- RONALDO
"Did you record it?" Ronaldo asked reporters with a smile on his face after creating the fifth goal of a game in 1993.
At that time, he was not known as his Brazilian Ronaldo. He is known by the name of Ronaldinho and has created 12 goals in his debut season with Cruzeiro, five of whom face Bahia, including a masterpiece where he stole the ball from Uruguayan veteran goalkeeper Rodolfo Rodriguez and rolled into an empty net. At that time, he probably did not know that he would have so many moments like this that were captured by the camera.
More precisely, 420 goals throughout his career.
STATISTICS
Ronaldo ended his career with a record 62 goals in 98 matches for Brazil
Ronaldo was only 16 when he entered Cruzeiro's first team. He joined PSV Eindhoven a year later, having been summoned to the Brazilian national team for the 1994 World Cup and recommended by Romario, who also just started his European career with this Dutch club.
O Baixinho (Short), once Romario is known, takes the teenager under his guidance throughout the tournament and promises to do whatever he can to help him play in this tournament. Romario even had time to protest to the media that Brazil should play with three attackers instead of two.
Ronaldo did not play in USA '94, but if there is any doubt as to how far his career can go, it does not last long.