Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, widely known as Ronaldinho, was born on 21 March 1980 in the Restinga district of Porto Alegre, the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Skilful, agile, extrovert, fast, inspired, magical are the various names that better describes Ronaldinho. He is also known by the name Ronaldinho gaucho and jugadas ronaldinho. A large number of people often get confused between Ronaldo Ronaldinho but they are two different people who play for same side i.e. Brazil. Like many Brazilians, he started playing soccer at an early age. His amazing talent caught everyone's imagination.
He was awarded FIFA World Player for 2 years in series year in 2004 and 2005. His personality, charming bent-toothed grin, flowing curls and fantastic ball handling made him the major off the field celebrity. He is mentioned in the same bracket as the likes of Zico or Pele. With each passing soccer game the feeling grows that he will go on to become one of the greatest football player the world has ever seen.
In 2001 Ronaldinho signed a contract with Paris St. Germain FC. It was during his successful stint with the club here that many of the major European clubs wanted to strike a deal with Ronaldinho. After bidding war of sorts among many major European clubs, Ronaldinho was signed by FC Barcelona on the 19th of July 2003 for £20 million. Currently, he is associated with the Italian giant club A.C. Milan on a three year contract.
The technically correct and wonderful dribbler was the automatic choice in Carlos Alberto Parreira's Brazil Soccer team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. With Ronaldinho's magic and amazing talents on the field, it is certain that he will increase Brazil's chances of winning the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa.