Какой номер у роналдиньо

Роналдиньо, известный по прозвищам Ронни, Диньо, Король и Волшебник – бразильский футболист, выступавший в качестве атакующего полузащитника и нападающего, был удостоен награды «Золотой мяч» и признан лучшим футболистом мира.

Гремио

Роналдиньо стал выступать на профессиональном уровне после подписания контракта с клубом «Гремио». Он участвовал в чемпионате мира в Египте, где дважды забил гол с пенальти. После этого его стали считать новой восходящей звездой спорта. В составе «Гремио» Рональдиньо выходил на поле под номером 10.

Пари Сен-Жермен

За ПСЖ Рональдиньо играл на протяжении двух сезонов под номерами 10 и 21. В выступлениях за этот клуб талантливый футболист смог забить голы в 4 матчах подряд, в том числе в игре против «Монако», «Ренн», «Ланс», «Лорьян». Также Ронни отличился в матчах против «Труа» и «Меца», закончившихся в пользу его команды.

Барселона

После длительных переговоров Роналдиньо подписал договор с «Барселоной», играя за которую выходил на поле под номером 10. В первом сезоне Диньо провел 45 матчей и забил 22 гола. С Роналдиньо в составе команда заняла второе место на чемпионате Испании, а сам спортсмен был признан лучшим иностранным футболистом чемпионата страны и лучшим игроком мира по версии ФИФА.

Милан

После «Барсы» на протяжении трёх сезонов Роналдиньо выступал под номером 80 за итальянский «Милан». В матче Кубка УЕФА Ронни удалось забить единственный гол и принести победу своей команде. Также Роналдиньо отличился в играх против «Ювентуса» и «Сиены».

Фламенго

Дебют Роналдиньо за «Фламенго» состоялся в матче против «Боависты», причём в ходе встречи Волшебник открыл счёт красивым голом. В кубке Бразилии в составе этой команды Ронни также смог забить первый гол. В итоге «Фламенго» всухую обыграла соперников. В матче против «Сантоса» Волшебник забил сразу 3 гола и обеспечил победу своей команде. За «Фламенго» Роналдиньо выступал под номером 10.

Атлетико Минейро

За «петушков» (прозвище клуба) Роналдиньо играл в течение полугода под номерами 49 и 10, и смог отличиться в матчах против «Палмейраса» и «Наутико Ресифи». Во втором случае Диньо удалось забить гол с пенальти.

Керетаро

Дебют Роналдиньо за «Керетаро» произошел во время матча против «Тигрес». К сожалению, во время той встречи бразилец не смог реализовать пенальти, и команда проиграла. Будучи в составе «Керетаро», Ронни выходил на поле в футболке с номером 49.

Флуминенсе

После того как Роналдиньо отыграл 7 матчей в составе «Флуминенсе» под номером 10, стороны расторгли договор по обоюдному согласию. «Флуминенсе» был последним клубом в карьере Роналдиньо: через некоторое время после расторжения контракта Ронни объявил об уходе из большого спорта.

Награды и достижения

За период футбольной карьеры Роналдиньо был удостоен множества наград и титулов.

  • двукратный чемпион Испании и обладатель Суперкубка Испании;
  • двукратный победитель лиги чемпионов в Испании;
  • двукратный чемпион Италии;
  • обладатель Кубка Мексики;
  • чемпион штата Рио-де-Жанейро;
  • обладатель Кубка Америки и Кубка конфедерации;
  • чемпион мира.
Источник

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Assis and the second or paternal family name is Moreira.

Ronaldinho

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Ronaldinho in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ronaldo de Assis Moreira[1]
Date of birth 21 March 1980 (age 42)[1]
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Youth career
1987–1998 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Grêmio 89 (47)
2001–2003 Paris Saint-Germain 55 (17)
2003–2008 Barcelona 145 (70)
2008–2011 AC Milan 76 (20)
2011–2012 Flamengo 56 (23)
2012–2014 Atlético Mineiro 58 (20)
2014–2015 Querétaro 25 (8)
2015 Fluminense 7 (0)
Total 511 (205)
International career
1997 Brazil U17 13 (3)
1998–1999 Brazil U20 17 (8)
1999–2000 Brazil U23 19 (15)
2008 Brazil Olympic (O.P.) 8 (3)
1999–2013 Brazil 97 (33)

Honours

Men’s football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2002 Korea/Japan
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2005 Germany
Runner-up 1999 Mexico
Copa América
Winner 1999 Paraguay
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
Winner Brazil 2000
South American U-20 Championship
Third place 1999 Argentina
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner 1997 Egypt
South American U-17 Championship
Winner 1997 Paraguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980), commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁonawˈdʒĩɲu ɡaˈuʃu]) or simply Ronaldinho,[note 1] is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder, but was also deployed as a winger. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Ronaldinho won two FIFA World Player of the Year awards and a Ballon d’Or. A global icon of the sport, he was renowned for his technical skills, creativity, dribbling ability and accuracy from free-kicks, his use of tricks, feints, no-look passes and overhead kicks, as well as his ability to score and create goals, all prominent characteristics of his early-age background playing futsal.

Ronaldinho made his career debut for Grêmio, in 1998. At age 20, he moved to Paris Saint-Germain in France before signing for Barcelona in 2003. In his second season with Barcelona, he won his first FIFA World Player of the Year award as Barcelona won the 2004–05 La Liga title. The season that followed is considered one of the best in his career as he was integral in Barcelona winning the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League, their first in fourteen years, and another La Liga title, giving Ronaldinho his first career double, receiving the 2005 Ballon d’Or and his second FIFA World Player of the Year in the process. After scoring two spectacular solo goals in the first 2005–06 El Clásico, Ronaldinho became the second Barcelona player, after Diego Maradona in 1983, to receive a standing ovation from Real Madrid fans at the Santiago Bernabéu.

Following a second-place La Liga finish to Real Madrid in the 2006–07 season and an injury-plagued 2007–08 season, Ronaldinho suffered a decline in his performances—often put down to a decrease in dedication and focus having achieved so much in the sport—and departed Barcelona to join AC Milan, where he won the 2010–11 Serie A. He returned to Brazil to play for Flamengo in 2011 and Atlético Mineiro a year later where he won the 2013 Copa Libertadores, before moving to Mexico to play for Querétaro and then back to Brazil to play for Fluminense in 2015. Ronaldinho accumulated numerous other individual awards in his career: he was included in the UEFA Team of the Year and the FIFA World XI three times each, and was named UEFA Club Footballer of the Year for the 2005–06 season and South American Footballer of the Year in 2013; in 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world’s greatest living players.

In his international career with Brazil, Ronaldinho earned 97 caps and scored 33 goals and represented his country in two FIFA World Cups. After debuting with the Seleção by winning the 1999 Copa América, he was an integral part of the 2002 FIFA World Cup-winning team, starring alongside Ronaldo and Rivaldo in an attacking trio, and was named in the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team. As captain, he led his team to the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup title and was named man of the match in the final. He also captained the Brazil Olympic team to a bronze medal in men’s football at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Early and personal life

Born in Porto Alegre in 1980, Ronaldinho moved into an affluent suburb at the age of eight

Ronaldo de Assis Moreira was born on 21 March 1980 in the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.[1][4] His mother, Miguelina Elói Assis dos Santos,[5] was a salesperson who studied to become a nurse.[6] His father, João de Assis Moreira, was a shipyard worker and a footballer for the local club Esporte Clube Cruzeiro (not to be confused with the larger Cruzeiro Esporte Clube).[7] After Ronaldo’s 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. Still, Roberto’s career was ultimately cut short by injury. It was in their new home where his father hit his head and drowned in the swimming pool when Ronaldo was eight.[8] Today, Roberto acts as his manager, while his sister Deisi works as his press coordinator.[9][10]

Ronaldo’s football skills began to blossom at the age of eight, and he was first given the nickname Ronaldinho – «inho» meaning small – because he was often the youngest and the smallest player in youth club matches.[9] He developed an interest in futsal and beach football, which later expanded to organized football.[11] Many of his signature moves originate from futsal, especially his ball control.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14][15]

Growing up, his idols included the World Cup winning stars; Rivelino (from 1970), Diego Maradona (from 1986), Romário (from 1994), and his two future international teammates Ronaldo and Rivaldo (which would form the attacking trio in Brazil’s 2002 World Cup winning team).[16] Ronaldinho is the father of a son, João, born on February 25, 2005 to Brazilian dancer Janaína Mendes and named after his late father.[17] He gained Spanish citizenship in 2007.[18] In March 2018, Ronaldinho joined the Brazilian Republican Party, which has links to the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God.[19] Ronaldinho endorsed presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro in the 2018 Brazilian presidential election.[20]

Club career

Grêmio

«I’ve worked with some great players in my time and all at a very interesting period in their careers, nineteen to twenty years old. But, with due respect to the others, Ronaldinho was a cut above the rest.»

— Grêmio coach Celso Roth.[21]

Ronaldinho’s career began with the Grêmio youth squad. He made his senior side debut during the 1998 Copa Libertadores.[22] 1999 saw the emergence of the 18-year-old Ronaldinho, with 22 goals in 47 matches, and he put in headlining displays in derbies against Internacional, most notably on 20 June 1999 in the Rio Grande do Sul State Championship final.[23] In a match-winning performance, Ronaldinho embarrassed Internacional’s Brazilian legend and 1994 World Cup-winning captain Dunga, flicking the ball over his head on one occasion, and leaving him flat-footed in a mazy dribble on another.[23] Ronaldinho achieved further success with Grêmio, winning the inaugural Copa Sul.[23]

In 2001, Arsenal expressed interest in signing Ronaldinho, but the move collapsed after he could not obtain a work permit because he was a non-EU player who had not played enough international matches.[24] He considered playing on loan with Scottish Premier League side St Mirren, which never happened due to his involvement in a fake passport scandal in Brazil.[25]

Paris Saint-Germain

In 2001, Ronaldinho signed a five-year contract with French club Paris Saint-Germain in a €5 million transfer.[27] Upon his arrival in Paris, Ronaldinho was given the number 21 shirt and inserted into a lineup that included fellow Brazilian Aloísio, midfielder Jay-Jay Okocha and striker Nicolas Anelka.[28]

2001–02 season

Ronaldinho made his league debut for the club on 4 August 2001, appearing as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with Auxerre.[29] Ronaldinho spent the majority of the first few months of the 2001–02 season alternated between the bench and starter’s role. He scored his first goal for the club on 13 October in a 2–2 draw against Lyon, converting the equalizing penalty in the 79th minute after having come on ten minutes prior.[30] After returning from the winter break, Ronaldinho went on a tear, scoring a goal in four consecutive matches to open the new campaign. He recorded impressive goals against Monaco, Rennes, Lens and Lorient. On 16 March 2002, he recorded a double in PSG’s 3–1 victory against relegation strugglers Troyes.[31] He scored his final league goal of the season in the club’s 2–0 win over Metz on 27 April.[32]

Ronaldinho was also influential in the 2001–02 Coupe de la Ligue, helping PSG reach the semi-finals where they were eliminated by Bordeaux. In a Round of 16 match against Guingamp, Ronaldinho scored two second half goals in the game after having entered the match as a half-time substitute. Despite Ronaldinho’s initial success with the club, the season was marred by controversy with Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Fernández, claiming that the Brazilian was too focused on the Parisian nightlife rather than football, and complained that his holidays in Brazil never ended at the scheduled times.[22]

2002–03 season

Despite repeated rifts with Fernández, Ronaldinho returned to the team for the 2002–03 season, with the player switching to the number 10 shirt. Though his performances in his second season with the club were underwhelming compared to his first, Ronaldinho performed admirably with the club. On 26 October 2002, he scored two goals in PSG’s 3–1 victory over Classique rivals Marseille. The first goal was a free kick, which curled past numerous Marseille players in the 18-yard box before sailing past goalkeeper Vedran Runje. In the return match, he again scored in PSG’s 3–0 victory at the Stade Vélodrome, running half the length of the field before flicking the ball over the goalkeeper.[33] On 22 February 2003, Ronaldinho scored the goal of the season (chosen by public vote) against Guingamp — he beat one opponent before playing a one-two to beat another, then lifted the ball over a third before beating a fourth with a step over (dropping his shoulder, moving right but going left) and finished by lifting the ball over the goalkeeper.[26]

Ronaldinho was also praised for his performance in the Coupe de France when he scored both goals in the club’s 2–0 win over Bordeaux in the semi-finals, which inserted PSG into the final. After scoring his first goal in the 22nd minute, Ronaldinho capped the game in the 81st minute, accurately chipping the ball at the 18-yard box over the head of goalkeeper Ulrich Ramé, despite Ramé being in a favorable position. For his performance, Ronaldinho was given a standing ovation by the Parisian supporters. Unfortunately for the club, however, Ronaldinho and the team failed to capture the form that got them to the final as they bowed out 2–1 to Auxerre due to a last minute goal from Jean-Alain Boumsong. Despite Ronaldinho’s performances, the club finished in a disappointing 11th-placed position. Following the season, Ronaldinho declared he wanted to leave the club after the capital club failed to qualify for any European competition.[34]

Barcelona

«Ronaldinho was responsible for the change in Barça. It was a bad time and the change that came about with his arrival was amazing.»

— Lionel Messi on the impact of Ronaldinho’s arrival at Barcelona.[35]

Newly elected FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta stated, «I said we would lead Barça to the forefront of the footballing world, and for that to occur we had to sign one of these three players, David Beckham, Thierry Henry or Ronaldinho».[36] Henry remained with Arsenal, and Laporta then promised to bring Beckham to the club, but following his transfer to Real Madrid, Barcelona entered the running for Ronaldinho and outbid Manchester United for his signature in a €30 million deal.[37][38]

2003–04 season

The club where he would spend his peak years and the basis of his global fame,[39] Ronaldinho made his Barcelona debut in a friendly against Juventus at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts on 27 July, with coach Frank Rijkaard stating post match, «He has something special every time he touches the ball.»[40] He scored his first competitive goal in La Liga on 3 September 2003 against Sevilla at 1.30 a.m. local time, in a match that kicked off at five minutes past midnight.[41] After receiving the ball from his goalkeeper inside his own half, Ronaldinho ran through the midfield and dribbled past two Sevilla players before striking the ball from 30 yards which hammered off the underside of the crossbar and back up into the roof of the net.[41] Ronaldinho suffered from injury during the first half of the campaign,[42] and Barcelona slumped to 12th in the league standings midway through the season. Ronaldinho returned from injury and scored 15 goals in La Liga during the 2003–04 season, helping the team ultimately finish second in the league.[43][44] His scooped pass set up the winning goal for Xavi away to Real Madrid on 25 April 2004, the club’s first win at the Bernabéu in seven years, a result Xavi credits as the start of «the Barcelona rise.»[45]

2004–05 season

Ronaldinho won his first league title in 2004–05, and was named FIFA World Player of the Year on 20 December 2004.[46] His captain at Barcelona, Carles Puyol, stated, «The greatest compliment I could give him is that he’s given Barcelona our spirit back. He has made us smile again.»[45] His fame was growing with his entertaining and productive play in both the La Liga and the UEFA Champions League. On 8 March 2005, Barcelona were eliminated from the latter competition by Chelsea in the first knockout round, losing 5–4 over two legs.[47] Ronaldinho scored both goals in the 4–2 second leg loss at Stamford Bridge in London, the second a spectacular strike where he feinted to shoot before striking the ball with little back-lift past Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Čech from 20 yards out.[47]

«It’s like someone pressed pause and for three seconds all the players stopped and I’m the only one that moves.»

— Ronaldinho reflects on his toe-poke goal against Chelsea.[11]

On 1 May 2005, Ronaldinho made the assist for Lionel Messi’s first goal for Barcelona, executing a scooped pass over the Albacete defence for Messi to finish.[48] With his contract expiring in 2008, Ronaldinho was offered an extension until 2014 that would have net him £85 million over nine years,[49] but he turned it down. In September 2005, he signed a two-year extension that contained a minimum-fee release clause that allowed him to leave should a club make an offer to Barcelona of at least £85 million for him.[50]

2005–06 season

By the end of the year 2005, Ronaldinho had started to accumulate a host of personal awards. He won the inaugural FIFPro World Player of the Year in September 2005, in addition to being included in the 2005 FIFPro World XI, and being named the 2005 European Footballer of the Year. Also that year, Ronaldinho was voted the FIFA World Player of the Year for the second consecutive year.[46] He became only the third player to win the award more than once, after three-time winners Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane.[46] His domination as the world’s best footballer was undisputed as he also won the prestigious Ballon d’Or for the only time in his career.[51]

On 19 November, Ronaldinho scored twice as Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 3–0 on the road in the first leg of El Clásico. After he sealed the match with his second goal, Madrid fans paid homage to his performance by applauding, so rare a tribute only Diego Maradona had ever been granted previously as a Barcelona player at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.[52] Ronaldinho stated, «I will never forget this because it is very rare for any footballer to be applauded in this way by the opposition fans.»[52]

«He transmits a lot of joy and pleasure playing the game, and he has individual skills that are of such a high level that everybody in the world adores him.»

— Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard on Ronaldinho during the 2005–06 season.[53]

The season is considered one of the best in Ronaldinho’s career as he was an instrumental part of Barcelona’s first Champions League title in 14 years. After winning their group convincingly, Barcelona faced Chelsea in the round of 16 for a rematch of the previous year.[54] Ronaldinho scored a decisive goal in the second leg, going past three Chelsea defenders on the edge of the penalty area before beating the goalkeeper, sealing Barcelona’s qualification to the next round.[54] He also contributed one goal in Barcelona’s elimination of Benfica in the quarter-finals with a 2–0 home victory. After a 1–0 semi-final aggregate win over Milan, in which Ronaldinho assisted the series’ only goal by Ludovic Giuly, Barcelona progressed to the Champions League Final, which they won on 17 May 2006 with a 2–1 beating of Arsenal.[55] Two weeks earlier, Barcelona had clinched their second-straight La Liga title with a 1–0 win over Celta de Vigo, giving Ronaldinho his first career double.[56]

Throughout the season, Ronaldinho linked up with prolific Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto’o in attack, providing a number of assists to the 34 goal striker; Ronaldinho’s pass also put Eto’o through on goal in the Champions League Final from which he was brought down by Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann who was sent off.[57] Ronaldinho finished the season with a career-best 26 goals, including seventeen in La Liga and seven in the Champions League, and was chosen for the UEFA Team of the Year for the third consecutive time and was named the 2005–06 UEFA Club Footballer of the Year.[43] He was named in the six man shortlist for the 2006 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, and was selected in the FIFA World XI.[58]

2006–07 season

«When you play with him and see what he does with a ball, nothing surprises me any more. One of these days, he will make the ball talk.»

— Barcelona teammate Eiður Guðjohnsen on Ronaldinho, December 2006.[59]

On 25 November 2006, Ronaldinho scored his 50th career league goal against Villarreal, then scored a second time with a spectacular overhead bicycle kick; receiving Xavi’s cross, he flicked the ball up with his chest and spun 180 degrees to finish – Barcelona fans waved white handkerchiefs in admiration of the goal.[60] Post match he told reporters that the latter was a goal he had dreamed of scoring since he was a boy.[61] He scored once and set up two others in Barcelona’s 4–0 Club World Cup win over Mexico’s Club América on 14 December in Yokohama, Japan,[62] but Barcelona were defeated 1–0 by Brazilian club Internacional in the final. Ronaldinho was the recipient of the Bronze Ball Award for the competition.[63]

The next day, Ronaldinho finished third in the 2006 FIFA World Player of the Year, behind 2006 World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro and Zinedine Zidane.[64] In March 2007, defending champions Barcelona were eliminated from the Champions League at the last 16 stage by Liverpool.[65] Ronaldinho was forced to miss a charity match on 13 March due to an injury he had picked up several days earlier in Barcelona’s 3–3 El Clásico draw with Real Madrid.[66] Although Ronaldinho scored his career-best 21 league goals, the team lost the title to Real with a worse head-to-head record, as both teams finished the season with the same number of points.[43][67]

2007–08 season

After winning every major trophy in the sport, Ronaldinho started to lose focus, partying more and training less, and was sold by Barcelona.[68]

Ronaldinho played his 200th career match for Barcelona in a league match against Osasuna on 3 February 2008. His 2007–08 campaign as a whole, however, was plagued by injuries, and a muscle tear in his right leg on 3 April prematurely ended his season.[69] Having been a model professional and devoted himself to training during his hugely successful first three seasons at Barcelona, Ronaldinho’s partying lifestyle and lack of dedication to training saw his physical condition decline, with many at the club believing he was already below his prime.[70][71] On 19 May 2008, Barcelona club president Joan Laporta stated that Ronaldinho needed a «new challenge», claiming that he needed a new club if he were to revive his career.[72]

Ronaldinho joined Barca as a toothy-grinned wizard who had the club under his spell for three glorious seasons. He will leave a rather forlorn figure. Whether his magic has been exhausted or he just needs a new challenge remains to be seen.

— Simon Baskett, Reuters, July 2008.[68]

Ronaldinho and Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi each captained a team of international stars in an anti-racism exhibition match in Venezuela on 28 June, which ended in a 7–7 draw. Ronaldinho finished with a pair of goals and two assists in what would be his last match as a Barcelona player.[73] In preparation for the 2010 Joan Gamper Trophy, Ronaldinho sent an open letter to the fans and players of Barcelona, stating that his best years had been the five he spent in the Catalan club.[74] It was a sad moment for him and he later said in an interview that he regretted leaving without playing long enough with Messi.[75]

AC Milan

In July 2008, Ronaldinho turned down a £25.5 million offer from Manchester City of the Premier League, with purported wages of £200,000 per week on offer,[76] to join Italian Serie A giants AC Milan on a three-year contract thought to be worth around £5.1 million (€6.5 million) a year, for €22.05 million plus €1.05 million bonus each season (€24.15 million in 2010).[77][78][79][80] With the number 10 already occupied by teammate Clarence Seedorf, he selected 80 as his jersey number.[81]

2008–09 season

Ronaldinho scored his first goal for Milan in a 1–0 derby victory over Inter Milan on 28 September. His first brace was in a 3–0 win over Sampdoria on 19 October. He scored a 93rd-minute match-winner against Braga in the UEFA Cup group stage on 6 November.[70] Ronaldinho finished the 2008–09 season at Milan with 10 goals from 32 appearances in all competitions. After a good start to the season, Ronaldinho struggled with fitness, and was often played from the bench to end a disappointing first season for Milan.[70] A perceived lack of dedication in training and a lifestyle of late night partying not befitting of an athlete saw him receive criticism, with Carlo Ancelotti, his coach at Milan in his first season in Italy, commenting, «The decline of Ronaldinho hasn’t surprised me. His physical condition has always been very precarious. His talent though has never been in question.»[70]

2009–10 season

Ronaldinho playing for Milan in 2010 wearing number 80 – the year of his birth.[81]

Ronaldinho’s second season did not begin on a high note, but he soon rediscovered his form and was arguably Milan’s best player of the season. Newly appointed coach Leonardo changed his role from a central attacking midfielder to the left side of midfield, with Alexandre Pato on the right, in an offensive 4–3–3 formation.[82]

On 10 January 2010, Ronaldinho scored two goals against Juventus in an away match, sealing a 3–0 victory for Milan. In the following match, against Siena on 17 January, Ronaldinho scored his first hat-trick for Milan when he converted a penalty kick, scored with a header from a corner and finished with a strike into the top right corner from 20 yards out.[83] The Estado De São Paulo newspaper declared, «Ronaldinho revives his golden years.»[82] On 16 February, Ronaldinho played against Manchester United in the Champions League. He scored early in the game at the San Siro to give Milan the lead. Milan ended up losing the game 3–2, with a goal from Paul Scholes and two goals from Wayne Rooney.[84]

Ronaldinho finished the season as the assists leader of Serie A. On a less positive note, however, he missed three penalties in the domestic season to add to one botched kick the previous season. Ronaldinho ended the Serie A campaign scoring two goals against Juventus; Luca Antonini opened the scoring and Milan went on to win 3–0 in Leonardo’s last game in charge.[85]

2010–11 season

During the first half of the season, Ronaldinho was part of the team’s attack that also included two new signings, Zlatan Ibrahimović and Robinho. Before the winter break, he made 16 appearances, scored one goal, and made several assists. Despite leaving the club at half-season, he was still eligible for a 2010–11 Serie A winner’s medal as Milan won the competition.[86]

Flamengo

After being heavily linked with a move back to his childhood club Grêmio, Ronaldinho joined Flamengo on 11 January 2011 with a contract ending in 2014.[87] During the transfer saga, many reports had linked the former World Player of the Year to joining different clubs, such as LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer, Blackburn Rovers of the Premier League, and Brazilian clubs Corinthians and Palmeiras. He was greeted by more than 20,000 fans at his unveiling at his new club on 13 January 2011.[88]

Ronaldinho scored his first goal for Flamengo in the 3–2 victory against Boavista on 6 February 2011.[89] On 27 February, he converted a second-half free kick for Flamengo to beat Boavista 1–0 and win his first piece of silverware with the team, the Taça Guanabara. Ronaldinho lifted his first trophy with Flamengo after curling in a right-footed shot over the wall in the 71st minute at Engenhão stadium. The goal gave Flamengo its 19th Taça Guanabara title, which earned the Campeonato Carioca title two months later, as the team also won the Taça Rio. On 27 July 2011, Ronaldinho scored a hat-trick in Flamengo’s 5–4 away win against rivals Santos, after being 3–0 down inside the first 30 minutes.[90] On 31 May 2012, after being absent for a few days, he sued Flamengo claiming lack of payment for four months and cancelled his contract with the club.[91]

Atlético Mineiro

Ronaldinho made a move to Atlético Mineiro on 4 June 2012 in a six-month contract, just four days after leaving Flamengo. He wore number 49 in reference to his mother’s birth year since his preferred number 10 was already assigned to Guilherme in the 2012 season.[92]

Ronaldinho made his debut for Galo on 9 June 2012, playing for 90 minutes in a 1–0 away win against Palmeiras,[93] and scored his first goal for the club on 23 June 2012 against Náutico, from the penalty spot.[94] Ronaldinho led Atlético Mineiro to a good 2012 season, in which the club finished second in the 2012 Brasileirão and qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores. Ronaldinho won the Bola de Ouro award, selected as the best player in the league.[95]

The career of Ronaldinho poses a stark question. Should we be grateful for what he gave us or angry that it ended so soon? Delighted to have shared a pitch with him for 90 minutes, there is no doubt which way the Raja Casablanca players would cast their votes.

Tim Vickery on Ronaldinho being six years past his prime, and being mobbed by opposition players at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.[8]

The following year, Ronaldinho helped Atlético win the Campeonato Mineiro and led the club to its first Copa Libertadores title. Ronaldinho scored four goals and assisted on eight occasions during Atlético’s dramatic title run,[96] which included consecutive comebacks from 0–2 first leg defeats in both the semi-finals against Argentine club Newell’s Old Boys and the finals against Club Olimpia from Paraguay. Both ties were determined in Atlético’s favour after penalty shootouts. Although six years past his best, Ronaldinho’s displays saw him voted the 2013 South American Footballer of the Year.[97]

At the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup held in Morocco in December, Atlético lost 3–1 to Raja Casablanca in the semi-final, with Ronaldinho scoring from a free-kick. As the final whistle blew, the Raja Casablanca team rushed to their childhood idol and stripped him down to his underpants in search of souvenirs.[8] He renewed his contract with Atlético in January 2014.[98] After winning the 2014 Recopa Sudamericana, Ronaldinho left the club in July, reaching an agreement to cancel his contract by mutual consent.[99]

Querétaro

After becoming a free agent, Ronaldinho was offered contracts from English Conference South club Basingstoke Town and newly formed Indian Super League franchise Chennai Titans through their co-owner Prashant Agarwal,[100][101][102] but eventually signed a two-year contract with Mexican club Querétaro on 5 September 2014.[103][104] Ronaldinho made his debut for Querétaro in a 1–0 loss to Tigres UANL where he missed a penalty kick.[105] In his next match, however, against Guadalajara, he had a much better game, setting up Camilo Sanvezzo to score as well as scoring himself from a penalty kick in a 4–1 win.[106] On 30 October 2014, he scored a free kick against Atlas during an away match at the Estadio Jalisco.[107]

On 18 April 2015, Ronaldinho scored twice against Liga MX title-holders América in an away game at the Estadio Azteca, in which his team won 4–0.[108] All of the spectators, mostly consisting of América supporters, gave a standing ovation to Ronaldinho after his goals had brought him to tears. This was the second time in Ronaldinho’s career he had received such an ovation from opposing fans (after Madrid fans had applauded his performance in a Barcelona shirt in 2005), and after the match, Ronaldinho stated in an interview, «It is an emotion to live more. I had an ovation at the Bernabéu and now here. I never imagined this. It is something that makes me like Mexico even more and I feel right at home.»[109][110]

Ronaldinho scored two penalties in consecutive matches, the second giving Querétaro the classification to the Liga MX playoffs.[111] On 17 May 2015, Querétaro progressed to the semi-finals after defeating Veracruz 4–3 aggregate. In the second match, Ronaldinho scored a free kick with the help of the opponent’s goalkeeper who made contact with the ball.[112] Querétaro eventually advanced to the final after beating Pachuca on aggregate 2–2. In the final against Santos Laguna, Querétaro lost the first leg 0–5 and then won the 2nd leg 3–0 but lost 3–5 on aggregate. In June 2015, Ronaldinho, now 35, announced his departure from the club and thanked the Mexican people and fans of Querétaro: «I want to thank all the Mexican nation for all the days that I have lived with people so special, you will be forever in my heart. Thank you very much the Nation Gallos Blancos, which made me very proud to wear this shirt and defend this club.»[113]

Fluminense

On 11 July 2015, Ronaldinho announced his return to Brazil and signed an 18-month contract with Fluminense,[114] but on 28 September, Ronaldinho reached a mutual agreement with the club to terminate the deal.[115] He made nine appearances during his two-month stint at the club, failing to impress and being heavily criticized by the fans.[116] Fluminense sporting director Mario Bittencourt stated, «Ronaldinho asked us for a meeting. He respectfully told us he didn’t feel he was able to perform as good as he wanted and that it was a bad situation for him. He made a great gesture in saying he wasn’t being the player he felt he could be right now. I’ll never speak about whether or not he is retiring. That’s not something you say about a player of his calibre. He was always spectacular, as player and person.»[116]

Futsal in India

Ronaldinho signing a football at the Web Summit in November 2016

In July 2016, Ronaldinho played for the Goa 5′s, a futsal team from Goa in India, together with Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Míchel Salgado, and Hernán Crespo as well as futsal player Falcão in the Premier Futsal League.[117] After two games, he left India to be an ambassador of the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.[118] He was replaced by Cafu.[119]

From September to early October 2017, Ronaldinho joined the Delhi Dragons from Delhi in the Premier Futsal League. He scored 16 goals in eight games.[120]

Retirement

On 16 January 2018, Ronaldinho confirmed his retirement from football through his brother/agent: «He has stopped, it is ended. Let’s do something pretty big and nice after the Russia World Cup, probably in August.»[121] Such a celebration was supposed to take place three years after his last appearance for Fluminense, but has not materialized.[121] He retired as one of just eight players to have won the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the Ballon d’Or.[122]

Ronaldinho appeared at the closing ceremony of the 2018 FIFA World Cup at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on 15 July, performing a few bars of the Russian folk song «Kalinka» (sung by opera singer Aida Garifullina) on an African drum.[123]

International career

Youth teams

In 1997, Ronaldinho was part of the first Brazilian team to win the FIFA U-17 World Championship, which was held in Egypt, in which his first goal was a penalty against Austria in the first group match, which Brazil won 7–0.[124] Ronaldinho finished with two goals and was awarded the Bronze Ball award as Brazil scored a total of 21 goals while only conceding 2.[124]

1999 was a busy year for Ronaldinho in terms of international play. First he appeared in the South American Youth Championship, where he scored three goals in nine appearances and helped the U20s to reach third place.[125] Then he took part in that year’s FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria, scoring his first goal in Brazil’s last group match.[126] In the round of 16, he scored two first-half goals in a 4–0 win over Croatia, and finished with three goals as Brazil were eliminated by Uruguay in the quarter-finals.[126]

Early success

On 26 June, three days before the start of the 1999 Copa América, he earned his first cap for Brazil in a 3–0 win over Latvia, and he scored one goal during Brazil’s victorious Copa América campaign. One week after the conclusion of the Copa América, he was called up for the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup, in which he scored in every match except the final, including a hat-trick in an 8–2 semi-final rout of Saudi Arabia.[127] In the final, Brazil lost 4–3 to Mexico. Ronaldinho won the Golden Ball award for the best player in tournament as well as the Golden Boot award for the tournament top-scorer.[127]

In 2000, Ronaldinho participated in the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, with the U23 national team. Earlier that year, Ronaldinho led Brazil to win the Pre-Olympic Tournament, scoring nine goals in seven matches. In the Olympics, however, Brazil were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Cameroon, who later won the gold medal.[128] Ronaldinho appeared four times and scored only one goal, which came in the quarter-final defeat by Cameroon.[128]

2002 World Cup glory

On the eve of the final, Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho warmed up in the Yokohama Stadium by merrily trying to out-wizard each other in the Japanese drizzle.

— Amy Lawrence of The Guardian on the bond of the «three R’s».[129]

Ronaldinho participated in his first World Cup in 2002, as part of a formidable offensive unit with Ronaldo and Rivaldo, dubbed the «Three Rs», who were also on the 1999 Copa América winning squad.[130] The World Cup was held in South Korea and Japan, and Ronaldinho appeared in five matches during the tournament and scored two goals, as well as contributing with three assists.[131] His first goal came in the group stage match against China PR, which Brazil won 4–0.[132]

The most memorable match in Ronaldinho’s World Cup career took place in the quarter-final against England on 21 June.[133] With Brazil trailing after Michael Owen’s 23-minute strike, Ronaldinho turned the game around. Having received the ball inside his own half, Ronaldinho ran at the England defence and wrong footed star defender Ashley Cole with a trademark step over before passing the ball to Rivaldo on the edge of the penalty area to score the equalising goal just before half-time.[134] Then, in the 50th minute, Ronaldinho took a free-kick from 40 yards out which curled into the top left corner of the net, completely surprising England’s goalkeeper David Seaman, giving Brazil a 2–1 lead.[133][135] Seven minutes later, however, he was controversially sent-off for a foul on England’s defender Danny Mills. Ronaldinho was suspended for the semi-final, but returned to Brazil’s starting lineup for the 2–0 victory over Germany in the final as Brazil won its record fifth World Cup title.[136]

2005 Confederations Cup title

Ronaldinho’s next international tournament was the 2003 Confederations Cup, in which he went scoreless as Brazil were eliminated in the group stage. The following year, he was dropped from Brazil’s 2004 Copa América squad, as coach Carlos Alberto Parreira decided to rest his stars and used a largely reserve squad.[137]

After falling short in 1999 and 2003, Ronaldinho was the captain of Brazil and led his team to its second ever Confederations Cup title in 2005. He converted a penalty kick in a 3–2 semi-final win against host Germany and was named Man of the Match in a 4–1 victory over archrival Argentina in the final on 29 June.[138] Ronaldinho scored three goals in the tournament and is tied with Mexican forward Cuauhtémoc Blanco as the tournament’s all-time scorer with nine goals.[139]

2006 World Cup

Ronaldinho with Brazil in 2006

For the 2006 World Cup finals, Ronaldinho was part of Brazil’s much-publicized «magic quartet» of offensive players alongside Adriano, Ronaldo and Kaká, which was expected to provide the «Joga Bonito» style of play that was the focus of an extensive advertising campaign by Nike leading up to the tournament.[140] However, deemed «top heavy and unbalanced», the team finished with ten goals in five games, with Ronaldinho himself going scoreless and finishing with only one assist (for Gilberto’s goal in a 4–1 group stage victory over Japan), as he turned in his worst collective performance in his international career.[140] Brazil endured a disappointing campaign that culminated in a 1–0 loss to France in the quarter-finals, during which the Seleção had only one shot on goal.[141]

How would Ronaldinho react? After Pelé’s disappointment in the 1966 World Cup, he fought like a lion to get himself in good shape for 1970. Ronaldinho took a different path – one that led to the nightclub rather than the training ground.

Tim Vickery for ESPN, January 2018.[142]

The team was harshly criticized by Brazilian fans and media following their return home. On 3 July, two days after Brazil’s elimination, vandals immolated and destroyed a 23-foot (7.5-metre) tall fiberglass and resin statue of Ronaldinho in Chapecó.[143] The statue had been erected in 2004 to celebrate his first FIFA World Player of the Year award. That same day, Ronaldinho, joined by Adriano, returned to the city of Barcelona and held a party at his home, which was continued into the early morning hours at a nightclub. This aggravated the hard feelings of many Brazilian fans, who believed that they were betrayed by the lack of effort from the squad.[144] Displaying a passivity to Brazil’s poor showing, the 2006 World Cup is now seen as the turning point in Ronaldinho’s career, with his time at the summit of the game almost up.[8] 1970 Brazil World Cup winner Tostão wrote in O Tempo: «Ronaldinho lacks an important characteristic of Maradona and Pelé — aggression. They transformed themselves in adversity. They became possessed, and furious.»[8]

2008 Olympic medal

On 24 March 2007, Ronaldinho scored twice in a 4–0 win over Chile, which marked his first goal since the 2005 Confederations Cup final and thus ended a scoreless streak that lasted nearly two years.[145] He was not called up for the 2007 Copa América after asking to be excused from the tournament due to fatigue.[146] On 18 October, he was controversially benched by Barcelona after he was late returning to Spain following Brazil’s 5–0 friendly win over Ecuador. He and several Brazil players celebrated the win by partying through the night at a posh Rio de Janeiro nightclub. Ronaldinho left at 11 am the next morning, allegedly in the trunk of a car in order to avoid the media.[147]

On 7 July 2008, Ronaldinho was named in Brazil’s 2008 Summer Olympics squad as one of the overage players.[148] Barcelona initially blocked the move because of his then-upcoming Champions League commitments with the club, but the decision was later nullified following Ronaldinho’s transfer to Milan, who in turn permitted him to make the trip to Beijing, China.[149] Ronaldinho captained the team, and he scored his only two goals in a 5–0 victory over New Zealand before Brazil were beaten by Argentina in the semi-final. Brazil finished with the bronze medal after defeating Belgium 3–0 in the third-place match.[150]

2010 and 2014 World Cup absence

Despite having returned to good form and being named as a member of the 30-man provisional squad that was submitted to FIFA on 11 May 2010,[151] he was not named in coach Dunga’s final squad of 23 for the Brazilian squad in South Africa for the 2010 World Cup[152] despite his deep desire to participate in the competition.[153] Critics claimed that the exclusion of players such as Ronaldinho, Alexandre Pato, Adriano and Ronaldo signaled a move away from the classic Brazilian attacking «Joga Bonito» style of play.[152] At the tournament, Brazil was eliminated by the Netherlands in the quarter-final.[154]

In September 2011, Ronaldinho made his return to the national team under coach Mano Menezes in a friendly against Ghana at Fulham’s Craven Cottage,[155] playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win for Brazil. He then had solid performances in back to back friendlies against Argentina in the same month. In October, he performed well against Mexico in a friendly, scoring a free kick to equalize after Dani Alves was sent off. Brazil went on to win the match with a goal from Marcelo.[156]

Ronaldinho’s good form continued in 2013, and in January he was unexpectedly called up by coach Luiz Felipe Scolari[157] for a friendly against England played on 6 February at Wembley Stadium as part of The Football Association (FA)’s 150th anniversary.[158] Ronaldinho started in what was his 100th cap (including non-official matches), and had a chance to score from the penalty kick, but his shot was saved by Joe Hart. Brazil lost the match 1–2.[159] He was again called up for the Seleção, being named captain of the national team for an international friendly with Chile on 24 April 2013.[160] However, Ronaldinho was not selected for the national team for the 2013 Confederations Cup and he was also omitted from Scolari’s 2014 World Cup finals squad.[161]

Player profile

Style of play

Barcelona 2005–06 season home shirt. Ronaldinho wore the number 10 for much of his club and international career

Ronaldinho is regarded as one of the greatest and most skilful players of all time.[162][163][164][165][166] Due to his ability to score and create goals, he was capable of playing in several offensive positions, on either wing or in a free central role.[167][168] Throughout his career, he was often deployed as a winger, although he usually played as a classic number 10 in an attacking midfielder role.[168][169] While he is naturally right–footed, during his time at Barcelona, Ronaldinho was also used as an inverted winger on the left flank at times by manager Frank Rijkaard, while the left–footed Messi was deployed on the right; this position allowed him to take on defenders on the outside and cross the ball, or cut inside and shoot on goal with his stronger foot.[170][171][172] He was also capable of playing as a second striker.[173]

Despite primarily being a creative player, who was renowned for his passing, vision, and playmaking ability, Ronaldinho was an accurate finisher with either foot, both from inside and outside the penalty area, as well as being a free-kick and penalty kick specialist.[168][174][175] Although he was primarily known for his ability to bend the ball from set pieces,[176] he was also capable of striking the ball with power underneath the wall, and also occasionally used the knuckleball technique, which was popularised by his compatriot Juninho Pernambucano.[177][178][179] His versatility and prowess from set pieces made him one of the most prolific free kick takers in history,[180] and also influenced his former teammate Messi, who went on to become a free kick specialist himself.[181]

Throughout his career, Ronaldinho was praised by pundits in particular for his technical skills, flair, and creativity, as well as his exceptional first touch.[8][171] With his pace, acceleration, athleticism, balance, ball control, and dribbling ability, he was capable of beating players when undertaking individual runs, often using an array of tricks and feints to get past opponents in one on one situations, including step overs and nutmegs.[8][11][168][176] Physically strong in possession of the ball, Richard Williams writes «slender in build, the Brazilian has a strength belying the cartoonish smile».[171] He also incorporated flashy moves such as back–heels, bicycle kicks, and no–look passes into his general gameplay.[182][183][184][185] Among his repertoire of moves, is the «elastico», a move he learned by watching videos of one of his idols, the 1970s Brazilian star Rivelino.[186][187] Ronaldinho came to be known as one of the best exponents of the feint, and in parts of Africa – especially Nigeria – this move is now called ‘The Gaúcho’ after him, due to his role in popularising the use of this particular skill.[11][186][187]

Reception

In addition to his dribbling ability and exhibiting a wide array of skills, Ronaldinho was also known for his creativity and vision

ESPN described Ronaldinho as being «skillful by nature, his tricks are unparalleled and he is wonderful with the ball at his feet. One of the coolest players in pressure situations» and a «fast, brash, skilful, tricky, an uninhibited playmaker» who provides «a mix of goals, assists, skills and a large repertoire of crafty moves».[188] Zlatan Ibrahimović stated, «Prime Ronaldinho was phenomenal. He made his opponents look like children».[189] Former Portugal midfield playmaker Rui Costa has said of his vision and passing ability: «There are not many players who can offer goal-scoring passes like he can. He is just marvellous. He is a rare case of an assist man who can provide the ball from anywhere.»[188] In 2010, his former Barcelona teammate, Edgar Davids, said of him: «For the skills and tricks, Ronaldinho was the best player that I ever played with.»[190] Another one of his former Barcelona teammate, Henrik Larsson, echoed this view.[190] His compatriot Willian rated him as the greatest player of all time in 2019,[191] while Juninho described him as the most skilful player he had ever seen. In 2019, FourFourTwo described him as «possibly the best technician in the history of football in Brazil,» placing him at number five in their list of «The 101 greatest football players of the last 25 years.»[192] In 2006, Richard Williams of The Guardian described Ronaldinho as a «genius,» while his former Barcelona teammate Sylvinho said of him: «He’s so smart, so intelligent, that sometimes it’s difficult to read his mind,» also adding: «He’s amazing. He’s 100% talent. And he’s a powerful player as well, so it’s difficult to stop him.»[171]

The Brazilian legend Tostão claimed: «Ronaldinho has the dribbling skills of Rivelino, the vision of Gérson, the spirit and happiness of Garrincha, the pace, skill and power of Jairzinho and Ronaldo, the technical ability of Zico and the creativity of Romário.» Above all he had one, very special ability: he made you smile.

— Sid Lowe after Ronaldinho’s retirement in January 2018.[162]

In spite of his performances at his peak, a period of dedication and focus which saw him named the FIFA World Player of the Year twice and receive the Ballon d’Or, Ronaldinho was also criticised on occasion in the media for his lack of discipline in training, as well as his hedonistic lifestyle off the pitch, which some pundits believed had an impact on the overall longevity of his career.[193] Referring to Ronaldinho as «Brazil’s childlike genius who never grew up», Tim Vickery writes that it was the sudden death of his father at such a young age that may have seen Ronaldinho stop making the sacrifices needed to remain at the summit of the sport, with the attitude of «life is short and can end unexpectedly–so enjoy it while you can.»[8]

Outside football

Ronaldinho (pictured with Barcelona in 2007) has been a UNICEF ambassador since February 2006

Ronaldinho has had endorsements with many companies, including Nike, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, EA Sports and Danone.[53][194] One of the world’s highest paid players, in 2006 he earned over $19 million from endorsements.[195] Having endorsed Pepsi for much of his career and appeared in commercials with David Beckham, Thierry Henry and Lionel Messi, Ronaldinho signed a deal with Coca-Cola in 2011, however this was terminated in July 2012 after he was caught drinking Pepsi in a news conference.[196]

Ronaldinho has featured in EA Sports’ FIFA video game series, appearing on the cover of FIFA Football 2004, FIFA Street, FIFA 06, FIFA 07, FIFA Street 3, FIFA 08 and FIFA 09.[194] At the beginning of his career Ronaldinho signed a lucrative 10-year deal with sportswear company Nike (wearing Nike Tiempo R10 boots designed for him).[53] He has appeared in Nike commercials, including the 2002 «Secret Tournament» commercial (branded «Scorpion KO») directed by Terry Gilliam.[197] His 2005 Nike advertisement, where he is given a new pair of boots and then proceeds to juggle a football and appears to repeatedly volley it against the crossbar of a goal and recover it without the ball touching the ground, went viral on YouTube, becoming the site’s first video to reach one million views.[198][199] A 2010 Nike commercial, Write the Future directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, features Ronaldinho executing a number of stepovers, which became a viral video re-enacted and shared millions of times.[200]

A wax sculpture of Ronaldinho was unveiled at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong in December 2007.[201] Ronaldinho has had an official role with UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, since February 2006.[202] In 2011, he was recruited by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS to promote awareness among young people of the disease and how to avoid it.[203] In March 2015, Ronaldinho was the sixth most popular sportsperson on Facebook, behind Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Beckham, Neymar and Kaká, with 31 million Facebook fans.[204] Ronaldinho also has over 50 million Instagram followers.[205]

On 2 February 2017, Barcelona announced that Ronaldinho signed a 10-year deal to become an ambassador for the club at institutional events.[206] On 6 July 2018, Ronaldinho announced a partnership with company World Soccer Coin (WSC) to develop a new cryptocurrency, the Ronaldinho Soccer Coin, with WSC claiming that the profits of the coin will be used to football projects such as «Ronaldinho Digital Stadiums.»[207][208]

On 25 October 2020, Ronaldinho announced that he tested positive for COVID-19 and was asymptomatic and self-isolating in Belo Horizonte.[209] A few days later, on 29 October 2020, Ronaldinho released a statement regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and Azerbaijan. He expressed solidarity with Azerbaijani people.[210] In late July 2021, he went to Beirut, Lebanon, to lay a wreath in honor of victims of the port explosion.[211]

In fiction, Ronaldinho features as a character in Rupert Thomson’s 2021 novel Barcelona Dreaming.[212]

Legal troubles

In July 2019, 57 properties belonging to Ronaldinho along with his Brazilian and Spanish passports were confiscated because of unpaid taxes and fines.[213] The judge ultimately decided to reduce the fine from R$8.5 million to R$6 million for building a fishing platform on Guaíba River in a ‘heritage-protected’ area.[214] Ronaldinho and his brother would ultimately fail to pay the fines within the allotted time and have their passports suspended.[215]

In March 2020, he was questioned by police in Paraguay after he was alleged to have used a fake passport to enter the country while coming for a charity event and book promotion,[216] with Ronaldinho and his brother both being held in custody in the country.[217][218] While in prison, he competed in a prison futsal tournament, where his team was victorious. They won 11–2 in the finals, with Ronaldinho scoring 5 goals and assisting the other 6.[219] He attempted to appeal the detention order but was ordered to remain under house arrest with his brother.[218] On 24 August 2020, Ronaldinho and his brother were released from Paraguayan prison after their judge agreed to a plea deal with fines of US$90,000 and US$110,000 for the brothers, respectively.[220][221][222]

Career statistics

Ronaldinho made 853 appearances and scored 328 goals for club and country combined, with a goalscoring average of 0.38.[223]

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club Season League Regional league Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grêmio[224][225] 1998 Brasileirão 14 1 7[a] 2 2[b] 0 15[c] 3 — 38 6
1999 Brasileirão 17 4 17[a] 15 3[b] 0 4[d] 2 6[e] 1 47 22
2000 Brasileirão 21 14 13[a] 11 3[b] 3 — — 37 28
2001 Brasileirão — — — — 3[f] 2 3 2
Total 52 19 37 28 8 3 19 5 9 3 125 58
Paris Saint-Germain[226] 2001–02 Ligue 1 28 9 — 6[g] 2 6[h] 2 — 40 13
2002–03 Ligue 1 27 8 — 6[i] 3 4[h] 1 — 37 12
Total 55 17 — 12 5 10 3 — 77 25
Barcelona[224][226] 2003–04 La Liga 32 15 — 6[j] 3 7[h] 4 — 45 22
2004–05 La Liga 35 9 — — 7[k] 4 — 42 13
2005–06 La Liga 29 17 — 2[j] 1 12[k] 7 2[l] 1 45 26
2006–07 La Liga 32 21 — 4[j] 0 8[k] 2 5[m] 1 49 24
2007–08 La Liga 17 8 — 1[j] 0 8[k] 1 — 26 9
Total 145 70 — 13 4 42 18 7 2 207 94
AC Milan[224][226] 2008–09 Serie A 29 8 — 1[n] 0 6[h] 2 — 36 10
2009–10 Serie A 36 12 — — 7[k] 3 — 43 15
2010–11 Serie A 11 0 — — 5[k] 1 — 16 1
Total 76 20 — 1 0 18 6 — 95 26
Flamengo[226][227] 2011 Brasileirão 31 14 13[o] 4 5[b] 1 3[p] 2 — 52 21
2012 Brasileirão 2 1 10[o] 4 — 8[q] 2 — 20 7
Total 33 15 23 8 5 1 11 4 — 72 28
Atlético Mineiro[226][227] 2012 Brasileirão 32 9 — — — — 32 9
2013 Brasileirão 14 7 6[r] 4 2[b] 0 14[q] 4 2[s] 2 38 17
2014 Brasileirão 2 0 4[r] 0 — 7[q] 1 2[t] 0 15 1
Total 48 16 10 4 2 0 21 5 4 2 85 27
Querétaro[226] 2014–15 Liga MX 25 8 — 4[u] 0 — — 29 8
Fluminense[226] 2015 Brasileirão 7 0 — 2[b] 0 — — 9 0
Career total 441 165 70 40 47 13 121 41 20 7 699 266
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the Campeonato Gaúcho
  2. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in the Copa do Brasil
  3. ^ Ten appearances and one goal in the Copa Libertadores, five appearances and two goals in the Copa Mercosur
  4. ^ Appearances in the Copa Mercosur
  5. ^ Four appearances in the Copa Sul, two appearances and one goal in the Seletiva Libertadores
  6. ^ Appearances in the Copa Sul-Minas
  7. ^ Four appearances and two goals in the Coupe de la Ligue, two appearances in the Coupe de France
  8. ^ a b c d Appearances in the UEFA Cup
  9. ^ One appearance the Coupe de la Ligue, five appearances and three goals in the Coupe de France
  10. ^ a b c d Appearances in the Copa del Rey
  11. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  12. ^ Appearances in the Supercopa de España
  13. ^ Two appearances in the Supercopa de España, one appearance in the UEFA Super Cup, two appearances and one goal in the FIFA Club World Cup
  14. ^ Appearance in the Coppa Italia
  15. ^ a b Appearances in the Campeonato Carioca
  16. ^ Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
  17. ^ a b c Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
  18. ^ a b Appearances in the Campeonato Mineiro
  19. ^ Appearances in the FIFA Club World Cup
  20. ^ Appearances in the Recopa Sudamericana
  21. ^ Appearances in the Copa MX

International

Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition

Team Year Competitive Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brazil U17[228][229] 1997 13[a] 3 – 13 3
Brazil U20[230][231][232] 1998 – 3 2 3 2
1999 14[b] 6 – 14 6
Total 14 6 3 2 17 8
Brazil U23[233][234][235] 1999 – 4 1 4 1
2000 11[c] 10 4 4 15 14
2008 6[d] 2 2 1 8 3
Total 17 12 10 6 27 18
Brazil[236] 1999 9[e] 7 4 0 13 7
2000 4[f] 0 1 1 5 1
2001 2[g] 0 2 1 4 1
2002 5[h] 2 5 2 10 4
2003 4[i] 1 4 1 8 2
2004 5[j] 1 5 5 10 6
2005 10[k] 5 2 1 12 6
2006 5[l] 0 4 0 9 0
2007 4[m] 1 7 4 11 5
2008 2[n] 0 – 2 0
2009 2[o] 0 1 0 3 0
2010 – 1 0 1 0
2011 – 5 1 5 1
2012 – 1 0 1 0
2013 – 3 0 3 0
Total 52 17 45 16 97 33
Career total 96 38 58 24 154 62

Notes

  1. ^ Seven appearances and one goal in the 1997 South American U-17 Championship, six appearances and two goals in the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship
  2. ^ Nine appearances and three goals in the 1999 South American U-20 Championship, five appearances and three goals in the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship
  3. ^ Seven appearances and nine goals in the 2000 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament, four appearances and one goal in the 2000 Summer Olympics
  4. ^ Appearances in the 2008 Summer Olympics
  5. ^ Four appearances and one goal in the 1999 Copa América, five appearances and six goals in the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
  6. ^ Appearances in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
  7. ^ Appearances in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
  8. ^ Appearances in the 2002 FIFA World Cup
  9. ^ Three appearances in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, one appearance and one goal in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
  10. ^ Appearances in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
  11. ^ Five appearances and two goals in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, five appearances and three goals in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
  12. ^ Appearances in the 2006 FIFA World Cup
  13. ^ Appearances in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
  14. ^ Appearances in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
  15. ^ Appearances in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
Scores and results list Brazil’s goal tally first.
International goals by number, cap, date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition

No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 2 30 June 1999 Estádio 3 de Febrero, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay  Venezuela 5–0 5–0 1999 Copa América [237]
2 6 24 July 1999 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico  Germany 2–0 4–0 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup [237]
3 7 28 July 1999 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico  United States 1–0 1–0 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup [237]
4 8 30 July 1999 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico  New Zealand 2–0 2–0 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup [237]
5 9 1 August 1999 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico  Saudi Arabia 2–0 8–2 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup [237]
6 6–2
7 8–2
8 14 23 February 2000 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand 3–0 7–0 Friendly [238]
9 19 3 March 2001 Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, United States  United States 1–0 2–1 Friendly [238]
10 24 17 April 2002 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal  Portugal 1–1 1–1 Friendly [239]
11 27 8 June 2002 Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, South Korea  China 3–0 4–0 2002 FIFA World Cup [239]
12 29 21 June 2002 Shizuoka Stadium, Shizuoka, Japan  England 2–1 2–1 2002 FIFA World Cup [239]
13 32 20 November 2002 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea  South Korea 3–2 3–2 Friendly [239]
14 34 29 March 2003 Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal  Portugal 1–1 1–2 Friendly [239]
15 40 10 September 2003 Vivaldão, Manaus, Brazil  Ecuador 1-0 1–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [239]
16 43 28 April 2004 Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 4–1 4–1 Friendly [240]
17 45 18 August 2004 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti  Haiti 2–0 6–0 Friendly [240]
18 4–0
19 5–0
20 46 5 September 2004 Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil  Bolivia 2–0 3–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [240]
21 47 8 September 2004 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany  Germany 1–1 1–1 Friendly [240]
22 51 9 February 2005 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong  Hong Kong 4–0 7–1 Friendly [240]
23 54 5 June 2005 Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil  Paraguay 1–0 4–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [240]
24 2–0
25 58 22 June 2005 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany  Japan 2–1 2–2 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup [240]
26 59 25 June 2005 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany  Germany 2–1 3–2 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup [240]
27 60 29 June 2005 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany  Argentina 3–0 4–1 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup [240]
28 72 24 March 2007 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  Chile 1–0 4–0 Friendly [241]
29 3–0
30 76 22 August 2007 Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France  Algeria 2–0 2–0 Friendly [241]
31 77 9 September 2007 Soldier Field, Chicago, United States  United States 3–2 4–2 Friendly [241]
32 80 17 October 2007 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Ecuador 2–0 5–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [241]
33 93 11 October 2011 Estadio Corona, Torreón, Mexico  Mexico 1–1 2–1 Friendly [242]

Honours

Grêmio[243][225][244]

  • Copa Sul: 1999
  • Campeonato Gaúcho: 1999

Barcelona[243][244]

  • La Liga: 2004–05, 2005–06[245]
  • Supercopa de España: 2005, 2006[246]
  • UEFA Champions League: 2005–06[247]

AC Milan[243][248][244]

  • Serie A: 2010–11

Flamengo[243][249][244]

  • Campeonato Carioca: 2011

Atlético Mineiro[249][244]

  • Campeonato Mineiro: 2013
  • Copa Libertadores: 2013
  • Recopa Sudamericana: 2014

Brazil U17[244]

  • South American U-17 Championship: 1997
  • FIFA U-17 World Championship: 1997

Brazil U23[244][150]

  • CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament: 2000
  • Olympic Bronze Medal: 2008

Brazil[243][244]

  • Copa América: 1999
  • FIFA World Cup: 2002
  • FIFA Confederations Cup: 2005

Individual

  • Campeonato Gaucho top scorer: 1999[244][250]
  • FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Ball: 1999[251]
  • FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Shoe: 1999[251]
  • South American Team of the Year: 1999[252]
  • CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament top scorer: 2000[244]
  • Bola de Prata: 2000, 2011, 2012[253]
  • FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2002[254]
  • Ligue 1 Goal of The Year: 2003[255]
  • FIFA 100: 2004[256]
  • Don Balón Award: 2003–04, 2005–06[257]
  • Trofeo EFE: 2003–04[258]
  • FIFA World Player of the Year: 2004, 2005
  • UEFA Team of the Year: 2004, 2005, 2006[260][261][262]
  • World Soccer Magazine World Player of The Year: 2004, 2005[263]
  • UEFA Club Forward of the Year: 2004–05[264]
  • FIFA Confederations Cup Bronze Ball: 2005[265]
  • Ballon d’Or: 2005[266]
  • Onze d’Or: 2005[267]
  • FIFPro World Player of the Year: 2005, 2006[268][269]
  • FIFPro World XI: 2005, 2006, 2007[270][271][272]
  • UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2005–06[264]
  • La Liga top assist provider: 2005–06[273]
  • UEFA Champions League top assist provider: 2005–06[274]
  • FIFA Club World Cup Bronze Ball: 2006
  • FIFA World Player of the Year Bronze award: 2006
  • Golden Foot: 2009[275]
  • Sports Illustrated Team of the Decade: 2009[276]
  • Serie A top assist provider: 2009–10[277]
  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2011, 2012[278][279]
  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Best Fan’s Player: 2012
  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série A top assist provider: 2012[280]
  • Bola de Ouro: 2012[281]
  • Copa Libertadores top assist provider: 2012, 2013[282][96]
  • FIFA Club World Cup top scorer: 2013[283]
  • South American Footballer of the Year: 2013[284]
  • UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year (substitute; published in 2015)[285]
  • Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame[286][287]
  • AC Milan Hall of Fame[288]
  • Ballon d’Or Dream Team (Silver): 2020[289]
  • Globe Soccer Awards Player Career Award: 2021[223]

Other

In 2012, two Brazilian entomologists named a new species of bee, from Brazil, Eulaema quadragintanovem, stating that «the specific epithet honors the Brazilian soccer player Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, famous worldwide as ‘Ronaldinho’ and in Brazil as ‘Ronaldinho Gaúcho’. ‘Quadraginta novem’ means forty-nine in Latin, the number of Ronaldinho’s jersey at Atlético Mineiro, his former team in Brazil. Ronaldinho chose the number 49 as an homage to his mother, born in 1949.»[290]

See also

  • List of association football families

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Notes
  1. ^ «Ronaldinho», the lengthened term of endearment for «Ronaldo», is accompanied in Brazilian usage by the nickname «Gaúcho» (since he hails from Rio Grande do Sul). This was done in order to distinguish him from fellow footballer and countryman Ronaldo or Ronaldo Nazário, who was also known as «Ronaldinho» in Brazil beforehand.[2] Ronaldo Nazário went by his first name upon his move to Europe, thereby allowing Ronaldinho to drop the «Gaúcho» nickname abroad.[3]

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Assis and the second or paternal family name is Moreira.

Ronaldinho

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Ronaldinho in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ronaldo de Assis Moreira[1]
Date of birth 21 March 1980 (age 42)[1]
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Youth career
1987–1998 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Grêmio 89 (47)
2001–2003 Paris Saint-Germain 55 (17)
2003–2008 Barcelona 145 (70)
2008–2011 AC Milan 76 (20)
2011–2012 Flamengo 56 (23)
2012–2014 Atlético Mineiro 58 (20)
2014–2015 Querétaro 25 (8)
2015 Fluminense 7 (0)
Total 511 (205)
International career
1997 Brazil U17 13 (3)
1998–1999 Brazil U20 17 (8)
1999–2000 Brazil U23 19 (15)
2008 Brazil Olympic (O.P.) 8 (3)
1999–2013 Brazil 97 (33)

Honours

Men’s football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2002 Korea/Japan
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2005 Germany
Runner-up 1999 Mexico
Copa América
Winner 1999 Paraguay
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
Winner Brazil 2000
South American U-20 Championship
Third place 1999 Argentina
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner 1997 Egypt
South American U-17 Championship
Winner 1997 Paraguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980), commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁonawˈdʒĩɲu ɡaˈuʃu]) or simply Ronaldinho,[note 1] is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder, but was also deployed as a winger. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Ronaldinho won two FIFA World Player of the Year awards and a Ballon d’Or. A global icon of the sport, he was renowned for his technical skills, creativity, dribbling ability and accuracy from free-kicks, his use of tricks, feints, no-look passes and overhead kicks, as well as his ability to score and create goals, all prominent characteristics of his early-age background playing futsal.

Ronaldinho made his career debut for Grêmio, in 1998. At age 20, he moved to Paris Saint-Germain in France before signing for Barcelona in 2003. In his second season with Barcelona, he won his first FIFA World Player of the Year award as Barcelona won the 2004–05 La Liga title. The season that followed is considered one of the best in his career as he was integral in Barcelona winning the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League, their first in fourteen years, and another La Liga title, giving Ronaldinho his first career double, receiving the 2005 Ballon d’Or and his second FIFA World Player of the Year in the process. After scoring two spectacular solo goals in the first 2005–06 El Clásico, Ronaldinho became the second Barcelona player, after Diego Maradona in 1983, to receive a standing ovation from Real Madrid fans at the Santiago Bernabéu.

Following a second-place La Liga finish to Real Madrid in the 2006–07 season and an injury-plagued 2007–08 season, Ronaldinho suffered a decline in his performances—often put down to a decrease in dedication and focus having achieved so much in the sport—and departed Barcelona to join AC Milan, where he won the 2010–11 Serie A. He returned to Brazil to play for Flamengo in 2011 and Atlético Mineiro a year later where he won the 2013 Copa Libertadores, before moving to Mexico to play for Querétaro and then back to Brazil to play for Fluminense in 2015. Ronaldinho accumulated numerous other individual awards in his career: he was included in the UEFA Team of the Year and the FIFA World XI three times each, and was named UEFA Club Footballer of the Year for the 2005–06 season and South American Footballer of the Year in 2013; in 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world’s greatest living players.

In his international career with Brazil, Ronaldinho earned 97 caps and scored 33 goals and represented his country in two FIFA World Cups. After debuting with the Seleção by winning the 1999 Copa América, he was an integral part of the 2002 FIFA World Cup-winning team, starring alongside Ronaldo and Rivaldo in an attacking trio, and was named in the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team. As captain, he led his team to the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup title and was named man of the match in the final. He also captained the Brazil Olympic team to a bronze medal in men’s football at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Early and personal life

Born in Porto Alegre in 1980, Ronaldinho moved into an affluent suburb at the age of eight

Ronaldo de Assis Moreira was born on 21 March 1980 in the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.[1][4] His mother, Miguelina Elói Assis dos Santos,[5] was a salesperson who studied to become a nurse.[6] His father, João de Assis Moreira, was a shipyard worker and a footballer for the local club Esporte Clube Cruzeiro (not to be confused with the larger Cruzeiro Esporte Clube).[7] After Ronaldo’s 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. Still, Roberto’s career was ultimately cut short by injury. It was in their new home where his father hit his head and drowned in the swimming pool when Ronaldo was eight.[8] Today, Roberto acts as his manager, while his sister Deisi works as his press coordinator.[9][10]

Ronaldo’s football skills began to blossom at the age of eight, and he was first given the nickname Ronaldinho – «inho» meaning small – because he was often the youngest and the smallest player in youth club matches.[9] He developed an interest in futsal and beach football, which later expanded to organized football.[11] Many of his signature moves originate from futsal, especially his ball control.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14][15]

Growing up, his idols included the World Cup winning stars; Rivelino (from 1970), Diego Maradona (from 1986), Romário (from 1994), and his two future international teammates Ronaldo and Rivaldo (which would form the attacking trio in Brazil’s 2002 World Cup winning team).[16] Ronaldinho is the father of a son, João, born on February 25, 2005 to Brazilian dancer Janaína Mendes and named after his late father.[17] He gained Spanish citizenship in 2007.[18] In March 2018, Ronaldinho joined the Brazilian Republican Party, which has links to the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God.[19] Ronaldinho endorsed presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro in the 2018 Brazilian presidential election.[20]

Club career

Grêmio

«I’ve worked with some great players in my time and all at a very interesting period in their careers, nineteen to twenty years old. But, with due respect to the others, Ronaldinho was a cut above the rest.»

— Grêmio coach Celso Roth.[21]

Ronaldinho’s career began with the Grêmio youth squad. He made his senior side debut during the 1998 Copa Libertadores.[22] 1999 saw the emergence of the 18-year-old Ronaldinho, with 22 goals in 47 matches, and he put in headlining displays in derbies against Internacional, most notably on 20 June 1999 in the Rio Grande do Sul State Championship final.[23] In a match-winning performance, Ronaldinho embarrassed Internacional’s Brazilian legend and 1994 World Cup-winning captain Dunga, flicking the ball over his head on one occasion, and leaving him flat-footed in a mazy dribble on another.[23] Ronaldinho achieved further success with Grêmio, winning the inaugural Copa Sul.[23]

In 2001, Arsenal expressed interest in signing Ronaldinho, but the move collapsed after he could not obtain a work permit because he was a non-EU player who had not played enough international matches.[24] He considered playing on loan with Scottish Premier League side St Mirren, which never happened due to his involvement in a fake passport scandal in Brazil.[25]

Paris Saint-Germain

In 2001, Ronaldinho signed a five-year contract with French club Paris Saint-Germain in a €5 million transfer.[27] Upon his arrival in Paris, Ronaldinho was given the number 21 shirt and inserted into a lineup that included fellow Brazilian Aloísio, midfielder Jay-Jay Okocha and striker Nicolas Anelka.[28]

2001–02 season

Ronaldinho made his league debut for the club on 4 August 2001, appearing as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with Auxerre.[29] Ronaldinho spent the majority of the first few months of the 2001–02 season alternated between the bench and starter’s role. He scored his first goal for the club on 13 October in a 2–2 draw against Lyon, converting the equalizing penalty in the 79th minute after having come on ten minutes prior.[30] After returning from the winter break, Ronaldinho went on a tear, scoring a goal in four consecutive matches to open the new campaign. He recorded impressive goals against Monaco, Rennes, Lens and Lorient. On 16 March 2002, he recorded a double in PSG’s 3–1 victory against relegation strugglers Troyes.[31] He scored his final league goal of the season in the club’s 2–0 win over Metz on 27 April.[32]

Ronaldinho was also influential in the 2001–02 Coupe de la Ligue, helping PSG reach the semi-finals where they were eliminated by Bordeaux. In a Round of 16 match against Guingamp, Ronaldinho scored two second half goals in the game after having entered the match as a half-time substitute. Despite Ronaldinho’s initial success with the club, the season was marred by controversy with Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Fernández, claiming that the Brazilian was too focused on the Parisian nightlife rather than football, and complained that his holidays in Brazil never ended at the scheduled times.[22]

2002–03 season

Despite repeated rifts with Fernández, Ronaldinho returned to the team for the 2002–03 season, with the player switching to the number 10 shirt. Though his performances in his second season with the club were underwhelming compared to his first, Ronaldinho performed admirably with the club. On 26 October 2002, he scored two goals in PSG’s 3–1 victory over Classique rivals Marseille. The first goal was a free kick, which curled past numerous Marseille players in the 18-yard box before sailing past goalkeeper Vedran Runje. In the return match, he again scored in PSG’s 3–0 victory at the Stade Vélodrome, running half the length of the field before flicking the ball over the goalkeeper.[33] On 22 February 2003, Ronaldinho scored the goal of the season (chosen by public vote) against Guingamp — he beat one opponent before playing a one-two to beat another, then lifted the ball over a third before beating a fourth with a step over (dropping his shoulder, moving right but going left) and finished by lifting the ball over the goalkeeper.[26]

Ronaldinho was also praised for his performance in the Coupe de France when he scored both goals in the club’s 2–0 win over Bordeaux in the semi-finals, which inserted PSG into the final. After scoring his first goal in the 22nd minute, Ronaldinho capped the game in the 81st minute, accurately chipping the ball at the 18-yard box over the head of goalkeeper Ulrich Ramé, despite Ramé being in a favorable position. For his performance, Ronaldinho was given a standing ovation by the Parisian supporters. Unfortunately for the club, however, Ronaldinho and the team failed to capture the form that got them to the final as they bowed out 2–1 to Auxerre due to a last minute goal from Jean-Alain Boumsong. Despite Ronaldinho’s performances, the club finished in a disappointing 11th-placed position. Following the season, Ronaldinho declared he wanted to leave the club after the capital club failed to qualify for any European competition.[34]

Barcelona

«Ronaldinho was responsible for the change in Barça. It was a bad time and the change that came about with his arrival was amazing.»

— Lionel Messi on the impact of Ronaldinho’s arrival at Barcelona.[35]

Newly elected FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta stated, «I said we would lead Barça to the forefront of the footballing world, and for that to occur we had to sign one of these three players, David Beckham, Thierry Henry or Ronaldinho».[36] Henry remained with Arsenal, and Laporta then promised to bring Beckham to the club, but following his transfer to Real Madrid, Barcelona entered the running for Ronaldinho and outbid Manchester United for his signature in a €30 million deal.[37][38]

2003–04 season

The club where he would spend his peak years and the basis of his global fame,[39] Ronaldinho made his Barcelona debut in a friendly against Juventus at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts on 27 July, with coach Frank Rijkaard stating post match, «He has something special every time he touches the ball.»[40] He scored his first competitive goal in La Liga on 3 September 2003 against Sevilla at 1.30 a.m. local time, in a match that kicked off at five minutes past midnight.[41] After receiving the ball from his goalkeeper inside his own half, Ronaldinho ran through the midfield and dribbled past two Sevilla players before striking the ball from 30 yards which hammered off the underside of the crossbar and back up into the roof of the net.[41] Ronaldinho suffered from injury during the first half of the campaign,[42] and Barcelona slumped to 12th in the league standings midway through the season. Ronaldinho returned from injury and scored 15 goals in La Liga during the 2003–04 season, helping the team ultimately finish second in the league.[43][44] His scooped pass set up the winning goal for Xavi away to Real Madrid on 25 April 2004, the club’s first win at the Bernabéu in seven years, a result Xavi credits as the start of «the Barcelona rise.»[45]

2004–05 season

Ronaldinho won his first league title in 2004–05, and was named FIFA World Player of the Year on 20 December 2004.[46] His captain at Barcelona, Carles Puyol, stated, «The greatest compliment I could give him is that he’s given Barcelona our spirit back. He has made us smile again.»[45] His fame was growing with his entertaining and productive play in both the La Liga and the UEFA Champions League. On 8 March 2005, Barcelona were eliminated from the latter competition by Chelsea in the first knockout round, losing 5–4 over two legs.[47] Ronaldinho scored both goals in the 4–2 second leg loss at Stamford Bridge in London, the second a spectacular strike where he feinted to shoot before striking the ball with little back-lift past Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Čech from 20 yards out.[47]

«It’s like someone pressed pause and for three seconds all the players stopped and I’m the only one that moves.»

— Ronaldinho reflects on his toe-poke goal against Chelsea.[11]

On 1 May 2005, Ronaldinho made the assist for Lionel Messi’s first goal for Barcelona, executing a scooped pass over the Albacete defence for Messi to finish.[48] With his contract expiring in 2008, Ronaldinho was offered an extension until 2014 that would have net him £85 million over nine years,[49] but he turned it down. In September 2005, he signed a two-year extension that contained a minimum-fee release clause that allowed him to leave should a club make an offer to Barcelona of at least £85 million for him.[50]

2005–06 season

By the end of the year 2005, Ronaldinho had started to accumulate a host of personal awards. He won the inaugural FIFPro World Player of the Year in September 2005, in addition to being included in the 2005 FIFPro World XI, and being named the 2005 European Footballer of the Year. Also that year, Ronaldinho was voted the FIFA World Player of the Year for the second consecutive year.[46] He became only the third player to win the award more than once, after three-time winners Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane.[46] His domination as the world’s best footballer was undisputed as he also won the prestigious Ballon d’Or for the only time in his career.[51]

On 19 November, Ronaldinho scored twice as Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 3–0 on the road in the first leg of El Clásico. After he sealed the match with his second goal, Madrid fans paid homage to his performance by applauding, so rare a tribute only Diego Maradona had ever been granted previously as a Barcelona player at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.[52] Ronaldinho stated, «I will never forget this because it is very rare for any footballer to be applauded in this way by the opposition fans.»[52]

«He transmits a lot of joy and pleasure playing the game, and he has individual skills that are of such a high level that everybody in the world adores him.»

— Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard on Ronaldinho during the 2005–06 season.[53]

The season is considered one of the best in Ronaldinho’s career as he was an instrumental part of Barcelona’s first Champions League title in 14 years. After winning their group convincingly, Barcelona faced Chelsea in the round of 16 for a rematch of the previous year.[54] Ronaldinho scored a decisive goal in the second leg, going past three Chelsea defenders on the edge of the penalty area before beating the goalkeeper, sealing Barcelona’s qualification to the next round.[54] He also contributed one goal in Barcelona’s elimination of Benfica in the quarter-finals with a 2–0 home victory. After a 1–0 semi-final aggregate win over Milan, in which Ronaldinho assisted the series’ only goal by Ludovic Giuly, Barcelona progressed to the Champions League Final, which they won on 17 May 2006 with a 2–1 beating of Arsenal.[55] Two weeks earlier, Barcelona had clinched their second-straight La Liga title with a 1–0 win over Celta de Vigo, giving Ronaldinho his first career double.[56]

Throughout the season, Ronaldinho linked up with prolific Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto’o in attack, providing a number of assists to the 34 goal striker; Ronaldinho’s pass also put Eto’o through on goal in the Champions League Final from which he was brought down by Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann who was sent off.[57] Ronaldinho finished the season with a career-best 26 goals, including seventeen in La Liga and seven in the Champions League, and was chosen for the UEFA Team of the Year for the third consecutive time and was named the 2005–06 UEFA Club Footballer of the Year.[43] He was named in the six man shortlist for the 2006 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, and was selected in the FIFA World XI.[58]

2006–07 season

«When you play with him and see what he does with a ball, nothing surprises me any more. One of these days, he will make the ball talk.»

— Barcelona teammate Eiður Guðjohnsen on Ronaldinho, December 2006.[59]

On 25 November 2006, Ronaldinho scored his 50th career league goal against Villarreal, then scored a second time with a spectacular overhead bicycle kick; receiving Xavi’s cross, he flicked the ball up with his chest and spun 180 degrees to finish – Barcelona fans waved white handkerchiefs in admiration of the goal.[60] Post match he told reporters that the latter was a goal he had dreamed of scoring since he was a boy.[61] He scored once and set up two others in Barcelona’s 4–0 Club World Cup win over Mexico’s Club América on 14 December in Yokohama, Japan,[62] but Barcelona were defeated 1–0 by Brazilian club Internacional in the final. Ronaldinho was the recipient of the Bronze Ball Award for the competition.[63]

The next day, Ronaldinho finished third in the 2006 FIFA World Player of the Year, behind 2006 World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro and Zinedine Zidane.[64] In March 2007, defending champions Barcelona were eliminated from the Champions League at the last 16 stage by Liverpool.[65] Ronaldinho was forced to miss a charity match on 13 March due to an injury he had picked up several days earlier in Barcelona’s 3–3 El Clásico draw with Real Madrid.[66] Although Ronaldinho scored his career-best 21 league goals, the team lost the title to Real with a worse head-to-head record, as both teams finished the season with the same number of points.[43][67]

2007–08 season

After winning every major trophy in the sport, Ronaldinho started to lose focus, partying more and training less, and was sold by Barcelona.[68]

Ronaldinho played his 200th career match for Barcelona in a league match against Osasuna on 3 February 2008. His 2007–08 campaign as a whole, however, was plagued by injuries, and a muscle tear in his right leg on 3 April prematurely ended his season.[69] Having been a model professional and devoted himself to training during his hugely successful first three seasons at Barcelona, Ronaldinho’s partying lifestyle and lack of dedication to training saw his physical condition decline, with many at the club believing he was already below his prime.[70][71] On 19 May 2008, Barcelona club president Joan Laporta stated that Ronaldinho needed a «new challenge», claiming that he needed a new club if he were to revive his career.[72]

Ronaldinho joined Barca as a toothy-grinned wizard who had the club under his spell for three glorious seasons. He will leave a rather forlorn figure. Whether his magic has been exhausted or he just needs a new challenge remains to be seen.

— Simon Baskett, Reuters, July 2008.[68]

Ronaldinho and Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi each captained a team of international stars in an anti-racism exhibition match in Venezuela on 28 June, which ended in a 7–7 draw. Ronaldinho finished with a pair of goals and two assists in what would be his last match as a Barcelona player.[73] In preparation for the 2010 Joan Gamper Trophy, Ronaldinho sent an open letter to the fans and players of Barcelona, stating that his best years had been the five he spent in the Catalan club.[74] It was a sad moment for him and he later said in an interview that he regretted leaving without playing long enough with Messi.[75]

AC Milan

In July 2008, Ronaldinho turned down a £25.5 million offer from Manchester City of the Premier League, with purported wages of £200,000 per week on offer,[76] to join Italian Serie A giants AC Milan on a three-year contract thought to be worth around £5.1 million (€6.5 million) a year, for €22.05 million plus €1.05 million bonus each season (€24.15 million in 2010).[77][78][79][80] With the number 10 already occupied by teammate Clarence Seedorf, he selected 80 as his jersey number.[81]

2008–09 season

Ronaldinho scored his first goal for Milan in a 1–0 derby victory over Inter Milan on 28 September. His first brace was in a 3–0 win over Sampdoria on 19 October. He scored a 93rd-minute match-winner against Braga in the UEFA Cup group stage on 6 November.[70] Ronaldinho finished the 2008–09 season at Milan with 10 goals from 32 appearances in all competitions. After a good start to the season, Ronaldinho struggled with fitness, and was often played from the bench to end a disappointing first season for Milan.[70] A perceived lack of dedication in training and a lifestyle of late night partying not befitting of an athlete saw him receive criticism, with Carlo Ancelotti, his coach at Milan in his first season in Italy, commenting, «The decline of Ronaldinho hasn’t surprised me. His physical condition has always been very precarious. His talent though has never been in question.»[70]

2009–10 season

Ronaldinho playing for Milan in 2010 wearing number 80 – the year of his birth.[81]

Ronaldinho’s second season did not begin on a high note, but he soon rediscovered his form and was arguably Milan’s best player of the season. Newly appointed coach Leonardo changed his role from a central attacking midfielder to the left side of midfield, with Alexandre Pato on the right, in an offensive 4–3–3 formation.[82]

On 10 January 2010, Ronaldinho scored two goals against Juventus in an away match, sealing a 3–0 victory for Milan. In the following match, against Siena on 17 January, Ronaldinho scored his first hat-trick for Milan when he converted a penalty kick, scored with a header from a corner and finished with a strike into the top right corner from 20 yards out.[83] The Estado De São Paulo newspaper declared, «Ronaldinho revives his golden years.»[82] On 16 February, Ronaldinho played against Manchester United in the Champions League. He scored early in the game at the San Siro to give Milan the lead. Milan ended up losing the game 3–2, with a goal from Paul Scholes and two goals from Wayne Rooney.[84]

Ronaldinho finished the season as the assists leader of Serie A. On a less positive note, however, he missed three penalties in the domestic season to add to one botched kick the previous season. Ronaldinho ended the Serie A campaign scoring two goals against Juventus; Luca Antonini opened the scoring and Milan went on to win 3–0 in Leonardo’s last game in charge.[85]

2010–11 season

During the first half of the season, Ronaldinho was part of the team’s attack that also included two new signings, Zlatan Ibrahimović and Robinho. Before the winter break, he made 16 appearances, scored one goal, and made several assists. Despite leaving the club at half-season, he was still eligible for a 2010–11 Serie A winner’s medal as Milan won the competition.[86]

Flamengo

After being heavily linked with a move back to his childhood club Grêmio, Ronaldinho joined Flamengo on 11 January 2011 with a contract ending in 2014.[87] During the transfer saga, many reports had linked the former World Player of the Year to joining different clubs, such as LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer, Blackburn Rovers of the Premier League, and Brazilian clubs Corinthians and Palmeiras. He was greeted by more than 20,000 fans at his unveiling at his new club on 13 January 2011.[88]

Ronaldinho scored his first goal for Flamengo in the 3–2 victory against Boavista on 6 February 2011.[89] On 27 February, he converted a second-half free kick for Flamengo to beat Boavista 1–0 and win his first piece of silverware with the team, the Taça Guanabara. Ronaldinho lifted his first trophy with Flamengo after curling in a right-footed shot over the wall in the 71st minute at Engenhão stadium. The goal gave Flamengo its 19th Taça Guanabara title, which earned the Campeonato Carioca title two months later, as the team also won the Taça Rio. On 27 July 2011, Ronaldinho scored a hat-trick in Flamengo’s 5–4 away win against rivals Santos, after being 3–0 down inside the first 30 minutes.[90] On 31 May 2012, after being absent for a few days, he sued Flamengo claiming lack of payment for four months and cancelled his contract with the club.[91]

Atlético Mineiro

Ronaldinho made a move to Atlético Mineiro on 4 June 2012 in a six-month contract, just four days after leaving Flamengo. He wore number 49 in reference to his mother’s birth year since his preferred number 10 was already assigned to Guilherme in the 2012 season.[92]

Ronaldinho made his debut for Galo on 9 June 2012, playing for 90 minutes in a 1–0 away win against Palmeiras,[93] and scored his first goal for the club on 23 June 2012 against Náutico, from the penalty spot.[94] Ronaldinho led Atlético Mineiro to a good 2012 season, in which the club finished second in the 2012 Brasileirão and qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores. Ronaldinho won the Bola de Ouro award, selected as the best player in the league.[95]

The career of Ronaldinho poses a stark question. Should we be grateful for what he gave us or angry that it ended so soon? Delighted to have shared a pitch with him for 90 minutes, there is no doubt which way the Raja Casablanca players would cast their votes.

Tim Vickery on Ronaldinho being six years past his prime, and being mobbed by opposition players at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.[8]

The following year, Ronaldinho helped Atlético win the Campeonato Mineiro and led the club to its first Copa Libertadores title. Ronaldinho scored four goals and assisted on eight occasions during Atlético’s dramatic title run,[96] which included consecutive comebacks from 0–2 first leg defeats in both the semi-finals against Argentine club Newell’s Old Boys and the finals against Club Olimpia from Paraguay. Both ties were determined in Atlético’s favour after penalty shootouts. Although six years past his best, Ronaldinho’s displays saw him voted the 2013 South American Footballer of the Year.[97]

At the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup held in Morocco in December, Atlético lost 3–1 to Raja Casablanca in the semi-final, with Ronaldinho scoring from a free-kick. As the final whistle blew, the Raja Casablanca team rushed to their childhood idol and stripped him down to his underpants in search of souvenirs.[8] He renewed his contract with Atlético in January 2014.[98] After winning the 2014 Recopa Sudamericana, Ronaldinho left the club in July, reaching an agreement to cancel his contract by mutual consent.[99]

Querétaro

After becoming a free agent, Ronaldinho was offered contracts from English Conference South club Basingstoke Town and newly formed Indian Super League franchise Chennai Titans through their co-owner Prashant Agarwal,[100][101][102] but eventually signed a two-year contract with Mexican club Querétaro on 5 September 2014.[103][104] Ronaldinho made his debut for Querétaro in a 1–0 loss to Tigres UANL where he missed a penalty kick.[105] In his next match, however, against Guadalajara, he had a much better game, setting up Camilo Sanvezzo to score as well as scoring himself from a penalty kick in a 4–1 win.[106] On 30 October 2014, he scored a free kick against Atlas during an away match at the Estadio Jalisco.[107]

On 18 April 2015, Ronaldinho scored twice against Liga MX title-holders América in an away game at the Estadio Azteca, in which his team won 4–0.[108] All of the spectators, mostly consisting of América supporters, gave a standing ovation to Ronaldinho after his goals had brought him to tears. This was the second time in Ronaldinho’s career he had received such an ovation from opposing fans (after Madrid fans had applauded his performance in a Barcelona shirt in 2005), and after the match, Ronaldinho stated in an interview, «It is an emotion to live more. I had an ovation at the Bernabéu and now here. I never imagined this. It is something that makes me like Mexico even more and I feel right at home.»[109][110]

Ronaldinho scored two penalties in consecutive matches, the second giving Querétaro the classification to the Liga MX playoffs.[111] On 17 May 2015, Querétaro progressed to the semi-finals after defeating Veracruz 4–3 aggregate. In the second match, Ronaldinho scored a free kick with the help of the opponent’s goalkeeper who made contact with the ball.[112] Querétaro eventually advanced to the final after beating Pachuca on aggregate 2–2. In the final against Santos Laguna, Querétaro lost the first leg 0–5 and then won the 2nd leg 3–0 but lost 3–5 on aggregate. In June 2015, Ronaldinho, now 35, announced his departure from the club and thanked the Mexican people and fans of Querétaro: «I want to thank all the Mexican nation for all the days that I have lived with people so special, you will be forever in my heart. Thank you very much the Nation Gallos Blancos, which made me very proud to wear this shirt and defend this club.»[113]

Fluminense

On 11 July 2015, Ronaldinho announced his return to Brazil and signed an 18-month contract with Fluminense,[114] but on 28 September, Ronaldinho reached a mutual agreement with the club to terminate the deal.[115] He made nine appearances during his two-month stint at the club, failing to impress and being heavily criticized by the fans.[116] Fluminense sporting director Mario Bittencourt stated, «Ronaldinho asked us for a meeting. He respectfully told us he didn’t feel he was able to perform as good as he wanted and that it was a bad situation for him. He made a great gesture in saying he wasn’t being the player he felt he could be right now. I’ll never speak about whether or not he is retiring. That’s not something you say about a player of his calibre. He was always spectacular, as player and person.»[116]

Futsal in India

Ronaldinho signing a football at the Web Summit in November 2016

In July 2016, Ronaldinho played for the Goa 5′s, a futsal team from Goa in India, together with Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Míchel Salgado, and Hernán Crespo as well as futsal player Falcão in the Premier Futsal League.[117] After two games, he left India to be an ambassador of the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.[118] He was replaced by Cafu.[119]

From September to early October 2017, Ronaldinho joined the Delhi Dragons from Delhi in the Premier Futsal League. He scored 16 goals in eight games.[120]

Retirement

On 16 January 2018, Ronaldinho confirmed his retirement from football through his brother/agent: «He has stopped, it is ended. Let’s do something pretty big and nice after the Russia World Cup, probably in August.»[121] Such a celebration was supposed to take place three years after his last appearance for Fluminense, but has not materialized.[121] He retired as one of just eight players to have won the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the Ballon d’Or.[122]

Ronaldinho appeared at the closing ceremony of the 2018 FIFA World Cup at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on 15 July, performing a few bars of the Russian folk song «Kalinka» (sung by opera singer Aida Garifullina) on an African drum.[123]

International career

Youth teams

In 1997, Ronaldinho was part of the first Brazilian team to win the FIFA U-17 World Championship, which was held in Egypt, in which his first goal was a penalty against Austria in the first group match, which Brazil won 7–0.[124] Ronaldinho finished with two goals and was awarded the Bronze Ball award as Brazil scored a total of 21 goals while only conceding 2.[124]

1999 was a busy year for Ronaldinho in terms of international play. First he appeared in the South American Youth Championship, where he scored three goals in nine appearances and helped the U20s to reach third place.[125] Then he took part in that year’s FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria, scoring his first goal in Brazil’s last group match.[126] In the round of 16, he scored two first-half goals in a 4–0 win over Croatia, and finished with three goals as Brazil were eliminated by Uruguay in the quarter-finals.[126]

Early success

On 26 June, three days before the start of the 1999 Copa América, he earned his first cap for Brazil in a 3–0 win over Latvia, and he scored one goal during Brazil’s victorious Copa América campaign. One week after the conclusion of the Copa América, he was called up for the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup, in which he scored in every match except the final, including a hat-trick in an 8–2 semi-final rout of Saudi Arabia.[127] In the final, Brazil lost 4–3 to Mexico. Ronaldinho won the Golden Ball award for the best player in tournament as well as the Golden Boot award for the tournament top-scorer.[127]

In 2000, Ronaldinho participated in the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, with the U23 national team. Earlier that year, Ronaldinho led Brazil to win the Pre-Olympic Tournament, scoring nine goals in seven matches. In the Olympics, however, Brazil were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Cameroon, who later won the gold medal.[128] Ronaldinho appeared four times and scored only one goal, which came in the quarter-final defeat by Cameroon.[128]

2002 World Cup glory

On the eve of the final, Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho warmed up in the Yokohama Stadium by merrily trying to out-wizard each other in the Japanese drizzle.

— Amy Lawrence of The Guardian on the bond of the «three R’s».[129]

Ronaldinho participated in his first World Cup in 2002, as part of a formidable offensive unit with Ronaldo and Rivaldo, dubbed the «Three Rs», who were also on the 1999 Copa América winning squad.[130] The World Cup was held in South Korea and Japan, and Ronaldinho appeared in five matches during the tournament and scored two goals, as well as contributing with three assists.[131] His first goal came in the group stage match against China PR, which Brazil won 4–0.[132]

The most memorable match in Ronaldinho’s World Cup career took place in the quarter-final against England on 21 June.[133] With Brazil trailing after Michael Owen’s 23-minute strike, Ronaldinho turned the game around. Having received the ball inside his own half, Ronaldinho ran at the England defence and wrong footed star defender Ashley Cole with a trademark step over before passing the ball to Rivaldo on the edge of the penalty area to score the equalising goal just before half-time.[134] Then, in the 50th minute, Ronaldinho took a free-kick from 40 yards out which curled into the top left corner of the net, completely surprising England’s goalkeeper David Seaman, giving Brazil a 2–1 lead.[133][135] Seven minutes later, however, he was controversially sent-off for a foul on England’s defender Danny Mills. Ronaldinho was suspended for the semi-final, but returned to Brazil’s starting lineup for the 2–0 victory over Germany in the final as Brazil won its record fifth World Cup title.[136]

2005 Confederations Cup title

Ronaldinho’s next international tournament was the 2003 Confederations Cup, in which he went scoreless as Brazil were eliminated in the group stage. The following year, he was dropped from Brazil’s 2004 Copa América squad, as coach Carlos Alberto Parreira decided to rest his stars and used a largely reserve squad.[137]

After falling short in 1999 and 2003, Ronaldinho was the captain of Brazil and led his team to its second ever Confederations Cup title in 2005. He converted a penalty kick in a 3–2 semi-final win against host Germany and was named Man of the Match in a 4–1 victory over archrival Argentina in the final on 29 June.[138] Ronaldinho scored three goals in the tournament and is tied with Mexican forward Cuauhtémoc Blanco as the tournament’s all-time scorer with nine goals.[139]

2006 World Cup

Ronaldinho with Brazil in 2006

For the 2006 World Cup finals, Ronaldinho was part of Brazil’s much-publicized «magic quartet» of offensive players alongside Adriano, Ronaldo and Kaká, which was expected to provide the «Joga Bonito» style of play that was the focus of an extensive advertising campaign by Nike leading up to the tournament.[140] However, deemed «top heavy and unbalanced», the team finished with ten goals in five games, with Ronaldinho himself going scoreless and finishing with only one assist (for Gilberto’s goal in a 4–1 group stage victory over Japan), as he turned in his worst collective performance in his international career.[140] Brazil endured a disappointing campaign that culminated in a 1–0 loss to France in the quarter-finals, during which the Seleção had only one shot on goal.[141]

How would Ronaldinho react? After Pelé’s disappointment in the 1966 World Cup, he fought like a lion to get himself in good shape for 1970. Ronaldinho took a different path – one that led to the nightclub rather than the training ground.

Tim Vickery for ESPN, January 2018.[142]

The team was harshly criticized by Brazilian fans and media following their return home. On 3 July, two days after Brazil’s elimination, vandals immolated and destroyed a 23-foot (7.5-metre) tall fiberglass and resin statue of Ronaldinho in Chapecó.[143] The statue had been erected in 2004 to celebrate his first FIFA World Player of the Year award. That same day, Ronaldinho, joined by Adriano, returned to the city of Barcelona and held a party at his home, which was continued into the early morning hours at a nightclub. This aggravated the hard feelings of many Brazilian fans, who believed that they were betrayed by the lack of effort from the squad.[144] Displaying a passivity to Brazil’s poor showing, the 2006 World Cup is now seen as the turning point in Ronaldinho’s career, with his time at the summit of the game almost up.[8] 1970 Brazil World Cup winner Tostão wrote in O Tempo: «Ronaldinho lacks an important characteristic of Maradona and Pelé — aggression. They transformed themselves in adversity. They became possessed, and furious.»[8]

2008 Olympic medal

On 24 March 2007, Ronaldinho scored twice in a 4–0 win over Chile, which marked his first goal since the 2005 Confederations Cup final and thus ended a scoreless streak that lasted nearly two years.[145] He was not called up for the 2007 Copa América after asking to be excused from the tournament due to fatigue.[146] On 18 October, he was controversially benched by Barcelona after he was late returning to Spain following Brazil’s 5–0 friendly win over Ecuador. He and several Brazil players celebrated the win by partying through the night at a posh Rio de Janeiro nightclub. Ronaldinho left at 11 am the next morning, allegedly in the trunk of a car in order to avoid the media.[147]

On 7 July 2008, Ronaldinho was named in Brazil’s 2008 Summer Olympics squad as one of the overage players.[148] Barcelona initially blocked the move because of his then-upcoming Champions League commitments with the club, but the decision was later nullified following Ronaldinho’s transfer to Milan, who in turn permitted him to make the trip to Beijing, China.[149] Ronaldinho captained the team, and he scored his only two goals in a 5–0 victory over New Zealand before Brazil were beaten by Argentina in the semi-final. Brazil finished with the bronze medal after defeating Belgium 3–0 in the third-place match.[150]

2010 and 2014 World Cup absence

Despite having returned to good form and being named as a member of the 30-man provisional squad that was submitted to FIFA on 11 May 2010,[151] he was not named in coach Dunga’s final squad of 23 for the Brazilian squad in South Africa for the 2010 World Cup[152] despite his deep desire to participate in the competition.[153] Critics claimed that the exclusion of players such as Ronaldinho, Alexandre Pato, Adriano and Ronaldo signaled a move away from the classic Brazilian attacking «Joga Bonito» style of play.[152] At the tournament, Brazil was eliminated by the Netherlands in the quarter-final.[154]

In September 2011, Ronaldinho made his return to the national team under coach Mano Menezes in a friendly against Ghana at Fulham’s Craven Cottage,[155] playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win for Brazil. He then had solid performances in back to back friendlies against Argentina in the same month. In October, he performed well against Mexico in a friendly, scoring a free kick to equalize after Dani Alves was sent off. Brazil went on to win the match with a goal from Marcelo.[156]

Ronaldinho’s good form continued in 2013, and in January he was unexpectedly called up by coach Luiz Felipe Scolari[157] for a friendly against England played on 6 February at Wembley Stadium as part of The Football Association (FA)’s 150th anniversary.[158] Ronaldinho started in what was his 100th cap (including non-official matches), and had a chance to score from the penalty kick, but his shot was saved by Joe Hart. Brazil lost the match 1–2.[159] He was again called up for the Seleção, being named captain of the national team for an international friendly with Chile on 24 April 2013.[160] However, Ronaldinho was not selected for the national team for the 2013 Confederations Cup and he was also omitted from Scolari’s 2014 World Cup finals squad.[161]

Player profile

Style of play

Barcelona 2005–06 season home shirt. Ronaldinho wore the number 10 for much of his club and international career

Ronaldinho is regarded as one of the greatest and most skilful players of all time.[162][163][164][165][166] Due to his ability to score and create goals, he was capable of playing in several offensive positions, on either wing or in a free central role.[167][168] Throughout his career, he was often deployed as a winger, although he usually played as a classic number 10 in an attacking midfielder role.[168][169] While he is naturally right–footed, during his time at Barcelona, Ronaldinho was also used as an inverted winger on the left flank at times by manager Frank Rijkaard, while the left–footed Messi was deployed on the right; this position allowed him to take on defenders on the outside and cross the ball, or cut inside and shoot on goal with his stronger foot.[170][171][172] He was also capable of playing as a second striker.[173]

Despite primarily being a creative player, who was renowned for his passing, vision, and playmaking ability, Ronaldinho was an accurate finisher with either foot, both from inside and outside the penalty area, as well as being a free-kick and penalty kick specialist.[168][174][175] Although he was primarily known for his ability to bend the ball from set pieces,[176] he was also capable of striking the ball with power underneath the wall, and also occasionally used the knuckleball technique, which was popularised by his compatriot Juninho Pernambucano.[177][178][179] His versatility and prowess from set pieces made him one of the most prolific free kick takers in history,[180] and also influenced his former teammate Messi, who went on to become a free kick specialist himself.[181]

Throughout his career, Ronaldinho was praised by pundits in particular for his technical skills, flair, and creativity, as well as his exceptional first touch.[8][171] With his pace, acceleration, athleticism, balance, ball control, and dribbling ability, he was capable of beating players when undertaking individual runs, often using an array of tricks and feints to get past opponents in one on one situations, including step overs and nutmegs.[8][11][168][176] Physically strong in possession of the ball, Richard Williams writes «slender in build, the Brazilian has a strength belying the cartoonish smile».[171] He also incorporated flashy moves such as back–heels, bicycle kicks, and no–look passes into his general gameplay.[182][183][184][185] Among his repertoire of moves, is the «elastico», a move he learned by watching videos of one of his idols, the 1970s Brazilian star Rivelino.[186][187] Ronaldinho came to be known as one of the best exponents of the feint, and in parts of Africa – especially Nigeria – this move is now called ‘The Gaúcho’ after him, due to his role in popularising the use of this particular skill.[11][186][187]

Reception

In addition to his dribbling ability and exhibiting a wide array of skills, Ronaldinho was also known for his creativity and vision

ESPN described Ronaldinho as being «skillful by nature, his tricks are unparalleled and he is wonderful with the ball at his feet. One of the coolest players in pressure situations» and a «fast, brash, skilful, tricky, an uninhibited playmaker» who provides «a mix of goals, assists, skills and a large repertoire of crafty moves».[188] Zlatan Ibrahimović stated, «Prime Ronaldinho was phenomenal. He made his opponents look like children».[189] Former Portugal midfield playmaker Rui Costa has said of his vision and passing ability: «There are not many players who can offer goal-scoring passes like he can. He is just marvellous. He is a rare case of an assist man who can provide the ball from anywhere.»[188] In 2010, his former Barcelona teammate, Edgar Davids, said of him: «For the skills and tricks, Ronaldinho was the best player that I ever played with.»[190] Another one of his former Barcelona teammate, Henrik Larsson, echoed this view.[190] His compatriot Willian rated him as the greatest player of all time in 2019,[191] while Juninho described him as the most skilful player he had ever seen. In 2019, FourFourTwo described him as «possibly the best technician in the history of football in Brazil,» placing him at number five in their list of «The 101 greatest football players of the last 25 years.»[192] In 2006, Richard Williams of The Guardian described Ronaldinho as a «genius,» while his former Barcelona teammate Sylvinho said of him: «He’s so smart, so intelligent, that sometimes it’s difficult to read his mind,» also adding: «He’s amazing. He’s 100% talent. And he’s a powerful player as well, so it’s difficult to stop him.»[171]

The Brazilian legend Tostão claimed: «Ronaldinho has the dribbling skills of Rivelino, the vision of Gérson, the spirit and happiness of Garrincha, the pace, skill and power of Jairzinho and Ronaldo, the technical ability of Zico and the creativity of Romário.» Above all he had one, very special ability: he made you smile.

— Sid Lowe after Ronaldinho’s retirement in January 2018.[162]

In spite of his performances at his peak, a period of dedication and focus which saw him named the FIFA World Player of the Year twice and receive the Ballon d’Or, Ronaldinho was also criticised on occasion in the media for his lack of discipline in training, as well as his hedonistic lifestyle off the pitch, which some pundits believed had an impact on the overall longevity of his career.[193] Referring to Ronaldinho as «Brazil’s childlike genius who never grew up», Tim Vickery writes that it was the sudden death of his father at such a young age that may have seen Ronaldinho stop making the sacrifices needed to remain at the summit of the sport, with the attitude of «life is short and can end unexpectedly–so enjoy it while you can.»[8]

Outside football

Ronaldinho (pictured with Barcelona in 2007) has been a UNICEF ambassador since February 2006

Ronaldinho has had endorsements with many companies, including Nike, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, EA Sports and Danone.[53][194] One of the world’s highest paid players, in 2006 he earned over $19 million from endorsements.[195] Having endorsed Pepsi for much of his career and appeared in commercials with David Beckham, Thierry Henry and Lionel Messi, Ronaldinho signed a deal with Coca-Cola in 2011, however this was terminated in July 2012 after he was caught drinking Pepsi in a news conference.[196]

Ronaldinho has featured in EA Sports’ FIFA video game series, appearing on the cover of FIFA Football 2004, FIFA Street, FIFA 06, FIFA 07, FIFA Street 3, FIFA 08 and FIFA 09.[194] At the beginning of his career Ronaldinho signed a lucrative 10-year deal with sportswear company Nike (wearing Nike Tiempo R10 boots designed for him).[53] He has appeared in Nike commercials, including the 2002 «Secret Tournament» commercial (branded «Scorpion KO») directed by Terry Gilliam.[197] His 2005 Nike advertisement, where he is given a new pair of boots and then proceeds to juggle a football and appears to repeatedly volley it against the crossbar of a goal and recover it without the ball touching the ground, went viral on YouTube, becoming the site’s first video to reach one million views.[198][199] A 2010 Nike commercial, Write the Future directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, features Ronaldinho executing a number of stepovers, which became a viral video re-enacted and shared millions of times.[200]

A wax sculpture of Ronaldinho was unveiled at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong in December 2007.[201] Ronaldinho has had an official role with UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, since February 2006.[202] In 2011, he was recruited by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS to promote awareness among young people of the disease and how to avoid it.[203] In March 2015, Ronaldinho was the sixth most popular sportsperson on Facebook, behind Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Beckham, Neymar and Kaká, with 31 million Facebook fans.[204] Ronaldinho also has over 50 million Instagram followers.[205]

On 2 February 2017, Barcelona announced that Ronaldinho signed a 10-year deal to become an ambassador for the club at institutional events.[206] On 6 July 2018, Ronaldinho announced a partnership with company World Soccer Coin (WSC) to develop a new cryptocurrency, the Ronaldinho Soccer Coin, with WSC claiming that the profits of the coin will be used to football projects such as «Ronaldinho Digital Stadiums.»[207][208]

On 25 October 2020, Ronaldinho announced that he tested positive for COVID-19 and was asymptomatic and self-isolating in Belo Horizonte.[209] A few days later, on 29 October 2020, Ronaldinho released a statement regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and Azerbaijan. He expressed solidarity with Azerbaijani people.[210] In late July 2021, he went to Beirut, Lebanon, to lay a wreath in honor of victims of the port explosion.[211]

In fiction, Ronaldinho features as a character in Rupert Thomson’s 2021 novel Barcelona Dreaming.[212]

Legal troubles

In July 2019, 57 properties belonging to Ronaldinho along with his Brazilian and Spanish passports were confiscated because of unpaid taxes and fines.[213] The judge ultimately decided to reduce the fine from R$8.5 million to R$6 million for building a fishing platform on Guaíba River in a ‘heritage-protected’ area.[214] Ronaldinho and his brother would ultimately fail to pay the fines within the allotted time and have their passports suspended.[215]

In March 2020, he was questioned by police in Paraguay after he was alleged to have used a fake passport to enter the country while coming for a charity event and book promotion,[216] with Ronaldinho and his brother both being held in custody in the country.[217][218] While in prison, he competed in a prison futsal tournament, where his team was victorious. They won 11–2 in the finals, with Ronaldinho scoring 5 goals and assisting the other 6.[219] He attempted to appeal the detention order but was ordered to remain under house arrest with his brother.[218] On 24 August 2020, Ronaldinho and his brother were released from Paraguayan prison after their judge agreed to a plea deal with fines of US$90,000 and US$110,000 for the brothers, respectively.[220][221][222]

Career statistics

Ronaldinho made 853 appearances and scored 328 goals for club and country combined, with a goalscoring average of 0.38.[223]

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club Season League Regional league Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grêmio[224][225] 1998 Brasileirão 14 1 7[a] 2 2[b] 0 15[c] 3 — 38 6
1999 Brasileirão 17 4 17[a] 15 3[b] 0 4[d] 2 6[e] 1 47 22
2000 Brasileirão 21 14 13[a] 11 3[b] 3 — — 37 28
2001 Brasileirão — — — — 3[f] 2 3 2
Total 52 19 37 28 8 3 19 5 9 3 125 58
Paris Saint-Germain[226] 2001–02 Ligue 1 28 9 — 6[g] 2 6[h] 2 — 40 13
2002–03 Ligue 1 27 8 — 6[i] 3 4[h] 1 — 37 12
Total 55 17 — 12 5 10 3 — 77 25
Barcelona[224][226] 2003–04 La Liga 32 15 — 6[j] 3 7[h] 4 — 45 22
2004–05 La Liga 35 9 — — 7[k] 4 — 42 13
2005–06 La Liga 29 17 — 2[j] 1 12[k] 7 2[l] 1 45 26
2006–07 La Liga 32 21 — 4[j] 0 8[k] 2 5[m] 1 49 24
2007–08 La Liga 17 8 — 1[j] 0 8[k] 1 — 26 9
Total 145 70 — 13 4 42 18 7 2 207 94
AC Milan[224][226] 2008–09 Serie A 29 8 — 1[n] 0 6[h] 2 — 36 10
2009–10 Serie A 36 12 — — 7[k] 3 — 43 15
2010–11 Serie A 11 0 — — 5[k] 1 — 16 1
Total 76 20 — 1 0 18 6 — 95 26
Flamengo[226][227] 2011 Brasileirão 31 14 13[o] 4 5[b] 1 3[p] 2 — 52 21
2012 Brasileirão 2 1 10[o] 4 — 8[q] 2 — 20 7
Total 33 15 23 8 5 1 11 4 — 72 28
Atlético Mineiro[226][227] 2012 Brasileirão 32 9 — — — — 32 9
2013 Brasileirão 14 7 6[r] 4 2[b] 0 14[q] 4 2[s] 2 38 17
2014 Brasileirão 2 0 4[r] 0 — 7[q] 1 2[t] 0 15 1
Total 48 16 10 4 2 0 21 5 4 2 85 27
Querétaro[226] 2014–15 Liga MX 25 8 — 4[u] 0 — — 29 8
Fluminense[226] 2015 Brasileirão 7 0 — 2[b] 0 — — 9 0
Career total 441 165 70 40 47 13 121 41 20 7 699 266
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the Campeonato Gaúcho
  2. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in the Copa do Brasil
  3. ^ Ten appearances and one goal in the Copa Libertadores, five appearances and two goals in the Copa Mercosur
  4. ^ Appearances in the Copa Mercosur
  5. ^ Four appearances in the Copa Sul, two appearances and one goal in the Seletiva Libertadores
  6. ^ Appearances in the Copa Sul-Minas
  7. ^ Four appearances and two goals in the Coupe de la Ligue, two appearances in the Coupe de France
  8. ^ a b c d Appearances in the UEFA Cup
  9. ^ One appearance the Coupe de la Ligue, five appearances and three goals in the Coupe de France
  10. ^ a b c d Appearances in the Copa del Rey
  11. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  12. ^ Appearances in the Supercopa de España
  13. ^ Two appearances in the Supercopa de España, one appearance in the UEFA Super Cup, two appearances and one goal in the FIFA Club World Cup
  14. ^ Appearance in the Coppa Italia
  15. ^ a b Appearances in the Campeonato Carioca
  16. ^ Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
  17. ^ a b c Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
  18. ^ a b Appearances in the Campeonato Mineiro
  19. ^ Appearances in the FIFA Club World Cup
  20. ^ Appearances in the Recopa Sudamericana
  21. ^ Appearances in the Copa MX

International

Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition

Team Year Competitive Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brazil U17[228][229] 1997 13[a] 3 – 13 3
Brazil U20[230][231][232] 1998 – 3 2 3 2
1999 14[b] 6 – 14 6
Total 14 6 3 2 17 8
Brazil U23[233][234][235] 1999 – 4 1 4 1
2000 11[c] 10 4 4 15 14
2008 6[d] 2 2 1 8 3
Total 17 12 10 6 27 18
Brazil[236] 1999 9[e] 7 4 0 13 7
2000 4[f] 0 1 1 5 1
2001 2[g] 0 2 1 4 1
2002 5[h] 2 5 2 10 4
2003 4[i] 1 4 1 8 2
2004 5[j] 1 5 5 10 6
2005 10[k] 5 2 1 12 6
2006 5[l] 0 4 0 9 0
2007 4[m] 1 7 4 11 5
2008 2[n] 0 – 2 0
2009 2[o] 0 1 0 3 0
2010 – 1 0 1 0
2011 – 5 1 5 1
2012 – 1 0 1 0
2013 – 3 0 3 0
Total 52 17 45 16 97 33
Career total 96 38 58 24 154 62

Notes

  1. ^ Seven appearances and one goal in the 1997 South American U-17 Championship, six appearances and two goals in the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship
  2. ^ Nine appearances and three goals in the 1999 South American U-20 Championship, five appearances and three goals in the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship
  3. ^ Seven appearances and nine goals in the 2000 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament, four appearances and one goal in the 2000 Summer Olympics
  4. ^ Appearances in the 2008 Summer Olympics
  5. ^ Four appearances and one goal in the 1999 Copa América, five appearances and six goals in the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
  6. ^ Appearances in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
  7. ^ Appearances in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
  8. ^ Appearances in the 2002 FIFA World Cup
  9. ^ Three appearances in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, one appearance and one goal in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
  10. ^ Appearances in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
  11. ^ Five appearances and two goals in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, five appearances and three goals in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
  12. ^ Appearances in the 2006 FIFA World Cup
  13. ^ Appearances in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
  14. ^ Appearances in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
  15. ^ Appearances in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
Scores and results list Brazil’s goal tally first.
International goals by number, cap, date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition

No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 2 30 June 1999 Estádio 3 de Febrero, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay  Venezuela 5–0 5–0 1999 Copa América [237]
2 6 24 July 1999 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico  Germany 2–0 4–0 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup [237]
3 7 28 July 1999 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico  United States 1–0 1–0 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup [237]
4 8 30 July 1999 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico  New Zealand 2–0 2–0 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup [237]
5 9 1 August 1999 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico  Saudi Arabia 2–0 8–2 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup [237]
6 6–2
7 8–2
8 14 23 February 2000 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand 3–0 7–0 Friendly [238]
9 19 3 March 2001 Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, United States  United States 1–0 2–1 Friendly [238]
10 24 17 April 2002 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal  Portugal 1–1 1–1 Friendly [239]
11 27 8 June 2002 Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, South Korea  China 3–0 4–0 2002 FIFA World Cup [239]
12 29 21 June 2002 Shizuoka Stadium, Shizuoka, Japan  England 2–1 2–1 2002 FIFA World Cup [239]
13 32 20 November 2002 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea  South Korea 3–2 3–2 Friendly [239]
14 34 29 March 2003 Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal  Portugal 1–1 1–2 Friendly [239]
15 40 10 September 2003 Vivaldão, Manaus, Brazil  Ecuador 1-0 1–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [239]
16 43 28 April 2004 Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 4–1 4–1 Friendly [240]
17 45 18 August 2004 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti  Haiti 2–0 6–0 Friendly [240]
18 4–0
19 5–0
20 46 5 September 2004 Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil  Bolivia 2–0 3–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [240]
21 47 8 September 2004 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany  Germany 1–1 1–1 Friendly [240]
22 51 9 February 2005 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong  Hong Kong 4–0 7–1 Friendly [240]
23 54 5 June 2005 Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil  Paraguay 1–0 4–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [240]
24 2–0
25 58 22 June 2005 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany  Japan 2–1 2–2 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup [240]
26 59 25 June 2005 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany  Germany 2–1 3–2 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup [240]
27 60 29 June 2005 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany  Argentina 3–0 4–1 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup [240]
28 72 24 March 2007 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  Chile 1–0 4–0 Friendly [241]
29 3–0
30 76 22 August 2007 Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France  Algeria 2–0 2–0 Friendly [241]
31 77 9 September 2007 Soldier Field, Chicago, United States  United States 3–2 4–2 Friendly [241]
32 80 17 October 2007 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Ecuador 2–0 5–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [241]
33 93 11 October 2011 Estadio Corona, Torreón, Mexico  Mexico 1–1 2–1 Friendly [242]

Honours

Grêmio[243][225][244]

  • Copa Sul: 1999
  • Campeonato Gaúcho: 1999

Barcelona[243][244]

  • La Liga: 2004–05, 2005–06[245]
  • Supercopa de España: 2005, 2006[246]
  • UEFA Champions League: 2005–06[247]

AC Milan[243][248][244]

  • Serie A: 2010–11

Flamengo[243][249][244]

  • Campeonato Carioca: 2011

Atlético Mineiro[249][244]

  • Campeonato Mineiro: 2013
  • Copa Libertadores: 2013
  • Recopa Sudamericana: 2014

Brazil U17[244]

  • South American U-17 Championship: 1997
  • FIFA U-17 World Championship: 1997

Brazil U23[244][150]

  • CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament: 2000
  • Olympic Bronze Medal: 2008

Brazil[243][244]

  • Copa América: 1999
  • FIFA World Cup: 2002
  • FIFA Confederations Cup: 2005

Individual

  • Campeonato Gaucho top scorer: 1999[244][250]
  • FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Ball: 1999[251]
  • FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Shoe: 1999[251]
  • South American Team of the Year: 1999[252]
  • CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament top scorer: 2000[244]
  • Bola de Prata: 2000, 2011, 2012[253]
  • FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2002[254]
  • Ligue 1 Goal of The Year: 2003[255]
  • FIFA 100: 2004[256]
  • Don Balón Award: 2003–04, 2005–06[257]
  • Trofeo EFE: 2003–04[258]
  • FIFA World Player of the Year: 2004, 2005
  • UEFA Team of the Year: 2004, 2005, 2006[260][261][262]
  • World Soccer Magazine World Player of The Year: 2004, 2005[263]
  • UEFA Club Forward of the Year: 2004–05[264]
  • FIFA Confederations Cup Bronze Ball: 2005[265]
  • Ballon d’Or: 2005[266]
  • Onze d’Or: 2005[267]
  • FIFPro World Player of the Year: 2005, 2006[268][269]
  • FIFPro World XI: 2005, 2006, 2007[270][271][272]
  • UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2005–06[264]
  • La Liga top assist provider: 2005–06[273]
  • UEFA Champions League top assist provider: 2005–06[274]
  • FIFA Club World Cup Bronze Ball: 2006
  • FIFA World Player of the Year Bronze award: 2006
  • Golden Foot: 2009[275]
  • Sports Illustrated Team of the Decade: 2009[276]
  • Serie A top assist provider: 2009–10[277]
  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2011, 2012[278][279]
  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Best Fan’s Player: 2012
  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série A top assist provider: 2012[280]
  • Bola de Ouro: 2012[281]
  • Copa Libertadores top assist provider: 2012, 2013[282][96]
  • FIFA Club World Cup top scorer: 2013[283]
  • South American Footballer of the Year: 2013[284]
  • UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year (substitute; published in 2015)[285]
  • Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame[286][287]
  • AC Milan Hall of Fame[288]
  • Ballon d’Or Dream Team (Silver): 2020[289]
  • Globe Soccer Awards Player Career Award: 2021[223]

Other

In 2012, two Brazilian entomologists named a new species of bee, from Brazil, Eulaema quadragintanovem, stating that «the specific epithet honors the Brazilian soccer player Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, famous worldwide as ‘Ronaldinho’ and in Brazil as ‘Ronaldinho Gaúcho’. ‘Quadraginta novem’ means forty-nine in Latin, the number of Ronaldinho’s jersey at Atlético Mineiro, his former team in Brazil. Ronaldinho chose the number 49 as an homage to his mother, born in 1949.»[290]

See also

  • List of association football families

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Notes
  1. ^ «Ronaldinho», the lengthened term of endearment for «Ronaldo», is accompanied in Brazilian usage by the nickname «Gaúcho» (since he hails from Rio Grande do Sul). This was done in order to distinguish him from fellow footballer and countryman Ronaldo or Ronaldo Nazário, who was also known as «Ronaldinho» in Brazil beforehand.[2] Ronaldo Nazário went by his first name upon his move to Europe, thereby allowing Ronaldinho to drop the «Gaúcho» nickname abroad.[3]

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Роналдиньо Гаушо родился 21 марта 1980 года,  Порту-Алегри, Риу-Гранди-ду-Сул, Бразилия.

«Гремио»

Карьера Роналдиньо в «Гремио» началась в 1995 году с молодёжной команды, где он под руководством главного тренера команды Лиама Хиггинса выступал на молодёжном первенстве лиги Гаушу. В феврале 1997 года он подписал свой первый профессиональный контракт с клубом. В том же году, после чемпионата мира для игроков до 16-ти лет в Египте, где он забил два гола с пенальти, Роналдиньо стал считаться восходящей звездой бразильского футбола. На этом же турнире Роналдиньо выступал с именем Роналдо на спине.

22 декабря 2000 года Роналдиньо втайне подписал предварительный контракт с французским клубом «Пари Сен-Жермен». Через некоторое время президент «Гремио» опубликовал в газете предложение для парижан в 6,4 млн евро, рассчитанное на 2 года, с заработной платой Роналдиньо 150 000 евро в первый сезон и 213 000 во второй. Несмотря на это предложение, 17 января 2001 года парижский клуб сообщил о трансфере Роналдиньо за 5,1 млн евро, который подписал контракт на 5 лет, что полностью не устроило бразильский клуб. Последний месяц бразилец провёл в «Гремио», болельщики которого начали кампанию против игрока, надев чёрные нарукавные повязки, брат Роналдиньо, Роберто Ассис, был объявлен предателем, а все действия Роналдиньо всегда сопровождались свистом.

«Пари Сен-Жермен»

Сезон 2001/02

15 февраля 2001 года Роналдиньо подписал пятилетний контракт с французским клубом «Пари Сен-Жермен». Сам парижский клуб заплатил за трансфер футболиста €5 млн. По прибытии в Париж, Роналдиньо получил футболку с номером 21 и был выставлен в линию атаки вместе с нападающим Алоизио и полузащитниками Микель Артета и Джей-Джей Окоча. Роналдиньо дебютировал за новый клуб в матче французской лиги 4 августа 2001 года против «Осера», закончившийся вничью со счётом 1:1. Роналдиньо провёл большую часть сезона 2001/2002, чередуя за собою роль скамейника и роль игрока основного состава. Первый гол за клуб Роналдиньо забил 13 октября в матче против «Лиона» (2:2), реализовав пенальти, и выйдя при этом за 10 минут до гола на замену.

Сезон 2002/03

В начале нового сезона Роналдиньо сменил свой 21 игровой номер на 10. Бразильский нападающий стал чаще попадать в стартовый состав. Хотя его выступления в клубе во втором сезоне не привели болельщиков в восторг, Роналдиньо стал лучшим игроком сезона в клубе. 26 октября 2002 года Роналдиньо забил два гола, тем самым поучаствовав в победе парижан в Ле Классико над «Марселем» (3:1). Первый гол Роналдиньо забил великолепным штрафным ударом поверху, обойдя нескольких игроков «Марселя», на 18 ярдов. В ответном матче он снова забил, и его клуб выиграл 3:0. Роналдиньо так же был похвален за игру в полуфинале Кубка Франции, когда он забил два гола и помог выиграть своему клубу со счётом 2:0 над «Бордо» и дал путёвку «Пари Сен-Жермен» в финал. Но в финале Кубка парижане проиграли «Осеру» со счётом 1:2, пропустив гол на последней минуте. Несмотря на грандиозные выступления Роналдиньо, «Пари Сен-Жермен» занял в турнирной таблице чемпионата всего лишь 11 место. После окончания сезона, Роналдиньо заявил, что готов покинуть клуб, потому что он не пробился в еврокубки.

Итого за клуб: Два сезона (2001—2003), 86 матчей, 25 голов, 18 голевых передач.

«Барселона»

Сезон 2003/04

Первоначально президент «Барселоны» Жоан Лапорта обещал приобрести в клуб англичанина Дэвида Бекхэма, однако после того, как тот перешёл в «Реал Мадрид», сосредоточил свои усилия на покупке Роналдиньо. 19 июля 2003 года, после очень трудных переговоров, Роналдиньо стал игроком «Барселоны», заплатившей за трансфер бразильца 32,25 млн евро. Он дебютировал в составе команды в товарищеской игре с «Миланом», забив гол, а его клуб выиграл 2:0. В официальной игре он дебютировал в матче с «Атлетиком Бильбао», который «Барса» обыграла 1:0. Первый гол в официальной игре он забил в ворота «Севильи». Во втором круге Роналдиньо получил травму и некоторое время не выступал. Всего в своём первом сезоне в составе «Барселоны» Роналдиньо провёл 45 матчей и забил 22 гола. Сама «Барса» заняла второе место в чемпионате Испании. По окончании сезона Роналдиньо был признан лучшим иностранным игроком чемпионата Испании. В том же году он получил титул лучшего футболиста мира по версии ФИФА, который был ему вручён 20 декабря 2004 года. Однако в опросе на «Золотой мяч» Роналдиньо занял только третье место, набрав 133 очка, уступив Андрею Шевченко (175 очков) и Деку (139 очков).

Сезон 2004/05

В сезоне 2004/2005 Роналдиньо выиграл титул чемпиона Испании, однако в Лиге чемпионов клуб проиграл на стадии 1/8 финала «Челси», несмотря на то, что Роналдиньо забил два гола своей команды в гостевой игре (общий счёт 4:5). По окончании сезона Роналдиньо получил титул лучшего игрока мира по версии ФИФПРО, а также «Золотой мяч» (набрав 225 очков, что на 77 очков больше, чем у занявшего 2-е место Фрэнка Лэмпарда), и второй подряд титул лучшего футболиста ФИФА (набрав 956 очков, что на 650 очков больше, чем у занявшего 2-е место Лэмпарда). В том же сезоне он продлил свой контракт с клубом до 2010 года, по которому он мог покинуть ряды «сине-гранатовых» лишь за 85 млн фунтов, несмотря на то, что клуб предлагал продлить контракт до 2014 года.

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Роналдиньо
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Общая информация
Полное имя Роналдо де Ассис Морейра
Прозвище Ронни (Ronni), Новый Роналдо, Колдун из Порту-Алегри (El Brujo de Porto Alegre), Улыбчивый (O Rei), Зубастик (Nibbler), Диньо (Dinho)
Родился 21 марта 1980 (32 года)
Порту-Алегри, Риу-Гранди-ду-Сул, Бразилия
Гражданство Флаг Бразилии Бразилия
Рост 182 см
Вес 80 кг
Позиция атакующий полузащитник
нападающий
Информация о клубе
Клуб Флаг Бразилии Атлетико Минейро
Номер 49
Карьера
Молодёжные клубы
1987—1991 Флаг Бразилии Ланжендонк
1991—1995 Флаг Бразилии Белу-Оризонти
1995—1998 Флаг Бразилии Гремио
Клубная карьера*
1998—2001 Флаг Бразилии Гремио 52 (21)
2001—2003 Флаг Франции Пари Сен-Жермен 55 (17)
2003—2008 Флаг Испании Барселона 145 (70)
2008—2011 Флаг Италии Милан 76 (20)
2011—2012 Флаг Бразилии Фламенго 33 (15)
2012—н.в. Флаг Бразилии Атлетико Минейро 34 (10)
Национальная сборная**
1999—н.в. Флаг Бразилии Бразилия 94 (33)
2000—2008 Флаг Бразилии Бразилия (олимп.) 21 (16)
Международные медали
Олимпийские игры
Бронза Пекин 2008 футбол
Чемпионаты мира
Золото Корея/Япония 2002
Кубки конфедераций
Серебро Мексика 1999
Золото Германия 2005
Кубок Америки
Золото Парагвай 1999

* Количество игр и голов за профессиональный клуб считается только для различных лиг национальных чемпионатов, откорректировано по состоянию на 3 декабря 2012.

** Количество игр и голов за национальную сборную в официальных матчах, откорректировано по состоянию
на 28 февраля 2012.

Рона́лдо де Асси́с Море́йра[1] (порт.-браз. Ronaldo de Assis Moreira; 21 марта 1980, Порту-Алегри, штат Риу-Гранди-ду-Сул), более известный как Роналди́ньо (порт.-браз. Ronaldinho) и Роналди́ньо Гау́шо[2] (порт.-браз. Ronaldinho Gaúcho) — бразильский футболист, выступает на позиции атакующего полузащитника и нападающего. Обладатель «Золотого мяча», вручаемого лучшему футболисту в Европе, 2005 года. Лучший футболист мира по версии ФИФА 2004 и 2005 годов.

Выступал за бразильский «Гремио», французский «Пари Сен-Жермен», испанскую «Барселону», итальянский «Милан». В настоящее время является игроком «Атлетико Минейро».

Содержание

  • 1 Биография
    • 1.1 Карьера
      • 1.1.1 «Гремио»
      • 1.1.2 «Пари Сен-Жермен»
  • 2 «Барселона»
    • 2.1 Сезон 2003/2004
    • 2.2 Сезон 2004/2005
    • 2.3 Сезон 2005/2006
    • 2.4 Сезон 2006/2007
    • 2.5 Сезон 2007/2008
  • 3 «Милан»
    • 3.1 Сезон 2008/2009
    • 3.2 Сезон 2009/2010
    • 3.3 Сезон 2010/2011
  • 4 «Фламенго»
    • 4.1 Сезон 2011
    • 4.2 Сезон 2012
  • 5 «Атлетико Минейро»
    • 5.1 Сезон 2012
  • 6 Международная карьера
  • 7 Личная жизнь
  • 8 Статистика выступлений
    • 8.1 Клубная статистика
    • 8.2 Международная статистика
    • 8.3 Матчи и голы за сборную
    • 8.4 Исполненные штрафные удары
    • 8.5 Реализованные пенальти
  • 9 Достижения
  • 10 Примечания
  • 11 Ссылки

Биография

Роналдиньо родился 21 марта 1980 года в больнице Сан-Лукас города Порту-Алегри, столицы штата Риу-Гранди-ду-Сул, будучи третьим ребёнком в семье[3]. Его мать, Дона Мигуэлина, работала продавщицей, а также училась на медсестру. Его отец, Жуан да Силва Морейра, был рабочим на верфи и сторожем стоянки клуба «Гремио»[4], а также, ранее, играл за местную любительскую команду «Крузейро»[5]. Именно отец стал первым тренером Роналдиньо, обучая его игре в футбол, который он практиковал на улицах Вила Нова, где жила семья. В 1987 году Роналдиньо начал учиться, пойдя в колледж Алберто Торрес де Вила Нова, однако любовь к футболу брала своё: Роналдиньо мог играть в него весь день, и даже когда его друзья не могли из-за усталости продолжать игру, он гонял мяч вместе со своей собакой Бомбон, как в своём дворе, так и в доме.

В возрасте 7 лет Роналдиньо пошёл в футбольную школу Ланжендонк[3]. Тогда же он получил своё прозвище, «Роналдиньо», что значит «маленький Роналдо», будучи самым младшим среди игроков самой юной команды «Гремио», куда он пришёл[6]. В 1988 году, когда Роналдиньо было 8 лет, отец семейства скончался от сердечного приступа во время плавания в семейном бассейне. Когда старший брат Роналдиньо, Роберто де Ассис, подписал контракт с клубом «Гремио», семья переехала в более престижный район Порту-Алегри, Гуаруя. Дом в этом месте стал подарком «Гремио» семье, для того чтобы Роберто не уходил из команды. Позже Роналдиньо сказал:

«Мой брат — настоящий герой для меня. Именно он стал примером в качестве отца, брата и футболиста»[7]

В 1991 году он стал играть за команду «Белу-Оризонти». Одновременно с большим футболом Роналдиньо занимался мини-футболом и пляжным футболом, что помогало ему в матчах большого футбола. В 1993 году, в возрасте 13 лет, Роналдиньо впервые был упомянут в бразильских СМИ, когда он забил все 23 гола в одном из матчей против местной команды; игра завершилась со счётом 23:0 в пользу «Белу-Оризонти»[8].

Карьера

«Гремио»

Карьера Роналдиньо в «Гремио» началась в 1995 году с молодёжной команды, где он под руководством главного тренера команды Лиама Хиггинса выступал на молодёжном первенстве лиги Гаушу. В феврале 1997 года он подписал свой первый профессиональный контракт с клубом. В том же году, после чемпионата мира для игроков до 17-ти лет в Египте, где он забил два гола с пенальти, Роналдиньо стал считаться восходящей звездой бразильского футбола[9][10]. На этом же турнире Роналдиньо выступал с именем Роналдо на спине[11].

Через год Роналдиньо дебютировал в составе первой команды клуба в матче Кубка Либертадорес. 11 апреля 1998 года Роналдиньо дебютировал в составе команды в матче чемпионата штата Риу-Гранди-ду-Сул с клубом «Санта-Круз», который завершился вничью 1:1[12]. 26 июля того же года Роналдиньо сыграл свою первую игру в чемпионате Бразилии в матче с клубом «Интернасьонал», в котором Гремио проиграл 0:1[12]. Спустя ещё год Роналдиньо выиграл свой первый серьёзный турнир — чемпионат штата Риу-Гранди-ду-Сул, в розыгрыше которого забил 15 голов в 14-ти играх, один из которых в финале в ворота «Интернасьонала»[4]. Всего за 4 года в «Гремио» Роналдиньо провёл 35 матчей в чемпионате Бразилии и забил 14 голов.

В 2001 году лондонский «Арсенал» заинтересовался Роналдиньо. Однако сделка не состоялась из-за того, что бразилец не смог получить разрешение на работу, проведя слишком мало матчей за сборную Бразилии[13]. Также сорвалось арендное соглашение с шотландским клубом «Сент-Миррен» на 6 млн фунтов из-за причастности Роналдиньо к скандалу с поддельным паспортом, из-за которого Роналдиньо было разрешено перейти в шотландский клуб уже после закрытия трансферного окна[14]. Также существовали слухи об интересе клуба «Лидс Юнайтед» к Роналдиньо с возможностью трансфера от 40 до 80 млн долларов, однако они не подтвердились[15].

22 декабря 2000 года Роналдиньо втайне подписал предварительный контракт с французским клубом «Пари Сен-Жермен». Через некоторое время президент «Гремио» опубликовал в газете предложение для парижан в 6,4 млн евро, рассчитанное на 2 года, с заработной платой Роналдиньо 150 000 евро в первый сезон и 213 000 во второй[16]. Несмотря на это предложение, 17 января 2001 года парижский клуб сообщил о трансфере Роналдиньо за 5,1 млн евро[17], который подписал контракт на 5 лет, что полностью не устроило бразильский клуб[16]. Последний месяц бразилец провёл в «Гремио», болельщики которого начали компанию против игрока, надев чёрные нарукавные повязки, брат Роналдиньо, Роберто Ассис, был объявлен предателем, а все действия Роналдиньо всегда сопровождались свистом[16].

«Пари Сен-Жермен»

15 февраля 2001 года Роналдиньо стал игроком «Пари Сен-Жермен». 10 апреля он впервые посетил Париж. Его дебютной игрой стал матч с «Осером», завершившийся вничью 1:1, который привлёк множество журналистов[4]. Несмотря на то, что первый сезон Роналдиньо во Франции не был отмечен большими победами (клуб занял 4-е место), Роналдиньо стал лучшим игроком «Пари Сен-Жермена»[18]. После возвращения с чемпионата мира 2002, победного для Бразилии, у Роналдиньо случился конфликт с главным тренером клуба, Луисом Фернандесом, который сказал, что футболист больше сосредоточен на ночной жизни Парижа, чем на футболе, и что Роналдиньо всегда опаздывает с возвращением из отпуска. В 2003 году Роналдиньо сообщил, что намерен покинуть «Пари Сен-Жермен», который не смог выйти в еврокубки. После этого заявления два европейских гранда, «Барселона» и «Манчестер Юнайтед», выразили заинтересованность в переходе футболиста. За «Пари Сен-Жермен» Роналдиньо провёл 55 матчей и забил 17 голов.

«Я провёл очень хорошее время с „Пари Сен-Жермен“. Но там я не смог проявлять в полном объёме свои лучшие качества. Однако я не жалею, что играл в „Пари“. Я многое изучил и усвоил там, так как „Пари“ — это очень хороший клуб. Выступления за „Пари Сен-Жермен“ помогло мне достичь моего настоящего уровня. Я признателен и благодарю людей, с которыми познакомился там»[3].

«Барселона»

Сезон 2003/2004

Основная статья: ФК «Барселона» в сезоне 2003/2004

Роналдиньо

Первоначально президент «Барселоны» Жоан Лапорта обещал приобрести в клуб англичанина Дэвида Бекхэма, однако после того, как тот перешёл в «Реал Мадрид», сосредоточил свои усилия на покупке Роналдиньо. 19 июля 2003 года, после очень трудных переговоров[18], Роналдиньо стал игроком «Барселоны», заплатившей за трансфер бразильца 32,25 млн евро[17]. Он дебютировал в составе команды в товарищеской игре с «Миланом», забив гол, а его клуб выиграл 2:0. В официальной игре он дебютировал в матче с «Атлетиком Бильбао», который «Барса» выиграла 1:0. Первый гол в официальной игре он забил в ворота «Севильи». Во втором круге Роналдиньо получил травму и некоторое время не выступал. Всего в своём первом сезоне в составе «Барселоны» Роналдиньо провёл 45 матчей и забил 22 гола. Сама «Барса» заняла второе место в чемпионате Испании. По окончании сезона Роналдиньо был признан лучшим иностранным игроком чемпионата Испании. В том же году он получил титул лучшего футболиста мира по версии ФИФА, который был ему вручён 20 декабря 2004 года. Однако в опросе на «Золотой мяч» Роналдиньо занял только третье место, набрав 133 очка, уступив Андрею Шевченко (175 очков) и Деку (139 очков).

Сезон 2004/2005

Основная статья: ФК «Барселона» в сезоне 2004/2005

Роналдиньо празднует гол

В сезоне 2004/2005 Роналдиньо выиграл титул чемпиона Испании, однако в Лиге чемпионов клуб проиграл на стадии 1/8 финала «Челси», несмотря на то, что Роналдиньо забил два гола своей команды в гостевой игре (общий счёт 4:5)[19]. По окончании сезона Роналдиньо получил титул лучшего игрока мира по версии ФИФПРО, а также «Золотой мяч» (набрав 225 очков, что на 77 очков больше, чем у занявшего 2-е место Фрэнка Лэмпарда), и второй подряд титул лучшего футболиста ФИФА (набрав 956 очков, что на 650 очков больше, чем у занявшего 2-е место Лэмпарда). В том же сезоне он продлил свой контракт с клубом до 2010 года, по которому он мог покинуть ряды «сине-гранатовых» лишь за 85 млн фунтов, несмотря на то, что клуб предлагал продлить контракт до 2014 года[20].

Сезон 2005/2006

Основная статья: ФК «Барселона» в сезоне 2005/2006

В сезоне 2005/2006 19 ноября Роналдиньо забил дважды в ворота мадридского «Реала» на «Сантьяго Бернабеу», в конце игры, когда бразилец уходил на замену, он был удостоен аплодисментов от поклонников «Королевского клуба»[21]. В том же году «Барса» вышла в финал Лиги чемпионов, который клуб выиграл у «Арсенала» со счётом 2:1. За неделю до этого сине-гранатовые, после победы 1:0 над «Сельтой», отпраздновали победу в чемпионате Испании. За это Роналдиньо был признан лучшим игроком Лиги чемпионов (забил 7 голов и сделал 4 голевые передачи в матчах турнира) и лучшим иностранным футболистом чемпионата Испании. В этом же сезоне он установил свой рекорд по количеству голов — 26 мячей.

Сезон 2006/2007

Основная статья: ФК «Барселона» в сезоне 2006/2007

В начале следующего сезона Роналдиньо стал часто подвергаться критике, в том числе и от главного тренера «сине-гранатовых» Франка Райкарда, считавшего, что бразилец не мог набрать хорошую физическую форму. Брат и агент футболиста говорили, что ухудшение формы форварда связано с травлей, организованной в прессе[22]. 25 ноября Роналдиньо забил свой 50-й гол в чемпионате Испании, поразив ворота «Вильярреала», в той же игре он забил через себя в падении. Позже Роналдиньо сказал журналистам, что мечтал забить такой гол, когда был ещё мальчиком[23]. В ноябре 2006 года Роналдиньо занял 4-е место в голосовании на «Золотой мяч», а месяц спустя занял третье место в опросе на лучшего игрока мира ФИФА. 14 декабря 2006 года Роналдиньо забил гол и сделал две голевые передачи в полуфинале клубного чемпионата мира с «Америкой», но в финале турнира «Барса» проиграла бразильскому «Интернасьоналу» 0:1. В январе Роналдиньо вошёл в команду года УЕФА, набрав наивысшие 292 000 номинаций[24]. В марте Роналдиньо пропустил благотворительный матч из-за травмы, полученной в матче с «Реалом» (3:3). Весной Райкард начал искать новые тактические схемы игры команды, из-за чего Роналдиньо пришлось сыграть и на месте центрфорварда, и на позиции левого полузащитника, на которых он не играл много лет[22]. В 36-м туре, в матче с «Хетафе», Роналдиньо получил красную карточку, после чего покинул поле в истерике, из-за которой он не смог участвовать в «золотом матче» «Барселоны» с «Эспаньолом»[22]. Осенью «Челси» предложил за трансфер Роналдиньо 70 млн евро, однако «Барса» отказала.

Сезон 2007/2008

Основная статья: ФК «Барселона» в сезоне 2007/2008

Начало сезона 2007/2008 вышло для Роналдиньо неудачным, дошло до того, что болельщики «Барсы» стали освистывать бразильца[22], к тому же подготовке к сезону помешала травма икроножной мышцы, из-за которой он пропустил несколько первых игр[25]. 3 февраля 2008 года Роналдиньо провёл свой 200-й матч за «Барселону» против «Осасуны». В середине сезона Райкард, недовольный отношением бразильца к тренировкам, вывел Роналдиньо из состава команды[22]. Райкард доверил Роналдиньо место в стартовом составе в домашней игре с «Реалом», однако бразилец чрезвычайно неудачно провёл игру, проигранную «сине-гранатовыми», а вину за поражение общественность возложила на него[26]. 3 апреля Роналдиньо получил разрыв мускула на правой ноге, в результате он выбыл на срок 6 недель, вследствие чего сезон для него был закончен[27]. 19 мая Лапорта заявил, что «Роналдиньо нуждается в новом вызове», утверждая, что бразильцу нужен новый клуб, чтобы восстановить уровень своих выступлений[28]. Владелец «Манчестер Сити» Таксин Чиннават сказал 6 июня, что его клуб интересовался Роналдиньо[29]. Последний матч за «Барселону» Роналдиньо провёл 28 июня в Венесуэле в выставочной игре против расизма, в которой он забил 2 гола, а матч завершился со счётом 7:7[30]. В начале июля 2008 года «Манчестер Сити» вновь предпринял попытку купить Роналдиньо за 25,5 млн фунтов, однако футболист не захотел переезжать в Англию[31].

«Милан»

Сезон 2008/2009

Основная статья: ФК «Милан» в сезоне 2008/2009

Роналдиньо был куплен «Миланом» 15 июля 2008 года[32]. Миланский клуб заплатил «Барселоне» 21 млн евро + 4 млн при квалификации «россонери» в турнир Лиги чемпионов[33]. Годовая зарплата Роналдиньо в новом клубе составила 6,5 млн евро[34]. 17 июля форвард был официально представлен как футболист «Милана», подписав контракт до 30 июня 2011 года в прямом телевизионном эфире[35]. Тем же вечером он был представлен тиффози «россонери» на «Сан-Сиро», куда собралось 40 000 зрителей[36]. В «Милане» Роналдиньо взял номер 80, из-за того, что 10-ка принадлежала нидерландцу Кларенсу Зеедорфу[37].

Роналдиньо в составе «Милана»

Первый итальянский сезон был очень сложным: новый язык, образ жизни, новые люди. Перед Новым годом я получил травму, а когда вернулся, Анчелотти перестал ставить меня в основу. Мне оставалось лишь работать и пытаться доказывать, что он не прав[38]
Роналдиньо

Роналдиньо дебютировал в составе «Милана» 31 августа 2008 года в матче с «Болоньей», который «россонери» проиграли 1:2. 28 сентября он забил первый гол за клуб, поразив головой, после передачи соотечественника Кака, ворота «Интера», и принеся победу своей команде 1:0[39]. 19 октября 2008 года Роналдиньо сделал первый «дубль» за клуб, забив два гола в ворота «Сампдории». 6 ноября Роналдиньо забил гол в матче Кубка УЕФА против «Браги», принеся победу своей команде 1:0[40]. Несмотря на достаточно удачное начало, в середине сезона Роналдиньо перестал выходить в стартовом составе команды, часто появляясь со скамьи запасных. Всего в первом сезоне в «Милане» Роналдиньо провёл 36 матчей и забил 10 голов.

Сезон 2009/2010

Основная статья: ФК «Милан» в сезоне 2009/2010

Начало второго сезона в «Милане» для Роналдиньо вышло не очень удачным, что не нравилось главному тренеру команды, Леонардо:

«К сожалению, он пока не показывает свои лучшие качества. Если он будет в хорошей форме, действительно соскучится по футболу, то только тогда он сможет принести пользу команде[41] Дело не в том, нравится мне или нет Роналдиньо, но мы с владельцем клуба по-разному смотрим на ситуацию с бразильцем. Берлускони знает, что в его составе есть бриллиант, и хочет, чтобы тот сверкал как можно ярче. Я же вижу Роналдиньо каждый день и считаю по-другому. По-моему, сейчас ключевой момент в карьере Роналдиньо. Каждый день он отлично тренируется. Нужно, чтобы это проявлялось и в матчах, чтобы он отрабатывал эти моменты снова и снова. Тогда нас ждет успех. Ему нужно изменить свое отношение к играм и делать все, чтобы показывать стабильный футбол»[42].

Вскоре появилась информация о желании Роналдиньо завершить карьеру игрока, но брат футболиста заявил, что это сообщение является вымышленным[43]. В октябре, перед матчем «Милана» в Лиге чемпионов с «Цюрихом», бразилец был замечен в ночном клубе в 2.30, за что его оштрафовали[44]. В начале сезона 2009/2010 Роналдиньо был вручён приз Golden Foot, присуждаемый лучшему игроку старше 29 лет в Европе[45]. 21 октября в матче Лиги чемпионов с «Реалом» Роналдиньо ударил форварда «Королевского клуба» Рауля по голове во время стычки игроков команд[46]. Вскоре Роналдиньо набрал хорошую форму, а после матча с «Сампдорией», где Рони был лучшим игроком встречи, президент «Милана» Сильвио Берлускони сказал, что Роналдиньо возродился как игрок[47]. Сам Роналдиньо согласился с такой оценкой[48]: «Я даже стал лучше, нежели был раньше. Я год потратил на то, чтобы учиться, причём не только на футбольном поле. После этого мне стало намного проще, всё стало складываться и помимо моей воли. Я хочу стать на чемпионате мира в ЮАР главной звездой. Это мне по плечу. Я и так пропустил отборочную кампанию, чего со мной ещё не случалось, нужно навёрстывать»[48].

Роналдиньо в игре «Милана»

В январе 2010 года руководство «Милана» захотело продлить контракт с Роналдиньо[49]. 10 января Роналдиньо забил два гола в матче с «Ювентусом», после игры он сказал, что доволен своей игрой[50] и счастлив в команде: «Я счастлив. „Милан“ создал все условия, чтобы хорошо работать. Теперь я выхожу на поле с уверенностью и большим желанием сделать то, чего хочу. Я был недоволен, когда не играл. Но с Леонардо я регулярно получаю игровую практику. Нахожусь в хорошей форме, так что всё отлично. Я лишь хочу показать лучшее, на что способен, и помочь „Милану“ что-то выиграть»[51]. 17 января 2010 года Роналдиньо сделал хет-трик, трижды поразив ворота «Сиены» в матче 20-го тура чемпионата Италии[52]. Перед матчем 21 тура с «Интером», который «Милан» проиграл 0:2[53], Роналдиньо три дня подряд развлекался в одном из отелей Милана[54], за что был оштрафован своим клубом[55].

13 апреля 2010 года Роналдиньо продлил контракт с «Миланом» до 2014 года[56]. 16 мая, в последнем туре чемпионата, Роналдиньо забил два гола в ворота «Ювентуса», принеся своей команде победу со счётом 3:0[57]. По итогам первенства, «Милан» занял 3-е место. Роналдиньо с 15-ю голевыми пасами стал лучшим ассистентом серии А[58], по системе гол+пас он занял 3-е место — 12 голов и 15 голевых передач[59]. Всего за сезон Роналдиньо сделал 18 голевых передач[60].

Сезон 2010/2011

Основная статья: ФК «Милан» в сезоне 2010/2011

В начале следующего сезона пошли слухи о скором уходе Роналдиньо из «Милана»[61]. К тому же он перестал показывать прошлогодний уровень игры и выражал недовольство тактикой нового главного тренера команды, Массимилиано Аллегри[62]. В ноябре Ронни был замечен в одном из баров, что вызвало недовольство главного тренера команды[63], который вывел футболиста из стартового состава «россонери»[64]. Сам бразилец сказал, что готов бороться за место в составе команды[65]. Но несмотря на эти слова футболист провёл переговоры по поводу перехода в «Палмейрас»[66] или «Гремио»[67]. 30 декабря 2010 года вице-президент «Милана», Адриано Галлиани, сказал, что «Роналдиньо уйдет из «Милана» в январе. Сейчас у него нет желания тренироваться с командой, потому что он больше не чувствует себя её частью»[68]. 8 января 2011 года в эфире бразильского канала SporTV Галлиани заявил, что Роналдиньо на 99,99% игрок «Фламенго»[69][70].

«Фламенго»

Сезон 2011

Основная статья: ФК «Фламенго» в сезоне 2011

10 января 2011 года Роналдиньо перешёл во «Фламенго», при этом президент клуба Патрисия Аморин поблагодарила совет директоров «за прозорливость и мудрость, проявленные в ходе переговоров»[71][72]. Контракт подписан на 4 года[73]. 2 февраля 2011 года дебютировал за «rubro-negro» в домашнем матче 5-го тура Кубка Гуанабара против «Нова Игуасу»[74][75]. 6 февраля 2011 года в выездном матче 6-го тура Кубка Гуанабара против «Боависты» открыл счёт своим голам за «Фламенго» (на 23-й минуте реализовал пенальти за снос Дейвида вратарём хозяев Тиаго Шмидтом в пределах штрафной)[76][77]. 16 февраля 2011 года в матче 1-го раунда Кубка Бразилии против «Муриси», Роналдиньо забил первый гол «с игры» за «Фламенго» (на 66-ой минуте Ронни открыл счет матча, ударом головой в дальний угол) Матч закончился со счетом 3:0 в пользу «Фламенго»[78][79][80]. 27 февраля 2011 года забил единственный гол в финале Кубка Гуанабара против «Боависты» (реализовал штрафной с расстояния 24-х метров за фол против Тиаго Невеса)[81][82][83]. 28 июля в матче против «Сантоса» Роналдиньо забил три гола и сделал голевую передачу, принеся победу своей команде со счётом 5:4[84].

Сезон 2012

Основная статья: ФК «Фламенго» в сезоне 2012

«Атлетико Минейро»

Сезон 2012

Основная статья: ФК «Атлетико Минейро» в сезоне 2012

4 июня 2012 года Роналдиньо подписал контракт с «Атлетико Минейро» сроком на 6 месяцев[85][86][87]. Он взял 49-й номер в связи с тем, что его любимая десятка, была занята Гусманом Гильерме. Роналдиньо дебютировал за клуб 9 июня 2012 года в матче против «Палмейраса», который завершился победой Атлетика со счетом 1:0. Первый гол за клуб Роналдиньо забил 23 июня 2012 года в матче против «Наутико Ресифи», который он реализовал с пенальти.

Международная карьера

Роналдиньо начал свои международные выступления со сборной до 17 лет, с которой выиграл чемпионат мира, проходивший в 1997 году в Египте. На этом турнире он забил два гола, первый — в ворота Австрии в первом матче для бразильцев, завершившимся со счётом 7:0. Кроме того, по итогам розыгрыша получил «Бронзовый мяч» — награду третьему игроку турнира.

В 1999 году Роналдиньо принял участие в молодёжном чемпионате мира, где забил гол в последней игре на групповой стадии в ворота Замбии. В 1/8 финала Роналдиньо забил два гола в ворота Хорватии, а его команда выиграла 4:0[88]. В 1/4 финала Бразилия проиграла Уругваю.

26 июня 1999 года, за 3 дня до начала Кубка Америки, Роналдиньо дебютировал в составе первой сборной Бразилии в товарищеской игре с Латвией, которую бразильцы выиграли 3:0. Во второй своей игре — с Венесуэлой на Кубке Америки, Роналдиньо забил один из 7-ми безответных мячей своей команды. Тот Кубок Америки Бразилия выиграла, а Роналдиньо провёл на турнире 4 матча и забил 1 гол[89]. Через неделю после завершения Кубка Америки, Роналдиньо был вызван на Кубок конфедераций, где он провёл все матчи, кроме финальной игры (которую Бразилия проиграла 3:4 Мексике), а также сделал хет-трик 1 августа, в игре с Саудовской Аравией, выигранной бразильцами 8:2. Роналдиньо за свои выступления был признан лучшим игроком и лучшим бомбардиром турнира с 6-ю голами (столько же забили Марзук аль-Отаиби и Куаутемок Бланко).

В 2000 году Роналдиньо участвовал с молодёжной сборной Бразилии на Олимпиаде в Сиднее. Ранее, в том же году, он помог бразильцам выиграть Предолимпийский турнир, забив 9 голов в 7-ми играх. Однако на самом соревновании Бразилия вылетела в 1/4 финала, проиграв Камеруну. Роналдиньо провёл на турнире все 4 игры и забил 1 гол в проигранном матче с Камеруном.

В 2002 году Роналдиньо участвовал на своём первом чемпионате мира. На турнире он сыграл 5 игр и забил 2 гола. Первый гол он забил на групповой стадии в ворота Китая, в игре, где бразильцы победили 4:0. Второй мяч Роналдиньо забил в ворота Англии 21 июня, этот гол принёс бразильцам победу: на 50-й минуте встречи Роналдиньо ударом с 35-ти метров поразил ворота Дэвида Симэна. Через 7 минут Роналдиньо был удалён с поля, после фола на защитнике англичан Дэнни Миллзе. Из-за этого форвард пропустил полуфинальный матч, но вышел в финале, и помог своей команде победить Германию и стать чемпионом мира.

В 2003 году Роналдиньо участвовал в Кубке конфедераций, однако там бразильцы не смогли выйти из группы, а сам Рони провёл все 3 игры, но голов не забивал. В следующем году Роналдиньо не поехал на Кубок Америки, так как главный тренер команды Карлос Алберто Паррейра решил дать отдохнуть своим «звёздам» и привёз на турнир второй состав[90]. В 2005 году Роналдиньо помог своей команде выиграть Кубок конфедераций, а также был назван лучшим игроком финальной игры, где бразильцы победили Аргентину со счётом 4:1. На турнире Роналдиньо забил 3 гола.

В 2006 году он участвовал в чемпионате мира, где провёл все 5 матчей бразильцев. Он был частью «магического квадрата» нападения команды, составленного из Роналдо, Кака, Адриано и его самого. Однако 4-ка нападения забила на турнире только 5 голов. Сам Роналдиньо голов не забил, более того, он сделал лишь 1 голевую передачу (на Жилберто в матче с Японией). В 1/4 финала Бразилия проиграла Франции 0:1, нанеся лишь 1 удар по воротам французов[91]. Вся команда была раскритикована по возвращении домой. 3 июня, спустя 2 дня после проигрыша Франции, вандалы разрушили 7,5 метровую статую Роналдиньо из стекловолокна и смолы в Шапеко[92], поставленную в 2004 году в честь завоевания игроком звания лучшего игрока мира по версии ФИФА. Тем же днём Роналдиньо, к которому присоединился Адриано, уехали в Барселону и провели вечеринку в доме Роналдиньо, продолженную до утра в ночном клубе. Это привело к увеличению доли сторонников того, что бразильские футболисты не полностью выкладывались на поле[93].

24 мая 2007 года Роналдиньо дважды забил в ворота Чили, что стало первым его результативным матчем, начиная с Кубка конфедераций 2005, тем самым, он прервал свою 2-летнюю безголевую полосу в национальной команде[94]. В том же году он попросил не вызывать его на Кубок Америки, мотивировав это усталостью[95]. 18 октября Роналдиньо опоздал на сборы «Барселоны», после матча в составе сборной с Эквадором, из-за того, что он, вместе с несколькими игроками бразильцев, веселился в одном из самых престижных ночных клубов Рио-де-Жанейро, уехав оттуда лишь в 11 часов утра[96].

7 июля 2008 года Роналдиньо был назван в числе 3-х возрастных игроков, которые поедут на Олимпиаду[97]. «Барселона» первоначально запретила Роналдиньо ехать на турнир, однако бразилец перешёл в «Милан», который не стал чинить препятствий поездке на турнир своего игрока[98]. Роналдиньо забил на турнире 2 гола, оба — в ворота Новой Зеландии. Бразильцы дошли до полуфинала турнира, где проиграли Аргентине. В матче за 3-е место Бразилия победила Бельгию 3:0.

После перехода в «Милан» Роналдиньо сначала потерял место в стартовом составе бразильцев, а затем перестал вызываться в стан национальной команды. Осенью 2009 года Роналдиньо набрал хорошую форму и выразил желание вернуться в сборную[48][99]. Несмотря на удачное выступление, Роналдиньо попал только в список запасных игроков сборной[100]. Это решение было раскритиковано председателем оргкомитета чемпионата мира, Дэнни Джорданом[101].

6 сентября 2010 года новый тренер сборной Бразилии, Мано Менезес, заявил, что даст Роналдиньо шанс закрепиться в национальной команде[102].

29 октября 2010 года Роналдиньо впервые за полтора года был вызван в сборную Бразилии на товарищеский матч со сборной Аргентины[103]. 17 ноября Роналдиньо впервые за полтора года вышел на поле в футболке сборной страны в матче с Аргентиной, в котором бразильцы проиграли 0:1[104].

18 августа 2011 года Мано Менезес вызвал Роналдиньо на товарищеский матч против сборной Ганы, который состоялся 5 сентября[105] и закончился победой бразильцев с минимальным преимуществом — 1:0. Вскоре Роналдиньо был вызван на 2 матча Кубка Роки против сборной Аргентины, которые состоятся 15[106] и 29 сентября[107]. На первый матч он вышел с капитанской повязкой, а встреча в итоге закончилась нулевой ничьей. Также Мано Менезес вызвал Роналдиньо на товарищеские матчи против сборных Коста-Рики и Мексики, которые состоятся 7 и 11 октября соответственно[108].

Личная жизнь

Роберто, брат Роналдиньо, на сегодняшний день является его агентом[6]. А сестра, Дейзи, работает координатором по связям со СМИ[109].

В 2001 году снялся в эпизоде телесериала «Клон».

25 февраля 2005 года Роналдиньо стал отцом, его сына назвали Жуан, в честь скончавшегося отца Роналдиньо[110]. Сын родился от танцовщицы клуба «Доминган де Фаустан» Жанайны Наттиэнелле Вианы Мендес.

27 августа 2007 года Роналдиньо получил испанское подданство[111].

Статистика выступлений

Клубная статистика

По состоянию на 14 октября 2012 года
Выступление Чемпионат Кубок Континент. Другие Итого
Клуб Лига Сезон Игры Голы Игры Голы Игры Голы Игры Голы Игры Голы
Флаг Бразилии Гремио Серия А 1998 14 1 2 0 15 3 17 4 48 8
1999 17 6 3 0 4 2 24 15 48 23
2000 21 14 6 6 — 22 21 49 41
Итого 52 21 11 6 19 5 63 40 145 72
Флаг Франции Пари Сен-Жермен Лига 1 2001/02 28 9 6 2 14 2 — 48 13
2002/03 27 8 7 3 4 1 — 38 12
Итого 55 17 13 5 18 3 — 86 25
Флаг Испании Барселона Примера 2003/04 32 15 6 3 7 4 — 45 22
2004/05 35 9 0 0 7 4 — 42 13
2005/06 29 17 2 1 12 7 2 1 45 26
2006/07 32 21 6 0 11 3 — 49 24
2007/08 17 8 1 0 8 1 — 26 9
Итого 145 70 22 4 45 19 2 1 214 94
Флаг Италии Милан Серия А 2008/09 29 8 1 0 6 2 7 1 43 11
2009/10 36 12 0 0 7 3 14 2 57 17
2010/11 11 0 0 0 5 1 — 16 1
Итого 76 20 1 0 18 6 21 3 116 29
Флаг Бразилии Фламенго Серия А 2011 31 14 5 1 3 2 13 4 52 21
2012 27 7 12 0 8 2 9 4 56 13
Итого 33 15 5 1 11 4 22 8 71 28
Всего за карьеру 376 147 73 16 113 37 107 52 669 252

Международная статистика

Сборная Сезон Товарищеские Турниры Всего
Игры Голы Игры Голы Игры Голы
Флаг Бразилии Бразилия
1999 4 0 9 7 13 7
2000 0 0 5 1 5 1
2001 2 1 2 0 4 1
2002 5 2 5 2 10 4
2003 4 1 4 1 8 2
2004 5 5 5 1 10 6
2005 1 0 11 6 12 6
2006 4 0 5 0 9 0
2007 7 4 4 1 11 5
2008 0 0 2 0 2 0
2009 1 0 2 0 3 0
2010 1 0 0 0 1 0
2011 5 1 0 0 5 1
2012 1 0 0 0 1 0
Всего за карьеру 40 14 54 19 94 33

Матчи и голы за сборную

Матчи Роналдиньо за сборную Бразилии до 23 лет  

Исполненные штрафные удары

В ниже предоставленном списке представлены все исполненные штрафные удары Роналдиньо (только те, из которых он забивал голы). Все 54 исполненных штрафных удара. Из них: 24 за «Барселону», 11 за сборную Бразилии, 7 за Гремио», 4 за «Фламенго» и «ПСЖ», 3 за «Милан» и 1 за «Атлетико Минейро».

Реализованные пенальти

В ниже предоставленном списке представлены все реализованные Роналдиньо пенальти. Из них: 9 за «Милан», 6 за «Фламенго».

Достижения

Командные

Роналдиньо на праздновании выигрыша чемпионата Испании 2005

Флаг Бразилии Гремио

  • Чемпион штата Риу-Гранди-ду-Сул: 1999
  • Обладатель Кубка Сул-Минас: 1999

Флаг Франции Пари Сен-Жермен

  • Обладатель Кубка Интертото: 2001

Флаг Испании Барселона

  • Чемпион Испании (2): 2005, 2006
  • Обладатель Суперкубка Испании (2): 2005, 2006
  • Победитель Лиги чемпионов: 2006

Флаг Италии Милан

  • Чемпион Италии: 2010/11
  • Бронзовый призёр чемпионата Италии (2) : 2008/09, 2009/10

Флаг Бразилии Фламенго

  • Обладатель Кубка Гуанабара: 2011
  • Обладатель Кубка Рио: 2011
  • Чемпион штата Рио-де-Жанейро: 2011

Флаг Бразилии Сборная Бразилии

  • Чемпион мира (до 17 лет): 1997
  • Обладатель Кубка Америки: 1999
  • Чемпион мира: 2002
  • Обладатель Кубка конфедераций: 2005
  • Бронзовый призёр Олимпийских игр: 2008
  • Обладатель Кубка Роки: 2011

Личные достижения

  • Лучший бомбардир чемпионата штата Риу-Гранди-ду-Сул: 1999 (15 голов)
  • Лучший бомбардир Кубка конфедераций: 1999 (6 голов)
  • Лучший игрок Кубка конфедераций: 1999
  • Обладатель «Серебряного мяча» Бразилии: 2000
  • Входит в состав символической сборной чемпионата мира: 2002
  • Лучший иностранный футболист чемпионата Испании: 2004
  • Обладатель Трофея ЕФЕ (Лучший южноамериканец в чемпионате Испании): 2004
  • Игрок года ФИФА: 2004, 2005
  • Игрок года по версии World Soccer: 2004, 2005
  • Обладатель «Золотого мяча» как лучшему футболисту Европы по версии France Football: 2005
  • Лучший нападающий УЕФА: 2005
  • Лучший игрок мира по версии Onze: 2005
  • Клубный футболист года по версии УЕФА: 2006
  • Лучший игрок года по версии ФИФПРО: 2005, 2006
  • Входит в состав символической сборной ФИФПРО: 2005, 2006, 2007
  • Golden Foot: 2009
  • Лучший ассистент чемпионата Италии: 2009/10[59] (15 передач)
  • Входит в состав символической сборной чемпионата штата Рио-де-Жанейро: 2011
  • Входит в состав символической сборной чемпионата Бразилии: 2011
  • Входит в состав символической сборной чемпионата Бразилии: 2012
  • Лучший игрок чемпионата Бразилии по версии ГЛОБО: 2012;
  • Золотой мяч — Placar — ESPN 2012;

Примечания

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  2. ↑ Согласно практической транскрипции, правильным вариантом передачи имени является Роналдинью Гаушу.
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Ссылки

commons: Роналдиньо на Викискладе?
  • Профиль игрока на Sports.ru  (рус.)
  • Фотохроника игрока на Sports.ru  (рус.)
  • Статистика выступлений в Бразилии  (рус.)
  • Профиль на официальном сайте ФК «Атлетико Минейро»  (порт.)
  • Профиль на официальном сайте ФК «Барселона»  (англ.)
  • Профиль в Футпедии
  • Статистика выступлений за «Барселону» по сезонам
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Атлетико Минейро (по состоянию на 7 июня 2012)

1 Жиованни (в) • 2 Маркос Роша • 3 Леонардо Силва • 4 Рафаэл Маркес • 5 Ревер (к) • 6 Жуниор Сезар • 7 Данилиньо • 8 Леандро Донизете • 9 Андре • 10 Гильерме • 11 Бернард • 15 Уэсли • 17 Лелеу • 18 Жуниньо • 19 Пауло Энрике • 20 Ришарлисон • 21 Луис Эдуардо • 23 Ли Винстон (в) • 25 Филлипе Соутто • 26 Карлос Сезар • 27 Энрике • 28 Джексон • 30 Ренан Рибейро (в) • 32 Жо • 35 Пауло Виктор (в) • 49 Роналдиньо • 55 Пьерре • 77 Сержиньо Минейро • 79 Трижиньо • 81 Дуду • 87 Эскудеро • 99 Нето Берола • Тренер: Кука

Сборная Бразилии — Кубок Америки 1999 — чемпион
Флаг Бразилии

1 Дида (в) • 2 Кафу • 3 Одван • 4 Антонио Карлос • 5 Эмерсон • 6 Роберто Карлос • 7 Аморозо • 8 Вампета • 9 Роналдо • 10 Ривалдо • 11 Алекс • 12 Маркос (в) • 13 Эванилсон • 14 Белли • 15 Жуан Карлос • 16 Сержиньо • 17 Маркос Пауло • 18 Флавио Консейсао • 19 Бето • 20 Кристиан • 21 Роналдиньо • 22 Зе Роберто • тренер: Вандерлей Лушембурго

Сборная Бразилии — Кубок конфедераций 1999 — 2-е место
Флаг Бразилии

1 Дида (в) • 2 Эванилсон • 3 Одван • 4 Жуан Карлос • 5 Консейсао • 6 Сержиньо • 7 Роналдиньо • 8 Эмерсон • 9 Кристиан • 10 Алекс • 11 Зе Роберто • 12 Маркос (в) • 13 Сесар Белли • 14 Луис Алберто • 15 Маркос Пауло • 16 Атирсон • 17 Бето • 18 Рони • 19 Варлей • 20 Вампета • тренер: Вандерлей Лушембурго

Сборная Бразилии — Олимпийские игры 2000
Флаг Бразилии

1 Элтон • 2 Байано • 3 Билика • 4 Алваро • 5 Маркос Пауло • 6 Фабио Аурелио • 7 Роналдиньо • 8 Фабиано • 9 Эду • 10 Алекс • 11 Джеованни • 12 Рожер • 13 Андре Луис • 14 Лусио • 15 Моцарт • 16 Атирсон • 17 Лукас • 18 Фабио Коста • тренер: Лушембурго

Сборная Бразилии — чемпионат мира 2002 — чемпион
Флаг Бразилии

1 Маркос (в) • 2 Кафу (к) • 3 Лусио • 4 Роке Жуниор • 5 Эдмилсон • 6 Роберто Карлос • 7 Рикардиньо • 8 Жилберту Силва • 9 Роналдо • 10 Ривалдо • 11 Роналдиньо • 12 Дида (в) • 13 Беллетти • 14 Андерсон Полга • 15 Клеберсон • 16 Жуниор • 17 Денилсон • 18 Вампета • 19 Жуниньо Паулиста • 20 Эдилсон • 21 Луизао • 22 Рожерио Сени (в) • 23 Кака • тренер: Луис Фелипе Сколари

Сборная Бразилии — Кубок конфедераций 2003
Флаг Бразилии

1 Дида • 2 Беллетти • 3 Лусио • 4 Жуан • 5 Эмерсон • 6 Жилберто • 7 Роналдиньо • 8 Клеберсон • 9 Адриано • 10 Рикардиньо • 11 Жил • 12 Жулио Сезар • 13 Мауриньo • 14 Фабио Лусиано • 15 Эду Драсена • 16 Клебер • 17 Эдуардо Коста • 18 Дуду Сеаренсе • 19 Адриано Габиру • 20 Алекс • 21 Илан • 22 Луис Фабиано • 23 Фабио • тренер: Паррейра

Сборная Бразилии — Кубок конфедераций 2005 — чемпион
Флаг Бразилии

1 Дида (в) • 2 Майкон • 3 Лусио • 4 Роке Жуниор • 5 Эмерсон • 6 Жилберто • 7 Робиньо • 8 Кака • 9 Адриано • 10 Роналдиньо • 11 Зе Роберто • 12 Маркос (в) • 13 Сисиньо • 14 Жуан • 15 Луизао • 16 Лео • 17 Жилберту Силва • 18 Жуниньо • 19 Ренато • 20 Жулио Баптиста • 21 Рикардо Оливейра • 22 Эду • 23 Гомес (в) • тренер: Карлос Алберто Паррейра

Сборная Бразилии — чемпионат мира 2006
Флаг Бразилии

1 Дида (в) • 2 Кафу (к) • 3 Лусио • 4 Жуан • 5 Эмерсон • 6 Роберто Карлос • 7 Адриано • 8 Кака • 9 Роналдо • 10 Роналдиньо • 11 Зе Роберто • 12 Рожерио Сени (в) • 13 Сисиньо • 14 Луизао • 15 Крис • 16 Жилберто • 17 Жилберту Силва • 18 Минейро • 19 Жуниньо • 20 Рикардиньо • 21 Фред • 22 Жулио Сезар (в) • 23 Робиньо • тренер: Паррейра

Сборная Бразилии — Олимпийские игры 2008 — 3-е место
Флаг Бразилии

1 Диего Алвес (в) • 2 Рафинья • 3 Алекс Силва • 4 Тиаго Силва • 5 Эрнанес • 6 Марсело • 7 Андерсон • 8 Лукас • 9 Пато • 10 Роналдиньо (к) • 11 Рамирес • 12 Ренан (в) • 13 Илсиньо • 14 Брено • 15 Диего • 16 Тиаго Невес • 17 Собис • 18 Жо • тренер: Дунга
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