The Story of Ronaldinho's Life Journey.

Still remember Ronaldinho, one of the world's soccer maestros. The player who is known to have bent teeth is a great footballer of his time. Want to know like the story of a Ronaldinho's life journey, See the story below.

Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, or Ronaldinho, was born on March 21, 1980 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Ronaldinho is the son of the couple Joao de Assis Moreira and Dona Miguelina Eloi Assis dos Santos. Ronaldinho's father used to work at the Gremio club as a stadium gatekeeper when the match was about to start. But then he switched professions as a welder. While his mother was a cosmetics businessman before finally turning into a nurse.

Both of his parents always support and encourage him to always struggle. Ronaldinho came from a football family, because his father and brother were football players.

Because so close to his father, Ronaldinho so idolized his hero. But all the good times disappeared in an instant after his father died of a heart attack. Ronaldinho was only 8 years old when his father left him.

The death of the father left a deep sorrow for Ronaldinho. He was often depressed because he was left behind by a figure he considered a coach. Despite being left behind by his beloved, Ronaldinho's life and family gradually improved. That is because his brother gets a lot of money from the results of his football career.

It was his brother who finally took care of Ronaldinho. Starting from soccer training until all the family's needs are completely resolved by his brother. The older brother named Roberto de Assis Moreira, is in demand by the Gremio club because it has extraordinary intelligence. He even offered a luxury home for his family.

Roberto's success is what helped Ronaldinho. Every day, his brother always teaches new techniques in playing football. They often play one on one to form training sessions every day.

The older brother really became the right substitute figure for Ronaldinho's father. Starting from how to dribble, receive the ball, how to move, until the acceleration of each movement taught by his brother.

But there are sad moments that are also experienced by his brother. He suffered injuries until his career was not as bright as before. His family also had to worry about what if his brother was unable to bear all the needs of the family.

After his family felt hopeless, hope returned. This time, it was Ronaldinho who became his brother's successor in supporting his family. He beat all the techniques to play ball successfully. From the futsal court to the actual football, Ronaldinho's game was inviting admiration. In fact, when his team won with a score of 23-0, Ronaldinho scored all the nested goals. Though he was still 13 years old at that time.

Treading professional football ...

Over time, Ronaldinho was transformed into a great player. In 1997, he even got a call from the Brazilian U-17 national team. He also became an important pillar in the Brazilian national team victory in the U-17 World Cup event held in Egypt. After that, Ronaldinho strengthened Brazil U-20 to U-23 national team.

In 1998, Ronaldinho signed his first professional contract with Gremio. His debut occurred at the Copa Libertadores. He successfully donated the Copa Sul and Rio Grande do Sul State Championship titles and scored 72 goals in 145 matches with Gremio. Even at the age of 18 Ronaldinho was in the spotlight when he scored 23 goals in 48 matches in his second year defending Gremio.

Playing brilliantly in the Copa America ....

In 1999 Ronaldinho got a golden opportunity in the uniform of a senior Brazilian team. He made his debut in a trial match against Latvia on 26 June 1999, in that match Brazil won 3-0. In the same year he brought Brazil a Copa America Champion. He was also named the best player and won the top scorer title after scoring 6 goals in the event that was held in Mexico.

Join PSG .......

In 2001 Ronaldinho was hooked by the French League team, Paris Saint Germain. Ronadinho signed a five-year contract with the team nicknamed Les Perisians. Ronaldinho made his league debut on August 4, 2001 while substituting against Auxerre. His first season with PSG he became one of the most prominent, he directly contributed the Intertoto Cup title for PSG.

2002 World Cup ...

A year later, Ronaldinho got a call from the Brazilian national team to compete in the 2002 World Cup stage held in Korea-Japan. Ronaldinho has always been a mainstay in the Brazilian midfield. Together with Ronaldo and Rivaldo, the smiling man managed to donate the World Cup trophy for the samba team. He was able to score 2 goals during the tournament.

One of the goals he scored into the goal of England through a free kick from a distance of 35 meters with a very beautiful.

Back to appear slick with PSG, Ronaldinho had become the target of big European clubs. At that time, he almost joined Manchester United. However, this 181 cm tall player even docked in Spain to sign a contract with FC Barcelona.

Playing for Barcelona ...

With FC Barcelona, ​​Ronadinho's career skyrocketed. He became one of the stars who were able to create important goals in the match that La Blaugrana traveled. In his first season he scored 22 goals in 45 matches in all competitions. Season 2003/04 and 2005/06, Ronaldinho even successfully won the title of the best foreign player in la league and the Ballon D'or trophy.

Amazingly, he also successfully won two FIFA best player titles in a row. Precisely in 2004 and 2005.

Living for about five years with FC Barcelona has indeed become a golden phase for Ronaldinho. He successfully donated 2 La Liga titles, 1 European Champions League Trophy, and 2 Spanish Super Cup titles for the Catalan team.

Leaving from El Barca ...

After suffering an injury, Ronaldinho finally moved to AC Milan. He signed a contract for 3 years. With AC Milan, Ronaldinho's career did not go too smoothly. His last season he helped AC Milan win the Serie A trophy. He scored 26 goals in 95 appearances for I Rossonerri in three seasons.

After wearing the il Rossoneri uniform, he returned to Brazil to join Flamengo. With Flamengo he played for 1.5 years and had a chance to present several trophies for the Brazilian club.

But in June 2012 Ronaldinho decided to join Atletico Mineiro. After that, Ronaldinho briefly donated the Copa Libertadores title to Atletico Mineiro in 2013 before officially signing a two-year contract with Mexican club, Queretaro.

Because his time was up, Ronaldinho moved to Fluminense in 2015 and decided to retire in 2018.

Personal life,…….

In his personal life Ronaldinho married Janaina Mendes in 2004 after dating for two years, the two of them first met after the 2002 World Cup. On February 25, 2005 their marriage was blessed with a child named Joao. According to his wife Ronaldinho is a cool guy and not boring.

During his career as a professional footballer, Ronaldinho was one of the most popular players in the world and entered the 100 best players in history. Some individual titles he often gets.

In addition to Shining with the Club, Ronaldinho also shined with the Brazilian National Team. He played for Brazil from 1999 to 2013 and scored 33 goals in 97 matches in all competitions.

Ronaldinho has also worked with several companies such as Nike, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, EA Sports, and Gatorade.

For his achievements and dedication during his career in the world of football, Ronaldinho will always be remembered as one of the best legends that Brazil has.

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