Why is Ronaldo called Ronnie again?

Brazilians generally have nicknames. Please read the following article.

Nick Schulz, a sports columnist, recently published an article in Slate, an online magazine, to interpret the historical and cultural information carried by the phenomenon of exclusive names of Brazilian stars.

He said nicknames are a Brazilian custom. Whether it is a single name or a nickname, anyone can use it on any occasion. Take the current president of Brazil as an example. His full name is Luiz Iná cio Lula da Silva, but he is usually called Lula, which is his nickname. Other professionals, such as priests and doctors, are usually better known by informal names. Claudio's phone book in Brazil is even sorted by residents' nicknames instead of surnames.

Brazil's love for nicknames and nicknames may be rooted in its high illiteracy rate. So in daily life, short names are more commonly used than long names. In Brazilian society, a unique name or nickname is a sign of intimacy and class origin. Still taking Lula as an example, his unique name confirms his background as a worker.

Some scholars speculate that using unique names can be traced back to slavery in Brazil in the past. When registering, slaves often only write their own names, such as Ang, or add the name of their home country to their names, such as Ang Congo.

The British introduced football to Brazil in the19th century, and Brazilians used to call their players by their surnames according to British customs. But once football became popular, nicknames were replaced by big names. 19 14, in the first game after the establishment of the Brazilian national team, there was a star striker named "Formiga", which means "ant" in Portuguese.

At present, among the 23 players in Brazil's national team, as many as 17 use a single name. However, it is not complicated who uses a single name, which mainly depends on Brazilians' preference for goalscorers. If you are talking about the two greatest players in Brazilian history: Edersen Arantes do Nascimento and Manuel Francisco dos Santos, most people may not understand who they are, but if I tell you their nicknames-Pele and Garrincha, you will clap your legs and shout: Hi!

However, most Brazilian stars who are defenders don't have nicknames, such as roberto carlos, which is just the abbreviation of their full name roberto carlos da Silva. For goalkeepers, they are usually called by their first names and surnames. In the past century, only one main goalkeeper in Brazil has been nicknamed, and that is the current national team goalkeeper Dida. Players with the same name often change their nicknames to distinguish them from each other. Brazil's national team has produced several Ronaldo in recent decades. One of them is Ronaldiao, which means "big Ronaldo", and the other is Ronal dinho, which means "little Ronaldo". When Ronaldinho made his debut in the late 1990s, he was called "Ronaldinho Gaucho", which means "Little Ronaldo from Rio Grande do Sul". When the first Cristiano Ronaldo finally left the national team, Ronaldinho was promoted to Cristiano Ronaldo, who is now a striker for the Brazilian national team and Real Madrid, and Ronaldinho was immediately promoted to Barcelona midfielder and the latest World Footballer of the Year.

Unique names are not exclusive to Brazilians. This year's World Cup, the other three national teams have unique players. One is Portugal, the former suzerain of Brazil, whose national team has 10 unique players. Spain has six unique names. Angola, another former colony of Portugal, has 16 unique players.

After foreign football players came to China, most of them got exclusive treatment. The names of John, Sergey and Sasha are very common in domestic leagues, and Christian names and nicknames are often used. As for foreign coaches, their surnames are often simplified. For example, Russian valeri nepomniatchi is simply called "internal wave", while bora milutinovic, who was born in the former Yugoslavia, is called "Milu". The former has publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with Nirvana as disrespect for him, while the latter shrugged his shoulders and laughed it off in his usual style. After all, Bora seems to be just his nickname or nickname. Milutinovic's real name should be Wilbur. Alessandro dos Alessandro dos Santos was born in Brazil and later naturalized in Japan. He played as a defender in the first round of this year's World Cup between Japan and Australia. His Japanese name is written as "Sankui" in Chinese characters. Although it looks imposing, it is strange to read.

It can be seen from the above that Ronnie is a kind of love and respect for Ronaldo. Now that Ronaldo has retired, maybe Ronaldinho can also be called Ronnie, hehe.