RONALDINO

Ronaldino
This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is de Assis and the second is Personal information
Full name Ronaldo de Assis Moreira
Date of birth March 21, 1980 (age 29)

Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil

Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]

Playing position Attacking midfielder[2]

Club information
Current club Milan

Number 80
Youth career
1997–1998 Grêmio

Senior career*
Years Club Apps (Gls)†
1998–2001 Grêmio
044 (21)
2001–2003 Paris Saint-Germain
053 (17)
2003–2008 FC Barcelona
145 (70)
2008– Milan
029 0(8)
National team‡
1999–2008 Brazil Olympic
027 (18)
1999–2009 Brazil
087 (32)
Honours[show]
Competitor for Brazil

Men's Football

Bronze 2008 Beijing
Team Competition


* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 April 2009.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 April 2009
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980 in Porto Alegre), commonly known as Ronaldinho or Ronaldinho Gaúcho,[3] is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Italian Serie A side Milan and the Brazilian national team. He is widely regarded as one of the most gifted footballers of his generation.
Ronaldinho, Portuguese for "Little Ronaldo," is known in Brazil by the nickname "Gaúcho," in order to distinguish him from Ronaldo, who was already called "Ronaldinho" in Brazil. Ronaldo simply went by his first name upon his move to Europe, thereby allowing Ronaldinho to drop the "Gaúcho" and remain simply as Ronaldinho.
Prior to his move to Milan, he played for Paris Saint-Germain, and FC Barcelona, with whom he won his first Champions League in 2006. He became a Spanish citizen in Biography and personal life
Ronaldinho was born in city of Porto Alegre, capital of the Rio Grande do Sul state of Brazil. His mother, Dona Miguelina, is a former salesperson who studied to become a nurse. His father, João, was a shipyard worker and footballer for local club Esporte Clube Cruzeiro (not to be confused with Cruzeiro EC).[5] He suffered a fatal heart attack in the family swimming pool when Ronaldinho was eight. After Ronaldinho's older brother, Roberto, signed with Grêmio, the family moved to a home in the more affluent Guarujá section of Porto Alegre, which was a gift from Grêmio to convince Roberto to stay at the club. Roberto's career was ultimately cut short by injury.
Ronaldinho's football skills began to blossom at an early age, and he was first given the nickname Ronaldinho because he was often the youngest and the smallest player in youth club matches.[6] He developed an interest in futsal and beach football, which later expanded to organized football. His first brush with the media came at the age of thirteen, when he scored all 23 goals in a 23-0 victory against a local team.[7] Ronaldinho was identified as a rising star at the 1997 U-17 World Championship in Egypt, in which he scored two goals on penalty kicks.[8][9]
Today, Roberto acts as Ronaldinho's manager, while his sister Deisi works as his press coordinator.[10][11] Ronaldinho became a father for the first time on 25 February 2005, after Brazilian dancer Janaína Mendes gave birth to their son, who was named João after Ronaldinho's late father. [12]