Ronaldo Guiaro (born 18 February 1974) is a Brazilian professional football

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and former player who is the assistant coach of XV de Piracicaba. As a player, he was a centre-back who began his career at Guarani and went on to spend most of his playing years in Europe, notably for Benfica and Beşiktaş.

Club career

Born in

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, Ronaldo started playing with Guarani, moving to

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shortly after. In 1996, aged 22, he joined

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in Portugal, backing up

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and

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in his first season but became the club's first-choice afterwards as they failed to win any silverware. After five seasons with Benfica, Ronaldo signed for Beşiktaş J.K. in

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. There, he was also an undisputed starter for the majority of his spell. In the 2002–03 season, he only missed one match in the

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as the

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team won the title after eight years. Aged 31, Ronaldo returned to his native Brazil. But two years later, he moved abroad again to join

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in the Superleague Greece as a defensive mainstay. He played for the Greek club for several seasons, helping them qualify three times to the UEFA Cup, now known as the

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International career

Ronaldo represented the bronze medal-winning

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squad at the

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, playing in all matches. Another Ronaldo was also present in the squad, but he wore "Ronaldinho" (meaning "little Ronaldo") on the back of his shirt since Ronaldo was two years older than him.

Honours

Club

;Atlético Mineiro * Campeonato Mineiro: 1995 ;Benfica *

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: Runner-up 1996–97 ;Beşiktaş *

: 2002–03 *

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: Runner-up 2001–02 ;Santos * Campeonato Paulista: 2006, 2007 ;Aris *

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: Runner-up 2007–08, 2009–10

Individual

*Beşiktaş J.K. Squads of Century (Silver Team)

International

;Brazil * Summer Olympic Games: Bronze medal 1996

References

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