| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ronny Heberson Furtado Araújo | ||
| Date of birth | May 11, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Fortaleza, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Hertha BSC | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2006 | Corinthians | ? | (?) |
| 2006–2010 | Sporting CP | 37 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → União Leiria (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2010– | Hertha BSC | 25 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2004–2006 | Brazil U20 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ronny Heberson Furtado de Araújo, simply Ronny (born 11 May 1986 in Fortaleza), is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Hertha BSC in Germany. He plays as a left defender, his main asset being his shooting power.
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Ronny began his career at Brazilian giants Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, playing for three seasons, and establishing himself as a promising player. After his contract ended in July 2006, clubs such as Manchester City, PSV Eindhoven, Paris Saint-Germain FC and Sporting fought for his signature, with the Lions signing the young talent.
Since joining Sporting, Ronny struggled to gain first-choice status: in 2006–07, he battled with internationals Marco Caneira and Rodrigo Tello, finishing with 12 league appearances, although he would score a memorable goal in an 88th minute 1–0 away win at Figueira da Foz against Associação Naval 1º de Maio, on 26 November 2006: his free-kick was measured at 210.9 km/h (131.82 mph),[1] the fastest ever. From video footage, the shot is so powerful that it is very difficult to distinguish the ball in mid-flight. Unsurprisingly, Naval's goalkeeper Pedro Taborda barely had a chance to react at all.
In 2007–08, Ronny started the season as starter but, with the arrival on loan, from A.C. Milan, in January, of Leandro Grimi, the Brazilian lost his position, appearing just six times in his third year. For 2009–10, only being third or fourth-choice at Sporting, he was loaned to U.D. Leiria, freshly returned to the top division.
At the end of the loan, after helping Leiria stay up whilst contributing with three goals, Ronny transferred to German second division club Hertha BSC, where his older brother Raffael was also playing.[2] He made his Bundesliga debut on 17 September 2011, replacing Patrick Ebert in the last minutes of a 2–2 home draw against FC Augsburg.
Ronny's older brother, Raffael, is also a footballer. An attacking midfielder, he represented, most notably, FC Zürich and Hertha BSC, where the pair played together for two seasons.
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