A Brazilian footballer Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, aka Ronaldinho, was born on 21 March 1980. The footballer’s twice awarded with the title of the FIFA World Player of the Year (2004 and 2005). He used to operate for such football clubs as Grêmio, Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona, Milan, Flamengo and Atletico Mineiro.
When he was 7, Ronaldo entered the youth department of Grêmio, where he was nicknamed Ronaldinho. He was the youngest and the smallest member of the youth team, that’s why he earned this nickname which means “little Ronaldo”.
In 1991, the young footballer started playing for the squad of Belo Horizonte. In 1993, when he was still a 13-year player, Ronaldinho’s name was surfaced in the press for the first time. He became famous for scoring 23 goals in a victory over the local team.
His full-scaled start happened in 1995, when Ronaldo became the member of Grêmio youth team. His professional career started in February 1997, when a pro contract was penned. That year was also lined with 2 penalties scored in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. After the competition Moreira was said to become the rising sun of the Brazilian football.
In 2001, when he was the player of Paris Saint-Germain, he attracted the attention of pressmen for being named the best team’s member, despite making just few appearances during his debut season for the French club.
In 2003, the footballer joined Barcelona. His debut season for the Spanish squad was lined with earning the Don Balón Award for being the best foreign player in La Liga. The following year he received another honor of FIFA World Player of the Year. While playing for Barcelona, Ronaldinho managed to score a goal with an overhead bicycle kick. That happened in a game against Villarreal. Later on the footballer would say that his boyish dream had finally come true.
In 2008, his contract was bought out by Milan and his debut season with the club was lined with earning the Golden Foot.
In 2011, a move to Flamengo happened. That year Ronaldinho gained some more awards, he became the holder of the Taça Guanabara and Taça Rio. In 2012, the player opted to join Clube Atlético Mineiro. Together with the new team he won the Copa Libertadores in 2013.
The footballer has a rich international experience. He made his first appearance for the Brazilian national team in 1999. Since then he featured in more than 97 squad’s fixtures scoring 33 goals.
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