World
Cup 2006
Star Player Profiles
Ronaldinho
Birth Date: 21
March 1980
Birth Place: Porto Alegre
Birth Nation: Brazil
Height: 180cm
Weight: 76Kg
Nationality: Brazilian
Position: Forward
Previous Clubs: Gremio, Paris Saint Germain
Ronaldinho -
or little Ronaldo, made such a huge impact as a teenager
that Paris Saint- Germain broke the world record transfer
fee for a teenager to bring him to the club.
He is a regular
for Brazil and was one of their stars during the 2002 World
Cup win. He scored a freak goal against England and generally
played well but was slightly overshadowed by the other two
R's, Ronaldo and Rivaldo
He left PSG this
summer to join Barca after being courted by many of the
biggest clubs in Europe, eventually choosing the Catalan
giants over English giants Manchester United.
He made his international
debut v Latvia in June 1999. He joined PSG from Gremio for
£3.6m, but suffered from regular bouts of unprofessionalism
and bad behaviour. He was indifferent if he felt that the
match wasn't a 'big' enough match for him, but during the
big games he was magnificent.
Like any footballer
these days he spent most of his time in night clubs and
strip joints, and complained regularly about coach Luis
Fernandes' tactics and man-management. He even threatened
to quit the club unless Fernandes was sacked.
The night before
a game with Lens he smuggled a girl into his hotel room,
Fernandes found out and decided to drop the wayward star
only to be over-ruled by the clubs directors. PSG lost the
game 3-2 and PSG's president went into the player's dressing
room to congratulate Ronaldinho.
Last season he
returned from the season's winter break 5 days late, claiming
that he had problems with his (in)famous teeth. He was fined
a mere £1300 - though Fernandes did drop him this
time. At a press conference club president Laurent Perpere
informed the media that if he had to choose between player
and coach he would choose player. Perpere was sacked by
the club owners at the end of the season.
Le Marca reported
on July 6 that Ronaldinho was saying that his ambition was
to play for Real Madrid as soon as possible. On July 13
"Ronaldinho last night revealed in an exclusive interview
that he is ready to join Manchester United 'immediately.'
The Brazilian superstar is expected to be unveiled at Old
Trafford on Tuesday and told us he has no doubts over where
his future lies, saying "United is what I want and
I am ready to move immediately." On July 21 it was
being reported "I am thrilled to be here I've always
dreamed of playing for Barcelona since I was a small boy."
Full Name: Ronaldinho
de Assis Moreira
Nickname: Ronaldinho
Gaucho
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