OTD, the REAL Ronaldo won his second Ballon d'Or 17 years ago

Brazil legend Ronaldo Nazario has been phemenal throughout his career for both club and country. player enjoyed an illustrious career with multiple accoles to his name. He won Ballon d’Or twice, which is considered as top prize at an individual level for any footballer.

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Ronaldo Nazario won Ballon d'Or on December 12, 2002 

Ronaldo Nazario won his second Ballon d’Or on December 12, 2002, exactly 17 years ago. Ronaldo was part of  Galactico era of Real Mrid, which included Zinedine Zidane, Luís Figo, Roberto Carlos and David Beckham. He won a second World Cup in 2002 where he starred in an attack loed with names like Rivaldo and Ronaldinho. Ronaldo scored a brace in  final, and received  Golden Boot as tournament's top goalscorer. His heroics at World Cup meant that he won Ballon d’or in 2002. He h also won a Ballon d’or earlier during 1998 while playing with Inter Milan. He joined Real Mrid after his World Cup triumph and became a part of Galactico era.

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Ronaldo Nazario played for most of top clubs in world

Ronaldo Nazario boasts off a prolific club career. He played for most of top teams in world. During his professional footballing career, he played for likes of Barcelona, Inter Milan, Real Mrid and AC Milan. He won many accoles including Intercontinental Cup in 2002. He also won LaLiga with Real Mrid which was his maiden Spanish League title. He scored a total of 352 goals in 518 games during his club career.

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Ronaldo Nazario h an accomplished career with Brazil

Ronaldo was unstoppable at international level as well. He won FIFA World Cup twice with Brazil - 1994 and 2002. He also won Copa America twice (1997 and 1999), while winning FIFA Confederation Cup once (1997). He played a total of 98 games for Brazil, scoring 62 goals in all.  Having suffered furr injuries, Ronaldo decided to retire from professional football in 2011. Ronaldo is still associated with football. He recently became majority owner of La Liga club Real Vallolid in September 2018 after buying majority of club's shares.

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