Ronaldo de A ss Moreira, commonly known as Ronaldinho,is Brazilian football player born on March 21, 1980 in Porto Alegre.He became a naturalized Spanish citizen in January 2007.Ronaldinho, meaning little Ronaldo, is better known in Brazil by the nickname Ronaldinho Gacho, in order to distinguish him from Ronaldo who is already called Ronaldinho in Brazil. However, upon Ronaldos move to Europe, he began to be known simply as Ronaldo, thereby allowing Ronaldinho to drop Gacho and remain simply as Ronaldinho.In his childhood, Ronaldinhos skill in football began to blo som due to his particular interest in futsal and beach football, which later developed into a fondne s for more standardised football. His first brush with the media came after he scored all 23 goals in a 23-0 victory against a local team, at just 13 years of age. His reputation as a footballer was built up through his childhood, particularly since he was identified as a rising star at the Egypt 1997 under-17 world championship. He scored two goals in the tournament, both penalty kicks.He started his career in Porto
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Ben Scrivens Jersey Later that year in September, he signed a two-year extension of his original contract on with FC Barcelona. The new contract contains a minimum fee release clause that allows him to leave should a club make an offer to Barcelona of at least 85 million for him.El clasico for historyOn November 19, 2005, Ronaldinho scored two solo goals to help FC Barcelona to a 30 win over arch-rivals Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabu in Madrid. After he scored his second goal of the night, his teams third, a large part of the Madrid followers gave him a standing ovation, a rare feat which had not occurred since Diego Maradona played for Barcelona in 1982.On February 3, 2008 Ronaldinho played his 200th match for Barcelona (against Osasuna at Camp Nou).He was named FIFA World Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005,European Footballer of the Year 2005,FIFPro World Player of the Year 2005 and 2006,FIFPro World XI 2005,2006 and
Grant Fuhr Jersey 2007,UEFA Club Footballer of the Year 2005/06,UEFA Club Best Forward 2004/05,UEFA Team of the Year 2004,2005 and 2006,Best foreign player in La Liga 2004 and 2006,Best Ibero-American player in La Liga 2004.Ronaldinho is one of few players to have played for Brazil at every footballing level, as he has played at under 15, under 17, under 20, under 23, and senior level. He made his first ever appearance for Brazil playing against Scotland on 7 March 1995 in an under 15s match, Brazil lost the game 1-0.Ronaldinho was part of the first ever Brazilian team to win the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship, in Egypt.He helped national team to win 1999 Copa America,2002 World Cup and 2005 Confederations Cup and also took part in 1999 FIFA Youth World Championship,1999 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2006 World Cup.In total of 80 appearances for national team he scored 32 goals.
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