Ronaldinho

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, Ronaldinho is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time,https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/01/19/farewell-ronaldinho-thought-already-gone-thanks/https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/page/Ronaldinho's-'what-ifs'-are-irrelevant,-just-celebrate-one-of-the-greatest-ever/ronaldinho-ifs-irrelevant-just-celebrate-one-greatest-everhttps://www.si.com/soccer/the-50-greatest-soccer-players-of-all-time and by some, as the greatest ever. 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.
At club level, he is best known for playing for F.C. Barcelona (2003-2008). 

During his career, he was one of the most valuable footballers in the world.https://www.givemesport.com/1731867-ronaldinho-beckham-rooney-who-was-the-most-valuable-footballer-in-2004/https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/most-valuable-players-in-2005-ballack-ahead-of-gerrard-and-kaka/view/news/357293https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/ronaldinho-named-valuable-footballer-beckham/550839https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/mar/31/marketingandpr.sport In 2009, he was voted "World Player of the Decade 2000s", ahead of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. His admirers and supporters call him "O Bruxo" ("The Wizard").

 Club career statistics 

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueRegional LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGrêmio1998Brasileirão1417Appearances in the Campeonato Gaúcho22Appearances in the Copa do Brasil015Ten appearances and one goal in the Copa Libertadores, five appearances and two goals in the Copa Mercosur3—38619991741715304Appearances in the Copa Mercosur26Four appearances in the Copa Sul, two appearances and one goal in the Seletiva Libertadores1472220002114131133——37282001————3Appearances in the Copa Sul-Minas232Total52193728831959312558Paris Saint-Germain2001–02Division 1289—6Four appearances and two goals in the Coupe de la Ligue, two appearances in the Coupe de France26Appearances in the UEFA Cup2—40132002–03278—6One appearance the Coupe de la Ligue, five appearances and three goals in the Coupe de France341—3712Total5517—125103—7725Barcelona2003–04La Liga3215—6Appearances in the Copa del Rey374—45222004–05359——7Appearances in the UEFA Champions League4—42132005–062917—211272Appearances in the Supercopa de España145262006–073221—40825Two appearances in the Supercopa de España, one appearance in the UEFA Super Cup, two appearances and one goal in the FIFA Club World Cup149242007–08178—1081—269Total14570—13442187220794Milan2008–09Serie A298—1Appearance in the Coppa Italia062—36102009–103612——73—43152010–11110——51—161Total7620—10186—9526Flamengo2011Brasileirão311413Appearances in the Campeonato Carioca4513Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana2—5221201221104—8Appearances in the Copa Libertadores2—207Total331523851114—7228Atlético Mineiro2012Brasileirão329————32920131476Appearances in the Campeonato Mineiro4201442Appearances in the FIFA Club World Cup2381720142040—712Appearances in the Recopa Sudamericana0151Total481610420215428527Querétaro2014–15Liga MX258—4Appearances in the Copa MX0——298Fluminense2015Brasileirão70—20——90Career total4411657040471312141207700266

 International career statistics 
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|1999||13||7
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|2000||5||1
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|2001||4||1
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|2002||10||4
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|2003||8||2
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|2004||10||6
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|2005||12||6
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|2006||9||0
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|2007||11||5
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|2008||2||0
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|2009||3||0
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|2010||1||0
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|2011||5||1
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|2012||1||0
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|2013||3||0
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 International goals 

 Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.

CapDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1230 June 1999Estadio Antonio Aranda, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay5–0 align="center"  1999 Copa América2624 July 1999Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico2–0 align="center"  1999 FIFA Confederations Cup3728 July 19991–0 align="center" 4830 July 19992–0 align="center" 591 August 19992–0 rowspan="3" align="center" 66–278–281423 February 2000Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand3–0 align="center"  Friendly9193 March 2001Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, United States1–0 align="center" 102417 April 2002Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal1–1 align="center"  11278 June 2002Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, South Korea3–0 align="center"  2002 FIFA World Cup122921 June 2002Shizuoka Stadium, Shizuoka, Japan2–1 align="center" 133220 November 2002Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea3–2 align="center"  Friendly143429 March 2003Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal1–1 align="center" 154010 September 2003Vivaldão, Manaus, Brazil1-0 align="center"  2006 FIFA World Cup qualification164328 April 2004Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary4–1 align="center"  Friendly174518 August 2004Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti2–0 rowspan="3" align="center" 184–0195–020465 September 2004Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil2–0 align="center"  2006 FIFA World Cup qualification21478 September 2004Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany1–1 align="center"  Friendly22519 February 2005Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong4–0 align="center" 23545 June 2005Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil1–0 rowspan="2" align="center"  2006 FIFA World Cup qualification242–0255822 June 2005RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany2–1 align="center"  2005 FIFA Confederations Cup265925 June 2005Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany2–1 align="center" 276029 June 2005Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany3–0 align="center"  2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Final287224 March 2007Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden1–0 rowspan="2" align="center"  Friendly293–0307622 August 2007Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France2–0 align="center" 31779 September 2007Soldier Field, Chicago, United States3–2 align="center" 328017 October 2007Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil2–0 align="center"  2010 FIFA World Cup qualification339311 October 2011Estadio Corona, Torreón, Mexico1–1 align="center"  Friendly

 References 

 Other websites 



 Tactical Profile – Football-Lineups.com
 European Champions Cup/UEFA Champions League Winning Squads

 Ronaldinho profile at the official FC Barcelona website



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