Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, commonly known as Ronaldinho or Ronaldinho Gaúcho, is a Brazilian professional footballer and current club ambassador for Spanish club FC Barcelona after signing for them in September 2016. Wikipedia\r
Born: 21 March 1980 (age 37 years), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil\r
Height: 1.81 m\r
Full name: Ronaldo de Assis Moreira\r
Salary: 9.6 million BRL (new)\r
Number: 80 (A.C. Milan / Midfielder), more\r
Awards: Ballon dOr, FIFA World Player of the Year, Golden Foot,\r
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Early and personal life\r
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira was born 21 March 1980 in the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. His mother, Dona Miguelina Elói Assis dos Santos (daughter of Enviro Assis), is a former salesperson who studied to become a nurse. His father, João de Assis Moreira, was a shipyard worker and footballer for local club Esporte Clube Cruzeiro (not to be confused with the larger Cruzeiro Esporte Clube). He suffered a fatal heart attack in the family swimming pool when Ronaldo was eight. After Ronaldos older brother Roberto signed with Grêmio, the family moved to a home in the more affluent Guarujá section of Porto Alegre, which was a gift from Grêmio to convince Roberto to stay at the club, but Robertos career was ultimately cut short by injury. Today, Roberto s as his manager, while his sister Deisi works as his press coordinator. Ronaldos football skills began to blossom at the age of eight, and he was first given the nickname Ronaldinho because he was often the youngest and the smallest player in youth club matches. He developed an interest in futsal and beach football, which later expanded to organized football. His first brush with the media came at the age of 13, when he scored all 23 goals in a 23–0 victory against a local team. Ronaldinho was identified as a rising star at the 1997 U-17 World Championship in Egypt, in which he scored two goals on penalty kicks\r
National team\r
1996 Brazil U17 6 (2)\r
1999 Brazil U20 5 (3)\r
1999–2008 Brazil U23 27 (18)\r
1999–new Brazil 97 (33)\r
Honours\r
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:40, 29 September new (UTC).\r
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Recent News:\r
Ronaldinho launches music career with single Sozinho\r
Ronaldo and Ronaldinho open up on parties, Neymar and more\r
Brazil legend Ronaldinho releases his first solo single
