var playerInfo={"57C2653B331A7DDA71EF0009D79DD15B8B218E4BC397458C":"1","65809D335DC33AB4":"219","52D34B1F24A26AA271F2BD571AA0152C":"2","D21B7B52C3154356":"1","55115EEDFFE75225FD0E1787F70FC7CB":"2019-1-3","3316B2DB0B85B0BE":"Ronaldo Aparecido Rodrigues, Naldo","6F2A70628678CF42F2F15CA1EF3BF952":"","7850BFBCDDAACDE9":"Ronaldo Aparecido Rodrigues, Naldo","826BE2C466376227EC096659909FEBC6":"Schalke 04,VfL Wolfsburg,Werder Bremen","57C2653B331A7DDA9BB5C336225EACEB":"500000.00","EB70E23140D61D3403104435C4316058":"27","53F6A06F211D096A":"AS Monaco","68B71F6A7FE5F18E":"91kg","4EFF01CD2A1AA8474DF07D17EF0164A9":"Germany,Brazil","2E0C5ADB6636D43E":"198cm","32E266777F4D5C3EAAE5984CDAE82227":"Schalke 04","71450CE0B6A0CA84C96E1AF31F3CA129":"1982-9-10","156AB99B762676230C18DFFD85A3FAED":"Reaching the Champions League 2006 with Werder Bremen","E7D2F501BA5F9F82CBF994866126F3A8":"<P>Ronaldo Aparecido Rodrigues, better known simply as Naldo, is not only considered one of the very best at his craft, but at 1.98 meters, he is also one of the tallest! His uncompromising tackling and strength in opening up the play are just two traits that would be welcomed in any team. <BR><BR>But the good humoured Brazilian has a lot more to offer too, with his aerial ability and powerful shot also making him a major threat from set pieces. No wonder the lofty defender was so dearly loved by the fans during his time in Bremen.<BR><BR><STRONG>Werder Bremen<BR><\/STRONG>His talent in Brazil led Naldo signing with SV Werder Bremen in the summer of 2005, to replace Val&#233;rien Isma&#235;l who left for Bayern Munich for three millions euro and shortly moving, he was given number four shirt. In the 2006&#8211;07 season, he scored a hat-trick against Eintracht Frankfurt. In the 2007&#8211;08 season, he scored his first goal of the season in a 1-1 draw against Schalke 04 on 27 October 2007. In the 2008&#8211;09 season, Naldo scored with his right foot, scoring his first goal of the season in a 5&#8211;2 win over Bayern Munich which Werder Bremen beat Bayern Munich for the first time at the Allianz Arena. Naldo played in all but six of Bremen&#39;s Bundesliga games in 2006-07 season and in seven of their eight Champions League fixtures and all of the UEFA Cup fixtures. In the first two games since the opening season, he scored two goals in two matches, with both games a victory against Borussia M&#246;nchengladbach and Hertha respectively. The following season, he signed ntract extension to keep him at the club until 2013. In May 2010, Naldo sustained a serious knee injury on his knee. After a operation on his knee a few days later, it revealed he damaged his Cartilage. Doctors also revealed shortly after Naldo&#39;s surgery, that his injury will take at least nine months to recover and also feared that the cartilage damage could later lead to other knee problems.<BR><BR>He made his comeback in mid August 2011, appearing for Bremen in a friendly match. Naldo would score his first goal in a year, in a 2-0 win over Stuttgart on 27 November 2011 and in the second half of the season, he scored in a 2-2 draw against Borussia M&#246;nchengladbach on 10 April 2012 and two weeks later on 21 April 2012, he scored and scored an own goal in the match, in a 2-1 loss against Bayern Munich. In the January transfer window, Naldo was linked with a return to Brazil, Internacional rumoured to be one. However, the move never happened after Naldo was convinced to stay by manager Schaaf.<BR><BR><STRONG>Wolfsburg<BR><\/STRONG>On 18 July 2012, Naldo moved to VfL Wolfsburg on a four-year contract for a fee of &#8364;3 million, which will rise to &#8364;4m. Naldo was linked with a move to Wolfsburg but failed a medical over his fitness, resulting a move to collapsed It revealed Naldo move was successfully complete after Wolfsburg inserted a clause, that won&#39;t let Naldo failed his medical again and resulted Werder Bremen to received an extra payment. Naldo made his competitive debut in a 5-0 win over Sch&#246;nberg 95 and setting a goal for Ivica Oli\u0107, who would score an hat-trick in the first round of DFB-Pokal and made his league debut in the opening season in a 1-0 win over Stuttgart. However, his performance was criticised by manager Felix Magath, over he does not error and mistakes cost us points. Just weeks after Magath criticised Naldo, Magath would be sacked after only five points in eight matches (and no goals and points in the last four games). On 18 November 2012, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3-1 win over 1899 Hoffenheim.<\/P>","0DC344593C67F298":"35495","e_index":4};