Ronaldinho , of its true name Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born the March 21st 1980 with Porto Alegre (Brazil), more commonly known under the pseudonym of Ronaldinho Gaúcho or quite simply Ronaldinho , is a player of Football evolving/moving with FC Barcelona and in the team of Brazil at the station of offensive medium ground.

Measuring 1,82 m and weighing 76 kg, Ronaldinho is recognized as being one of the best players of the world and the worthy successor of the Pelé, Maradona and others Cruijff. Ronaldinho falls under the great tradition of the Brazilian players, with dimensions of Pelé, Garrincha and Zico. Regarded as “nine and half”, i.e. neither completely leader nor completely attacker of point. Its dribbles fulgurating, its control ball with the foot and also its jokes on the ground make the happiness of the socios FC Barcelona.

Biography

Its youth

The last of the 3 children of Joao Da Silva Moreira and of Gave Miguelina, Ronaldo Assis of Moreira sees the day the March 21st 1980 with the University hospital of São Lucas to Porto Alegre, in Brazil. It is resulting from a modest family of which the father - who was in the years 1970, an offensive medium of good level evolving/moving with the club local amateur, the Cruzeiro - the trade of welder exerts and rounds his ends of the month by monitoring the cars of the carpark of the Gremio Porto Alegre. As of very small the father of Ronaldinho, takes along out of the drives its “small last” and makes him make frank blows, corners, penalties and all that can make evolve/move his/her son. Alas in 1988, whereas Ronnie is only 8 years old, his/her father dies and Roberto Assis, largest, becomes the model of Ronaldinho.

Roberto Sitting, the elder one of the family, is a great hope of its club. Thus Ronaldo Assis grows in the universe of the foot in the middle of the district of Vila Nova and will start to go on the traces of his/her brother, its first inspirer. Divided between the school and the sport, Ronaldo enters to the college Alberto Torres de Vila Nova at 7 years, before moving with its family and entering to the college (school of foot) Langendonck of Porto Alegre in 1986.

Its passion for the play is already compulsive. And when his/her friends cannot about it any more, it finds in its Bombon dog an untiring partner of drive as it dribble as well in the family garden as inside the house, in the middle of the pieces of furniture. But the tragic death of his/her father - victim of a hydrocution in the swimming pool of the villa offered by Grêmio - will mark the life of this 8 year old kid. It is only in 1991 that young the 11 year old boy, Ronaldinho, joined Belo Horizonte for a tournament. In 1995, Ronaldo Assis knows its first convocations in the selection of the young people of Grêmio. The school is put between brackets.

The years Gremio FBPA

During the year 1997, Ronaldinho called “Ronnie” makes admire its talent at the point to be mentioned in the same sentence as Pelé or Zico its idols (it marks already the most beautiful goal of its career according to him, by dribblant 5 defenders followed by a lob on the guard). In February, the Gremio makes him sign its first contract. It professionally presses for the first time the mythical stage of Porto Alegre.

This period will be marked by several purchase offers of large European clubs (PSV Eindhoven in 1997, Real Madrid in 1999, the Inter Milan, FC Barcelona in 2000) which will be refused by its club.

If years 97 and 98 translate the entry of this young promising player into competition, the year 1999 will be the year of the confirmation. Celso Roth, new trainer of Grêmio, establishes it at the beginning of the Championship of the Rio Grande C Sul. The Ronnie future does not betray the confidence of its trainer since it finishes better striker of the test with 15 achievements of 14 meetings and registers the single goal at the time of the Finale of support of the championship between Grêmio and Internacional Porto Alegre (1-0, 0-1). It gains its first trophy thus.

The transfer to the PSG

December 22nd, 2000, it signs, under secrecy, a précontrat which binds it to the Paris Saint-Germain. It is the beginning of business PSG. At once that the existence of a document engaging the Brazilian one towards the PSG is known by its club, the President of Grêmio negotiates the new agreement of his player high-speed motorboat. He makes public an offer which envisages for the interested party an extension by two years with a monthly salary of 150.000 euros the first year and 213.000 euros the second.

In spite of this offer, on January 17th, 2001 the Paris Saint-Germain informs that the Brazilian international young person of the Gremio Porto Alegre engaged in favor of the PSG for one duration 5 years, as from season 2001/2002. Consequence: its club assembles a campaign antiparisienne and distributes black arm-bands to its supporters. Brother and agent of Ronaldinho, Roberto Assis is presented like a traitor and Ronaldinho is whistled.

The negociations start. Those will be the base of the intervention of Brazilian justice. Despite everything, on February 15th, 2001, it is the official end of the contract of Ronaldinho with Grêmio. Ronaldinho is ready to fly away for Paris.

Career in Paris Saint-Germain

April 10th, 2001, Ronaldinho unloads with Paris with the label of a “future large star”. Thus, its first match against Auxerre enormously attracts journalists who want to attend the match or rather to meet the player. After six months of adaptation, Ronaldinho is essential as the major player of its team but the PSG finishes only in the 4th place. Of return of a world cup victorious and haloed of a justified statute of star, season 2002/2003 is marked by the conflict which opposes it to its trainer Luis Fernandez, this one not hesitating to leave it over the bench of key to the profit of players such as Francis Llacer or Stephan Pédron.

During its years with Paris, Ronaldinho often filled with wonder the supporters and impressed the recruiters with its goals, its gestures and its rides in defenses of Troyes, Guingamp and especially that of Marseilles at the time of a memorable victory at the Vélodrome stage over the score of 3-0. However Ronaldinho does not pack its prize list with the Paris Saint-Germain. With final, its passage in the capital is contrasted but it enables him to be recognized of all and to be coveted by all the largest European clubs.

World dedication

The shortly after the fifth conquered world title of brave fight by Brazil, the young player turns over to Paris, but for one season only. One then announces it with the Real Madrid and Manchester United, but it is finally the FC Barcelona which obtains its signature, not without to have had to spend the sum record of 30 million Euro S.

The new world champion arrives to Catalonia right in time to begin season 2003/4. Under its impulse, Barça finds colors and finishes in the second place of the championship. The same year, Ronnie is indicated Meilleur footballer of the year FIFA and better player of Liga. Very quickly, it replaces in the heart of the supporters blaugranas its predecessors Rivaldo, Ronaldo and Romario. He enjoys a popularity which exceeds from now on the framework of football as its many advertizing contracts testify some.

The following year, it forges a true statute of hero near the local supporters by registering nine goals in Liga and, especially, by addressing innumerable decisive master keys to its partners throughout the season. It delivers the most beautiful match of Ligue of the champions against Chelsea, and is crowned Meilleur player of the Ligue of the Champions 2004-2005. Ronaldinho, to the top of its art, carries out the Catalan club towards its 17th national title, the first since 1999.

The season 2005-2006 sees Ronaldhino gaining the Ballon of gold, regarded as the supreme reward for a player. Insatiable of trophéees, it gains once again Liga as well as prestigious the Ligue of the Champions. Its season is however contrasted by the poor service which it offers during the world one in Germany.

In same time, he becomes father of a boy, João, born the February 25th 2005, which he had with Janaina Nattielle Viana Mendes, former dancer of the Domingão C Faustão . In January 2007, Ronaldinho became Spanish citizen. With the autumn 2007, Chelsea proposes 70 M€ with the FC Barcelona to enlist Ronnie.

In national team

In March 1995, very young the 15 year old boy is convened with Rio de Janeiro in order to fly away for Glasgow and London, to play with the selection young people of the Seleçao. The machine is launched. Hardly two years afterwards, it gains the world cup of less than 17 years with its fellow-members.

But Ronaldinho must still wait before carrying the shirt of the Selection senior of Brazil. What was to arrive arrives finally the June 26th 1999: Ronnie disputes its first international match with the Brésil. This match opposes it to the Latvia and it marks a goal there. This same year, it finishes better striker of the Coupe of the Confederations.

World cup 2002

The journalists agree on the fact that it takes a big part in the qualification of its country to the Football world cup of 2002 where it delivers an excellent service with in particular goals against the China (out of hen) and the England (frankly masterly blow in quarterfinal). Besides its team gains the competition vis-a-vis the Germany.

The young wonder confirms that its incipient reputation does not owe anything randomly and that it contributes largely to the triumph of its team.

Cut confederations 2005

In 2005, Ronaldinho gains the Coupe of the Confederations by in particular registering a goal at the time of the finale.

World cup 2006

At the time of the Football world cup of 2006, Ronaldinho makes the experiment top and bottom. It builds a world cup of poor quality, without marking of goal nor to be able to direct the Brazilian play, so much so that it publishes excuses on its official site.

Detailed statistics

Characteristics of Ronaldinho

The speed, inventiveness, the improvisation and the ability are the technical main features of Ronaldinho, added to its simplicity and its smile. Its natural position is that of offensive medium, although it moves enormously, in particular in attack. Reason for which besides, its trainers leave it like free electron on ground.

Ronaldinho is a large technician. Able to invent a new gesture with each match, the Ballon of Gold 2005 has a play and an unforeseeable technique of dribble. Elastico or the Flip flap, Blow of the sombrero, El regat, Juggles S, lob, double braiding of legs but also, bicycle, blind Passes, master keys of the outside of the foot, of surprising talonnades (of all kinds) or even Espaldinha, Vaselina, of the frank blows phenomenal, the shovelfuls of decisive master keys all more astonishing and diverting the ones that the others, the panoply of Ronaldinho is too broad to make it possible the adversary to anticipate and causes admiration and happiness near the amateurs and of the professionals of the round ball. He is regarded as one of the largest dribbleurs of all times. Its play of head remains as for him one of these principal weak points although it is able to be announced in this field. However, in spite of its technique and its capacity of striker, Ronaldinho tests certain difficulties of being replaced to defend.

Prize list

Prize list (club)

International career

  • Victorious of the World cup: 2002 (Brazil) with 2 decisive achievements and 3 master keys.

  • Victorious of the Cut of the Confederations: 2005 (Brazil) with 3 achievements.
  • Victorious of the Copa America: 1999 (Brazil).
  • Finalist of the Cut of the Confederations: 1999 (Brazil).
  • pre-Olympic Tournament 2000

  • World champion Juniors 1997

Personal distinctions

2006

  • World Player of the team of Eleven
  • Player of team UEFA
  • Eleven of money
  • Player of the year FIFpro
  • Better player of the League of the Champions 2005-2006
  • the most beautiful goal of the year according to the Gazzetta dello Sport
  • King Player
  • Named with FIFA 100
  • more beautiful goal according to the Spanish press.

2005

  • Balloon of gold
  • Player of team UEFA
  • Eleven type established by the French sporting magazine “the Team”.
  • Better footballer of year FIFA
  • Player of the year trophéee FIFPRO
  • Player of the year World Soccer Awards
  • Eleven of Better gold
  • tackling League of the Champions 2004-2005
  • Rec.sport.soccer Player off the Year Award:
  • Rey del Fútbol de Europa (Newspaper El País):
  • Better attacking Europe 2004/2005
  • Better Latin-American player by agency EFE
  • Price “Out of competition” - COB
  • more beautiful goal C1 2004/2005

2004

  • Player of team UEFA
  • Rey del Fútbol de Europa (Newspaper El País)
  • Rec.sport.soccer Player off the Year Award
  • Player of the year '' World Soccer Awards ''
  • Better footballer of year FIFA
  • Eleven of Bronze
  • Better player of the Liga 2005

2003

  • more beautiful goal of season 2002/2003 with the PSG
  • Better player of the Liga 2003/2004
2002
  • Eleven of Bronze
  • Balloon of Brazilian money
  • Better striker of the qualif one. for the 2000 Olympics

1999

  • Better striker of the state of the Rio Grande C Sul
  • Better player of the Cut of the Confederations 1999
  • Better striker of the Cut of the Confederations 1999

1997

Memorable goals

  • It will mark a goal of anthology vis-a-vis the Venezuela: Blow of the sombrero on a defender, wing of pigeon to eliminate another, before crucifier the guard of a cross shooting (Brazil-Venezuela). The goal in video. As of the following day a Brazilian TV emits already a comparison between its goal and that of Peeled against Wales at the time of the World cup. 1958.

  • It registers an exceptional goal in quarter of final against England (2-1): a frank blow of more than forty meters, excentré on the right-sided the goal; Ronaldinho lobe Seaman, whereas everyone expected a center. (Brazil-England)
  • Ronaldinho, since the medium of the ground, dribble all defense to register a goal which was elected later “more beautiful goal of season 2002/2003”. (PSG-Guingamp)
  • September 3rd, 2003: it marks its first goal in Liga vis-a-vis the FC Seville (1-1). By dribblant 2 defenders followed by a striking surpuissante of the 30 meters which finishes in returning transversal, Ronaldinho made raise all the Camp Nou. (FC Barcelona - FC Seville) the goal
  • March 9th, 2005: against Chelsea Ronnie, outside surface, marks a goal - that he regards as the most beautiful goal of his career - after a dance in front of the defender of FC Chelsea. FC Barcelona Chelsea FC) the goal
  • August 26th, 2005: after a technical demonstration, of dribble and power, Ronaldinho marked the most beautiful goal of the Ligue of the Champions 2004-2005, striking in attic window against the Milan AC in hen phase.
  • November 25th, 2006: at the time of match FC Barcelona - Villareal, Xavi Hernandez near surface, addresses to Ronaldinho a lobed master key. With 10 meters of the goals, shifted with the right-hand side of the goal, Ronaldinho Gaucho controls chest, puts back at the goal and lifting place one turned over in the left corner of the goal. The public will show that it attended “a goal of anthology”, “worthy to appear in the classification of the most beautiful actions”, according to the Spanish press, by agitating white handkerchiefs in the Nou Camp. The goal

Others

  • According to a classification published by the American magazine Forbes , the strategist Ronaldinho inhabitant of Barcelona is the player having earned the most money in 2006 with 23,5 million euros of receipts carried out last year.
  • Following the elimination of the Brazil by the France at the time of the Football world cup 2006, a statue representing the player was destroyed by fire.
  • Ronaldinho marked its first goal out of world cup in 2002 against the China, match at the conclusion which he is elected Homme of the match. It took part in the 3 goals of Brazil.
  • October 2005: Nike offers to Ronaldinho gold shoes 24 carats.
  • July 1999: the Brazilian magazine Placar lance a vote in order to find a name to him. A proposal rejoins about half of the votes: Ronaldinho Gaucho, in reference to its native area where dominates the bovine breeding, and where many are the riders guards of cattle, the gauchos.
  • November 19th, 2005: to Madrid, the shock of the 12th day of Liga between Real and Barça turn to the demonstration in favor of the blaugranas (0-3). Ronaldinho offer one doubled and the applause of the public inhabitant of Madrid, thing which had not occurred since the time when Diego Maradona played in Liga.
  • Since August 2005: ambassador against the Hunger for the World food program (WFP).
  • Since the August 11th 2006: ambassador of good will of the the United Nations, spokesperson of UNO for the sport with the service of the development and peace.

Declarations

Of the player

“For me, to play for its country is strongest, most important”, affirms it
  • the life according to “Ronnie” :
“It is my idol (his/her large-brother). He lived much things and always prevented me what was going to arrive to me. Thanks to his councils, I baited myself. Even after the training sessions on the ground, on the road which led at the stage, at the house, in my bed, 24 hours a day, I lived and breathed foot. As much the Brazilian ones, I was born with a balloon and I grew with, until becoming professional at seventeen years. Afterwards, all came naturally. All your life turns around the Football. I live for him. I eat, I breathe, I sleep for him. I suffer, I work for him. Give me a balloon and I become happiest of the men. In match that becomes a pure moment of pleasure, one magic moment where the world becomes fantastic”. “I arrived at Barcelona when everyone hoped for changes, explains Ronaldinho. The period was delicate and yet I felt that was going well to occur. The reception that one had held for me on my arrival me had touched much. Obviously, I was awaited. After, was very done naturally. Here, I really feel at home. ”

  • Its motivation and its characteristics:

“I am not caught for a god and I have still many things to learn how to improve me and grow as player. It is a thing to be a good player, but the Maradona, Romario, Hristo Stoichkov, Zidane, Ruud Gullit, Marco van Basten, Frank Rijkaard, Rivaldo or Ronaldo… they are the best! ”

“I adored dribbler. I learned in my living room against the pieces of furniture and between the chairs, or in the garden against my dog. It is always what I made to involve me”, he remembers.

My brother is a true hero for me. It is an example, which it is as a father, brother or a footballer.

Front

“, I always thought of odd things. I was really in the moon. When I saw the smile of Romario finally of the World cup of the FIFA 1994, I said myself: “Here what I would like to resemble”. Later, when Ronaldo was elected World Joueur of the Year, I thought that I wanted to be like him…”

  • On PSG :

“I spent very good moments with PSG. But over there, sometimes, I was unaware of completely until the last moment if I were going to play. It is as that… I do not regret having played Paris. I nevertheless learned there from the things because Paris is a good club. To pass by the PSG helped me to reach my current level. Moreover, I am grateful and I still thank people whom I knew over there. ”

On the player

“It evolves/moves a level above the others”, estimates Diego Maradona while the king Pelé regards it as “an artist of the balloon”. “You know, football is Article And Ronaldinho is one of largest current artists the. This guy makes football better and more beautiful. There are players as that for whom I would buy a ticket to see them playing. For me, Ronaldinho entered the Pantheon of the legends”. “I believe that it is Barça which enables him to play on exceptional level. Though I remember to have said to Zidane, the day when the Real of Madrid lost 0-3 with Bernabeu, that Ronaldinho had needed the assistance of nobody to put two goals! ”. “Ronaldinho is the last large magician. He incarnates at the same time the last master key and the impossible goal. It is a genius equipped with a great humility to the service of the pleasure. It sticks to give some the spectators and to take itself of it. ”
  • Journalist :
"More than one brilliance footballer, Ronaldinho is a phenomenon of our time: he is the champion who smiles and who incarnates the joy on the football fields… With Ronaldinho, the most strict diagrams explode: he metamorphoses them in combinations enchanters. Where that it passes, on all the grasses of planet, Ronaldinho returns the smile to the spectators and takes them along to have fun the festival with lui" , written with jubilation Luca Caioli, correspondent of an Italian newspaper in Spain. "Ronaldinho is a player out of the commun run… Ronnie has a capacity to touch the balloon which I had never seen front. He has fun much with the ball with the foot and he is only in his catégorie"
  • Fabio Cannavaro , Balloon of gold 2006 and Better footballer of year FIFA 2006:
"I like Ronaldinho because it is like the sun, positive, smiling, and with the balloon it does what it wants. At the day of today, it is the player who levels more the gens". “Often, one can stop it, it is necessary to have much chance to do it. At the time of its first year with me, the first 6 months of adaptation were difficult. Then, it gained the World one. The second year was different but it is as if he were my son, I saw it growing. It is large, it is the best player of the world”. "It is one of the rare players to be able to make the difference with all moment".

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