Ronaldo Luis - Biography
When many people think about Ronaldo, they remember his glory days for Real Madrid or his amazing World Cup contributions, however, very little stop to think about how he got to where he is now. Ronaldo’s roots are very important to him, and these should be taken into consideration when discussing him. He was born in a very poor part of Brazil, Bento Ribeiro, a neighbourhood suffering from poverty ever since Ronaldo was born in 1976. From a very young age, Ronaldo and his peers were passionate about football, and often talked about making it to the top. Ronaldo’s desire and skill certainly didn’t go unnoticed though. An ex-Brazilian legend, Jairzinho, quickly spotted Ronaldo at the tender age of 14 and it was reccomended to the Brazilian youth team. From that point, he started to receive some more recognition locally. He joined his first youth club at the age of 14, the Social Ramos Club, however, he was soon good enough to elevate himself to the next level and signed for his second youth club in Sao Cristovao, a much bigger institution that received much more publicity.
Brazilian team, Cruzeiro, signed Luis Ronaldo up after him after two impressive seasons for Cristovao. He made an instant impact, and in his first season he scored a total of 12 goals in just 14 appearances. PSV had many scouts in Brazil, and Piet de Visser immedialty recognised Ronaldo’s potential and reccomended him to the club. PSV Eindhoven picked up the Brazilian starlet for a fee of £3million in 1994. He went on to be hugely impressive for PSV as well, scoring 42 goals in 45 games. By this time, he had impressed football viewers all over the world. He offically signed at Camp Nou in 1996 and it is fair to say he had the season of his life. In just 49 appearances he scored 47 goals, including over 30 goals in La Liga. This record is yet to be surpassed in recent seasons, and the season eptimised him as a natural goalscorer. He then went on to yet another big club in Inter Millan. Once again, he impressed at helped Inter Millan to a UEFA Cup title in his first season. In his five years there, he scored a total of 49 goals - certainly not as prolific as his season for Barcelona, nevertheless he was still regarded as one of the world’s finest finishers. It was then, when Real Madrid came in with a bid of around £30 Million in the 2002 World Cup summer, in which Ronaldo picked up a winners medal.
Real Madrid supporters were excitied about the prospect of Ronaldo, and he certainly didn’t dissapoint. He was at the pinacle of his career in 2002 and scored a total of 23 goals that season to help Real Madrid lift up the La Liga title. A first for Ronaldo. He then continued his good goalscoring form in Spain and ended up scoring an impressive 82 goals for Real Madrid over the course of five years. In 2007, A.C Millan signed the older Ronaldo, and although initally impressing in his first season, he picked up a long term injury and they decided to release him.
Ronaldo is certainly one of the best strikers in our generation, and is viewed as a footballing God in many countries around the world. From his humble start in life, to where he is now shows great grit and determination. And as Ronaldo enters the last chapter in his career, LuisRonaldo.Com will be there to follow him all the way.
