Ronaldo

See also: Ronaldo (homonymy)

Luiz Nazario Da Lima Ronaldo known as Ronaldo (born the September 22nd 1976 with Bento Ribeiro (Rio de Janeiro), is a Football or Brésil IEN evolving/moving with the Milan AC at the post of center-forward. Always in activity within Milan AC, he is regarded as one of the largest attackers of the history of football.

Biography

Its childhood

Luiz Nazario Ronaldo sees the day the September 22nd 1976 with Itaguai, at the hospital Saint-François Xavier, about thirty kilometers of Rio de Janeiro. Baby posting three kilos with the assay scales, Ronaldo is thus called in homage to the Médecin which put it at the world, and also because it is the name of sound Parrain, a friend of the Famille. Ronaldo is a Enfant calm and not very turbulent. One offers to him its first balloon with Christmas 1980. It almost never leaves it, always keeps it with the feet and sleeps even with. Its father, Nelio Nazario of Lima, is the elder one of a Famille of seven children and knew a difficult childhood. Very early, he discovers the world of the work and is engaged adolescent with the Company of the telephones of Rio. He climbs the levels until becoming there Engineer. It is at that time that it meets that which will become his wife, Sonia Dos Santos Barata, a young cashier.

Very a long time, Ronaldo is called Dadado by all its family, a nickname which was given by its Frère Nelio, which found its name too complicated to pronounce. It is only at age the sixteen years, when it starts to be made a name thanks to the Football, that it asks so that one calls it by his true name, Ronaldo. Sometimes also, his/her buddies calls just like it very popular Monica, one band-drawn at the time which had as a heroin a little girl with large the teeth, him. But he hates this nickname.

He is large for his age, although very thin. Thirteen years, it attends with the separation of his parents, but like its father and his Mère were left in good terms, it will be only little marked by it. His/her father continuous to follow his evolution in the world of the Football, but Sonia is obliged to take again an community activity in a Pizzeria.

Birth of a wonder

Very quickly, Ronaldo is distinguished in the teams from young people from his district. Of itself, it takes the initiative to go to Flamengo to carry out a test there. This one proves very conclusive, but for lack of money which prevents it from taking the bus, it cannot give following a convocation one week later.

In 1991, Ronaldo belongs to the team of the young people of Sao Cristovao, a small club of the second division of the championship of Rio, pulled by Alfredo Sampaio, become president of the Syndicat of the Brazilian footballers. It is him which alerts for the first time Alexandre Martins, owner of the club, on the existence of an exceptional player. The very new leader wants to see the young wonder with work at once. Its team carries it this day 9-1 and Ronaldo marks five goals. The following day, Martins and Reinaldo Pitta, his/her collaborator, meet and study the enormous possibilities that their offer this young boy.

Very quickly, Sao Cristovao appears too small for Ronaldo. It is thus transferred to the Cruzeiro EC., one of the large clubs of the country, where it starts its moult there. The team is involved by Carlos Alberto Silva, old national sport selector, that which in particular discovered Careca. Its team practices a play spectacular and carried towards the attack, in which Ronaldo completely will open out. In only one year, it will register the trifle of fifty eight goals in sixty disputed meetings. It is distinguished in particular in Copa Libertadores, competition equivalent to the Ligue of the champions of South America, at the conclusion which it finishes better realizer, at only seventeen years. He is also leader of the classification of the strikers in the championship of Brazil, until Cruzeiro is eliminated from the competition. In parallel, it flames with the national selection of less than 17 years, for which it marks the total hallucinating of fifty-nine goals!

It fenomeno allures Europe

In 1994, Ronaldo, old from only 17 years, are transferred to PSV Eindhoven for 6 M€, whereas it returns from a World cup which it lived as a simple spectator. Hardest for him will be to overcome the evil of the country. For that, it will be helped of its been engaged Nadia, and a boy who will not leave it any more, César, become his confidant, his friend, his odd-job man. Side ground, on the other hand, no problem. It fenomeno registers thirty goals in thirty-three meetings of Dutch championship disputed. It appears a pitiless hunter of goals and gains by far the crown of better realizer of championship. The following season will be unfortunately tarnished by a problem with the articulation of the left knee. It passes on billiards, but will not remain lontemps inalienable: after eight weeks, here it is the operational one to play and gain the final of the Cut of the Netherlands.

In June 1996, the star rising of Brazilian football joined FC Barcelona for 18 M€, summons record as regards transfer at that time. Exploits in strokes of genius, it is essential under the Blaugrana shirt like the new phenomenon of world football, on grounds where before him two superstars was illustrated, Diego Maradona and Romario. If each drive is an event during which Ronaldo levels the supporters by trying incredible gestures, they is of course the lawns of the Liga which the Brazilian young person impresses all the observers of the world of the round ballond. Registering on average close to a goal by match all confused competitions, its achievements make the round the world tour, like that exceptional which it registers vis-a-vis Compostelle. After having bated a balloon in the central round, it launches out in a race of thirty-five meters and, making admire all its force, its speed, and some technical epic of high flight, it incrit a goal of anthology after having erased with him all alone six unfavourable players. At the end of this full season, Ronaldo finishes better striker of the championship with a total of thirty-four achievements, and gains the Coupe of Europe of the winners of cuts at the expense of the Paris Saint-Germain.

One year only after its arrival, Ronaldo leaves the Spain for the Italy where the Inter Milan recruits it for 30,5 M€.

Two years of galère

In the tread of the World 1998, Ronaldo will know an impressive series of wounds, which will make doubt its capacity to find its best level. Of July 1998 with April 2002, it on the whole disputes only one about fifty matches on the two hundred and fifty that it could potentially have played.

All begins the November 21st 1999 at the time of the match Inter Milan - Lecce, cash for the 10th day of the championship of Italy. Ronaldo is wounded all alone: by carrying out a dummy pass, its right foot is blocked in the grass. The first diagnosis evokes a gross Entorse right knee. But the echography realized five days later reveals a rupture partial of the patellar tendon of the right leg. The November 30th, it is operated by the Professor Saillant at the hospital of Pity-Salpêtrinière. Its unavailability is then estimated at five months.

It makes its great return the April 12th 2000 at the time of the finale outward journey of the cut of Italy opposing the Inter Milan to the Lazio Rome, with Rome. One exploits the 64ème minute when an acceleration, Ronaldo crumbles and is held the right knee. He howls of pain in the middle of the lawn and leaves the ground in tears. As of the following day, it is again operated by the Professor Saillant. The surgeon French announces that the patellar tendon of Brazilian has this time completely yielded, and that the attacker of the Inter will not be able rejouer before January 2001.

Actually, he does not play only one match of the season 2000-2001 and makes his return to the competition the September 20th 2001 only with Trieste, while taking part in twenty minutes of the match outward journey of the 1st tower of the Coupe of the UEFA against modest Rumanian of Brasov. Return match, seven days later, he plays forty minutes but during the stops of play, he is again victim of an elongation of the right thigh. The bad luck continues to continue it. And it is not finished since, for its enième come-back against Lecce in Series has the November 4th EC same year, its body the coward once again. As of the 13th minute of play, it must leave its partners victim of one diminishes with the right thigh. One month and half later, whereas it has just found the grounds, it is victim of one diminishes with the left thigh, with Plaisance. It makes its return only in March 2002, at the time of a friendly meeting disputed with the national team of Brazil.

The Real years

After almost two years spent without playing and a " treatment; maternel" on behalf of the Inter Milan, it decides to flee the club which supported it so much to succumb to the sirens of the Real Madrid the August 30th 2002. The idea of the arrival of Ronaldo at Merengues germinated in the head of Florentino Pérez, owner of the Real Madrid, at the end of a World cup which gave the Brazilian one under fires of the projectors. She takes a form even clearer when the advisers of the player start the showdown with the Inter Milan. The business is launched and, consequently, nothing will be able to stop any more the president of Real in his desire offering to its club a new star. But this serial will have known mutiples bounces. Indeed, Massimo Moratti, its Italian counterpart, did not want to let leave the wonder to less than 100 M€, a sum exhorbitante. Finally, the two characters will get along on a sum of 42 M€.

For its beginnings under the shirt of the merengues, Ronaldo makes speak the powder by finding the way about the nets only thirty seconds after its entry concerned vis-a-vis the modest formation of Alavès, Sunday October 6th 2002. On a center of its compatriot Roberto Carlos, it has all the time to arm a masterly flight which makes fly. It registers a second drank fifteen minutes later, and is even very ready to make a success of the hat-trick. Two hour before the kickoff of this meeting, the stage Santiago Bernabeu posted complete, where the yellow of the Brazilian shirts carried by many supporters disputed it with the usual white. It on the whole marks twenty-three goals in Liga during this season 2002-2003. In December 2002, the Brazilian one gains a second Ballon of gold and a third title FIFA who reward in particular a fantastic resurrection.

Ronaldo continues on its impetus the two following seasons. If it does not find any more its explosiveness and its speed, there compensates by its talents of striker-born and remains one of the most dangerous attackers in the world under the shirt of a Real Madrid which does not gain any more titles. Seven years after his first crown, the center-forward finishes again better striker of the Liga in 2004 with a total of twenty-four achievements. On bottom of crisis within the club inhabitant of Madrid, the season 2005 - 2006 is mitigated, one reproaches him a largely shown ponderal overload finger in the media. After a beginning of the season 2006-2007 difficult which sees it relegated on the bench and even in the platforms by the trainer Fabio Capello, Ronaldo decides to turn over in Italy to the Milan AC to the mercato of winter. However, thanks to the victory of the Real Madrid in Liga, he is crowned Champion of Spain for the second time of his career.

Return in Calcio to Milan AC

Not having more any future with the Real Madrid, Ronaldo is thus transferred to the Milan AC in January 2007, for the sum of 7.5 M Euros. Rossoneri carry out a great media move incontestably. It returns in a city where it already played, but with the enemy club of the Inter Milan, which constitutes with the eyes of the supporters of Inter the one second treason after the escape of 2002. For his first establishment under his new shirt, the center-forward registers one doubled with His and delivers also a decisive master key. Gradually, it finds a good level, and makes a success of seven goals in the Calcio for twelve disputed meetings. However, it does not take part in the epopee of the Milanais club in Ligue of the Champions, which raises the trophy in May 2007. Touched with a thigh, Ronaldo is inalienable carries out its first establishment of the season on November 25th at the time of the victory of Milan AC with Cagliari.

Career in selection

World cup 1994: the title without playing

Ronaldo makes its beginnings with the national team of Brazil the March 24th 1994 at the time of a friendly match against the large Argentin rival. One will have to him to await only a little more than one month and its second selection against the team of Iceland to find the way of the nets with the Auriverde. Its services convince the selector Carlos Alberto Parreira to retain it in the group for the World cup 1994. Presented already like new the Peeled, it is one of attractions of this world American. However, in spite of a large campaign on behalf of the Media and of the public which are languished to discover it, it does not dispute only one minute of the test, even not at the time of the third hen match against the Sweden, however without stake. Without him, the duet Romario - Bebeto takes along Seleçao to a fourth crown. He is thus crowned world champion at the 17 years age like his elder Pelé, which, contrary to him, had largely contributed to the sacring while being a holder with whole share. Always with a statute of substitute of luxury, Ronaldo reaches the final of the Copa America the following year but the team of Brazil east demolished by Uruguay taken along by large a Enzo Francescoli. New disappointment in July 1996 with the eminimation of Seleçao in semi-final of the Olympic Games of Atlanta. It gains all the same places it for the third place, synonymous with bronze medal.

World cup 1998: disappointment at the end of the day

Announced like large the star of the World cup 1998, Ronaldo unloads in France with a certain pressure. Its services under the shirts of FC Barcelona and the Inter Milan cause enormous waiting on behalf of all the observers and of the Brésilien people in particular. Large favorite from the competition, the team of the Brésil begins vis-a-vis the Scotland and asserts 2/1. It is thus about the first match of World cup played by Ronaldo, which does not find however the way of the nets. It is thing made with the match following against the Morocco with Nantes, where it benefits from an opening in the axis of Rivaldo to strike right to the short-nap cloth of the post at the entry of surface and to beat the guard. " This goal returned to me insane of joy. I did not know any more where I was, I do not know even any more in what a arm I found myself! " acknowledge it at the conclusion of this meeting. It should be said that it had made the promise with Mario Zagallo, the selector, to mark.

Easily qualified for the eighth of finale, Brazil sees itself opposite with the Chile of Zamorano and Salas. Without sorrow, it gains this opposition during which Ronaldo registers two new achievements, on a penalty and a shooting of the right to the sixteen meters. In quarters vis-a-vis the Denmark, it does not mark but delivers two decisive master keys with Bebeto and Rivaldo, at the time of a match which Seleçao gains with difficulty 3/2. It becomes again striker in semi-final against the Netherlands by opening the mark at the end of only twenty-two seconds in second half-time, when it recovers a long opening of Rivaldo, resists the return of Cocu to come to beat Edwin van der Sar. The men of Mario Zagallo assert themselves finally on the shooting-with-goals and thus obtain their ticket for the great final vis-a-vis the Equipe of France.

One hour before the kickoff, it is stupor! A first sheet of match circulates in the platform of press, on which the name of Ronaldo is reproduced among the substitutes, Edmundo taking its place at the sides of Bebeto to the point of the attack. Less than ten minutes later, the Vérité is restored and Ronaldo finds its station of holder. But, to the image of its partners, It Fenomeno passes beside this final. In first period, it will be never dangerous. Only once in eighty ten minutes, the wonder manages to be made forget of an admirable French defense of cold blood. Posted at the second post and free and its movements, it places a powerful shooting in which it puts all that it remains to him of force, but what stops Fabien Barthez, the French guard. Brazil inclines 0/3 logically. Ronaldo completes the competition with a sizeable total of four goals and finishes first frontier runner. It is sufficient so that he is elected better player of the tournament.

Ronaldo did not have all its means to dispute this match. Handicapped since the beginning of the competition by pains with the knees, which had with a patellar tendinitis which obstructs it particularly when the Fatigue is felt, he thus suffered, moreover, of the left Cheville after a blow received with the preceding match. The Mystère thickens a little more the following day of the finale, when it is discovered that Ronaldo was victim of a crisis of epilepsy a few hours before the apotheosis, which required that one transports it to the private clinic of the Lilacs for a Check-up rapid. No lesion is detected by the doctors French, and Ronaldo unloads at the stage less than one hour before the kickoff, which justifies apparently the small change occurred on the sheet of match. Lived like a Nightmare in the camp of the Seleçao, the crisis of Ronaldo will generate in the weeks which follow a series of contradictory declarations and will generate an unhealthy polemic with the center even of the team of Brazil. At the beginning of August, it culminates with a declaration of its fellow-member Edmundo who affirms that Ronaldo was to dispute all the matches of this Mondial 98 under the terms of a contract between the Brazilian Fédération (CBF), and the company Nike. In spite of the denials brought by the leaders, it is difficult to classify this dark business.

World cup 2002: resurrection

Whereas it had not carried the Auriverde shirt any more for more than two years, Ronaldo is convened for a friendly match vis-a-vis in Yugoslavia the March 27th 2002, in three months only of the beginning of the World cup. This selection is real surprised since at this time there, it does not have any time of official play! It offers during forty-five minutes some guarantees, renewing them four weeks later with Lisbon vis-a-vis Portugal, lasting a good hour. Sufficient to convince Luiz Felipe Scolari, the selector, to guarantee a place of holder to him for this world.

Qualified painfully, Brazil unloads in South Korea without the label of favorite which too often sticks to him with the skin. It is reassured as of the first hen match vis-a-vis in Turkey: a victory 2/1 with a signed equalization Ronaldo which, on a center of the left of Rivaldo, is thrown and, of the right, propels the balloon out of reach Rüstü Reçber. The wonder had not any more found the way of the nets with Seleçao since the July 19th 1999 and the final of the Copa America, that is to say two years, ten months and twenty-seven days, in other words an eternity. He repeats vis-a-vis in China then makes a success of one doubled against Costa Rica. He astonishes and impresses all the observers. The traversed long way is then measured.

The seleçao carries on its road and Ronaldo is always also effective, a goal in front of Belgium in eighth-of-finale, then another brilliant and victorious in halves against Turkey: one exploits the 49ème minute when, a corner drawn by Turkish and pushed back by Brazilian defense, Gilberto Silva file on the left wing and serves his attacker. When it receives the balloon, Ronnie smells aubaine immediately. Hardest however remains to make, initially to extirpate forest of legs who encircles it, to penetrate in surface before concluding. What it carries out in the most unexpected way by stripping in the tread a shooting of the pointed one. Brazil east finally and will face a team of Germany which, like it, left a little in the unknown at the beginning of tournament.

This final definitively will insert Ronaldo in the history of football. Brazil conquers a fifth star while being essential by 2 to 0, thanks to two goals of his/her child prodigy. It opens the score with the 67ème minute of play: after having recovered the balloon in feet of Dietmar Hamann, Ronaldo serves Rivaldo, which strikes of the twenty meters. Oliver Kahn, the German gatekeeper, slackens the balloon and Ronaldo, which followed well, quietly pushes the leather of the right with an empty aim. The Auriverde center-forward doubles the setting with the 79ème minute: on a center of Kleberson, Rivaldo lets pass for Ronnie, which, after a directed control, horn Kahn of a striking with ground short-nap cloth of the interior of the right to short-nap cloth of the left post. This doubled allows him to take down the title of better striker of world with eight achievements, and changes its total of goals registered in the test to twelve. It equalizes some thus Pelé…

World cup 2006: The record of Gerd Müller beaten

Ronaldo disputes in Germany its fourth final stage of World cup. It there unloads with a precarious physical condition, posting a weight of 90.5 kilos, that is to say eight kilos more than in 2002. Its weight, reported to its size, then classifies it in the category of the obese ones, which is worth the nickname of " to him; Gros" throughout the test. If it must compose without Rivaldo, not selected, it can nevertheless count on the Milanese Kaka and the Inhabitant of Barcelona Ronaldinho to give him good balloons. Before the beginning of the tournament, Ronaldo did not penetrate any more on a ground since the April 8th and an exit on wound, with the 64ème minute, at the time of a Real Madrid - Real Sociedad.

For its entry in the competition, Brazil demolishes Croatia 1/0 then of the Australia 2/0 without convincing, while its striker high-speed motorboat does not mark. Ronaldo leaves finally its sleep by making a success of one doubled vis-a-vis the Japan and thus reassures those which start to worry about its services. Its first goal is registered head with the second post, free of any movement. The second intervenes at the end of the part on a striking of the interior of the right foot which passes very close to the left post of Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi, the Japanese gatekeeper.

These two achievements enable him at the head to join German Gerd Müller of the best strikers of the world cup, all final stages confused with fourteen units. Besides it beats record in eighth of finale vis-a-vis the Ghana, by opening the mark as of the 5th minute of play after being left victorious face to face with the African guard Kingston. The course of the Seleçao is completed with the following turn vis-a-vis a team of France taken along by a Zidane of the great days, its fellow-member with the Real Madrid. With final, it is a bitter failure for the Brazilian selection which was, with the eyes of all the observers, the big favorite of this world. Since this World cup, Ronaldo did not cover the shirt of Seleçao any more, Dunga not having retained it in the list of the players selected for the Copa America 2007, gained besides by Auriverde.

Analyzes of its play

The style of play of Ronaldo differs considerably before and after its two serious wounds with the Genoux. During the period preceding this one, its principal asset is the Speed: speed of starting and speed of Race, but also of thoughts and decisions in its dribbles, its pretenses, its accelerations, its changes of management. Once launched, it is then almost inarrêtable. Its Power and its imposing muscular mass makes him profit from a big number of counter favorable vis-a-vis unbalanced defenders. With many recoveries, for FC Barcelona in particular, it was used of all this luggage to leave in great rides forty even fifty meters.

Mentally, it appears also very strong, almost never doubts, which enables him to dare. Its technical ease is indisputable, that it is in its controls or its catches of ball which are always irreproachable, its sequences a fulgurating speed, in its striking of very powerful and precise ball. Like Romario, it with the capacity to run with the balloon stuck to the feet. He likes to evolve/move on all the zone of attack, taking part in the offensive movements at the beginning of the action. He excels in the dribble in full race and can make insane a defender, even several. He offers the spectacle of true a Magicien to each match.

From return of its wounds, the play of Ronaldo considerably will evolve/move. It more will play in team and will be moulted in true hunter of goals. It will appear quite as frightening because always also effective. If its goals are less spectacular than those registered under the shirt of the Barça or the Inter Milan, they are quite as decisive. Its play of head, very perfectible at its beginnings, became with the time of an acceptable level. Ronaldo has also a great facility of adaptation to various tactical diagrams, which enabled him to be essential as well in clubs as in Team of Brazil.

Detailed statistics

Prize list and personal distinctions

Prize list

In club

  • Victorious of the Intercontinental Cut 2002 Victorious
  • of the Supercoupe of the UEFA 2007 Victorious
  • of the Cut of the Cuts 1997 Victorious
  • of the UEFA Cup 1998
  • Champion of Spain 2003 and 2007 Victorious
  • of the supercoupe of Spain 1996 and 2003 Victorious
  • of the Cut of the Netherlands 1996 Victorious
  • of the Cut of Spain 1997
  • Champion of the State of Minas Gerais 1993

With Seleção

Personal distinctions

Its incomes and its socio-economic influence

Its incomes

The inflation of the commercial value of Ronaldo is seizing throughout its career. With its beginnings in the professional world, the Brazilian one touched 400 euros per month.

In 1999, Ronaldo is, by far, the footballer best paid planet. Its annual incomes are then estimated at 8.5 million Euros, including 300.000 euros of monthly salary Net and 150.000 Euros of premiums. But these are especially the advertizing contracts which pay to him more. It is thus very related to Nike, which pours at least 150.000 Euros to him to per annum make the promotion of the famous mark to the comma. Ronaldo is marked besides with life by this engagement since, once its completed career, it will continue to touch about 75.000 Euros per annum American firm. Ronaldo is at this time there too under contract with the manufacturer of Pirelli tires who pours 175.000 Euros per annum to him. It is also dependant with Parmalat and the Brazilian breweries Brahma. The attacker recovers also some seals at the time of the multiple media outings to which it is invited.

To come to the Milan AC, Ronaldo authorized a fall of the wages which it gained with the Real Madrid. It touches with the club lombard the annual sum of 4.2 Euros Million. With these wages, the Brazilian one is not the player best paid of the team since it is preceded by Nesta, Inzaghi or Kaka. This light fall of its incomes on the other hand was rewarded by the fact that Ronaldo profits from the integrality of its advertizing re-entries. And those paid to him in 2006 9.5 Million Euros. If it lost some sponsors related to Real Madrid like Siemens and Audi, nothing distracting good for a player whose fortune is estimated at 160 M Euros. Its partners of always that are Nike, Pirelli and the Ambev breweries did not release it. It is also related to the companies Guarana Antarctica, TIM and Santander Banespa.

Its socio-economic influence

To Barça, the Ronaldo phenomenon is not limited to the play. In a few weeks only, the Inhabitants of Barcelona fell under the charm from their Brésilien striker. Each one of its appearances in public is a true event, and the player cannot take a step downtown without attracting supporters and photographers. The drives are a place of appointment for the supporters, where all fight to obtain an autograph. Ronaldo remains sometimes more than one half an hour to give satisfaction to the greatest number. They are especially the children who manage best to approach the player, who goes until exchanging some balloons with them sometimes. Downtown, the hairdressers receive hundreds of requests for “cut in Ronaldo”.

At the stage, its only presence attracts crowd, Noup Camp fills with chauqe meets. One tears off the shirt of the floqué club of number 9, and when it passes on TV, the TV rating explodes. To pose at its east coasts the dream of all those which want to make speak about them.

When Ronaldo unloads in Milan at the summer 1997, the investment of its purchase is quickly shown a profit. The number of subscribers increases by 12.000 as of his arrival, namely that it passes from 35.036 to 47.630. The product sales derived almost will double, whereas the number of visitors of Internet site of the Italian club reaches the 3.000 per days. Thanks to him, the rights TVS increase, even those of the retransmissions of the friendly matches, the regional chains competing with the main roads to satisfy the enormous request which the phenomenon causes. The tendency is noticed on the whole of Italian football. The passion caused by its arrival is also felt in the local store. As of the moment when the arrival of Ronaldo was confirmed, the club will have sold, by correspondence or in its shops, of the thousands of shirts floqués with its name: 33.000 in a few weeks only.

Orchestrated by president Florentino Pérez, the arrival of Ronaldo to the Real Madrid answers a policy centered on the purchase and the exploitation of players high-speed motorboats, with the undeniable médiatico-economic value. President Madrilène thus hopes to sell a great number of shirt in the name of Ronaldo, and put on his presence to make assemble the echères near the sponsors and of televisions. Real can still count on part of the rights of images of the Brésiliennes star, since the players who join the team are held to yield 50 to 80% their invaluable rights. In only seven hours, it is nearly 2.000 floqués shirts of the name of Ronaldo which are sold. One month later, 120.000 others leave, with 70 Euros each one… The bet is successful.

Its humane engagement

In the year 2000, the star Brazilian was appointed ambassador of good will of UNO. It is within this framework that it went in particular to the Morocco in December 2006, to give its support in favor of childhood.

The “matches against the poverty” of Zidane and Ronaldo made it possible to raise funds for the UNDP, which fight against poverty, the hunger, the diseases, discrimination with regard to the women, but also against the environmental pollution. Thanks to these two stars of the round ball, two projects saw the day in Eastern Province in 2007.

The first relates to the handing-over with nine of the elementary school “Penecibu”, located at kilometer 58 of the axis Kisangani- Lubutu. Once rehabilitated, more than 580 pupils and twelve teachers will be able to again take the way of the schools. The second project will make it possible to the 28.000 inhabitants of the locality of Wanierukura (located at kilometer 40 of the axis Kisangani-Ituri) to finally find their health center “Makana” which, for more than ten years, had been with the state of abandonment, obliging the patients to traverse with foot the forty kilometers which separated them from the medical structures of Kisangani.

In addition, Ronaldo and Zidane made in 2007 a gift of an amount of 120.000 dollars which will allow the realization of two projects identified the level of the sectors of education, health and the cleansing in Cité Sun in Haiti.

Declarations

Declarations of the player

  • “In the Netherlands, I discovered a very permissive culture. that was a surprise. I understood over there that the sex is a good thing, necessary and salutary, and that does not make any evil with football. ”

  • “I do not believe that one can speak about miracle. It is me which made all the required efforts to return. I never lowered the arms, I always kept the faith. It is the passion of the round ballond which pushed me to hang to me. ”

  • “When I play football, I have this capacity to be able to forget all the remainder, to think only of the play, that to mark goals and to take pleasure. I evacuate any form of apprehension or fear. I do not know this kind of feelings on a ground. I am not afraid of nothing on the lawn. ”

  • “When I was operated knee for the first time, Zidane had made a very beautiful gesture by taking the plane only to come to visit me and to encourage themselves. It is a gesture which I will never forget and who had all the more touched me at the time Zizou had come very discreetly, without an escort of photographers. It was not a media operation. ”

  • “For a whole series of reasons, I was brought not to accept more the work of Hector Cuper, not to rely on him more. I was persuaded that we would never gain anything with him. ”

Declarations on the player

  • Zidane :

“After having known so much wounds, it returned and he was again the best player of the world! I admire it and I really respect it for his strength of character. It forever abandoned nor lost the hope of rejouer to football. ” “In situation of against vis-a-vis the goal, it is really the best.
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