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MADRID, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Spanish soccer giants Real Madrid on Tuesday
announced the transfer of its Brazilian star striker Ronaldo to Italian Serie A
powerhouse AC Milan.
In a statement, Real Madrid thanked Ronaldo, 30, for
his work, and wished him professional success with Milan and luck in his
personal life. Full story>>
Factfile on Ronaldo
MADRID, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Following is the factfile
on Ronaldo after the Brazilian star striker completed his transfer from Real
Madrid to AC Milan on Tuesday:
Name: Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima
Date of birth: 22/09/1976
Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 82 kg
Club career
Cruzeiro (1993-94), PSV Eindhoven (NED/1994-96),
Barcelona (ESP/1996-97), Inter Milan (ITA/1997-2002), Real Madrid
(ESP/2002-2007), AC Milan (2007-)
Brazil career
Caps: 97
Goals: 62
Debut: 23/03/1994, Brazil v Argentina
Last cap: 01/07/2006, France 1 Brazil 0
First goal: 03/05/1994, Brazil 3 Iceland 0
Last goal: 27/06/2006, Brazil 3 Ghana 0
Major international honours
World Cup winner in 1994 and 2002
Copa America winner in 1997, 1999
Confederation Cup winner in 1997
Major club honours
European Cup Winners Cup in 1997
UEFA Cup in 1998
Intercontinental Cup in 2002
Champions League winner in 1997 and 2002
Brazilian Cup winner in 1993
Dutch Cup winner in 1996
Spanish title in 2003
Spanish Cup winner in 1997
Personal honours
Record World Cup scorer with 15 goals (four in 1998;
eight in 2002; threein 2006)
Best player at the World Cup in 1998
European Player of the Year in 1997 and 2002
World Player of the Year in 1996, 1997 and 2002
Top scorer in the Spanish league in 1997 (34 goals)
and 2004 (24 goals)
Real agree to sell Ronaldo to Milan as
report says
ROME, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid have finally agreed
to sell off Brazilian striker Ronaldo to AC Milan after nailing a deal as a
report told on Thursday.
According to Italian newspaper La Repubblica AC Milan are
willing to pay Real 7.5 million euros for Ronaldo, who for the past while has
been confined to Fabio Capello's substitutes' bench.
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