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.
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罗纳尔多·路易斯·纳扎里奥·lima1于1976年9月22日出生在里约热内卢的贫困郊区。最喜欢他的童年朋友，罗纳尔多开始了他的足球生涯，在他家附近的街道上赤脚踢球。在14岁时，他加盟圣克里斯托O3足球俱乐部，仅仅两年后成为明星的克鲁赛罗贝洛horizo​​nte4得分在60场比赛中总共有58个进球，并为自己赢得了声誉，为他explosive5步伐和非凡的射门技巧。他的进球得分的纪录以及超凡的敏捷使他被列入次年巴西世界杯冠军队。世界杯结束后，许多欧洲顶级足球俱乐部都试图签下他。许多人，包括巴西足坛名宿pelé7，称他为最有希望的足球运动员，他的这一代。　

　　自从转会到荷兰的埃因霍温，罗纳尔多Ş的偶像，是成功后的成功之一。两个美洲杯S11，一个uefa12杯，荷兰杯，西班牙联赛杯，并在世界上最好的球员，在短短两年的两个奖项，是一些球迷心中的取得。抵达间米兰在1997年，罗纳尔多成为idol14当地球迷称他为“奇才”。　

　　98世界杯以来，他经历了两次严重的膝伤，这极大地限制了他上场的。只是当人们开始怀疑罗纳尔多将能够继续他的足球生涯，他的世界，他仍然可以发挥证明。在韩国和日本举行的世界杯，神奇的前锋获得金靴奖，追平贝利的巴西纪录职业生涯的世界杯目标12。他帮助巴西队，从而第五次6月30日以2-0战胜了德国世界杯冠军。这是第三次，罗纳尔多曾经在世界杯上播放。