Ronaldo Nazario turns 43 today! The kid who burst out of Bento Ribeiro and blazed a swoosh-shaped trail across Europe. The bastard offspring of a beaver and a hollow point bullet who smiled at defenders before turning them to jelly.

He played 616 games. He scored 414 goals. He won the World Cup twice.
He won La Liga twice. He won the UEFA Cup. He won the Ballon d'Or twice.
He broke the world transfer record twice before he was 21. He had scored over 200 goals by the age of 23.
Send your best birthday wishes to the greatest No.9!

