Complete Name: Ronaldo de Assis Moreira

Birthplace: Porto Alegre (Brazil)
Birthday: 21/03/1980

Height: 181 cm
Weight: 80 kg

Nickname: RONALDINHO

Biography

Ronaldinho de Assis Moreira, nicknamed Ronaldinho or Ronaldinho Gaucho, signed for FC Barcelona in the 2003-04 season for a transfer fee of €30mill. following in the footsteps of a number of other illustrious Brazilian stars who have enjoyed successful careers with the “Blaugrana”: Evaristo, Ronaldo, Romario and Rivaldo.


Ronaldinho began his footballing career with Gremio de Porto Alegre, where his exceptional talent soon brought him to the attention of the footballing world. During the four seasons at Gremio (1997 to 2001), Ronaldinho also staked his claim a place in the Brazilian national team, the “Seleçao”. He won the Copa America in 1999 scoring six goals, including a memorable effort against Venezuela.


In 2001 Ronaldinho decided to try his luck in European football and signed for French Ligue 1 outfit Paris Saint Germain though his debut was delayed due to a financial dispute between the two clubs. During his time with PSG Ronaldinho continued to prosper with the Seleçao winning a World Cup winners' medal at the 2002 Japan-Corea world championship.


Right from his very first match in a Barca shirt, the fans were seduced by Ronaldinho's spectacular brand of footballing magic. His ability to change the course of a match with a brilliant solo effort made him the pivotal point of the Barça attack and one of the truly great footballing icons of the opening decade of the new millennium. In his first season for FC Barcelona, the team strung together a sensational run of seventeen consecutive matches without defeat and finished in second place in La Liga, thereby achieving direct qualification for the Champions League. This impetus carried on to the 2004-05 season and Ronaldinho with the rest of the Barça squad soon established a lead at the top of the table that would take them to the spanish league title. In addition, the Brazilian's tremendous talent has received public recognition with individual awards such as the FIFA World Player 2004 and 2005 and the Ballon d'Or 2005.


Ronaldinho has become the leader of the mighty Brazilian national team with which he won a Confederations Cup winners' medal in Germany 2005. Ronaldinho will be out to entertain the crowds at the FIFA world cup 2006 in Germany and no doubt will be one of the superstars in this summer´s tournament.




Ronaldinho with his extroverted personality and unbelievable football skills is the perfect role model for sponsorship and marketing campaigns. He is under exclusive contract with Nike and has got his own sport fashion line named “R10”.


Ronaldinho moved from Paris St.Germain to FC Barcelona for a transfer fee of almost 30.000.00€ in the summer of 2003.Ronaldinho has contract with FC Barcelona until 30th June 2010.

Profile & Position

Skilful, agile, extrovert, fast, inspired, magical. The list of attributes could go on. That's Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, known by his nickname 'Ronaldinho Gaucho'. The Brazilian star grew up with a football glued to his feet in a family with strong footballing traditions, where both his father and his brother have been successful players.

Ronaldinho's greatest assets are speed and boundless technical skills. His natural position is behind the strikers though with the ball at his feet he moves well anywhere in the attack. Although not described as a “natural” goal scorer, his outstanding abilities enables him to score from the most unlikely situations.


Indeed, his variety of tricks and dribbling skills seem to be inexhaustible and the Barca fans are constantly surprised by Ronaldinho´s range of seemingly impossible moves. His fast combinations with the rest of his team mates in attack increase the team's attacking potential enormously.


He is also an outstanding specialist of free kicks. With the ability to curve the ball around the defensive wall it seems so easy for him to place the ball in any part of the goal beyond the keeper's reach.