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Ronny
	Ronny in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Ronny Heberson Furtado de Araújo
Date of birth	11 May 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Fortaleza, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	AABB
	Fortaleza
	Juventus-SP
2003	Corinthians
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2006	Corinthians
2006–2010	Sporting CP
2009–2010	→ União Leiria (loan)
2010–2016	Hertha BSC
2015	Hertha BSC II
2017	Fortaleza
Total
International career
2003	Brazil U17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronny Heberson Furtado de Araújo (born 11 May 1986), known simply as Ronny, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who mainly played as a midfielder.

He signed with Sporting CP at the age of 20, but could never impose himself in the first team. Subsequently, he played several seasons with Hertha BSC, having joined in 2010.

Club career

Early years / Sporting

Born in Fortaleza, Ceará, Ronny began his professional career with Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, spending three seasons with the club but appearing mainly for the reserve team. After his contract ended in July 2006, he moved to Sporting CP.

Since joining Sporting, Ronny struggled to gain first-choice status: in the 2006–07 season, he battled with internationals Marco Caneira and Rodrigo Tello to finish with 12 Primeira Liga appearances, although he would score a memorable goal in an 88th minute 1–0 away win against Associação Naval 1º de Maio on 26 November 2006 – his free kick was unofficially measured according to some sources and YouTube at 211 km/h (131 mph).^[1]^[2]

Ronny began the 2007–08 campaign as starter, but with the arrival in January of Leandro Grimi from A.C. Milan lost his position, playing just six games in his third year. For 2009–10, only being third or fourth-choice at Sporting, he was loaned to U.D. Leiria, recently returned to the top division.^[3]

Hertha BSC

At the end of the loan, after helping Leiria stay up whilst contributing with three goals, Ronny transferred to German second tier club Hertha BSC, where his older brother Raffael was also playing.^[4] He made his Bundesliga debut on 17 September 2011, coming on as a substitute for Patrick Ebert in the last minutes of a 2–2 home draw against FC Augsburg.^[5]

For 2012–13, Ronny moved into a more attacking midfield position, left vacant after his sibling's departure. He scored a career-best 18 goals precisely in that season,^[6]^[7] helping his team return to the top flight after one year out.^[8]

On 31 August 2016, Ronny and director of football Michael Preetz mutually agreed to terminate the former's contract one year in advance, after he became surplus to requirements under head coach Pál Dárdai.^[9]

Fortaleza

On 17 March 2017, more than one decade after leaving for Europe, 30-year-old Ronny returned to his homeland and signed with local Fortaleza Esporte Clube, choosing to wear jersey number 52 as an homage to his father Caetano, who had that age at the time and was also a footballer.^[10] Alongside seven other players, he left the club on 10 November.^[11]

Personal life

Ronny's older brother, Raffael, was also a footballer. An attacking midfielder, he represented most notably Borussia Mönchengladbach and Hertha, where the pair played together for two seasons.^[12]

Honours

Club

Sporting^[13]

International

Brazil Under-17

FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2003

References

^ Dart, James; Bandini, Nicky (21 February 2007). "Has football ever started a war?". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
^ "The fastest shots in football". Goal. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
^ ""Leão" Ronny emprestado em Leiria até final da época" ["Lion" Ronny in Leiria loan until the end of the season] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
^ "Raffael verlängert bis 2014" [Raffael extends contract to 2014] (in German). Hertha BSC. 31 May 2010. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
^ "Hertha Berlin 2–2 FC Augsburg". ESPN Soccernet. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
^ "Hertha eiskalt – Ronny überragt beim Jahn" [Hertha stone cold – Ronny surprises at Jahn] (in German). kicker. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^ "Hertha beat Braunschweig 3–0". Hertha BSC. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^ Priefer, Carsten (24 July 2016). "Berater Lamberti: "Es ist schwierig, Ronny zu vermitteln"" [Agent Lamberti: „It's difficult to transfer Ronny“]. B.Z. (in German). Retrieved 1 October 2016.
^ Lamprecht, Roberto (31 August 2016). "Perfekt! Ronny unterschreibt Auflösungsvertrag bei Hertha" [Perfect! Ronny signs contract termination at Hertha]. B.Z. (in German). Retrieved 31 August 2016.
^ "Fortaleza anuncia Ronny como reforço: "Sentimento muito especial"" [Fortaleza announce signing of Ronny: "Very special feeling"] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
^ "Com Edimar e Ronny na lista, Fortaleza oficializa rescisão de oito jogadores" [With Edimar and Ronny on the list, Fortaleza make termination of eight players official] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
^ "Rivais desde pequenos, irmãos Raffael e Ronny duelam no sábado" [Rivals since a young age, brothers Raffael and Ronny go at it Saturday] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^ "Ronny – Trophies". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2017.