Ronaldo names best fans he's ever played for + Career titles and personal trophies

[R9magia]

http://www.superesportes.com.br/

Translation:

Last Wednesday in Madrid during a press conference where he was unveiling his new website, www.mundodoronaldo.com.br, Ronaldo talked about the Brazilian national team, the world cup, his future as a footballer, but he also remembered his past. When asked who were the best fans he has ever played for, he didn't hesitate in proclaiming it was the Cruzeiro fans.

Ronaldo said while he played for the club, he never once saw the team booed or jeered. "The Cruzeiro fans were the best, the most active. I was 16 years old. It seems like it was yesterday, but no. Time has passed and I am 29. Everything changed. I have a lot of memories of those times. The Cruzeiro fans, even when we lost, never stopped chanting and supporting us. It's hard to compare with the Real, Barcelona or Inter fans. They are all different", he explained.

Ronaldo's time spent with Cruzeiro was meteoric, but brilliant. He made his first appearance as a professional on may 25th 1993. He was only 16 when he first stepped on the pitch against Caldense in the Minas Gerais state championship. That season, he went on to score 28 goals in 29 games, five of them against Bahia in a Brazilian league game.

In 1994, Ronaldo made the Brazilian national team after being the top scorer
in the Minas state championship with 23 goals. He scored his first goal with the Seleção against Iceland and went on to be called up for the World Cup. After the WC, he moved to PSV for $ 6 million.

In total, Ronaldo scored 57 goals in 59 games for Cruzeiro.

http://www.worldofronaldo.com/AddedCMS/webFlashPlayer/Default.aspx

Click the link than "Cruzeiro Intro" to see some Ronaldo in his Cruzeiro days...


Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima
Born: 22.09.1976 in Rio de Janeiro
Height: 1,83m
Weight:81
Clubs:
1990-1991: Social Ramos Clube-RJ
1991-1993: Sao Cristovao-RJ
1993-1994: Cruzeiro-MG
1994-1996: PSV Eindhoven - Holland
1996-1997: FC Barcelona - Spainha
1997-2002: Inter di Milano - Italy
2002: Real Madrid - Spain

Titles:
Copa Brasil: 1993
Mineiro State Championship:1994
World Cup: 1994, 2002
Stanley Rous Cup: 1995
Dutch Cup: 1996
Cup winner Cup: 1997
Copa del Rey: 1997
European Supercup: 1997, 2002
Copa América: 1997, 1999
Confederations Cup:1997
UEFA Cup:1998
Intercontinental Cup: 2002
La Liga: 2003
Spanish Supercup: 2003
Troféu João Gamper (Espanha): 1996
Troféu Santiago Bernabéu: 2003, 2005
Copa Naranja de Valencia (Espanha): 2003

Personal Trophies:
Top Scorer of the Supercopa Libertadores: 1993
Top Scorer of the Copa Libertadores: 1994
Top Scorer of the Mineiro State Championship:1994
Top Scorer of the Dutch League: 1995
FIFA Player of the Year:1996,1997,2002
Top Scorer of the Copa América: 1997
Best player of the year according to the magazine Onze Mundial:2002
Top Scorer of the Spanish League: 1997
South American Player of the year In La Liga:1997, 2003
European Player of the Year (France Football):1997,2002
Best Foreign Player in the Italian League: 1997
Best Player of the Italian League: 1998
Best Player of the World Cup: 1998
Top Scorer of the Copa América: 1999
Top Scorer of the World Cup: 2002
Best Player of the Intercontinental Cup final: 2002
Athlete of the year (Reuters): 2002
Athlete of the year (BBC): 2002
Top Scorer of South American WCQ: 2003-2005
Top Scorer of the Spanish Leaguel: 2004

Damn, he was a top scorer in so many different competitions :eek:

[slipperydave]

it's a shame he never played in the Premiership

[drachen]

You can find the question-and-answer part of the press con in English here:
http://www.realmadrid.com/articulo/rma31148.htm

this made me laugh
What would be the best heading for your new website?
Brazil wins the 2006 World Cup and Ronaldo claims the Golden Boot
cocky b*stard :p though it is very much possible

http://www.realmadrid.com/addon/img/9961a6288webronaldo1p.jpg

[Bruun]

You gotta love Ronaldo.

Addition to his prize list:
Worst haircut EVER!!! What was he thinking?

[kaku]

Great player, unfortunately plagued by injuries.The way he treated Inter though was lame.:rolleyes:

[revelz]

0 times champions league top scorer hehe

btw...check how fat he looks in that pic....stay of the big macs ronaldo

[chauchey]

great player. No Champions League title though eh?

[R9magia]

0 times champions league top scorer hehe

btw...check how fat he looks in that pic....stay of the big macs ronaldo

He is visibly overweight and I don't want you to think I'm trying to defend him here. I just think you or anybody else may be interested/surprised to know this:

Excerpt from a article in Brazilian football magazine PLACAR:

"The last time Moraci [Moraci Sant’Anna is the conditioning coach for the brazilian national team] evaluated Ronaldo's physical state was in September of 2005, during WCQ. His body fat was between 8 and 10%, which is a normal number for the average footballer. Only Cafu ( who's superb conditioning is rare) had 7%."

[jamal]

so what if hes gotta bit of flab lol..

the guys still a predator and one of the best strikers of our era.
shame about all his injuries tho

[skb]

Ronaldo is one of the all time greats, no doubt about it. He's won so many titles and personal awards as well, what a fantastic player.

[GoonerFan24]

great player. No Champions League title though eh?
the only league title he has ever won was in 2003 with Madrid... yet he has 2 WC titles... kinda odd

[CoachG]

I think he will try to get that Champions league title a la Larsson, as this might be the year for Real

[Mr. Boy]

It's really a shame he's lost that edge he once had. Looking at this video (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6929277165700686790&q=ronaldo) reminds me of how great a striker he was. This story (http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=361275&cc=5901) also shows why he has fallen apart in the last several months. I really hope he sorts himself out this season.