaves a permanent mould of his footprints on "The Champions Promenade".

Why did I choose Ronaldo ?

I choose Ronaldo because according to me, Ronaldo has been a good player in his football team . Moreover, Ronaldo was have a good skill and his play with a lot strategy that make everyone like with Ronaldo. Fans of Ronaldo was almost football lovers from all over the country. No one didn’t know him, the football player from Brazil national football team. He had been famous because his talented in football and he made his country proud with him .