Ronaldinho
- This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is de Assis and the second is Moreira.
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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] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987–1998 | Grêmio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2001 | Grêmio | 92 | (238) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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] as well 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] After scoring two 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. In 2009, Ronaldinho 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]
After a successful club career at F.C. Barcelona, Ronaldinho was appointed ambassador of the club in September 2016.
Club career statistics[change | change source]
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[change | change source]
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[change | change source]
- 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 | ![]() |
5–0 | 5–0 | 1999 Copa América | [20] |
2 | 6 | 24 July 1999 | Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico | ![]() |
2–0 | 4–0 | 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup | |
3 | 7 | 28 July 1999 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | |||
4 | 8 | 30 July 1999 | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | |||
5 | 9 | 1 August 1999 | ![]() |
2–0 | 8–2 | |||
6 | 6–2 | |||||||
7 | 8–2 | |||||||
8 | 14 | 23 February 2000 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() |
3–0 | 7–0 | Friendly | [21] |
9 | 19 | 3 March 2001 | Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, United States | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | ||
10 | 24 | 17 April 2002 | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | [22] | |
11 | 27 | 8 June 2002 | Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, South Korea | ![]() |
3–0 | 4–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | |
12 | 29 | 21 June 2002 | Shizuoka Stadium, Shizuoka, Japan | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 | ||
13 | 32 | 20 November 2002 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | ![]() |
3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly | |
14 | 34 | 29 March 2003 | Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 | ||
15 | 40 | 10 September 2003 | Vivaldão, Manaus, Brazil | ![]() |
1-0 | 1–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
16 | 43 | 28 April 2004 | Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary | ![]() |
4–1 | 4–1 | Friendly | [23] |
17 | 45 | 18 August 2004 | Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti | ![]() |
2–0 | 6–0 | ||
18 | 4–0 | |||||||
19 | 5–0 | |||||||
20 | 46 | 5 September 2004 | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
21 | 47 | 8 September 2004 | Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
22 | 51 | 9 February 2005 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
4–0 | 7–1 | ||
23 | 54 | 5 June 2005 | Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
24 | 2–0 | |||||||
25 | 58 | 22 June 2005 | RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–2 | 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup | |
26 | 59 | 25 June 2005 | Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany | ![]() |
2–1 | 3–2 | ||
27 | 60 | 29 June 2005 | Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany | ![]() |
3–0 | 4–1 | 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Final | |
28 | 72 | 24 March 2007 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | [24] |
29 | 3–0 | |||||||
30 | 76 | 22 August 2007 | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | ||
31 | 77 | 9 September 2007 | Soldier Field, Chicago, United States | ![]() |
3–2 | 4–2 | ||
32 | 80 | 17 October 2007 | Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ![]() |
2–0 | 5–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
33 | 93 | 11 October 2011 | Estadio Corona, Torreón, Mexico | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | [25] |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 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 Spanish). 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.
- ↑ "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 Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. pp. 94–95.
- ↑ "Ronaldo de Assis Moreira". Gremiopedia (in Portuguese). 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[change | change source]


- Ronaldinho – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish)
- Ronaldinho – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 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 at Soccerbase