1. Ronaldo de Lima was born on 18 Sept 1976 in a poor family in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His
family lived in outside of Bento Ribeiro where he started playing street soccer when he was
a child.His family was unhappy, his parents had divorced when he was 17. At that time, he
was playing for Cruzeiro, his salary was his family’s main income.
He was a talented soccer player, he became the youngest player to win the Fifa World
player of Year in 1996 and European player of Year in 1997. He had joined 4 World cup with
Brazil in 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, and had won 2 of them (1994 and 2002). He used to play
for Cruzeiro (Brazil), PSV Eindhoven (Holland), Barcelona (Spain), Inter Milan (Italia), Real
Marid (Spain), AC Milan (Italia), and the last club was Corinthians (Brazil). At each club he
had played, he had win a lot of cup with that club, but there was a cup which he has never
won, it called UEFA Champions league.
In valentine day in 2011, he made a surprised news for all people in the world who like
soccer, he dedicated to retire. There was a separation in a valentine day!!