Personal lives of soccer stars
Raul Gonzalez
Raúl grew up in a modest neighborhood of Madrid, in the Marconi neighborhood of San Cristóbal de los Ángeles. His father, Don Pedro, was a fan of Atlético de Madrid, a club in which he began playing after a brief stint with the San Cristóbal team. The Atlético de Madrid coach did not notice anything special about him because he was very thin and weak. Later, Raúl set his sights on Real Madrid C and quickly made it to the first team in the 1994/1995 season. Raúl has a distinctive celebration, with each goal acclaimed by a kiss from his alliance, a recognition of his wife Mamen Sanz. They have four children: Jorge (February 25, 2000), who bears the name of Jorge Valdano, Hugo (November 20, 2002) and the twins Héctor and Mateo (November 17, 2005). He likes to read, especially Arturo Pérez Reverte’s books, and listen to all kinds of Spanish music. He also likes to hunt and watch bullfights.
Luis Nazario de Lima ‘Ronaldo’
Ronaldo was born in Bento Ribeiro, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Like many of his contemporaries, he began playing soccer in the streets of his neighborhood.
In April 1999, Ronaldo married Milene Domingues. The marriage lasted four years and ended in divorce. The couple had a son, Ronald (born 2000). In 2005 he got engaged and married Brazilian model and MTV VJ Daniella Cicarelli, who became pregnant but suffered a miscarriage, their relationship lasted only 3 months. He is currently dating Brazilian model Raica Oliveira. As well as being of interest to tabloid journalists, Ronaldo’s relationships with women apparently have a profound effect on his performance on the pitch. A soccernet.com article by Andrew Downie assessing Ronaldo’s fitness prior to the 2006 World Cup noted a correlation between the striker’s form and the happiness of his love life, noting that his most prolific periods of scoring have coincided with the times when he was happy. married. In 2005, Ronaldo became co-owner of A1 Team Brazil, along with Brazilian motorsports legend Emerson Fittipaldi. The team participates in the recently launched A1 Grand Prix series, with Nelson Piquet, Jr., Tony Kanaan and João Paulo Oliveira as drivers.
Ronaldo is rumored to be considering leaving Real Madrid, expressing discomfort with his fans at the stadium. He has been linked with a return to former club FC Internazionale, where he has often spoken of his desire to return one day. AC Milan could also show some interest in his name, especially after Andriy Shevchenko left for Chelsea FC.
Major League Soccer has also expressed interest in signing him. Ronaldo reportedly turned down a ten-year, $120 million contract from MLS’s New York Red Bulls, saying
Right now I have a contract with Real Madrid and I’m only thinking about the World Cup, but without a doubt the American market is one of my goals for the future.
(It was reported on ESPN during the broadcast of the Brazil-Croatia game on June 13 that the Red Bulls actually denied making Ronaldo an offer.)
miguel ballac
Ballack is 6′ 2 ½” (189 cm) tall and weighs 179 lb (80 kg). He and his girlfriend Simone have three children: Louis, Emilio and Jordi.
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira ‘Ronaldinho Gaucho’
Ronaldinho was born on March 21, 1980 in Vila Nova, a poor suburb of Porto Alegre, Brazil. He was the youngest of three children. Ronaldinho’s mother, Miguelina, is a former saleswoman who later studied to be a nurse. His father, João, was a shipyard worker and an amateur soccer player for Cruzeiro. The family moved to a more prosperous district of Porto Alegre when Ronaldinho’s older brother, Roberto, signed to play professional soccer for Grêmio. João died when Ronaldinho was 8 years old, after suffering a heart attack while swimming in the family pool. Injuries prematurely ended the career of Roberto, who now manages Ronaldinho. Ronaldinho’s sister, Deisi, works as his press coordinator. Ronaldinho’s son, named João after his father, was born on February 25, 2005. João’s mother is Janaína Nattielle Viana Mendes, a former dancer on the Brazilian television show Domingão do Faustão.
In his childhood, Ronaldinho’s ability in football began to flourish due to his particular interest in futsal and beach soccer, which later developed into a fondness for more standardized football. His first media contact came after a 23-goal streak against a local team, when he was only 13 years old. His reputation as a footballer was forged during his childhood, especially since he was a prolific goalscorer at the 1997 Egypt under-17 world championship. His style of play in the tournament also caught the attention of many. He is a big fan of Brazilian music and occasionally plays drums and sings with friends in Barcelona.
david beckham
In 1997, Beckham began dating Spice Girl Victoria Adams and their relationship attracted a lot of media interest.
She married Adams at Luttrellstown Castle, Ireland, on July 4, 1999. The wedding attracted enormous media coverage. Beckham’s teammate Gary Neville served as best man and the couple’s son Brooklyn served as ring bearer. The media stayed away from the ceremony as the Beckhams had an exclusive deal with OK! Magazine, but newspapers were still able to obtain photographs showing them sitting on golden thrones. 437 staff were employed for the wedding reception, which was estimated to cost £500,000.
The Beckhams have three children: Brooklyn Joseph Beckham (born March 4, 1999), Romeo James Beckham (September 1, 2002), and Cruz David Beckham (February 20, 2005).
Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite ‘Kaka’
Kaká married Caroline Celico on December 23, 2005 in São Paulo, Brazil. The wedding was attended by teammates from his national team, as well as other well-known international players. The guests included Ronaldo, Adriano, Cafu, Dida, Júlio Baptista and the Brazilian national team coach Carlos Alberto Parreira. Kaká met Celico in 2002 and they started dating shortly after. The relationship survived Kaká’s move from São Paulo to Italy in 2003, when she was still in school. Celico is likely to stay in Brazil for the short term, but the couple plans to move to Italy soon. Contrary to the stereotypical trend of soccer stars, Kaká is proud to be a virgin when he married. Celico’s mother, Rosangela Lyra, is the director of Dior in Brazil.
Zinedine Yazid Zidane
His wife, Veronique, is a former dancer and model of Franco-Spanish descent. They got married in 1993 and have four children named Enzo, Luca, Théo and Elyaz.