Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980 in Porto Alegre), commonly known as Ronaldinho (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁonawˈdʒĩɲu]) or Ronaldinho Gaúcho,
Ronaldinho's football skills began to blossom at the of age 8, and he was first given the nickname Ronaldinho because he was often the youngest and the smallest player in youth club matches.
His first brush with the media came at the age of thirteen, when he scored all 23 goals in a 23–0 victory against a local team
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.
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.He became a Spanish citizen in January 2007.
Today, Roberto (his brother) acts as Ronaldinho's manager, while his sister Deisi works as his press coordinator.
Ronaldinho is currently in the Brazil National soccer team squad and he has played friendly matches against Ghana and Costa Rica.
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