Ronaldo's records

Ronaldo after winning the World Cup with Brazil in 2002

The World Cup and amidst all the action let’s take a moment to remember the exploits of legendary Brazilian striker Ronaldo who is still the competitions top scorer with an astonishing 15 goals. The striker may have hung up his boots in 2011 but his heroics are still fresh in the minds of many a football lover. Let’s take a look at the astonishing records he achieved for both club and country.

Ronaldo holds the record for being the World Cup’s top scorer with an astonishing 15 goals.

Ronaldo announced himself to the Brazilian public by scoring a record 58 goals in 60 appearances for Cruzero.

Eredivise club PSV Eindhoven sign him for a club record fee of $4.70 million.

Was a part of Brazil’s 1994 World Cup squad aged just 17 but did not make an appearance in the tournament.

The striker became the Eredivise’s top scorer in his first season with 30 goals in 33 appearances.

Becomes the most expensive player in the world when he moves to La Liga outfit Barcelona for a record fee of $19.5 milliion.

At 20 he became the youngest ever player to win the FIFA World Player of the Year, which he received in 1996.

Ronaldo became the most expensive player in the world all over again when he joined Inter for a fee of $27.9 million.

Scored a record 8 goals in the 2002 World Cup including 2 in the finals against Germany.