After 15 years, Ronaldo and Dong Fangzhuo embraced each other warmly, and Dong Fangzhuo once said frankly: As long as Ronaldo does not have Alzheimer's, he should still recognize me
On the evening of January 22, the Riyadh Victory China Tour Dinner was held, and Dong Fangzhuo, a former teammate of Ronaldo, also came to the scene.
Dong Fangzhuo shared a video of the two meeting on social media, and Ronaldo recognized Dong Fangzhuo at a glance and hugged and talked with him warmly.
According to Dong Fangzhuo's own previous disclosure, the last time he and Ronaldo met was when the two were 23 years old, which was 15 years ago.
In May 2022, during a live broadcast, Dong Fangzhuo asked Ronaldo if he still knew him, and Dong Fangzhuo responded to this: "As long as Ronaldo doesn't have Alzheimer's, he should still recognize me." ”
In January 2004, Dong Fangzhuo, who was only 19 years old, officially joined the Premier League giants Manchester United with a record Chinese player of 3.5 million pounds, becoming the first Chinese player to land in a European giant.
United then loaned Dong Fangzhuo to Antwerp, Belgium, where he scored 18 goals in the 2005-06 season to become the top scorer in the regular season and the first Chinese player to win the Golden Boot in the Europa League. With his outstanding performance, Dong Fangzhuo officially joined Manchester United in the Premier League in 2007. At that time, Manchester United was full of talent in the front line, and Dong Fangzhuo failed to gain a foothold in the end, but he still left some wonderful pictures for Chinese fans. At that time, Dong Fangzhuo and Ronaldo were teammates. Later, due to injuries and other reasons, Dong Fangzhuo chose to retire when he was only 30 years old.
[Source: Jiupai News Comprehensive]