Ronaldo Guiaro

Ronaldo Guiaro
Personal information
Full name	Ronaldo Guiaro
Date of birth	18 February 1974 (age 48)
Place of birth	Piracicaba, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Club information
Current team	XV de Piracicaba (coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1993–1994	Guarani
1994–1996	Atlético Mineiro
1996–2001	Benfica
2001–2005	Beşiktaş
2005–2007	Santos
2007–2011	Aris
Total
National team
1996	Brazil Olympic
Teams managed
2017	XV de Piracicaba
Honours
Men's Football
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronaldo Guiaro (born 18 February 1974) is a Brazilian manager and retired footballer who played as a central defender.^[1]

Club careerEdit

Born in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Ronaldo started playing with Guarani FC, moving to Clube Atlético Mineiro shortly after. In 1996, aged 22, he joined S.L. Benfica in Portugal, backing up Jorge Bermúdez and Hélder Cristóvão 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 Turkey. 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 Süper Lig as the Istanbul 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 Aris Thessaloniki F.C. 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 UEFA Europa League.

International careerEdit

Ronaldo represented the bronze medal-winning Brazil squad at the 1996 Summer Olympics, playing in all matches.^[2] 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.