CRISTIANORONALDO
“Fromallthe recordsthatI have
brokenduring my career- and
fortunatelythere have been a
few- thisoneisveryspecialfor
meandit’scertainlyontheshelf
ofthe achievementsthatmake
metrulyproud.
“Firstofall,becauseevery time
I representmycountryit’sa special
moment,for knowingthatI’m
defending Portugalandshowing
tothe worldwhatPortuguese
peoplearemadeof.
“Secondly, becausenational
teamcompetitionshave always
hada very strong impact on me
asI wasgrowing up,watchingmy
idolsplaying fortheir flagsevery
other summer in Eurosand
inWorldCups.
“Butfinally, andaboveall,
becausescoring 111 goalsfor
Portugalmeans 111 momentslike
theonesweexperiencedtodayin
Algarve, momentsofworldwide
unionandhappinessfor millions
andmillionsofPortuguesecitizens
allaroundtheglobe.For them,
every sacrificeisworthit.
“Thankyou,Portugal.Thank
youtoallmyteam-matesand
myopponentsformakingthis
journey sounforgettable.Let’s
keepmeeting insidethepitch
inthe years tocome.I’mnot
closing thecountjust yet...”ALIDAEI
“Iam honouredthatthis
remarkableachievementwill
belongto Ronaldo– a great
championoffootballandcaring
humanistwhoinspiresandimpacts
livesthroughouttheworld.Your
humilityandkindnessmakes
youanevengreaterchampion.
Longmayyourrecordlast!”WHATTHEYSAIDu
World Cu ualifiers 33
Euroean Chamionshis
EuroeanChamionshi ualifiers 31
ConfederationsCup
NationsLeaue 5
Friendliesthe numbersgameMostassistedby
tn
RicardoQuaresma 8Deco 5Favouriteopposition Goals
Sweden 7
Lithuania 7Hunar 6Goals by year10
50072(^65)
1 1
3
7
5
10
5
3
13
11
6
14
3
9
Whenwerehisgoalsscored?
Secondhalf
67
First half
44
Goaltypes
Openplay
87
Penalties
14
Free-Kicks
10
Howwerehisgoalsscored?
RightFoot
59
Head
27
LeftFoot
25