Ronaldo Nazario Scored 88 Of His Career Goals By Rounding The Goalkeeper

The Brazilian scored 414 goals in 616 appearances for club and country throughout his career.

One of his greatest talents was the way he could glide past goalkeepers and that's shown in this ridiculous stat.

88 of his 414 goals involved rounding the goalkeeper and tapping into an empty net, which is a staggering 21%.

It's an astonishing feat for one of the world's greatest strikers.

What allowed him so many chances at an open net was his close control when one on one with the keeper.

Ronaldo was unpredictable in his movement and it made it hard to judge which way he was going.

Check out some more footage of him rounding helpless goalkeepers below.

The forward was nicknamed 'Fenomeno' in his playing days and it isn't hard to see why.

By the age of 23, he had scored over 200 goals for club and country, while also breaking the world transfer record twice.

"Ronaldo, El Fenomeno, Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi have had longer careers, they have remained at the top every day for 15 years." he said.

"However, if we are talking strictly about talent and skill, nobody surpasses Ronaldo [Nazario].

"When he was at Barcelona with Bobby Robson, I realised that he was the best player I'd ever seen take to the field.

"Injuries killed a career that could have been even more incredible, but the talent that that 19-year-old boy had was something incredible.

"In 1997, Barcelona played against PSG in Rotterdam and Ronaldo's goal, 1-0. Awesome."