Position: Attack
Team number: 80
Date of Birth: 21.03.1980
Citizenship: Brazil
Height: 182 cm
Weight: 80 kg
Born 03/21/1980 in Porto Alegre (Brazil)
Position: attack
Height - 182 cm.
Weight - 80 kg.
Seasons in Milan: 3, from 2008-09 to 2010-11
Nicknames : "L"eroe del destino", "Momento caldo Momento bello", "Il Monarca della luce"
Moved from Barcelona
Debut for Milan in official matches and the championship (Serie A):
Last game for Milan: 12/18/2010: Milan 0-1 Roma (Championship)
Total official matches: 95
Heads: 26
Achievements with the Rossoneri: 1 Scudetto (2010-11), 1 Italian Super Cup (2011)
Absolute debut in Serie A: 08/31/2008: Milan 1-2 Bologna
Debut in the Brazilian national team: 06/26/1999: Brazil 3-0 Latvia
Last game for the national team: 02/28/2012: Bosnia 1-2 Brazil
Total matches for the national team: 94
Goals for the national team: 33
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (Port-Brazil: Ronaldo de Assis Moreira; March 21, 1980, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), better known as Ronaldinho (Port.-Br. Ronaldinho) and Ronaldinho Gaucho (Port-Brazil: Ronaldinho Gaúcho)- Brazilian footballer. Winner of the Ballon d'Or, awarded to the best football player in Europe, 2005. The best football player in the world according to FIFA in 2004 and 2005.
Biography
Ronaldinho was born on March 21, 1980 at the San Lucas Hospital in Porto Alegre, the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, as the third child in the family. His mother, Dona Miguelina, worked as a saleswoman and also studied to become a nurse. His father, Joao da Silva Moreira, was a shipyard worker and yard guard for the Gremio club, and also previously played for local amateur team Cruzeiro. It was his father who became Ronaldinho's first coach, teaching him to play football, which he practiced on the streets of Vila Nova, where the family lived. In 1987, Ronaldinho began studying by going to Alberto Torres de Vila Nova College, but his love for football took its toll: Ronaldinho could play it all day, and even when his friends could not continue playing due to fatigue, he would kick the ball with him. with his dog Bombon, both in his yard and in his house.
At the age of 7, Ronaldinho went to Langendonk football school. It was then that he received his nickname, “Ronaldinho,” which means “little Ronaldo,” being the youngest among the players of the youngest Gremio team, where he joined. In 1988, when Ronaldinho was 8 years old, the father of the family died of a heart attack while swimming in the family pool. When Ronaldinho's older brother, Roberto de Assis, signed a contract with Gremio, the family moved to the more prestigious area of Porto Alegre, Guaruya. The house in this place became a gift from Gremio to the family, so that Roberto would not leave the team. Ronaldinho later said:
“My brother is a real hero for me. It was he who became an example as a father, brother and football player.”
In 1991, he began playing for the Belo Horizonte team. Simultaneously with big-time football, Ronaldinho played mini-football and beach soccer, which helped him in big-time football matches. In 1993, at the age of 13, Ronaldinho was first mentioned in the Brazilian media when he scored all 23 goals in a match against a local team; the game ended with a score of 23:0 in favor of Belo Horizonte.
"Milan"
Season 2008/2009
Ronaldinho was bought by Milan on July 15, 2008. The Milan club paid Barcelona 21 million euros + 4 million when the Rossoneri qualified for the Champions League tournament. Ronaldinho's annual salary at the new club was 6.5 million euros. On July 17, the forward was officially presented as a Milan footballer, signing a contract until June 30, 2011 on live television. That same evening he was presented to the Rossoneri at the San Siro, where 40,000 spectators gathered. In Milan, Ronaldinho took number 80, due to the fact that 10 belonged to the Dutchman Clarence Seedorf.
Ronaldinho made his debut for Milan on August 31, 2008 in a match with Bologna, which the Rossoneri lost 1:2. On September 28, he scored the first goal for the club, hitting his header, after a pass from compatriot Kaka, into the Inter goal, bringing his team a 1:0 victory. On October 19, 2008, Ronaldinho scored his first double for the club, scoring two goals against Sampdoria. On November 6, Ronaldinho scored a goal in the UEFA Cup match against Braga, bringing his team a 1:0 victory. Despite a fairly successful start, in the middle of the season Ronaldinho stopped appearing in the team's starting lineup, often appearing from the bench. In total, in his first season in Milan, Ronaldinho played 36 matches and scored 10 goals.
Season 2009/2010
The beginning of the second season in Milan turned out to be very successful for Ronaldinho, which pleased the team’s head coach, Leonardo:
“Unfortunately, he has not yet shown his best qualities. If he is in good shape and really misses football, then only then will he be able to benefit the team. It’s not about whether I like Ronaldinho or not, but the club owner and I look at the situation with the Brazilian differently. Berlusconi knows he has a diamond in his makeup and wants it to shine as brightly as possible. I see Ronaldinho every day and I think differently. I think now key moment in Ronaldinho's career. He trains well every day. It is necessary that this manifests itself in matches, so that he works out these moments again and again. Then success awaits us. He needs to change his attitude towards games and do everything to play consistent football.”
Soon information appeared about Ronaldinho's desire to end his playing career, but the footballer's brother said that this message was fictitious. In October, before Milan's Champions League match with Zurich, the Brazilian was spotted in a nightclub at 2.30, for which he was fined. At the start of the 2009/2010 season, Ronaldinho was awarded the Golden Foot Trophy, awarded to the best player over 29 years of age in Europe. On October 21, in a Champions League match with Real Madrid, Ronaldinho hit Royal Club forward Raul in the head during a clash between team players. Soon Ronaldinho got into good shape, and after the match with Sampdoria, where Roni was the best player of the match, Milan president Silvio Berlusconi said that Ronaldinho had been reborn as a player. Ronaldinho himself agreed with this assessment: “I have even become better than I was before. I spent a year learning, and not just on the football field. After that, it became much easier for me, everything began to work out even against my will. I want to become the main star at the World Championships in South Africa. This is within my reach. I already missed the qualifying campaign, which has never happened to me before, I need to make up for it.”
In January 2010, Milan management wanted to extend the contract with Ronaldinho. On January 10, Ronaldinho scored two goals in a match with Juventus; after the game, he said that he was happy with his performance and happy in the team: “I’m happy. Milan has created all the conditions to work well. Now I go out onto the field with confidence and a lot of desire to do what I want. I was unhappy when I didn't play. But with Leonardo I regularly get playing practice. I'm in good shape, so everything is great. I just want to show the best I can and help Milan win something.” On January 17, 2010, Ronaldinho scored a hat-trick, hitting the Siena goal three times in the match of the 20th round of the Italian Championship. Before the 21st round match with Inter, which Milan lost 0:2, Ronaldinho had fun for three days in a row in one of the hotels in Milan, for which he was fined by his club.
On April 13, 2010, Ronaldinho extended his contract with Milan until 2014. On May 16, in the last round of the championship, Ronaldinho scored two goals against Juventus, bringing his team a victory with a score of 3:0. According to the results of the championship, Milan took 3rd place. Ronaldinho, with 15 assists, became the best assister in Serie A; according to the goal + pass system, he took 3rd place - 12 goals and 15 assists. In total, Ronaldinho made 18 assists during the season.
Season 2010/2011
At the beginning of the next season, there were rumors about Ronaldinho's imminent departure from Milan. In addition, he stopped showing last year's level of play and expressed dissatisfaction with the tactics of the team's new head coach, Massimiliano Allegri. In November, Ronnie was spotted in one of the bars, which displeased the team's head coach, who removed the player from the Rossoneri's starting lineup. The Brazilian himself said that he was ready to fight for a place in the team. But despite these words, the footballer negotiated a move to Palmeiras or Gremio. On 30 December 2010, AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani said that "Ronaldinho will leave Milan in January. Now he has no desire to train with the team because he no longer feels part of it.” On January 8, 2011, on the Brazilian channel SporTV, Galliani said that Ronaldinho is 99.99% a Flamengo player.
Ronaldinho is a Brazilian football player. different years played as a forward and attacking midfielder. Winner of the Golden Ball award 2005. World champion 2002, winner of the Champions League 2005/2006. In 2004 and 2005 he was recognized as the best football player in the world according to FIFA. In September 2016 he became the official ambassador of Barcelona.Ronaldinho's childhood
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, better known as Ronaldinho, was born in poor family, becoming the third child of the spouses Miguelina Eloy Assis dos Santos (nurse) and Joao de Assis Moreira (shipyard worker) from the Brazilian town of Porto Alegre. The father of the family died of a heart attack when Ronaldo was eight years old. At the same time, older brother Roberto, a promising striker, signed a contract with the local FC Gremio. Family income has increased slightly. Wanting to keep Roberto, the club even gave Roberto a house in Guaruja, but soon the career of his brother Ronaldinho was interrupted due to injury. 
However, Roberto's younger brother changed his interest in football. From the age of 7, he attended the Langendonk football school and it was there that he received the nickname “Ronaldinho” or “little Ronaldo”, since the boy was the youngest player on the team. Later, in order to distinguish himself from fellow footballer Ronaldo, he had to add the prefix “Gaucho” to his nickname (this meant that he came from the southern part of Brazil).
Little Ronaldinho
At the age of thirteen, he first came to the attention of the Brazilian media when his youth futsal team, Belo Horizonte, won a match 23-0. Ronaldinho scored all 23 goals.
Football career of Ronaldinho
Ronaldinho played in the Gremio youth team from the age of 15, and at the same time was interested in futsal and beach soccer. In 1997, he signed his first professional contract with the club and made his debut at the World Cup as part of the Brazilian youth team. On the back of his shirt was the name Ronaldo. 
In 1998, during the Libertadores Cup match, Ronaldinho made his debut in the main team of Gremio. 1999 brought the young man his first trophy - winning the state championship. Football connoisseurs appreciated his play, dribbles, mind-blowing passes, goals... Club owners also noticed this.
Ronaldinho's best goals
In December 2000, Ronaldinho, secretly from the management of Gremio, signed a preliminary contract with Paris Saint-Germain (France). Subsequently, the Brazilian club announced that the footballer would move to the French for two years for €6.4 million. However, a month later, Ronaldinho signed a five-year contract worth €5.1 million. The Gremio management was unhappy, and the fans boycotted Ronaldinho. Over the past month, every time he entered the field, he was accompanied by whistles and hoots. In total, he played 35 matches for Gremio, scoring 14 goals.
Having moved to Paris Saint-Germain, he started playing under number 21, later changing it to 10. The first match with his participation turned out to be a draw. Perhaps that is why for the next six months Ronaldinho either played in the main team or sat on the bench. He scored his first goal for the club only on October 13, 2001. However, in the 2002/2003 season, he fully demonstrated his talent, in particular, experts noted his outstanding performance in the French Cup. However, the club did not qualify for the European Cup, and therefore Ronaldinho left the team.
On July 19, 2003, Ronaldinho was bought by Barcelona. The negotiations were difficult; his transfer cost the Spanish club €32.25 million. In his first season, he scored 22 goals and helped Barca take second place in the Copa del Rey. At the same time, FIFA awarded him the title of best football player in the world.
The next two seasons were no less successful: with a large lead over his main rival, Frank Lampard, he won the Ballon d'Or award, again received the title of the best football player in the world, and was recognized as the best player in the Champions League. In the 06/07 season at the national championship, he scored his anniversary, 50th goal. In 2007, Ronaldinho became a Spanish citizen.
During 2007-2008 due to injury calf muscle was removed from the team, and the subsequent rupture of the muscle in his right leg forced him to leave the club. After returning to form, Ronaldinho was forced to look for a new club.
In August 2008, Ronaldinho made his debut for Milan wearing number 80. At the very beginning of the 2009-2010 season, he received the Golden Track as the best player over 29 years of age in Europe. During the 2010/2011 season, the football player began to conflict with the head coach, and he was increasingly noticed in bars.
From that moment on, the terms of his contracts became shorter and shorter, the clubs changed every year: Atlético Mineiro (champion of the state of Minas Gerais, Libertadores Cup), Flamengo (champion of the state of Rio de Janeiro), Querataro (Cup Mexico), Fluminense, Cienciano, Barcelona (Guayaquil).
In 2011, the footballer received an invitation from the Joint United Nations Program on HIV (UNAIDS) and the Brazilian Ministry of Health to promote AIDS awareness through sport. “Ronaldinho is a great inspiration to young people around the world and his voice will be heard by millions,” said program executive director Michel Sidibé.
In the summer of 2016, Ronaldinho participated in a futsal tournament in Goa as part of the Indian Premier League. He was paid $500 thousand for his participation.
Personal life of Ronaldinho
Star status did not make the football player forget about his relatives. Brother Roberto became his agent, sister Daisy took up the duties of press secretary.In the early 2000s, Ronaldinho had an affair with a dancer at the Domingo di Faustan nightclub, Brazilian Janaina Nattienelle Viana Mendes. On February 25, 2005, their common son was born, who was named Joao in honor of Ronaldinho's father.
It is noteworthy that Ronaldinho, who has won the hearts of women around the world, considers himself ugly, but at the same time full of charm.
Ronaldinho now
In 2016, the footballer said that he was exploring several options to end his football career, but wanted to play for another year before leaving. So far he does not know which club he will play for at the end of his football career. Upon completion, he may devote himself to music. By the way, Ronaldinho starred in the videos of many Brazilian performers and recorded several solo projects, one of which, “I come from the world,” was dedicated to the Paralympics in Rio. Or perhaps he will choose a football path, for example, become a children's football coach.In the summer of 2016, the athlete released his own mobile app“Emojinho” (based on Android and iOS), adding stickers with Ronaldinho’s face to the standard set of emoticons available to users.
One of the most popular football players in Brazil, known by the nickname Ronaldinho, which means his name in diminutive form, was named the best football player in the world in 2004, 2005, as well as in Europe, for which he received the Golden Ball award. Full name Brazilian striker Ronaldo de Assis Moreira. At the beginning of his career, he played for the Brazilian national team, the French PSG, the Spanish Barcelona, the Italian Milan, Flamengo, and the Brazilian Gremio. Got his nickname in sports school, in which he began studying at the age of 7, as he was one of its youngest students. Then his main hobby was football, which he played even with his dog, when other children collapsed from fatigue and ran home. Having lost his father at the age of 8, who was also Ronaldo’s first coach, he remained in the care of his brother, like the rest of the family. Having signed a contract with Gremio, his brother received housing from the club in a new prestigious area, for which Ronaldinho was and remains immensely grateful to him, remembering him as an exemplary example of a family man, person and football player. By the way, now his brother is his agent, and his sister is his press secretary. Thus, over time, Ronaldinho himself became the core that keeps his entire family afloat.
Scoring at age 13 for Belo Horizonte in a match against a local Brazilian team 23 goals received increased attention from the media, and at the same time from the coaching staff. He began his professional career in 1995 by playing in the Gremio youth team. In 1997, the first contract was signed with them. At the same time, he became the new young star of Brazilian football, after two successful goals from the penalty spot, playing at the world championship among seventeen-year-olds.
Playing for the French PSG in 2001, he received the title of the club's best player, without having any distinctive success in the games of this country. How did I get my attention again? large quantity journalists. In 2003, he moved to Barcelona, where he was also recognized as the best player after the Spanish Championship, and also won the title of best football player at the end of the next season. He also distinguished himself at Barça, scoring a memorable goal against Villar Real “through a backflip”, falling on his back, which, by his own admission, he had dreamed of all his life.
In 2008, Milan bought Ronaldinho, where he received the prestigious Golden Foot title at the start of the season. Ronaldinho was able to win the Rio Cup and Guanbara Cup by moving to Flamengo in 2011, and then won the title of champion of the state of Rio De Janeiro. Later, a year later, he signed a contract with Atlético Mineiro, and in 2014 he already ended up in the Mexican Queretaro, where he plays to this day.
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The question of where (in which club) Ronaldinho is currently playing became quite relevant in 2015. After all, every football fan knows that this summer there have been certain changes in the career of the famous midfielder. In particular, he changed the club for which he will compete.
At the beginning of the summer it became known that the famous Brazilian football player was going to continue his career in Fluminense. However, the signing of a contract with this club occurred only in mid-July 2015. And today, speaking about what Ronaldinho is doing now, we can unequivocally say that the athlete plays for this club. Indeed, according to information provided by official sources directly related to Fluminense, the contract with the football player was signed until the very end of 2016.
According to Brazilian media, Ronaldinho's salary in the new football club is 2.5 million dollars per year. In addition, the midfielder has already begun to make a profit from the sale of T-shirts. So the athlete’s cooperation with the Fluminense club may last even longer than expected.
Let us remind you that the question of which team Ronaldinho is currently playing for is of interest to football fans for good reason. After all, back in the early summer of 2015, it was claimed that the ex-player of the Brazilian national team was going to move to Turkish Antalyaspor. Ronaldinho even spoke about this himself in an interview. However, in July 2015 further fate the Brazilian midfielder was decided, and now it is definitely known that he plays on the field for Fluminense.
It is worth noting that some fans were disappointed with this turn of events, since they wanted to see Ronaldinho as part of the Antalyaspor club team. However great game the athlete still pleases fans who had to come to terms with the choice of their idol.
The legendary Brazilian Ronaldinho has retired. He has not appeared on the field in official matches since 2015, but the previous 17 years included a scattering of individual and team titles, as well as many bright feints and goals. recalls the main stages of the career of one of the best attacking football players in history.
Way to the top
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, known throughout the world as Ronaldinho, was destined to become a footballer. His father was a semi-professional athlete and combined performances for a local club with work on the docks of Brazilian Porto Alegre. He became the first coach of the future star. The world-famous technique, which was also influenced by beach and mini-football, originated on the streets where Ronnie spent all his free time with the ball.
At the age of seven, Ronaldinho took his first step in his career by entering the Langendonk football school. It was followed by Belo Horizonte, where the 13-year-old player first attracted the attention of the press by scoring all 23 of the team’s goals against the opponent in one match (!), and Gremio, for which the player’s older brother had previously played, and is now his agent. Brazilian club coach Celso Roth already saw incredible potential in him: “I worked with a lot of great players, and with many at a very interesting period in their careers, around 19-20 years old. I respect them all, but Ronaldinho is significantly better than everyone."
In 1997, his first title came - the U-17 national team won the World Cup for the first time in history, during which Ronaldinho scored twice (both times from penalties). That same year, Gremio offered him his first professional contract.
However, it cannot be said that at the beginning of his career, the future Ballon d'Or winner demonstrated outstanding statistics. In four years at the Brazilian club, he scored 21 goals - not a fountain, but not bad for a young player. In 1999, the midfielder conquered another peak - the already adult Brazilian national team with 19-year-old Ronnie confidently won the America's Cup, during the tournament defeating Mexico (twice), Argentina with Zanetti, Ayala and Simeone and Uruguay.
In 2001, Ronaldinho attracted the attention of European clubs. London's Arsenal were very close to signing him, but the player had difficulties obtaining a work visa. Paris Saint-Germain turned out to be more fortunate, paying Gremio a ridiculous sum of five million euros in these days. This transfer is connected with a wonderful “what if” story: Ronaldinho stopped playing for Gremio because the preliminary contract with the Parisians was signed bypassing the club, which could have left the Brazilian club without compensation. Apparently, this is what PSG was counting on - the player’s contract was expiring. The matter came to the attention of the International Football Federation (FIFA). It was at this moment that the Scottish St. Mirren intervened, expressing their readiness to pay six million pounds sterling for the midfielder's rent. The deal fell through (by different versions- due to an allegedly fake passport made for Ronaldinho or the transfer papers not being processed quickly enough), so the question of what success the technical Brazilian could achieve in Glasgow or Aberdeen will remain unanswered.
Here's what the player himself said about this: “It was a long time ago. Before I left Brazil and moved to Paris, I received many offers. I don’t remember exactly from whom.”
Paris and the world title
The start of Ronaldinho's French career was not outstanding. No mass of goals, no titles, not even a permanent place in the main team of the Parisians. However, it was then that he began to open up and progress significantly, flaunting incredible technique at every opportunity.
“I played against him when he first came to Europe and played for PSG. Even then it could be said that at some point he would become one of the best players in the world. “He had excellent technique and an incredible number of tricks in his arsenal,” former French national team player Laurent Blanc recalled about Ronaldinho.
It's hard to disagree with him. By the way, this video is the first in YouTube history to get a million views.
The key period in the development of Ronaldinho's career was the 2002/03 season. Before his start, he added the senior world title to his collection along with the magnificent Ronaldo and Rivaldo. During the 2002 World Cup, held in Japan and Korea, Ronaldinho scored twice, and then almost single-handedly led PSG to the final of the national Cup. After that there was only one way - up.
Barcelona, Milan, then - everywhere
After the 2002/03 season, which resulted in PSG not qualifying for European competition, Ronaldinho expressed a desire to leave the club. Among the contenders were Chelsea and "", who practically signed the player, however, thanks to a verbal agreement between the Brazilian and Sandro Rosell, who then became the deputy president of Barcelona, the Catalans were ahead of their British competitors, paying Paris Saint-Germain a little over 32 million Euro. Even though the midfielder moved to the famous Barcelona, the club was not in better condition. In four seasons, the blue garnets failed to win a single trophy. However, with the arrival of the Brazilian, everything changed.
“Ronaldinho is the reason for change at Barcelona. It was bad time, but the changes that happened with his arrival were incredible. He didn't win anything in his first season, but the fans loved him. He made all these people happy when the club started winning trophies. “Barca should always be grateful for what he did,” noted the current Blaugrana hero.
What can we say about the Catalan fans - even the fans of the “sworn friends” applauded Ronnie after his double against Los Blancos in El Clasico in the fall of 2005, when Barcelona took away a 3-0 victory from Madrid.
Already in the 2003/04 season, the Brazilian received the award as the best foreign player in the Spanish Championship and was recognized by FIFA as the best player in the world. In the Frank Rijkaard system and with partners high level“Deco,” the playmaker truly blossomed, scoring 22 goals in his first season. The next season turned out to be perhaps the best in Ronaldinho's career: another award for the best player of the year from FIFA, the Golden Ball and the Spanish champion title.
Only one peak remained unconquered - victory in the Champions League. It seems like there is no room for improvement after this, but Ronaldinho surprised everyone here too. 26 goals, Spanish championship gold, seven goals scored along with the title of best player of the season in the Champions League and the cherry on the cake - victory in the final over Arsenal.
Ahead, it would seem, cloudless years awaited the player at Barca, which wanted to extend the contract with the midfielder until 2014. However, in the next two seasons, Ronaldinho faced many difficulties caused by problems with physical fitness, injuries, public criticism of the head coach and tactical changes in the game of the Catalans.
The move to Milan in the summer of 2008 allowed Ronaldinho to reach his previous level by the beginning of the next season, but after winning so many trophies his motivation was no longer the same, and the player began to be regularly spotted in nightclubs and bars. After two and a half years in Milan, in January 2011, at the age of 30, the midfielder returned to Brazil, joining the Flamengo squad. He managed to gain dust in Atlético Mineiro, Mexican Queretaro, and Fluminense, but this was only a pale shadow of the former Ronaldinho. On January 16, 2018, the Brazilian wizard retired.