Ronaldo came in fourth place among the top scorers in the history of Europe

Cristiano Ronaldo. Photo AFP

Another goal will allow the Portuguese to get around in the list of the German Miroslav Klose



Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 70 goals for Portugal and strengthened at the fourth position in the list of the best snipers European teams of all time.

Ronaldo with 70 goals in 137 matches ahead of Gerd Muller and Robbie Keane, with whom to fight with the Hungarians shared the fourth position. Next goal of 31-year-old striker - Miroslav Klose with 71 goal.

Ronaldo scored in 49 matches, 41 of which Portugal won with four draws and four defeats.

On account of Ronaldo 12 doubles, three hat-tricks and one poker (four goals). The rest of the 33 goals were scored "alone".

Five goals Ronaldo fell to the Armenian team, four - by Andorra, Estonia, the Netherlands and Sweden. The Portuguese scored 33 different teams, but never upset France, Spain, Germany, Italy and England.

Note that in the top ten in addition to Ronaldo only two active players - the Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and the Spaniard David Villa, but both of them have completed an international career. A few steps from the top 10 of the Englishman Wayne Rooney. The current head coach of the national team of Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko stood at 49 goals.

The best snipers in the history of Europe:

Ferenc Puskas (Hungary / Spain) - 84 goals in 89 matches
Sandor Kocsis (Hungary) - 75 goals in 68 appearances
Miroslav Klose (Germany) - 71 goal in 137 matches,
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) - 70 goals in 137 matches
Gerd Muller (West Germany ) - 68 goals in 62 matches,
Robbie Keane ( Ireland ) - 68 goals in 146 matches,
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden) - 62 goals in 116 matches
Imre Schlosser (Hungary) - 59 goals in 68 matches,
David Villa (Spain) - 59 goals in 97 matches
Jan Koller ( Czech Republic ) - 55 goals in 91 game
... Wayne Rooney (England) - 53 goals in 115 games
... Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine) - 49 goals in 111 matches




Source: sport.segodnya