Ronaldihno was born in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil. His elder brother was a significant part of football. He used to play for Gremio, who gifted a house to him for staying at the club. Roberto could not move on with his career having faced serious injuries and now it was time for Ronaldinho to move forward. Ronaldinho started taking interest in the game and was a regular participant in beach football. It was here that his great skills were blossomed and unveiled. When he was just 13 years of age, he scored 23 goals in a match against a local team. This gave him his first appearance on Television Media. This was the beginning of the great career of Ronaldinho.
International Career
Ronaldinho stepped in the International arena on 7th March, 1995, representing Brazil against Scotland in an under 15 competition.
The next big stage where Ronaldinho took part was the Copa America 1999.He scored his first goal for the Brazilian side against Venezuela. Brazil won the Copa America 1999 tournament.
Ronaldinho was both top player and top scorer in the 1999 Fifa Federations Cup. His abilities as a world class player were visible to all. In this Cup, he also scored a hat-trick against Saudi Arabia. Brazil were runners-up in this tournament, losing to Mexico in the final.
Ronaldinho appeared in his first World Cup of 2002, where he framed his name along with the two famous “Rs” of Brazil, Ronaldo and Rivaldo. He scored two goals in the World Cup, a famous one against England in the Quarter-finals. He featured in the starting line-up of Brazil in the final against Germany. Brazil were crowned champions in the 2002 World Cup Final.
The next big stage was the 2005 Confederations Cup, where he again showed his magic with his feet. He was named the captain of the team for this tournament and lead the team confidently and came out victorious. He was the Man of the Match in the Final against Argentina.
Ronaldinho appeared in his Second World Cup in 2006 in Greece. This was a gloomy period in the career of great dribbler. He showed poor performances in the first five games of the tournament. And then in the Quarter-finals, when France defeated Brazil 1-0, he failed to make an impression and couldn’t make up to the fans expectations.
Club Career
Ronaldinho started his Club Career representing club Germio in the 1998 Libertadores Cup. His great abilities of ball controlling and dribbling were soon blossomed. He earned a great name for himself and joined the International team in 1999. Great English clubs liike Arsenal, were in vain in signing up the great Brazilian.
In 2001, Ronaldinho went to play European Football. He signed up for PSG (Paris Saint Germain). After the 2002 Fifa World Cup, Ronaldinho decided to quit PSG. This created great interest in famous leagues like Manchester United and FC Barcelona, who were willing to sign him up. FC Barcelona won the race with Manchester United and Ronaldinho signed up for it in 2003.
Ronaldinho’s career in the Spanish League was full of stars and butterflies. His signing of the Barcelona team was according to the footsteps of the great Brazilian players like Romario, Ronaldo and Rivaldo.
The 2003-04 Season with Barcelona was a sparkling one. The starter against AC Milan was a great one for Ronaldinho where he scored a great goal to make the victory margin to 2-0. He took Barcelona to the Second Spot at the end of the La Liga 2003/2004 Season.
The 2005-06 Season again was a good one as proclaimed by Ronaldinho standards. He won many awards in this Season and scored many significant goals. They were crowned the La Liga Champions in 2005-06 when they won against Celta Vigo.
Barcelona became European Champions in 2006 defeating arch rivals Arsenal. Ronaldinho finished the season with 26 goals.
Career Highlights:
Club
* Rio Grande do Sul State Championship: 1999
* Spanish Liga: 2005, 2006
* Supercopa de España: 2005, 2006
* UEFA Champions League: 2006
* FIFA Club World Cup 2006: Runners-up
International
* FIFA U-17 World Cup: 1997
* Copa America: 1999
* FIFA World Cup: 2002
* Confederations Cup: 2005
Individual
* Pelé named Ronaldinho in his 125 Top Living Footballers in March 2004.
* FIFA World Player of the Year: 2004, 2005
* World Soccer Player of the Year: 2004, 2005
* European Footballer of the Year: 2005
* FIFPro World Player of the Year 2005, 2006
* FIFPro World XI: 2005, 2006
* Onze d’Or: 2005
* UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2005-06
* FIFA All-Star team: 2002
* FIFA World Club Cup Bronze Ball Award: 2006
RONALDINHO
Personal Information
Name: Ronaldo de Assís Moreira
Famous as: Ronaldinho
Date of Birth: 21 st March, 1980
Hometown: Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height: 5′ 11″
Nationality: Brazilian
Current Club: FC Barcelona
Playing Position: Attacking Midfielder
Life before Professional Football
Ronaldihno was born in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil. His elder brother was a significant part of football. He used to play for Gremio, who gifted a house to him for staying at the club. Roberto could not move on with his career having faced serious injuries and now it was time for Ronaldinho to move forward. Ronaldinho started taking interest in the game and was a regular participant in beach football. It was here that his great skills were blossomed and unveiled. When he was just 13 years of age, he scored 23 goals in a match against a local team. This gave him his first appearance on Television Media. This was the beginning of the great career of Ronaldinho.
International Career
Ronaldinho stepped in the International arena on 7th March, 1995, representing Brazil against Scotland in an under 15 competition.
The next big stage where Ronaldinho took part was the Copa America 1999.He scored his first goal for the Brazilian side against Venezuela. Brazil won the Copa America 1999 tournament.
Ronaldinho was both top player and top scorer in the 1999 Fifa Federations Cup. His abilities as a world class player were visible to all. In this Cup, he also scored a hat-trick against Saudi Arabia. Brazil were runners-up in this tournament, losing to Mexico in the final.
Ronaldinho appeared in his first World Cup of 2002, where he framed his name along with the two famous “Rs” of Brazil, Ronaldo and Rivaldo. He scored two goals in the World Cup, a famous one against England in the Quarter-finals. He featured in the starting line-up of Brazil in the final against Germany. Brazil were crowned champions in the 2002 World Cup Final.
The next big stage was the 2005 Confederations Cup, where he again showed his magic with his feet. He was named the captain of the team for this tournament and lead the team confidently and came out victorious. He was the Man of the Match in the Final against Argentina.
Ronaldinho appeared in his Second World Cup in 2006 in Greece. This was a gloomy period in the career of great dribbler. He showed poor performances in the first five games of the tournament. And then in the Quarter-finals, when France defeated Brazil 1-0, he failed to make an impression and couldn’t make up to the fans expectations.
Club Career
Ronaldinho started his Club Career representing club Germio in the 1998 Libertadores Cup. His great abilities of ball controlling and dribbling were soon blossomed. He earned a great name for himself and joined the International team in 1999. Great English clubs liike Arsenal, were in vain in signing up the great Brazilian.
In 2001, Ronaldinho went to play European Football. He signed up for PSG (Paris Saint Germain). After the 2002 Fifa World Cup, Ronaldinho decided to quit PSG. This created great interest in famous leagues like Manchester United and FC Barcelona, who were willing to sign him up. FC Barcelona won the race with Manchester United and Ronaldinho signed up for it in 2003.
Ronaldinho’s career in the Spanish League was full of stars and butterflies. His signing of the Barcelona team was according to the footsteps of the great Brazilian players like Romario, Ronaldo and Rivaldo.
The 2003-04 Season with Barcelona was a sparkling one. The starter against AC Milan was a great one for Ronaldinho where he scored a great goal to make the victory margin to 2-0. He took Barcelona to the Second Spot at the end of the La Liga 2003/2004 Season.
The 2005-06 Season again was a good one as proclaimed by Ronaldinho standards. He won many awards in this Season and scored many significant goals. They were crowned the La Liga Champions in 2005-06 when they won against Celta Vigo.
Barcelona became European Champions in 2006 defeating arch rivals Arsenal. Ronaldinho finished the season with 26 goals.
Career Highlights:
Club
* Rio Grande do Sul State Championship: 1999
* Spanish Liga: 2005, 2006
* Supercopa de España: 2005, 2006
* UEFA Champions League: 2006
* FIFA Club World Cup 2006: Runners-up
International
* FIFA U-17 World Cup: 1997
* Copa America: 1999
* FIFA World Cup: 2002
* Confederations Cup: 2005
Individual
* Pelé named Ronaldinho in his 125 Top Living Footballers in March 2004.
* FIFA World Player of the Year: 2004, 2005
* World Soccer Player of the Year: 2004, 2005
* European Footballer of the Year: 2005
* FIFPro World Player of the Year 2005, 2006
* FIFPro World XI: 2005, 2006
* Onze d’Or: 2005
* UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2005-06
* FIFA All-Star team: 2002
* FIFA World Club Cup Bronze Ball Award: 2006