Ronaldo Guiaro (born 18 February 1974) is a Brazilian professional

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and former player who is the assistant coach of

XV de Piracicaba Esporte Clube XV de Novembro, commonly referred to as XV de Piracicaba, is a professional association football club based in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil. The team competes in Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo st ...

. As a player, he was a

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who began his career at Guarani and went on to spend most of his playing years in Europe, notably for Benfica and

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Club career

Born in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Ronaldo started playing with Guarani, moving to 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

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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

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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 career

Ronaldo represented the bronze medal-winning Brazil squad at the

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, playing in all matches. 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.

Honours

Club

;Atlético Mineiro *

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: 1995 ;Benfica * Taça de Portugal: Runner-up 1996–97 ;Beşiktaş * Süper Lig: 2002–03 * Turkish Cup: Runner-up 2001–02 ;Santos *

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: 2006, 2007 ;Aris * Greek Football Cup: Runner-up 2007–08, 2009–10

Individual

*Beşiktaş J.K. Squads of Century (Silver Team)

International

;Brazil *

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Guiaro, Ronaldo 1974 births Living people People from Piracicaba Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazilian footballers Brazilian football managers Association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Guarani FC players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Santos FC players Primeira Liga players S.L. Benfica footballers Süper Lig players Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Super League Greece players Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players Olympic footballers of Brazil Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in football Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Greece Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) managers Footballers from São Paulo (state)