Query: Ronaldinho has played 97 football matches.

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Brazil national football team <=SEP=> The Brazil national football team ( Seleção Brasileira de Futebol ) represents Brazil in international men 's association football . Brazil is administered by the Brazilian Football Confederation ( CBF ) , the governing body for football in Brazil . They have been a member of the FIFA since 1923 and member of the CONMEBOL since 1916 . Brazil is the most successful national football team in international competition , winning FIFA World Cup with five championships : 1958 , 1962 , 1970 , 1994 and 2002 . Brazil also has the best overall performance in World Cup history in both proportional and absolute terms with a record of 70 victories in 104 matches played , 119 goal difference , 227 points and only 17 losses . Brazil is the only national team to have played in all World Cup editions without any absence nor need for playoffs . The seleção is also the most successful national team in the FIFA Confederations Cup with four titles : 1997 , 2005 , 2009 and 2013 , being the holder of the last title of the tournament .   The national football teams of Brazil , Argentina and France are the only national teams that have won the three most important men 's titles recognized by FIFA : the World Cup , the Confederations Cup , and the Olympic tournament . They have also won their respective continental championship ( Copa América for Brazil and Argentina , and UEFA European Championship for France ) .   Brazil has the all-time highest average Football Elo Rating with 2017.9 , and the third all time highest Football Elo Rating with 2160 in 1962 , only behind the Hungary Golden Team of 1954 and the German team of 2014 . Many distinguished commentators consider the Brazil team of 1970 to be the greatest association football team ever , although some argue the case for other teams , such as the Brazil team of 1958 or 1962 , with honorary mentions for the gifted 1982 side .   Brazil is the only national team to have won the World Cup on four different continents : once in Europe ( 1958 Sweden ) , once in South America ( 1962 Chile ) , twice in North America ( 1970 Mexico and 1994 United States ) and once in Asia ( 2002 Korea/Japan ) . They also share with Spain a record of 35 consecutive international matches undefeated . A common quip about football is : `` Os ingleses o inventaram , os brasileiros o aperfeiçoaram '' ( `` The English invented it , the Brazilians perfected it '' ) .

Ronaldinho <=SEP=> Ronaldo de Assis Moreira ( born 21 March 1980 ) , commonly known as Ronaldinho ( -LSB- ʁonawˈdʒĩɲu -RSB- ) or Ronaldinho Gaúcho , is a Brazilian professional footballer and current club ambassador for Spanish club FC Barcelona after signing for them in September 2016 . His main playing position is as an attacking midfielder or forward . He won the FIFA World Player of the Year award in 2004 and 2005 . Renowned for his technique , tricks , dribbling , overhead kicks , no-look passes and free kicks , Ronaldinho is regarded to be one of the best players of his generation .   `` Ronaldinho '' , the lengthened term of endearment for `` Ronaldo '' , is accompanied in Brazilian usage by the nickname `` Gaúcho '' ( since he hails from southern Brazil ) , in order to distinguish him from fellow footballer and countryman Ronaldo , who was known as `` Ronaldinho '' in Brazil beforehand . Ronaldo went by his first name upon his move to Europe , thereby allowing Ronaldinho to drop the `` Gaúcho '' and go by the name Ronaldinho abroad .   Ronaldinho has played 97 matches and scored 33 goals for the Brazil national team . He was an integral part of the 2002 FIFA World Cup-winning team in Korea and Japan , starring alongside Ronaldo and Rivaldo in an attacking trio , and was named in the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team .   At club level , Ronaldinho played first for the Brazilian club Grêmio before spending the bulk of his career with European clubs Paris Saint-Germain , Barcelona and Milan . He then returned to Brazil to play for Flamengo and Atlético Mineiro before moving to Mexico to play for Querétaro . With Barcelona , he won La Liga twice , the UEFA Champions League in 2006 and accumulated numerous individual awards , including the FIFA World Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005 and the Ballon d'Or in 2005 . Ronaldinho was named in the FIFA 100 , a list of the world 's greatest living players compiled by Pelé , and to the FIFPro World XI from 2005 -- 2007 .