Ronaldo Soares Giovanelli (born 20 November 1967) is a Brazilian football pundit and retired

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. Although as a child he was a forward, he spent his career as a

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Club career

Ronaldo begun his career in 1979, after making the cut during a

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youth tryout. Originally a forward, he was intimidated by the large pool of children who were gunning for attacking positions that day and decided to try out for a goalkeeping position, as he had brought gloves to the try out. Earning a spot as a third goalkeeper with the junior team, Ronaldo was eventually brought to the main team to help out in training. He made his professional debut in a goalless friendly against São José EC in 1988. During that year's Campeonato Paulista he defended a

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from

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in the derby against São Paulo FC, cementing his place as the starting goalkeeper for the team. As a player, Ronaldo was notorious for his physicality and for not being afraid of charging an incoming attacker. A fundamental player in the

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Corinthians' Campeonato Brasileiro title win, and in 1994's defeat in the finals against

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, Ronaldo earned the Bola de Plata award from

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magazine for best goalkeeper in both of these years. He left the club in 1998, by the order of then coach

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, who sought to "renew" the club after the near relegation in

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. Ronaldo played 602 times for Corinthians, being the team's third most capped player.Ronaldo Soares Giovanelli
/ref> After being released by Corinthians, he played for many other clubs with nowhere near the success he enjoyed with Corinthians. He was a part of the

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squad that was relegated from Série B to Série C in

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. He retired from professional football in 2005.

Music career

While still playing for Corinthians, Ronaldo was the lead singer of the band Ronaldo e os Impedidos ("Ronaldo and the Offsiders"). After releasing two records, the band broke up. They returned in 2010 for the Corinthians' 100th anniversary festivities, and have been active since, playing both original music and covering songs from bands such as Megadeth, and artists like

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and

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. Ronaldo is also a radio host for

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Personal life

Ronaldo is married and a father of two sons. He suffers from

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, which caused him to lose most of his hair.

Honours

Club

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista * Campeonato Paulista:

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* Campeonato Brasileiro:

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: 1991 *

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Individual

* Bola de Prata: 1990, 1994

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Giovanelli, Ronaldo 1967 births Living people Brazilian footballers Brazil international footballers Brazil under-20 international footballers Association football goalkeepers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Fluminense FC players Associação Atlética Internacional (Limeira) players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Sociedade Esportiva do Gama players ABC Futebol Clube players Footballers from São Paulo