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Ronaldo de Assis Moreira
Porto Alegre (Brasil)
21 March 1980
181 cm
80 kg
42 international
Debut 27 July 2003
Ronaldinho signed for Barca in the 2003-04 season following
in the footsteps of a number of illustrious fellow countrymen
who had enjoyed successful careers with the club: Evaristo,
Ronaldo, Romario and Rivaldo.
 Ronaldinho
began his footballing career with Gremio de Porto Alegre,
where his burgeoning talent soon brought him to the attention
of the international football world. During the four seasons
he spent there, from 1997 to 2001, Ronaldinho also started
to claim a place in the Brazilian international side. 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 league outfit PSG though his debut was
delayed due to a financial dispute between the two clubs.
Although his time with PSG was not as successful as he would
have hoped, Ronaldinho continue to prosper with the international
team, winning a World Cup winners' medal at the 2002 Japan-Korea
championships.
 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 reference point of the Barca attack
and one of the truly great footballing icons of the opening
decade of the new millennium.
In his first season, the team strung together a sensation
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 onaldinho and the rest of the Barca squad soon
established a lead at the top of the table that would take
them to the 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.
Since then, Ronaldinho has become the leader of the mighty
Brazil side, with which he won a Confederations Cup winners'
medal in Germany 2005.
Ronaldinho is under contract with FC Barcelona until 30th
June 2010
Honours
FC Barcelona
2005-06 Champions League 2005-06 League
2005-06 Spanish Supercup
2004-05 League
National Team of Brasil
2004-05 FIFA Confederations Cup
2001-02 World Cup
1998-99 America Cup
1996-97 World Cup under 17
Individual Awards
2003-04 FIFA WORLD PLAYER
2004-05 Ballon d'Or
2004-05 FIFA WORLD PLAYER
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