Ronaldão (footballer)

Ronaldão

Personal information
Full name	Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus
Date of birth	(1965-06-19) 19 June 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Rio Preto
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1993	São Paulo	85	(4)
1994–1995	Shimizu S-Pulse	46	(3)
1995–1996	Flamengo	44	(1)
1997	Santos	38	(2)
1998	Coritiba	0	(0)
1998–2002	Ponte Preta	88	(0)
Total		301	(10)
International career
1991–1995	Brazil	14	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Brazil FIFA World Cup Winner 1994 Copa América Runner-up 1995 Uruguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus (born 19 June 1965 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a former Brazilian footballer, initially known on the football pitch as Ronaldo and then as Ronaldão (big Ronaldo) to differentiate him from his younger compatriot and teammate, also dubbed Ronaldo, who was nicknamed Ronaldinho (little Ronaldo) before this was adopted by Ronaldinho Gaúcho.^[1]

A former defender, Ronaldão played 14 matches in the Seleção (Brazil national football team) between 1991 and 1995, winning the 1994 FIFA World Cup, although he did not play in any matches in the tournament. He was called up to the World Cup on its opening day, traveling from Japan to the United States as a substitute for injured Ricardo Gomes.^[2]

He was also successful at club level, winning numerous trophies.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

^[4]

Club performance			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Brazil			League
1986	São Paulo	Série A	2	0
1987			7	0
1988			8	0
1989			0	0
1990			15	1
1991			17	1
1992			22	1
1993			4	0
Japan			League
1994	Shimizu S-Pulse	J1 League	36	3
1995			10	0
Brazil			League
1995	Flamengo	Série A	18	0
1996			19	1
1997	Santos	Série A	28	0
1998	Coritiba	Série A	0	0
1998	Ponte Preta	Série A	21	0
1999			18	0
2000			17	0
2001			10	0
2002			3	0
Country	Brazil		209	4
	Japan		46	3
Total			255	7

International

Brazil national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1991	1	0
1992	5	0
1993	1	0
1994	0	0
1995	7	1
Total	14	1

Honours

Brazil

• FIFA World Cup: 1994
• Umbro Cup: 1995

São Paulo

• Intercontinental Cup: 1992, 1993
• Copa Libertadores: 1992, 1993
• Campeonato Brasileiro: 1986, 1991
• Campeonato Paulista: 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992
• Supercopa Libertadores: 1993
• Recopa Sudamericana: 1993

Flamengo

• Campeonato Carioca: 1996
• Taça Guanabara: 1996
• Taça Rio: 1996
• Copa de Oro: 1996

Santos

• Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1997

References

1. Rob Bagchi; Rob Smyth (14 March 2012). "Which team has played the most times in a month?". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
2. Leandro Stein (17 June 2019). "[Os 25 anos da Copa de 94] Klinsmann fez aquilo que Diana Ross não conseguiu na abertura do Mundial". Trivela. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
3. SambaFoot biography (Accessed 11 June 2006)
4. Ronaldão at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Ronaldão at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ronaldão at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)