Ronnie C. is an Indian footballer, entrepreneur, and actor. He is the first Indian footballer to play in the teams of Southend United, Burton Albion, and Brentford FC.
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Wiki/Biography
Raunaq Chodankar [1]Facebook was born in Goa. He pursued a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Brunel University, London, from 2008 to 2011, and he did an MBA from Brunel University, London, from 2011 to 2012. [2]LinkedIn
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 8″
Eye Colour: Brown
Hair Colour: Brown
Family & Caste
He was born into a Portuguese and Indian family. [3]LinkedIn
Parents & Siblings
His mother’s name is Anita Narvekar, and his brother’s name is Anay Chodankar.
Ronnie C. with his mother and brother
Ronnie C. with his brother
Career
In July 2010, he joined Southend United Football Club as a footballer, and he became the first Indian to join this football club. He was then trained with a team in the I-League in India from 2012 to 2013. He played football in the Brentford FC in 2013, and he played in Burton Albion FC in 2014. He started working as a managing director at a defence company ‘Defence and Night Vision’ in 2017.
Ronnie C. playing football with Ranbir Kapoor
As of 2021, he was roped in to act in a big banner Bollywood film. To prepare for the film, he joined a 3-month assignment and did his training in acting under the international film director and acting coach, Michelle Danner.
Facts/Trivia
- Ronnie is a big fan of the footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, and he uses Ronaldo as his maiden name on his Facebook account. [4]Facebook
- While he was 15 years old, he moved to the United Kingdom from India to pursue his career as a footballer. In an interview, he talked about selecting his career as a footballer. He said,
I like winning and want to be the best in whatever I do. My hard work will surely be visible to people and I aim to break all walls and become nothing but the best. Football has a limited window but as a born entertainer, acting was always the best option.”
- Ronnie has learnt hip-hop and contemporary dance forms from a dance club in the UK.
- As per his Instagram video, he has three cars Porsche, Lamborghini, and Landrover.
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- He started a self-titled YouTube channel in 2020.
- One of his favourite quotes is,
I am Living the dream I never want to wake up from”, “Impossible is Nothing”, “Maybe they hate me because Im too good”, “I am what I am.”
- Ronnie is often spotted drinking alcohol at parties.
Ronnie C. with a glass of alcohol
