Ronaldinho
- This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is de Assis and the second is Moreira.
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980), more commonly known as Ronaldinho, or Ronaldinho Gaúcho, is a retired Brazilian footballer. Considered the best player in world football for several years,[2] he is regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time,[3] and by some, as the greatest ever.[4][5][6][7][8][9] He was known for his dribbling, passing, flair, skills, and ability to create and score goals, all prominent characteristics of his early-age background playing futsal. He is the only player ever to have won a World Cup, a Copa América, a Confederations Cup, a Champions League, a Copa Libertadores and a Ballon d'Or.[10] At club level, he is best known for playing for F.C. Barcelona (2003-2008). In 2009, he was voted "World Player of the Decade 2000s", ahead of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.[11] In Brazil, his admirers and supporters call him "O Bruxo" ("The Wizard").[12][13]
Ronaldinho in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ronaldo de Assis Moreira[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 21 March 1980||
Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
Youth career | |||
1987–1998 | Grêmio | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2001 | Grêmio | 92 | (89) |
2001–2003 | Paris Saint-Germain | 55 | (38) |
2003–2008 | Barcelona | 145 | (70) |
2008–2011 | Milan | 76 | (20) |
2011–2012 | Flamengo | 56 | (29) |
2012–2014 | Atlético Mineiro | 58 | (20) |
2014–2015 | Querétaro | 25 | (8) |
2015 | Fluminense | 7 | (0) |
Total | 511 | (205) | |
National team | |||
1997 | Brazil U17 | 13 | (3) |
1998–1999 | Brazil U20 | 17 | (8) |
1999–2008 | Brazil U23 | 27 | (18) |
1999–2013 | Brazil | 97 | (33) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
After a successful club career at F.C. Barcelona, Ronaldinho was appointed ambassador of the club in September 2016.
Club career statistics
Club | Season | League | Regional League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Grêmio[14][15] | 1998 | Brasileirão | 14 | 1 | 7[a] | 2 | 2[b] | 0 | 15[c] | 3 | — | 38 | 6 | |
1999 | 17 | 4 | 17[a] | 15 | 3[b] | 0 | 4[d] | 2 | 6[e] | 1 | 47 | 22 | ||
2000 | 21 | 14 | 13[a] | 11 | 3[b] | 3 | — | — | 37 | 28 | ||||
2001 | — | — | — | — | 3[f] | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
Total | 52 | 19 | 37 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 125 | 58 | ||
Paris Saint-Germain[16][17] | 2001–02 | Division 1 | 28 | 9 | — | 6[g] | 2 | 6[h] | 2 | — | 40 | 13 | ||
2002–03 | 27 | 8 | — | 6[i] | 3 | 4[h] | 1 | — | 37 | 12 | ||||
Total | 55 | 17 | — | 12 | 5 | 10 | 3 | — | 77 | 25 | ||||
Barcelona[14][16][17] | 2003–04 | La Liga | 32 | 15 | — | 6[j] | 3 | 7[h] | 4 | — | 45 | 22 | ||
2004–05 | 35 | 9 | — | — | 7[k] | 4 | — | 42 | 13 | |||||
2005–06 | 29 | 17 | — | 2[j] | 1 | 12[k] | 7 | 2[l] | 1 | 45 | 26 | |||
2006–07 | 32 | 21 | — | 4[j] | 0 | 8[k] | 2 | 5[m] | 1 | 49 | 24 | |||
2007–08 | 17 | 8 | — | 1[j] | 0 | 8[k] | 1 | — | 26 | 9 | ||||
Total | 145 | 70 | — | 13 | 4 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 207 | 94 | |||
Milan[14][16][17] | 2008–09 | Serie A | 29 | 8 | — | 1[n] | 0 | 6[h] | 2 | — | 36 | 10 | ||
2009–10 | 36 | 12 | — | — | 7[k] | 3 | — | 43 | 15 | |||||
2010–11 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 5[k] | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | |||||
Total | 76 | 20 | — | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | — | 95 | 26 | ||||
Flamengo[16][18][17] | 2011 | Brasileirão | 31 | 14 | 13[o] | 4 | 5[b] | 1 | 3[p] | 2 | — | 52 | 21 | |
2012 | 2 | 1 | 10[o] | 4 | — | 8[q] | 2 | — | 20 | 7 | ||||
Total | 33 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 4 | — | 72 | 28 | |||
Atlético Mineiro[16][18][17] | 2012 | Brasileirão | 32 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 9 | ||||
2013 | 14 | 7 | 6[r] | 4 | 2[b] | 0 | 14[q] | 4 | 2[s] | 2 | 38 | 17 | ||
2014 | 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[16][17][18] | 2014–15 | Liga MX | 25 | 8 | — | 4[u] | 0 | — | — | 29 | 8 | |||
Fluminense[16][17][18] | 2015 | Brasileirão | 7 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Career total | 441 | 165 | 70 | 40 | 47 | 13 | 121 | 41 | 20 | 7 | 700 | 266 |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Appearances in the Campeonato Gaúcho
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Appearances in the Copa do Brasil
- ↑ Ten appearances and one goal in the Copa Libertadores, five appearances and two goals in the Copa Mercosur
- ↑ Appearances in the Copa Mercosur
- ↑ Four appearances in the Copa Sul, two appearances and one goal in the Seletiva Libertadores
- ↑ Appearances in the Copa Sul-Minas
- ↑ Four appearances and two goals in the Coupe de la Ligue, two appearances in the Coupe de France
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Appearances in the UEFA Cup
- ↑ One appearance the Coupe de la Ligue, five appearances and three goals in the Coupe de France
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Appearances in the Copa del Rey
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in the Supercopa de España
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Appearance in the Coppa Italia
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Appearances in the Campeonato Carioca
- ↑ Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Appearances in the Campeonato Mineiro
- ↑ Appearances in the FIFA Club World Cup
- ↑ Appearances in the Recopa Sudamericana
- ↑ Appearances in the Copa MX
International career statistics
Source:[19]
Brazil national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1999 | 13 | 7 |
2000 | 5 | 1 |
2001 | 4 | 1 |
2002 | 10 | 4 |
2003 | 8 | 2 |
2004 | 10 | 6 |
2005 | 12 | 6 |
2006 | 9 | 0 |
2007 | 11 | 5 |
2008 | 2 | 0 |
2009 | 3 | 0 |
2010 | 1 | 0 |
2011 | 5 | 1 |
2012 | 1 | 0 |
2013 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 97 | 33 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.[19]
No. | Cap | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 2 | 30 June 1999 | Estadio Antonio Aranda, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | [[File:{{{flag alias-1954}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Venezuela | 5–0 | 5–0 | 1999 Copa América | [20] |
2 | 6 | 24 July 1999 | Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico | Germany | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup | |
3 | 7 | 28 July 1999 | United States | 1–0 | 1–0 | |||
4 | 8 | 30 July 1999 | New Zealand | 2–0 | 2–0 | |||
5 | 9 | 1 August 1999 | Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | 8–2 | |||
6 | 6–2 | |||||||
7 | 8–2 | |||||||
8 | 14 | 23 February 2000 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Thailand | 3–0 | 7–0 | Friendly | [21] |
9 | 19 | 3 March 2001 | Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, United States | United States | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
10 | 24 | 17 April 2002 | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal | Portugal | 1–1 | 1–1 | [22] | |
11 | 27 | 8 June 2002 | Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, South Korea | China PR | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | |
12 | 29 | 21 June 2002 | Shizuoka Stadium, Shizuoka, Japan | England | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
13 | 32 | 20 November 2002 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | Korea Republic | 3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly | |
14 | 34 | 29 March 2003 | Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal | Portugal | 1–1 | 1–2 | ||
15 | 40 | 10 September 2003 | Vivaldão, Manaus, Brazil | Ecuador | 1-0 | 1–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
16 | 43 | 28 April 2004 | Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary | Hungary | 4–1 | 4–1 | Friendly | [23] |
17 | 45 | 18 August 2004 | Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti | Haiti | 2–0 | 6–0 | ||
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 | |
21 | 47 | 8 September 2004 | Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany | Germany | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
22 | 51 | 9 February 2005 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 4–0 | 7–1 | ||
23 | 54 | 5 June 2005 | Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil | Paraguay | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
24 | 2–0 | |||||||
25 | 58 | 22 June 2005 | RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany | Japan | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup | |
26 | 59 | 25 June 2005 | Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany | Germany | 2–1 | 3–2 | ||
27 | 60 | 29 June 2005 | Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany | Argentina | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Final | |
28 | 72 | 24 March 2007 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | Chile | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | [24] |
29 | 3–0 | |||||||
30 | 76 | 22 August 2007 | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France | Algeria | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
31 | 77 | 9 September 2007 | Soldier Field, Chicago, United States | United States | 3–2 | 4–2 | ||
32 | 80 | 17 October 2007 | Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Ecuador | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
33 | 93 | 11 October 2011 | Estadio Corona, Torreón, Mexico | Mexico | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | [25] |
Ronaldinho Media
Born in Porto Alegre in 1980, Ronaldinho moved into an affluent suburb at the age of eight
Ronaldinho arrived at the Parc des Princes (pictured) to much fanfare.
Ronaldinho (pictured in 2004) was named world player of the year in his second season with the club
Ronaldinho taking a corner against Celta de Vigo at the Camp Nou in 2005
Ronaldinho celebrates scoring for Flamengo in February 2011
Ronaldinho with Atlético Mineiro in the Brazilian Série A in October 2012
Ronaldinho signing a football at the Web Summit in November 2016
Ronaldinho taking a corner during the 2006 World Cup
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players: Atletico Mineiro" (PDF). FIFA. 15 December 2013. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ↑ "The only player to have won the six biggest trophies in world football".
- ↑ "Maradona: "El mejor del mundo es Ronaldinho y el resto está a gran distancia"". www.elconfidencial.com (in español). 9 May 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ↑ "Opinion: Why Ronaldinho Has to be Considered the Greatest of All Time". 27 February 2018. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ↑ "Why Ronaldinho - football's great libertine - is the real goat over Messi and Ronaldo". 24 March 2020.
- ↑ "Ronaldinho is the best player in football history - Nani". 9 March 2016.
- ↑ "Kevin-Prince Boateng: 'Ronaldinho best of all time' - Sports Mole".
- ↑ "Former Barcelona Star Hails Ronaldinho as the Greatest Player of All Time Ahead of Lionel Messi". 14 October 2020. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ↑ "Van Dijk names Ronaldinho as the greatest player of all time".
- ↑ "The only player to have won the six biggest trophies in world football".
- ↑ "World Soccer". 16 May 2010. Archived from the original on 16 May 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ↑ "Former Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho on probation". 9 April 2020.
- ↑ "Ronaldinho Gaúcho is the New Ambassador of Catimba Fantasy Soccer". 6 April 2022. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Bocci, Alessandra (2011). Il calcio di Ronaldinho ai raggi X (in italiano). La Gazzetta dello Sport. pp. 94–95.
- ↑ "Ronaldo de Assis Moreira". Gremiopedia (in português). Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 "Ronaldinho". The Top Forward. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ronaldinho Gaúcho". national-football-teams.com.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 "Ronaldinho Gaúcho". Soccerway.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Ronaldo de Assis Moreira "Ronaldinho" - Goals in International Matches". rsssf.com.
- ↑ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1998–1999". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 10 August 2020. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ↑ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2000–2001". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 14 October 2020. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ↑ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2002–2003". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 10 August 2020. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ↑ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2004–2005". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 10 August 2020. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ↑ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2006–2007". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 10 August 2020. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ↑ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2010–2011". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 10 August 2020. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
Other websites
- Ronaldinho – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish)
- Ronaldinho – FIFA competition record
- Tactical Profile – Football-Lineups.com
- European Champions Cup/UEFA Champions League Winning Squads
- Ronaldinho Gaúcho official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 6 March 2010) (in Spanish, Portuguese, English, and Italian)
- Ronaldinho profile at the official FC Barcelona website
- Ronaldinho career stats at Soccerbase