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Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born March 21, 1980 in Porto Alegre, Brazil) is a footballer more commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho. Ronaldinho is Portuguese for Little Ronaldo, and the nickname was given to distinguish the then rising star from fellow Brazilian superstar footballer Ronaldo, who was playing for the Italian club F.C. Internazionale at the time. Gaúcho is the nickname for people from the Brazilian player's Rio Grande do Sul region.

He was part of Brazil's 2002 World Cup winning team and was voted 2005 European Footballer of the Year by the European sports press, the 2004 and 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year by national team captains and coaches, as well as the 2005 FIFPro World Player of the Year by players from leagues all over the world, making Ronaldinho the current holder of all three major individual football awards.

Biography

As a child, Ronaldinho played both futsal and beach football. He made his first newspaper appearance at 13, after scoring 23 goals in a football match.^[1] He made a name for himself as the top scorer at the under-17 world championship in Egypt, then began his professional career at Grêmio, where he played from 1998 to 2001. He made his first appearance for the Brazilian national team on June 26, 1999, scoring against Venezuela to help the team win the Copa América. He scored 27 goals in his first 62 matches for Brazil.During his time at Gremio many clubs were rumoured to be vying for his signature including Leeds.

In 2001, Ronaldinho signed a five-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and started playing at the beginning of the season. However, even though Ronaldinho had been a free agent from July 1, 2001, Grêmio demanded compensation from PSG and received $4.5 million. During his time at PSG, the manager, Luis Fernandez, claimed that Ronaldinho was too focused on the Parisian nightlife rather than on his football.

In 2002, Ronaldinho helped Brazil win the World Cup. One of the highlights of the tournament was a outrageous (if fortunate) 35-metre lob he scored against England in the quarter-finals in Shizuoka, although he was sent off soon after a harsh foul on Danny Mills.

In 2003, Ronaldinho made it known he wanted to leave PSG after they failed to qualify for any European competitions. That set off a bidding war among the top clubs for his services. On July 19, FC Barcelona snapped him up for €27 million, beating Manchester United to his signature. Ronaldinho justified their purchase, leading them to a second-place finish in La Liga during the 03/04 season. Together with Samuel Eto'o, Deco, Ludovic Giuly, and Henrik Larsson, he comprises part of an awesome strike force which reaped the 2004/05 La Liga title for FC Barcelona

On December 20, 2004, Ronaldinho was named FIFA World Player of the Year ahead of Arsenal's Thierry Henry and AC Milan's Andriy Shevchenko. On June 29, 2005, he played a pivotal role as the captain of the Brazilian squad which won its second FIFA Confederations Cup title, where he was named Man of the Match in a 4–1 victory over Argentina in the final. Pelé named Ronaldinho in his 125 Top Living Footballers in March 2004. In 2005 Ronaldinho was named as both the European Footballer of the Year and the best striker in the UEFA Champions League tournament of 2004/2005. Ronaldinho is the third Brazilian to win the European Footballer of the Year Award^[2]. On December 19, 2005, he was again named FIFA World Player of the Year ahead of Chelsea's Frank Lampard and Barça teammate Samuel Eto'o with 910 votes.

On November 19, 2005, he scored two amazing goals to help FC Barcelona to a 0–3 win over arch-rivals Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid. After he scored his second goal of the night, his team's third, a large part of the Madrid faithfuls gave him a standing ovation, a rare feat which occurred last when Diego Maradona was in Barcelona.

On December 2005, he and Mauricio de Sousa, a famous Brazilian comic books author, anounced the creation of a comic character of Ronaldinho and some of his relatives, as his brother and his mother. He has a son named Joao, who was born in February 2005.

He was then again in December voted FIFA World Player of the Year by a large margin, beating Chelsea F.C's Frank Lampard and strike partner Samuel Eto'o.

Quotes

"Ronaldinho is the best in the world right now [...] Without a doubt, he is the player who gives Brazilians the most joy."^[3]

Brazil's three-time World Cup winner Pelé, November 2005.

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Comments

You are very fantastic & great footballer in the field!
No one can challenge your genuine skills.
A miracle kick always in your site... May God Bless You...
I adore your talent & skill in the field!

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Posted by: hnytjh | 06/07/2006

ronaldinho you are wonderful on the field.i enjoy seeing you play.keep up the good work.
thank you for the entertainment
p.s love the hair

Posted by: nathalia | 06/10/2006

ronaldinho i think that ur style is sooo great, it's like magic when ur out there on the field,there could be 6 men and u tackle them and u still have the ball thats really cool.
keep up the good work.
ur hair is nice!
iam ur biggest fan!

Posted by: nathalie | 06/14/2006

i love u ranaldinho!!!! mmmuaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!! *give u a frence kiss*

Posted by: sarah | 06/21/2006

i love you ronaldinho ........ you are big boy .... you are staaaar .... i love you ....

Posted by: jojo | 06/24/2006

You are not only handsome but also but also smart with the ball.First time i saw in Barca i was like mmmmmmmmhe looks so sweet.

Posted by: sarahjoan | 06/28/2006

HELLO.
DEAR.SIR.HOW ARE YOU.
I AM ABOUBAKAR TRAORE AND I LOVE VERRY WELL.I LIKE TO YOUR KIND OF PLAYING.AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU.
YOU ARE MISS THIS WORLD CUP BUT YOU WILL WIN NEX WORLD CUP.
THANK YOU TO REAPLY MY MESSEGE.
GOOD BAY.

Posted by: ABOUBACAR TRAORE | 07/04/2006

ur are the best

Posted by: shade | 07/05/2006

I LOVE YOU RONALDINHO!
I'm your BIGGIST fan! You're so cute and there's no doubt you're the greatest footballer in the world!
I'll never stop loving and supporting you!
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Posted by: Magdu | 07/07/2006

RONALDINHO!

YOU GOT MAGIC LEGS, WE LOVE YOU!

R.C

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Posted by: Tim | 07/09/2006

Hola Ronaldinho!

que tal! me llamo maria alicia clarke and i'm with my friend janelle, she has been to barcelona and saw el barca, but she really wanted to see you. Anyway, i just want you to know what i think of you. Ever since you stepped on to the pitch, you let the magic come out. The way you play the game is just unbelievable, no one else can grace the ball like you do and no one else can do the skills you do. You're technique is brilliant and i'm so glad you got player of the year so many times. We always watch you're games because we love to see you play, because you let loose the skills. They showboat you're skills every saturday morning on this programme called soccer AM (well thats if you did any skills). You usually have more than 2 skills in there but still its cool to watch them. I should sign off now because this is getting really long, i hope you read this, and if you do i hope you are touched by what you have read, my friend and i are saying goodbye now, adios!
P.S you are handsome and my friend says you have a sweet smile! xXx

Posted by: maria and janelle | 09/07/2006

I think that u r the best. I've been looking at this information on u because im doing a project. keep all those goals. dont let ur barca lose anymore games.

Posted by: Patrick | 03/21/2007

RONALDINHO i love you so much. you are my number one footballer

Posted by: obinna | 03/29/2007

i am love moer ronaldinho need play football and you iam love love love ronaldinho ok bye love

Posted by: wissam | 04/06/2007

DINHO, DO YOU KNOW THAT SILENCE TALKS LOUDER THAN WORDS? IAM SURE YOU WILL NEVER GET TIME TO READ MY NOTE BUT ANY WAY YOU ARE THE UNIVERSAL CHAMPION.

Posted by: ATCHE JUSTIN BRICE | 04/07/2007

i wanted 2 be just like u. u is like the BEST player in the game. 07 world cup didn't work out 4 u but u will still win the next world cup, i no it.
keep up the good work.
u got mad skill.

I AM UR # 1 THAT ONE FAN

Posted by: Walli | 01/06/2008