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Personal information Full name Ronaldo de Assis Moreira Date of birth March 21, 1980 Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11.3 in) Nickname El Maestro
Gaúcho
Dinho
Ronnie
El Mago Position Attacking midfielder Club information Current club FC Barcelona Number 10 Youth clubs 1997-1998 Grêmio Professional clubs* Years Club Apps (goals) 1998-2001
2001-2003
2003-present Grêmio
Paris St. Germain
FC Barcelona 110 (37)
55 (17)
109 (53) National team** 1999-present Brazil 0101[37]
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980 in Porto Alegre) is a Brazilian footballer, commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho (due to his being from the Rio Grande do Sul state of Brazil), or simply Ronaldinho. He became a naturalized Spanish citizen in January 2007.
His name Ronaldinho (IPA, Brazilian Portuguese - Portuguese for "little Ronaldo", was originally devised as a means of distinguishing between himself and fellow Brazilian football star Ronaldo, with the additional title Gaúcho being used when the current Ronaldo was also known as Ronaldinho. Among his many achievements and accolades, Ronaldinho has been awarded the FIFA World Player of the Year award twice (2004, 2005), as well as the European Footballer of the Year award and the FIFPro World Player of the Year award (2005, 2006).

Honors

Club

• Rio Grande do Sul State Championship: 1999
• Spanish Liga: 2005, 2006
• Supercopa de España: 2005, 2006
• UEFA Champions League: 2006
• FIFA Club World Cup 2006: Runners-up

International

• FIFA U-17 World Cup: 1997
• Copa America: 1999
• FIFA World Cup: 2002
• Confederations Cup: 2005

Individual

• Pelé named Ronaldinho in his125 Top Living Footballers in March 2004.
• FIFA World Player of the Year: 2004, 2005
• World Soccer Player of the Year: 2004, 2005
• European Footballer of the Year: 2005
• FIFPro World Player of the Year 2005, 2006
• FIFPro World XI: 2005, 2006
• Onze d'Or: 2005
• UEFA Champions League Most Valuable Player: 2006
• UEFA Champions League Best Forward: 2005
• UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2005-06
• FIFA All-Star team: 2002
• FIFA World Club Cup Bronze Ball Award: 2006

Preceded by
Zinedine Zidane FIFA World Player of the Year
2004, 2005 Succeeded by
Fabio Cannavaro Preceded by
Pavel Nedvěd World Soccer Player of the Year
2004, 2005 Succeeded by
Fabio Cannavaro Preceded by
Andriy Shevchenko European Footballer of the Year
2005 Succeeded by
Fabio Cannavaro Preceded by
inaugural FIFPro World Player of the Year
2005, 2006 Succeeded by
current holder Preceded by
Fernando Morientes UEFA Champions League Best Forward
2004-05 Succeeded by
Samuel Eto'o Preceded by
Steven Gerrard UEFA Champions League Most Valuable Player
2005-06 Succeeded by
current holder Preceded by
Steven Gerrard UEFA Club Footballer of the Year
2005-06 Succeeded by
current holder

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