Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980 in Porto Alegre), commonly known asRonaldinho (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁonawˈdʒĩɲu]) or Ronaldinho Gaúcho,[2] is a Brazilianfootballer who currently plays for Brazilian clubAtlético Mineiro and for the Brazilian national teamas an attacking midfielder or forward. He is a two-time winner of the FIFA World Player of the Year, awarded to the best player over the year. He won the award in both 2004 and 2005.
"Ronaldinho", the diminutive and term of endearment for "Ronaldo", is accompanied in Brazilian usage by the nickname "Gaúcho", in order to distinguish him from fellow footballer and countryman Ronaldo,
who was known as "Ronaldinho" in Brazil beforehand. Ronaldo simply went
by his first name upon his move to Europe, thereby allowing Ronaldinho
to drop the "Gaúcho" and go by the name Ronaldinho abroad.
Prior to his move to Flamengo, he played for Paris Saint-Germain F.C., FC Barcelona and A.C. Milan. With the Spanish club, he won his first Champions League in 2006 and the Ballon d'Or in 2005. He became a Spanish citizen in January 2007.[3]
He was also named in the FIFA 100, a list of the greatest footballers compiled by fellow countrymanPelé, and in the FIFPro World XI consecutively from 2004–2007.
Ronaldinho has been described as being "skilful by nature, his tricks
are unparalleled and he is wonderful with the ball at his feet. One of
the coolest players in pressure situations" and a "fast, brash, skilful,
tricky, an uninhibited playmaker" who provides "a mix of goals,
assists, skills and a large repertoire of crafty moves." Former Portugal
midfielder, Rui Costa,
has said of him: "There are not many players who can offer goalscoring
passes like he can. He is just marvellous. He is a rare case of an
assist man who can provide the ball from anywhere."[4]
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