Ronaldinho

Ronaldinho, 2013

, Nicknamed Ronaldinho [ xonawdʒĩɲu ] and in Brazil exclusively Ronaldo de Assis Moreira called Ronaldinho Gaúcho ( born March 21, 1980 in Porto Alegre), is a Brazilian footballer. In 2002 he became world champion with the Brazilian national team. With FC Barcelona twice he was Spanish Champion and one Champions League winner. The both shooting, attacking midfielder was known by dribbling, high scoring prowess and tremendous fit. He was elected in 2005 to Europe's Footballer of the Year as well as 2004 and 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year.

Career

Clubs

Grêmio

The youth spent Ronaldinho in Brazil with his hometown club Grêmio Foot -Ball Porto Alegrense. From April 1993 to October 1994, he completed a language course in French-speaking Switzerland, where his older brother Roberto Assis nine years played professionally for FC Sion. Ronaldinho played as at the C- Junior (U -14) FC Sion some championship games. His professional career started in 1997 at Gremio in the Brazilian first division.

Paris Saint- Germain

In 2001 he went to France to Paris Saint- Germain and moved there to the attention of European top clubs.

FC Barcelona

In 2003, Ronaldinho for about 30 million euros to FC Barcelona. In his first season with the Catalans won him his spectacular game, a world footballer of the award. In the season 2004/ 05 Barcelona dominated with Ronaldinho the Primera Division and was Spanish champion. 2005 Ronaldinho was named the best footballer in Europe and - after another for the second time - voted the best footballer in the world. He won by a wide margin ahead of Frank Lampard ( Chelsea) and his Barca teammate Samuel Eto'o. Only Zinédine Zidane, Ronaldo and Lionel Messi won this title more than twice.

In September Ronaldinho extended his contract runs until 2008 increased references to early 2010.

During the 2005/06 season was the most successful his club career with the renewed winning the Spanish Championship and winning the Champions League, his performances began to subside in the same year. This trend continued in 2007. Especially his dribbling reach no longer like before, he was physically and mentally slower. The reason was initially given by himself and by various club side, persistent injuries. Later, however, was openly speculated about an unprofessional way of life such as a debauched nightlife, to even the former coach Frank Rijkaard said Ronaldinho simulate only. As a result, he came to less and less inserts.

AC Milan

After Rijkaard's successor, Josep Guardiola no longer planned for the 2008/ 09 season with Ronaldinho, this changed in August 2008 for a transfer fee of 25 million euros for AC Milan. According to a study of the " France Football ", he remained with an annual income of 19.6 million euros, including advertising money one of the top earners of professional football.

After Ronaldinho in Milan due to lack of fitness first ran after the form of previous years, in the season 2009/10 he had a significant increase in performance.

The first half of the season 2010/11 was less positive for Ronaldinho: After Ronaldinho had played in a 4 -3- 3 system by Massimiliano Allegri along with Zlatan Ibrahimović and Alexandre Pato in the storm, he was later replaced by new signing Robinho. Also known as Pato injured turned out, Allegri did not rely on Ronaldinho, but put the system in order to 4-3-1-2, in which Kevin -Prince Boateng took the part behind the strikers. Ronaldinho came only to short sessions. After another competitor during the winter break had yet been committed with Antonio Cassano, put AC Milan Ronaldinho free from training and allowed him on the departure from the training camp in Dubai to travel to Brazil for contract negotiations. Ronaldinho played in three seasons 76 times for AC Milan in Serie A, scoring 20 goals. There were twelve Champions League inserts with four goals and six UEFA Cup inserts, in which he scored two goals. Here Ronaldinho was able to build a few times on previous achievements, but his lack of consistency. In addition, he lacked, according to experts increasingly the former speed.

CR Flamengo

In January 2011, Ronaldinho moved for a transfer fee of 3 million euros from AC Milan back to CR Flamengo. After even his hometown club Gremio FB Porto Alegrense and the SE Palmeiras had tried him, he signed in Rio de Janeiro a contract in July 2014 and was given the shirt number 10 from the change he hoped to reconnect to our old services to thus increasing his chances to participate in the Copa America 2011 and the 2014 World Cup in their own country, after he was not nominated for the 2010 World Cup. Ronaldinho also followed a trend of former stars like Roberto Carlos and Ronaldo to return to Brazil.

His first game for his new club Ronaldinho completed on 2 February 2011 in the Taça Guanabara, the first round of the state championship in Rio de Janeiro, 1-0 against Nova Iguaçu FC. Before the game he was demonstratively the captain's armband from previous Leonardo Moura presented. In addition, his premieres jersey was given a place of honor, as the Flamengo Museum was opened in November 2011. On 1 May 2011 Flamengo defeated in the second round of the state championship, the competition for the Taça Rio, the CR Vasco da Gama, after a 0-0 won in the regular season with a 3-1 penalty shoot- and thus its 32nd state championship.

His debut in the National League was Ronaldinho in the same month on the first day of play in the 4-0 win against FC Avaí to which he contributed the score to 2-0. On July 27, he had a hat-trick against FC Santos; Flamengo won 5-4 after a 0-3 down. With 14 season hits Ronaldinho was one of the top five scorers in the Brasileirão of 2011. Flamengo finished fourth.

End of May 2012, after the second round of the national championship, Ronaldinho and Flamengo separated by less successful 16 months in which he often struck again by indiscipline. While he regularly appeared in the first seven months of time in training, he was nevertheless already a constant factor in the nightlife of Rio. An intervention of the association with his manager and brother Roberto Assis led mainly to the fact that Ronaldinho largely replaced its public nightly activities through frequent to continuing into the early hours of festivities in his villa in the western suburb of Barra de Tijuca Nobel. After a 2:4 defeat Flamengo in the championship game at Gremio he caroused the next 48 hours with friends in the nearby in his old home town house. Increasingly, he came late to the morning workout and made there often a abgeschlafften impression. On several occasions he was not able to participate in the training. His accomplishments on the court moderated noticeably. Vanderlei Luxemburgo First tried not to address the problems. Nevertheless, the resentment Luxemburgo took from 2012 increasingly moving into the public consciousness. " From Monday to Saturday attracts the Ronaldinho around the houses and on Sunday he makes a little free time football," Luxemburgo said at once. After Ronaldinho during a Concentração, training camp before a game, in Londrina with a woman, was congenial - a taboo - Vanderlei Luxemburgo demanded decisive action from club president Patricia Amorim. As a result, Luxemburgo was sacked and replaced by Joel Santana; Ronaldinho was forgiven, however.

Two weeks before his departure confronted football director Zinho, world champion in 1994, Ronaldinho before the assembled troops: .. " When I came, have you hugged me and assured me that you are with me today, you are not even himself with it That's lack of respect for all of your teammates. If need be, I ask Patricia [ Amorim ] for my papers and leave. " The details of the departure of Ronaldinho were not public. After erstweiligen reports of the club the player owes approximately 40.2 million Real ( In May 2012, about 15.8 million euros or 19.8 million U.S. dollars) due to its early release. In a total of 78 games for Flamengo Ronaldinho scored 28 goals, saw 19 times yellow and red twice

Clube Atlético Mineiro

After 16 months at Flamengo Ronaldinho joined the National Champion of Minas Gerais, the Clube Atlético Mineiro in Belo Horizonte. Its on Matchday planned for June 6, 2012 debut turned out since the release of the association is not yet available. He completed three days later in a 1-0 away win against Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras his debut over the full season. On October 6, 2012, he scored a hat trick against Figueirense Futebol Clube. After the season he was voted the best player of the year 2012/13 the highest Brazilian league. On July 25, 2013, Atlético won the Copa Libertadores, which it the sixth player in the history of football is only, who won the Copa Libertadores and the UEFA Champions League.

Beginning in January 2014, Ronaldinho extended his contract by one year to 31 December 2014.

National

In September 1997, Ronaldinho won the U -17 World Championship with his home country. On 26 June 1999, Ronaldinho was against Latvia his debut in the Brazilian national team. His first international goal he scored already in his second international match on June 30, 1999 against Venezuela. In July 1999, he won the Copa America with Brazil in August 1999 and was second in the Confederations Cup.

In the 2002 World Cup Ronaldinho won the world title with the Brazilian selection. His performances at the World Cup finals brought a the then 22 -year-old international attention, even though he originally was not one of the great stars of the World Cup team. He participated in five matches and scored two goals. In the quarter- final against England (2:1), he paved the equalizer before by a remarkable sprint and he achieved his spectacular winning goal when he beat the standing much too far in front of his gate England goalkeeper David Seaman with a direct free kick from a great distance. In the semifinal against Turkey Ronaldinho was closed because of its reference field in the quarterfinals. In the final against Germany, which was decided by two goals from Ronaldo, but he was back in the starting lineup.

Ronaldinho won in 2005 with the Brazilian national team to the Confederations Cup in 2005. They defeated in the final on 29 June 2005 Argentina 4-1. Ronaldinho added, with a goal in the victory. At the 2006 World Cup Ronaldinho disappointed together with an overall weak Brazilian national team, which was eliminated in the quarter- finals against eventual finalists France. Ronaldinho participated in the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2008, in part, scoring three goals and won the 2008 bronze medal. In 2000 he resigned from Brazil in the quarterfinals to eventual Olympic champions Cameroon. He was in stoppage time to compensate for the leadership of Cameroon of doing so, in the extension succeeded Cameroon but the 2:1. Also in 2008 was the resignation to eventual Olympic champion Argentina.

Due to its rare stakes and its poor athletic form at AC Milan, he was not nominated for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009. Despite a significant increase in performance in the 2009/10 season and prominent advocate as Pelé, Romário and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Ronaldinho was not called for the 2010 World Cup in the Seleção. He was nominated by coach Carlos Dunga only on demand.

On 29 October 2010, Ronaldinho was nominated by new coach Mano Menezes for the friendly match on 17 November 2010 against Argentina. Until the Copa America 2011 in Argentina, however, was not followed by more nomination, so Ronaldinho also the Copa America, as the 2010 World Cup, missed due to a failure to take account of the coach " Dunga ".

After nearly a year without taking into account Menezes nominated him for the friendly against Ghana on September 5, 2011, when he was used as well as in the games since the 1976 Copa Roca again discharged for the first time against Argentina on September 14 and 28, 2011 he went. on October 7, 2011, his 92nd international with Pele and Roberto Rivelino equal and therefore one of the 11 players with the most appearances for Brazil. On 14 March 2012, Ronaldinho was called by Menezes in the preliminary 52- man squad for the Olympic Games in 2012. Here, however, only U-23 selections are allowed, which may be reinforced with a maximum of three older athletes.

On February 6, 2013, he was honored before the match against England for his 100th game in the Seleção.

Achievements

As a national player

• U -17 World Cup: 1997
• Copa América: 1999
• World Champion: 2002
• Confederations Cup: 2005
• Olympic bronze medal: 2008
• Superclássico the Americas: 2011

With its clubs

• Copa Sul - Minas: 1999
• Campeonato Gaúcho: 1999
• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2001
• Torneig Gamper: 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007
• Spanish Supercup: 2005, 2006
• Copa Carranza: 2005
• Spanish Cup: 2005, 2006
• UEFA Champions League: 2006
• Taça Guanabara: 2011
• Taça Rio: 2011
• Campeonato Carioca: 2011
• Copa Libertadores: 2013

As a single player

• World Player of the Year: 2004, 2005
• European Footballer of the Year: 2004
• FIFA U- 17 World Cup: 1997 ( Best player )
• Confederations Cup: 1999 ( Best player )
• Bola de Ouro - Selection of the Year: 2000, 2011, 2012
• All- Star Team of the World Cup: 2002
• Best foreign player in La Liga: 2004, 2006
• Onze d'Or 2005
• UEFA Team of the Year: 2004, 2005, 2006
• UEFA Club Football Awards Forward of the Year: 2005
• UEFA Club Football Awards Player of the Year: 2006
• FIFPro World XI: 2005, 2006, 2007
• FIFPro World Player of the Year: 2005, 2006
• World Soccer Player of the Year: 2004, 2005
• World Soccer Player of the Decade: 2000s
• Golden Foot award: 2009
• Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão - Selection of the Year: 2011, 2012
• Bola de Ouro: 2012
• South America's Footballer of the Year: 2013
• FIFA 100
• Top scorer: The 1999 Confederations Cup
• Campeonato Gaúcho 1999 at
• 2000 at the Olympic Qualifying Tournament
• 2013 at the FIFA Club World Cup

Family, Other

• In Brazil, he is due to its origin from Rio Grande do Sul also called " Ronaldinho Gaúcho ," in order to distinguish him from his older namesake and former team-mate Ronaldo, who is there also called Ronaldinho.
• His older brother Assis since 2002, his manager.
• When Ronaldinho's nine years older brother Assis ( and Others 1992-1998 FC Sion) was at Gremio professional footballer, the club of his family bought a house with a swimming pool in a better neighborhood.
• When Ronaldinho was eight years old, his father died of a heart attack. (1989, see Roberto de Assis Moreira ).
• Handed over 2006 artist Kattielly Lanzini the community Chapeco in Brazil an eight-meter high statue of Ronaldinho. The statue was destroyed in the quarterfinals of the World Cup in 2006 after the departure of the Brazilian national team.
• Since August 27, 2007 Ronaldinho is also a Spanish citizen.
• He wore the shirt number 80 at AC Milan because he was born in 1980.
• Ronaldinho has a son with a Brazilian dancer, whom he named after his father.
• Ronaldinho decorated for the game FIFA Series five times the cover for the German and the UK version.
• The advertising contract between Ronaldinho and Coca -Cola was disbanded in June 2012, after the former world footballer gave a press conference at which several Pepsi cans were standing at the podium.