ronaldo luiz nazario de lima1 was born on 22 september 1976 in a poor suburb of rio de janeiro2. like most of his childhood friends, ronaldo began his soccer career playing barefoot in the streets of his neighborhood. at the age of 14, he joined s?o cristov?o3 soccer club and only two years later became the star of cruzeiro belo horizonte4 scoring a total of 58 goals in 60 matches and earning himself a reputation for his explosive5 pace and outstanding finishing skills. his goal-scoring record and unusual agility6 led him to be included in the brazilian world cup winning team the following year. after the world cup, many top european football clubs were trying to sign him. many people, including brazilian football legend pelé7, referred to him as the most promising8 footballer of his generation. since his transfer to dutch team psv eindhoven9, ronaldo s biography10 is one of success after success. two copa américa s11, a uefa12 cup, a dutch cup, a spanish league cup, and two awards as best player in the world, all in the space of two years, are some of ronaldo s impressive13 achievements. on arrival to inter-milan in 1997, ronaldo became the idol14 of the local fans who refer to him as "il fenomeno15." since the 98 world cup he has suffered two serious knee injuries that have severely limited his appearances. just when people began to wonder whether ronaldo would be able to continue with his football career, he proved to the world that he still could play. in the world cup held in korea and japan, the magical striker16 won the golden shoe award and tied pele s brazilian record for career world cup goals with 12. he helped brazil capture17 its fifth world cup championship on june 30 with a 2-0 win over germany. it was the third time that ronaldo has ever played in the world cup.
罗纳尔多·路易斯·纳扎里奥·德利马1 1976年9月22日出生在里约热内卢的一个贫穷郊区。像他儿时的大多数朋友一样，罗纳尔多开始了他的足球生涯，在他附近的街道上赤脚踢球。14岁时，他加入了s？哦克里斯托夫？o3足球俱乐部，仅仅两年后成为克鲁塞罗·贝洛·奥里藏特的明星，他在60场比赛中总共打进58球，并以其爆发力十足的速度和出色的射门技术而闻名。他的进球记录和非凡的敏捷6使他在第二年入选巴西世界杯冠军球队。世界杯之后，许多欧洲顶级足球俱乐部都想签下他。包括巴西足球传奇人物贝利在内的许多人都说他是他这一代最有前途的足球运动员。自从他转会到荷兰埃因霍温9队，罗纳尔多的传记10是一个又一个成功。两届美洲杯、一届欧洲足球联合会杯、一届荷兰杯、一届西班牙联赛杯和两项世界最佳球员奖，都是罗纳尔多在两年时间里取得的令人印象深刻的成就。1997年，罗纳尔多来到国际米兰，成为当地球迷的偶像，他们称他为费诺莫诺15。自从98年世界杯以来，他的两次严重膝伤严重限制了他的出场。就在人们开始怀疑罗纳尔多能否继续他的足球生涯时，他向全世界证明了他仍然可以踢球。在韩国和日本举行的世界杯上，这位神奇的前锋16日获得金鞋奖，并以12粒进球追平了贝利在巴西职业世界杯上的进球纪录。6月30日，他帮助巴西队以2:0战胜德国队，夺得第五届世界杯冠军。这是罗纳尔多第三次参加世界杯。