Ronaldinho
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980 in Porto Alegre), commonly
known as Ronaldinho (Portuguese pronunciation: [?onaw'd?i?u]) or
Ronaldinho Gaúcho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Flamengo and
the Brazilian national team as 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.
He was also named in the FIFA 100, a list of the greatest footballers
compiled by fellow countryman Pelé, and in the FIFPro World XI
consecutively from 2004–2007.
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