Ronaldinho
Brazilian
soccer star Ronaldinho was born Ronaldo de Assis Moreira on March 21, 1980, in
Porto Alegre. He's named after fellow Brazilian soccer star Ronaldo. His career
began with the youth team Gremio in Porto Algere, and his first senior appearance
came in 1998
Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho was named the FIFA World
Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005, cementing his place as one of his sport's
most talented stars. His charming bent-toothed grin, flowing curls and sparkling
ballhandling skills also helped make him a major off-the-field celebrity. Ronaldinho's
first team was the Gremio Football Club of Brazil, where he began playing professionally
in 1998. He moved to the French club Paris-Saint Germain in 2001, and then on
to FC Barcelona in 2003 for a fee of 30 million Euros. He blossomed as a midfielder
with Barcelona, winning his World Player of the Year awards while lifting the
club out of the doldrums and pushing it to victory in the 2006 Champions League
final over Arsenal
Unarguably one of the major disappointments at last summer's
World Cup was the lacklustre performance of Barcelona's Brazilian star Ronaldinho.
Long touted as the world's finest player he seemed slow and tired when given the
chance to prove his worth on the biggest international soccer stage after a gruelling
season winning La Liga and the Champion's League with Barcelona. 2006/2007 again
saw his detractors aim digs at his weight and apparent disinterest in the game
but 24 goals in 53 games tells a different story as the puppet master again has
lit up world soccer at the most vital of moments.
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