World Soccer Presents - Rise of Ronaldo (2022)

RISEOFRONALDO 11

THERISE

Born: 26. 10 .84;Club:Coritiba

Country:Brazil

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06.01.85;Deportivo Cali
Colombia
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kg andpositionalsense
oombia’sthird-placefinish
’ rld Youth Cupinthe
imd hispromise
aibertadores.

JuanCarlos CE
10 .04.85;Oriente Petrolero
Bolivia
glayer Bolivia have
d whi. peratesbehind
despitea frailphysique
silitfororganising
t l gace,fluency
oal. Calledupto
Aerica squad.

Lucas
30.01.86;ArgentinosJuniors
Argentina
i edr whosefairhair
nnctioninviteinstant
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iaso.Overwhelming
aningplayer of last
anU17Championship.
byinjury- perhaps
, toosoon.

Valeri
15 .02.86;Lecce (Ita)
Bulgaria
a brilliantdribbler,
e of SerieA’smost
, attractinginterest
ila, Juventus,Roma

. s benwithItalian
pat five years,and
fie 2003-04season
lari’sEuropean
ad.

Jimmy
02.05.85;Rennes
France
rntrikerwhose
intinctshaveled
liken himtoDjibril
ery. Furtherproof
Frenchacademyat
wattheyare doing.

one,though,comesfullof defects.

Heoperatesbehindthe centralstriker

andhastheabilityto causehavoc,

buthas recently createdevenmore

problemsoffthefieldandtheclub

aresaidtobetiringofhisindiscipline.

FranckDJADJEDJE

02.06.86;ParisSaint-Germain(Fra)

Ivory Coast

ThelikesofChelseanew boyDidier

DrogbaandAnderlechthitmanAruna

Dindanewill likelykeepthe 18-year-old

forwardoffthe internationalscenefora

whileyet,butDjaDjedjewas thepickof

theyounghopefulsatPSGlastseason,

giventwofleetingappearancesinthe

leagueattheendoftheseason.Itis

expectedhewillformpart of thefirst-

teamsquadforthe 20 04-05campaign.

DinoDJIBA

20. 1 2.85; Metz(Fra)
    Senegal
    PartofthenewgenerationofSenegalese
    talentbroughtinto thesquadafter the
    disappointmentoftheir 2 004 AFCON
    quarter-final exit to Tunisia,therangy
    midfielder playedin more thanhalfof
    Metz’s league gameslastseason.Joined
    theclub’s youthacademy in 1999.

DONGFangzhou

23.01. 85 ; RoyalAntwerp (Bel)

China

Madeinternationalheadlineswhenhe

becamethefirstAsianplayertosignfor

Manchester United,joiningfromChina’s

DalianShide,before beingloanedoutto

the English club’s Belgian affiliate,Royal

Antwerp.Afterstrugglinginitially,Dong

claimedhisfirstgoalfor theBelgiansin

the 2 -1win over CercleBrugge in April

butwas unableto stop theclub’s

relegationfromthetopflight.

IsahELIAKWU

25. 1 0.85; Internazionale(Ita)
    Nigeria
    Thestriker hasyetto feature forInterin
    SerieA,buta measureof hispotential
    wastheprotractednegotiationsthatthe
    Italian clubhadwith Belgianchampions
    Anderlechtthissummerover a potential
    loanmove.If EliakwudoesgotoBrussels,
    hecanexpecttoseesomeChampions
    Leagueactionoverthenextfew months.

CescFABREGAS

4. 05 .87;Arsenal(Eng)
   Spain
   Precociouscentral midfielder “snatched”
   byArsenalfromBarcelonalastyear. Has
   alltheassets of a starin themaking:
   greatvision,a wonderfulrangeofpass,
   extremeconfidenceand goalscoring
   ability. Thelatterqualitygiveshiman

CARLOSALBERTO

11. 1 2.84; FCPorto (Por)
    Brazil
    A taleofcross-continentalco-operation.
    Hisplaymakingtalentwas alwaysclear,
    buthehada poor 2003 withFluminense
    andBrazil’s Under-20s,failingtodeliver
    becauseofhis tendencytodwelltoolong
    onthe ball.Then,atPorto,coach Jose
    Mourinhotaughthimtoplaycollectively,
    andhemadea keycontributiontothe
    club’s ChampionsLeaguetriumph.

DavideCHIUMIENTO

2. 1 1. 84 ; Juventus(Ita)
   Switzerland
   Equallyathomeinattackorina
   playmakingrole,theSwissUnder- 21
   internationalcombinessweettechnique,
   imaginationandgoalscoringprowess.
   Camethroughthe Juventusyouthranks
   andhasa contractuntil 2007 , butthat
   hasnotstoppedseveral clubsfrom
   monitoringhissituation.

LanceDAVIDS

11. 04 .85; 1860 Munich(Ger)
    SouthAfrica
    MadehisBundesligadebutinNovember
    for 1860 againstneighboursBayern
    Munich,and survivedbeingthrowninto
    thecauldrontoclaima regularstarting
    berthbehindthe fronttwo in hisclub’s
    abortive bidtostaveoffrelegation.South
    Africagavehima firstcapv Australiain
    March,makinghimthe second-youngest
    everplayer to representthecountry.

NigelDEJONG

31.11. 84 ; Ajax

Netherlands

Yet anotherhigh-classyoungstertoroll

offtheAmsterdamproduction line.His

strengthishisversatility,beingableto

playat full-backor in midfield.Won his

first full capfortheNetherlandsearlier

thisyearina friendlyagainst France.

HisfatherJerryplayedatright-back

andinmidfieldforPSVandOranje.

DIEGO

28.02.85; Santos

Brazil

South America’sprecocious“Junior

Zidane”.Helpsorganisethe attackwith

superbvision,hasanexceptionalrange

ofpassingandshowsastonishing

maturity. Hasalreadybeenglorifiedin

victory andpilloriedindefeat– asignof

theresponsibilityhe is preparedtotake.

AttractinginterestfromalloverEurope.

DIEGOTARDELLI

10 .05.85;SaoPaulo

Brazil

Anotherhiddengemfromthe club that

unearthedKakaandJulioBaptista. This