{"id":349846,"date":"2017-09-01T11:18:10","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T11:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=349846"},"modified":"2017-11-10T12:34:22","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T12:34:22","slug":"ronaldo-outright-second-on-all-time-list-of-international-scorers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/09\/ronaldo-outright-second-on-all-time-list-of-international-scorers\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronaldo outright second on all-time list of international scorers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cristiano Ronaldo has moved clear of S\u00e1ndor Kocsis in second place in the list of Europe\u2019s all-time leading marksmen.<\/p>\n<p>The Real Madrid forward struck Portugal\u2019s opener in tonight\u2019s European Qualifier against the Faroe Islands, taking him to 76 for his country and ahead of Kocsis, and Ronaldo then completed a hat-trick. His tally of 78 is even one ahead of Pel\u00e9\u2019s career total for Brazil, putting Ronaldo joint fifth on the world list.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old still has a little way to go to catch Ferenc Pusk\u00e1s\u2019s European record of 84 goals, but if he continues at this rate with a joint-record 14 in this qualifying campaign alone then there is every chance he will. Ali Daei scored 109 times for Iran, the world record.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Europe\u2019s all-time top international goalscorers<\/strong><br \/>\nFerenc Pusk\u00e1s (Hungary &amp; Spain)\u00a0\u2013 84 goals in 89 appearances<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)\u00a0\u2013 78 in 146<\/strong><br \/>\nS\u00e1ndor Kocsis (Hungary)\u00a0\u2013 75 in 68<br \/>\nMiroslav Klose (Germany)\u00a0\u2013 71 in 137<br \/>\nGerd M\u00fcller (West Germany)\u00a0\u2013 68 in 62<br \/>\nRobbie Keane (Republic of Ireland)\u00a0\u2013 68 in 146<br \/>\nZlatan Ibrahimovi\u0107 (Sweden)\u00a0\u2013 62 in 116<br \/>\nImre Schlosser (Hungary)\u00a0\u2013 59 in 68<br \/>\nDavid Villa (Spain)\u00a0\u2013 59 in 97<br \/>\nJan Koller (Czech Republic)\u00a0\u2013 55 in 91<br \/>\nJoachim Streich (East Germany)\u00a0\u2013 55 in 102<br \/>\nWayne Rooney (England)\u00a0\u2013 53 in 117<br \/>\nPoul Nielsen (Denmark)\u00a0\u2013 52 in 38<br \/>\nJon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark)\u00a0\u2013 52 in 112<br \/>\nLajos Tichy (Hungary)\u00a0\u2013 51 in 72<br \/>\nHakan S\u00fck\u00fcr (Turkey)\u00a0\u2013 51 in 112<br \/>\nThierry Henry (France)\u00a0\u2013 51 in 123<br \/>\nRobin van Persie (Netherlands)\u00a0\u2013 50 in 102<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: UEFA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cristiano Ronaldo has moved clear of S\u00e1ndor Kocsis in second place in the list of Europe\u2019s all-time leading marksmen. 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