Debut
Ronaldo makes his international debut for Brazil in 1994, in a friendly match in Recife against Argentina
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Ronaldo Luis Nazrio de Lima Biography and Timeline
Follow Ronaldo Luis Nazrio de Lima through 6 dated historical records for Brazil.
Ronaldo Luis Nazrio de Lima, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
6Distinct records
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1994–2006Years on this page
1994
1996
Transfer
Attracts the attention of Barcelona through the interest of Sir Bobby Robson, Barcelonas manager
1997
European Footballer of the Year
Ronaldo wins Ballon dOr as the European Footballer of the Year
Transfer
Signs for Internazionale for a world record fee
2002
Transfer
Signs for Real Madrid for 39 million euros, his jersey sales break all records on the first day
2006
World Cup
Ronaldo becomes the highest goalscorer in the history of the World Cup with his fifteenth goal, surpassing Gerd Mullers previous record of 14.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.