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Ronaldo Nazário de Lima
Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima (born September 18, 1976), referred to simply as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays for Campeonato Brasileiro club SC Corinthians Paulista. His nickname is O Fenômeno ("The Phenomenon"). A former member of the Brazil national football team, Ronaldo has played 97 international matches, and was part of the Brazilian squads that won the 1994 and 2002 World Cups. He is the highest goalscorer in the history of the World Cup with 15 goals, having surpassed Gerd Müller's previous record of 14 at the 2006 tournament. Ronaldo is a two-time Ballon d'Or winner (1997 and 2002), and is one of only two men to have won the FIFA Player of the Year award three times, along with Zinedine Zidane. In 2007 he was named in the best starting eleven of all-time by France Football.



