Ronaldo Soares Giovanelli

Ronaldo
Personal information
Full name Ronaldo Soares Giovanelli
Date of birth November 20, 1967 (1967-11-20) (age 44)[1]
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)[1]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1998 Corinthians
1998 Fluminense
1999 Internacional-SP
1999-2000 Cruzeiro
2000-2001 Portuguesa
2001 Gama
2002 Ponte Preta
2003 Portuguesa Santista
2003 ABC
2004 Metropolitano
2004-2005 Portuguesa Santista
National team
1993 Brazil 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ronaldo Soares Giovanelli (born November 20, 1967 in São Paulo, Brazil) was a famous Brazilian football goalkeeper in the early 1990s. He played for Sport Club Corinthians Paulista for more than 10 years. Ronaldo played his first professional game on February 7, 1988.[2] He helped his side to win its first Brazilian Championship in 1990 and its first Brazilian Cup five years later. He also won the Campeonato Paulista (regional championship in São Paulo) with the Corinthians in 1988, 1995 and 1997.

In the 1990s Ronaldo was the leading vocal of the rock'n roll band "Ronaldo e os Impedidos" (Ronaldo and The Offsiders). They recorded an album with original tracks and a cover of Elvis's "Little Sister".

References

  1. ^ a b "Ronaldo" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. http://futpedia.globo.com/jogadores/ronaldo. Retrieved 2009-01-06. 
  2. ^ "Um goleiro com a cara do Corinthians" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. http://www.gazetaesportiva.net/idolos/futebol/ronaldo_corinthians/index.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-06. 

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