The inception of the number nine role perhaps has been misunderstood by many, especially lovers of the beautiful game. Still, the genuine supporters who can never be done with time will always harbor the name Ronaldo O Fenameno.
The Brazilian even after retiring continues to herald the tag as the best to have spearheaded the role of the number nine, for those who witnessed his exploits on the field in a playing career that took him across the world, from his hometown in Rio de Janeiro to Holland, Italy, Spain and back to Brazil.
This man was so good that he was the first of his kind to score goals for fun, averaging a goal per game, he was first noticed in his hometown, and even as a young man his coach immediately witnessed his brilliance thus advocating for the boy to represent the Seleceo.
At PSV in Holland Ronaldo will score 54 goals in 58 games, the first of his kind to achieve such a feat in his time, the first super striker to announce his brilliance on the international stage.
Even though he never got his first World Cup medal in 1998 against France where another anchor in Blue Jersey claimed victory in the name of Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo will have his time to announce to the world that his first setback was a mistake that will never repeat.
Four years later the striker will appear as the top scorer in the world cup qualifies and even top the scoring charts in the final where they eventually beat Germany by 2 goals.
Among the strikers to have played the beautiful game of football, Ronaldo Nazario will forever be remembered, as greatness and humily at its best.
