Ronaldinho

Full name: Ronaldo de Assis Moreira
Date of birth: March 21st 1980.
Height: 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Place of birth: city of Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul, the Southernmost of Brazil.
Nicknames: today, he is known as Ronaldinho; the suffix "inho" in Portuguese designates diminutive (Ronaldinho = little Ronaldo).

Ronaldinho started his career as a young child playing indoor football, and at age 7 he was already playing in Gremio were he had a quick ascension.

Ronaldinho debuted for the Brazilian team on June 26th of 1999, in a friendly match against Latvia.

In February of 2001, Ronaldinho moved to Paris Saint Germain By 4,5 million euros. He spent only two seasons in Paris.

In 2002, Ronaldinho was an important player in the Brazilian campaign of the 2002 World Cup. Ronaldinho scored only two goals, one against China, and the other one, a fantastic lobby, against England in the quarter-finals.

In 2003, he transferred to Barcelona. There, under coaching of Dutch Franck Rijkaard, Ronaldinho became more of a forward than middle field; his role was to create and to score, rather than destroying and defending.

In 2004 and 2005, he was elected by FIFA the World Player of the Year. In 2005, he was the best paid footballer in the world, with income of US$ 29.5 million, including salaries and merchandising.




Ronaldinho freestyle