Where does Ronaldinho play? The Good Wizard Who Didn't Become a King

One of the best football players in the world, 34-year-old Ronaldinho has become a real football star. Having reached the pinnacle of his career, the favorite of millions is still a sought-after player.

Childhood, the Ronaldinho family

Ronaldinho was born on March 21, 1980 in the city of Porto Allegri (Brazil) in the family of a worker João and a saleswoman Dana. When Ronaldinho was born, the family already had two children. The father of the family worked two jobs and at the same time dreamed of a football career.

Juan realized his dreams in younger son- little Ronaldinho. The father, who at one time played in an amateur football team, coached the boy from childhood. The eldest son, Roberto, was also professionally involved in football.

At the age of seven, the future winner of the Golden Ball went to study at the Langendonk football school. Despite the fact that the athlete was the youngest in his school, this did not prevent him from demonstrating excellent results in the game. When the boy was only eight years old, his dad died suddenly from heart attack. This was a real tragedy for the family. Then his brother signed a contract with football team Gremio. Roberto was a promising football player and the club even gave his family a house to keep him in the team.

For Ronaldinho, his brother became a mentor and role model. Already at the age of 13 the boy earned his first recognition for playing in the futsal team in which he managed to score 23 goals.

Ronaldinho entered the Alberto Torres College, but the football player simply did not have enough time for academic sciences due to the constant game. He was truly passionate.

Sports career Ronaldinho

Back in 1991, the footballer moved to Belo Horizonte. However, 1995 can be considered the beginning of his career, it was then that he began to play in the youth team of his brother's club - "Gremio". Ronaldinho even got into the national team. Already during the first match, which took place in 1997, the player scored a double. The name of the football player was first heard in the media.

In 2000, Ronaldinho signed a contract with the French "Paris Saint Germain". There were also offers from Arsenal, but the footballer still preferred the French, PSG announced a transfer of 5.1 million euros. In Brazil, this was considered a betrayal, Gremio fans accompanied Ronaldinho's game with a whistle.

In Paris, the Brazilian became a real star. The best European clubs became interested in his game. From 2001 to 2003, Ronaldinho became the best player of the season, football fans from all over the world admired his grandiose technique. However, the player decided to leave PSG. In the same year, an offer was received from "Barcelona". The Brazilian, without hesitation, agreed to cooperate with the club, in which he was one of the best for five years.

In 2008 "Milan" bought the player for 21 million euros, the player's annual salary reached six and a half million euros. The Brazilian finished the first season with 10 goals, the second season was difficult, but over time, Ronaldinho got into shape and again began to delight his fans.

The management of Milan remained a satisfied player and in 2010 decided to extend the agreement with the Brazilian for another four years. But already in 2011, the footballer moved to Flamengo, and a year later he signed a contract with Atlético Mineiro.

Ronaldinho's personal life

Ronaldinho is an avid bachelor and nightclub lover. While still a PSG player, the football player became addicted to nightclubs. Due to compromising photos on the network, scandals have arisen around the Brazilian more than once.

In 2005, the athlete had a son from a nightclub dancer, Vanna Mendes. The boy was named Juan after dead father Ronaldinho.

Despite everything, for his family, the footballer remains a real phenomenon. The Brazilian not only made the dream of his late father come true, but also gave work to his older brother and sister, who now work in his team.

Ronaldinho ( full name- Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, port. Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (March 21, 1980, Porto Alegre, Brazil) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Atlético Mineiro and the Brazil national team. One of the most technical football players in the history of football, masterfully performs any kind of pass, as well as an inimitable set-piece performer. Widely regarded as one of the most talented footballers of his generation.

At home, Ronaldinho is known by the nickname Gaucho. His real name is Ronaldo, but there was already one Ronaldo in football, and the Brazilian came up with a new name for himself - Ronaldinho.

Before moving to Flamengo, he played for PSG, Milan and Barcelona with whom he won the Champions League for the first time in his career in 2006.

Personal life

Ronaldinho was born in Porto Alegre. His mother Dona Miguelina is a former salesman. Trained as a nurse. His father, João, was a shipyard worker and football player for the local Esporte Clube Cruzeiro (not to be confused with Cruzeiro EC). He suffered a heart attack while swimming in the pool when Ronnie was only eight years old. Gaucho's brother - Roberto was a football player of the famous Brazilian club Grêmio, and the leadership to keep Roberto in the club provided him with more good house. But then Robreto's career was interrupted due to injury.

Ronnie's football skills began to blossom in early age, he had a passion for futsal and beach soccer. His first exposure to the press came at just 13 years old, when he scored 23 goals against a local team that ended 23-0. Ronaldinho was spoken of as rising star at the 1997 U-17 World Cup held in Egypt, he scored two goals from the penalty spot.

Today, his brother Roberto works as Ronnie's agent. Ronaldinho became a father on February 25, 2005, the Brazilian dancer Janaína Mendes gave birth to his son, the boy was named Juan, in honor of the deceased father of Ronaldinho.

Club career

Nibbler's career began in the Gremio youth team, then led by Liam Higgins. For the main team, he made his debut in 1998 in the Copa Libertadores. In 2001, London's Arsenal showed interest in the then young Brazilian, but he was unable to get permission to play in the English Premier League. In 2001, Ronaldinho signed a contract with PSG, the transfer amount was € 5.1 million.

In the 2001-02 season, PSG head coach Lucy Fernandez stated that Ronaldinho was more interested in Parisian nightclubs and parties than football and complained that he never returned from Brazil on time. In 2003, Ronaldinho made it clear to the club's management that he did not want to play for the French club anymore, as he could not achieve anything in the European arena.

Barcelona:
Initially, Barcelona president Joan Laporta promised to buy Englishman David Beckham to the club, but after he moved to Real Madrid, he focused his efforts on buying Ronaldinho. On July 19, 2003, after very difficult negotiations, Ronaldinho became a Barcelona player, who paid 32.250 million euros for the transfer of the Brazilian. He made his debut for the team in a friendly against Milan, scoring a goal as his club won 2-0. IN official game he made his debut in a match against Athletic Bilbao, which Barça won 1-0. He scored the first goal in the official game against Sevilla.

Ronaldinho played his last match for Barcelona on June 28 in Venezuela in an exhibition game against racism, in which he scored 2 goals, and the match ended with a score of 7: 7.

Milan:
Ronaldinho was bought by AC Milan on 15 July 2008. The Milan club paid Barcelona 21 million euros + 4 million for the qualification of the Rossoneri in the Champions League tournament. Ronaldinho's annual salary at the new club was 6.5 million euros. On July 17, the striker was officially introduced as a Milan football player, signing a contract until June 30, 2011 on live television. That same evening, he was introduced to the Rossoneri tiffozi at the San Siro, which was attended by 40,000 spectators. In Milan, Ronaldinho took the number 80, due to the fact that the 10 belonged to the Dutchman Clarence Seedorf.
Ronaldinho made his debut for Milan on August 31, 2008 in a match against Bologna, which the Rossoneri lost 1-2. On 28 September, he scored the first goal for the club with a header from compatriot Kaká's pass to Inter's goal to give his team a 1-0 win.

With the arrival of Allegri in Milan, Ronaldinho rarely got into the Rossoneri and in January 2011 decided to break the contract with the Italian team and return to his homeland. The Brazilian's next club was Flamengo.

Flamengo:
On January 10, 2011, Ronaldinho moved to the Brazilian club Flamengo, signing a 4-year contract with the Brazilian club. Ronaldinho made his debut for Rubro-Negro on February 2, 2011, in the home match of the 5th round of the Guanabara Cup against Nova Iguazu.

On February 6, 2011, in an away match of the 6th round of the Guanabara Cup against Boavista, he opened the scoring with his goals for Flamengo (in the 23rd minute, he converted a penalty for the demolition of David by the hosts' goalkeeper Thiago Schmidt within the penalty area).

On February 16, 2011, in the match of the 1st round of the Brazilian Cup against Murici, Ronaldinho scored the first goal "from the field" for Flamengo (at the 66th minute, Ronnie opened the scoring of the match with a header into the far corner) The match ended with a score 3:0 in favor of Flamengo.

On July 28, in a match against Santos, Ronaldinho scored three goals and made an assist, bringing his team a 5-4 victory.

International career

Ronaldinho began his international performances with the under-17 team, with which he won the World Cup, held in 1997 in Egypt. In this tournament, he scored two goals, the first against Austria in the first match for the Brazilians, which ended 7-0. In addition, according to the results of the draw, he received the "Bronze Ball" - an award for the third player in the tournament.
On June 26, 1999, 3 days before the start of the America's Cup, Ronaldinho made his debut as part of the Brazilian first team in a friendly game with Latvia, which the Brazilians won 3-0.

After moving to Milan, Ronaldinho first lost his place in the Brazilian starting lineup, and then stopped being called up to the camp of the national team. In the fall of 2009, Ronaldinho got into good shape and expressed his desire to return to the national team. Despite a successful performance, Ronaldinho was only included in the list of reserve players for the national team. This decision was criticized by the chairman of the organizing committee of the world championship, Danny Jordan.

September 6, 2010 new coach Brazilian national team, Mano Menezes, said he would give Ronaldinho a chance to gain a foothold in the national team.
On October 29, 2010, Ronaldinho was called up to the Brazilian national team for the first time in a year and a half for a friendly match against Argentina. On November 17, for the first time in a year and a half, Ronnie entered the field in a T-shirt of the national team in a match with Argentina, in which the Brazilians lost 0:1

Full name: Ronaldo de Assis Moreira
Nicknames: Ronaldinho Gaucho, Ronnie, Dinho, The Sorcerer of Porto Alegre, P10
Was born: March 21, 1980 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Citizenship: Brazil, Spain
Height: 182 cm
Weight: 80 kg
Position on the field: midfielder, striker

Youth clubs:
1987-1998 Gremio
Club career:
1998-2001 Gremio
2001-2003 Paris Saint-Germain
2003-2008 Barcelona
2008-2010 Milan
2010- 2012 Flamengo
2012 - present V. Atlético Mineiro
National team:
1999- Brazil

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The favorite of millions, the magician of the ball and the great merry fellow Ronaldinho again represents Barcelona! The Brazilian became the ambassador of the club and tomorrowat the opening of the Blaugranas office in New York. Soccer.ru talks about Dinho through other celebrities.

Let's start with amazing story, which, according to rumors, should be included in the upcoming autobiography of Andres Iniesta. Authenticity has not yet been confirmed, so believe it or not - decide for yourself:

“I didn’t even have time to say anything in response,” Iniesta continues, “he hung up. The next day at training there was a special atmosphere. Everyone was mostly silent, but at the same time Ronaldinho was especially warmly welcomed. When Clasico day came, we were sitting in the dressing room at the Santiago Bernabéu shortly before taking the pitch. And then Dinho took the floor: “Guys, today we have a very important game. The opponent is very strong, but in last days I realized that we are not just a team, but real family. I called each of you in the middle of the night and said that at the end of the season I was moving to Real Madrid. Everyone was asked to be silent about it. And no one betrayed me! I will be playing at Barcelona for a long time, now let's get on the pitch and show who is stronger."

That evening, the blue garnets won 3-0 in the creamy den, Ronaldinho scored a double, and the Santiago Bernabeu stands applauded the genius, speaking for principled opponents.

What else is said about Ronaldinho?

Celso Roth, coach of Ronaldinho at Gremio: “I have worked with great players in my coaching career, but Ronaldinho was head and shoulders above everyone else“.

Pele:„Ronnie is the best player in the world. Watching him play is an incredible pleasure. It makes every Brazilian a little happier."

Diego Maradona: "He one of the greatest players that I have ever seen."

Roy Hodgson on Ronaldinho's goal: "It is not normal. He is not normal, never was and never will be. Ronaldinho lives on the magnetic spectrum. Acts cooler than a bomb disposal expert while smiling like a child. Another masterpiece of King Ronaldinho!“

Deco:"Messi or Ronaldo? I will choose Ronaldinho because he is more talented than both of them. When we didn't know what to do on the field, he always invented a scoring chance. Ronnie did things on the field that no one else could repeat“.

Kaka:“Ronaldinho is a real champion. Great, unique player“.

Sergio Ramos:"IN best years Ronaldinho was practically unstoppable, and showed himself both as a forward and as a playmaker.

Laurent Blanc:“I had the opportunity to play against Ronaldinho when he first came to Europe. Already in 2001, when he played at PSG, you could say that one day he will become the best player in the world. He is so versatile a bunch of incredible talent, and the supply of his tricks seems to be inexhaustible. Ronaldinho has always surprised me.”

Zlatan Ibrahimovic: "He one of the strongest football players of all time“.

Willian:"For me the biggest football player in the world This is Ronaldinho. Without a doubt. I think at his peak, between 2003 and 2005, he was much better than Messi and Ronaldo. Of course, Leo and Cristiano score a lot of goals, but Ronaldinho used to do the unthinkable. As a fan of his, I regret that Dinho did not play at the highest level for so long. I don’t know why, but if he continued, he would have become the best player in the world three, four, five times.”

: “Cristiano is the best player in the Liga, and Ronaldinho is best in history. Nobody compares to him. He always smiled, scored brilliant goals, had great technique and did real magic.

Lionel Messi:led to positive changes at Barcelona It was with him that the renaissance began. In the first season, he didn’t win anything, but he made the audience fall in love with him, and then the flow of trophies was unstoppable, and the fans were happy. Barça will always be grateful to Ronaldinho for everything he has done."

Frank Lampard:"This guy on another level!“

Frank Rijkaard:“He brings a lot of joy to the audience just by playing football and enjoys himself. Ronaldinho is a player who makes the difference between just a good team and a really stellar team whose game will not be forgotten soon. He alone can decide the outcome of the meeting. Style, technical equipment and a constant smile make Ronnie the object of adoration for all true connoisseurs of football.”

David Beckham: “There was a period at Barcelona when Ronaldinho played in a unique way. Light, relaxed, always with a smile on his face. Real genius with a ball!"

Eden Hazard:“You know, I learned a lot from Ronaldinho already in adulthood. Football is a tactical game that forces you to stay serious, but it taught me to play with a smile and have fun at every moment. I confess I spent hours watching cuts with Ronnie playing on YouTube“.

Edgar Davids: “In terms of dribbling and other technical skills Ronaldinho – the best one I've ever played with“.

Neymar:„No one can match Ronaldinho. I remember his game, his strokes, mind-blowing passes and goals. He made history with Barcelona and with the Brazilian national team.

Zinedine Zidane: „Great, great player. Fast, flexible and with extraordinary technical qualities. Dribbling is not the main thing of his art, he is an excellent playmaker, a true organizer, a “ten”, around which the whole game of his teams revolves in attack.

Position: Attack

Team number: 80

Date of Birth: 21.03.1980

Citizenship: Brazil

Height: 182 cm

Weight: 80 kg

Born 03/21/1980 in Porto Alegre (Brazil)

Position: attack

Height - 182 cm

Weight - 80 kg.

Seasons in Milan: 3, from 2008-09 to 2010-11

Nicknames : "L" eroe del destino", "Momento caldo Momento bello", "Il Monarca della luce"

Transferred from Barcelona

Debut for Milan in official matches and the championship (Serie A):

Last game for Milan: 12/18/2010: Milan 0-1 Roma (League)

Total official matches: 95

Goals: 26

Achievements with the Rossoneri: 1 Scudetto (2010-11), 1 Italian Super Cup (2011)

All-time debut in Serie A: 08/31/2008: Milan 1-2 Bologna

Debut in the Brazilian national team: 06/26/1999: Brazil 3-0 Latvia

Last game for the national team: 02/28/2012: Bosnia 1-2 Brazil

Total matches for the national team: 94

Team goals: 33

Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (Port.-Br. Ronaldo de Assis Moreira; March 21, 1980, Porto Alegre, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), better known as Ronaldinho (port.-braz. Ronaldinho) and Ronaldinho Gaucho (Port.-Br. Ronaldinho Gaúcho)- Brazilian soccer player Winner of the "Golden Ball", awarded to the best football player in Europe, 2005. The best football player in the world according to FIFA in 2004 and 2005.

Biography

Ronaldinho was born on March 21, 1980 in the San Lucas hospital in Porto Alegre, the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, being the third child in the family. His mother, Dona Miguelina, worked as a saleswoman and was also studying to be a nurse. His father, João da Silva Moreira, was a shipyard worker and watchman for the Grêmio club, and also previously played for the local amateur team Cruzeiro. It was his father who became the first coach of Ronaldinho, teaching him the game of football, which he practiced on the streets of Vila Nova, where the family lived. In 1987, Ronaldinho began to study by going to Alberto Torres de Vila Nova College, but the love of football took its toll: Ronaldinho could play it all day, and even when his friends could not continue the game due to fatigue, he drove the ball along with with his dog Bombon, both in his yard and in his house.

At the age of 7, Ronaldinho went to the Langendonk football school. At the same time he got his nickname, "Ronaldinho", which means "little Ronaldo", being the youngest among the players of the youngest team "Gremio", where he came. In 1988, when Ronaldinho was 8 years old, the father of the family died of a heart attack while swimming in the family pool. When Ronaldinho's older brother, Roberto de Assis, signed a contract with the Gremio club, the family moved to the more prestigious area of ​​Porto Alegre, Guaruja. The house in this place was a gift from Gremio to the family so that Roberto would not leave the team. Ronaldinho later said:

"My brother - real hero for me. It was he who became an example as a father, brother and football player.

In 1991, he began to play for the Belo Horizonte team. Simultaneously with big football, Ronaldinho was engaged in futsal and beach football, which helped him in big football matches. In 1993, at the age of 13, Ronaldinho was first mentioned in the Brazilian media when he scored all 23 goals in one of the matches against a local team; the game ended with a score of 23:0 in favor of Belo Horizonte.

"Milan"

Season 2008/2009

Ronaldinho was bought by AC Milan on 15 July 2008. The Milan club paid Barcelona 21 million euros + 4 million for the qualification of the Rossoneri in the Champions League tournament. Ronaldinho's annual salary at the new club was 6.5 million euros. On July 17, the striker was officially introduced as a Milan football player, signing a contract until June 30, 2011 on live television. That same evening, he was introduced to the Rossoneri tiffozi at the San Siro, which was attended by 40,000 spectators. In Milan, Ronaldinho took the number 80, due to the fact that the 10 belonged to the Dutchman Clarence Seedorf.

Ronaldinho made his debut for Milan on August 31, 2008 in a match against Bologna, which the Rossoneri lost 1-2. On 28 September, he scored the first goal for the club with a header from a cross from compatriot Kaka to Inter to give his team a 1-0 win. October 19, 2008 Ronaldinho made the first "double" for the club, scoring two goals against Sampdoria. On November 6, Ronaldinho scored a goal in the UEFA Cup match against Braga, bringing his team a 1-0 victory. Despite a fairly good start, in the middle of the season, Ronaldinho stopped appearing in the starting lineup of the team, often appearing from the bench. In total, in the first season at Milan, Ronaldinho spent 36 matches and scored 10 goals.

Season 2009/2010

The beginning of the second season at Milan for Ronaldinho turned out to be very successful, which the head coach of the team, Leonardo, liked:

“Unfortunately, he does not yet show his best qualities. If he is in good shape, really misses football, then only then will he be able to benefit the team. It's not about whether I like Ronaldinho or not, but the club owner and I look at the situation with the Brazilian differently. Berlusconi knows that it contains a diamond and wants it to sparkle as brightly as possible. I see Ronaldinho every day and think differently. I think now key moment in Ronaldinho's career. He trains well every day. It is necessary that this manifests itself in matches, so that he practices these moments again and again. Then we will be successful. He needs to change his attitude towards games and do everything to show consistent football."

Soon there was information about the desire of Ronaldinho to end his playing career, but the football player's brother said that this message was fictitious. In October, before Milan's Champions League match against Zurich, the Brazilian was spotted in a nightclub at 2:30 a.m., for which he was fined. At the beginning of the 2009/2010 season, Ronaldinho was awarded the Golden Foot prize, awarded to the best player over 29 in Europe. On October 21, in the Champions League match with Real Madrid, Ronaldinho hit the Royal Club striker Raul on the head during a skirmish between the teams. Ronaldinho soon got into good shape, and after the match with Sampdoria, where Roni was the best player of the meeting, Milan president Silvio Berlusconi said that Ronaldinho was reborn as a player. Ronaldinho himself agreed with this assessment: “I even became better than I was before. I spent a year studying, and not only on the football field. After that, it became much easier for me, everything began to take shape and against my will. I want to become the main star at the World Championships in South Africa. It's on my shoulder. I already missed the qualifying campaign, which has not happened to me yet, I need to catch up.”

In January 2010, the management of Milan wanted to extend the contract with Ronaldinho. On January 10, Ronaldinho scored two goals in a match against Juventus, after the game he said that he was satisfied with his game and was happy in the team: “I am happy. Milan have created all the conditions to work well. Now I enter the field with confidence and a great desire to do what I want. I was unhappy when I didn't play. But with Leonardo I regularly get game practice. I'm in good shape, so everything is fine. I just want to show my best and help Milan win something." On January 17, 2010, Ronaldinho scored a hat-trick, hitting the gates of Siena three times in the match of the 20th round of the Italian championship. Before the match of the 21st round with Inter, which Milan lost 0:2, Ronaldinho spent three consecutive days having fun in one of the hotels in Milan, for which he was fined by his club.

On April 13, 2010, Ronaldinho extended his contract with AC Milan until 2014. On May 16, in the last round of the championship, Ronaldinho scored two goals against Juventus, bringing his team a 3-0 victory. According to the results of the championship, "Milan" took 3rd place. Ronaldinho was Serie A's top assist with 15 assists and finished third with 12 goals and 15 assists. In total for the season, Ronaldinho made 18 assists.

Season 2010/2011

At the beginning of the next season, there were rumors about the imminent departure of Ronaldinho from Milan. In addition, he stopped showing last year's level of play and expressed dissatisfaction with the tactics of the new head coach of the team, Massimiliano Allegri. In November, Ronnie was seen in one of the bars, which caused discontent of the head coach of the team, who brought the football player out of the Rossoneri starting lineup. The Brazilian himself said he was ready to fight for a place in the team. But despite these words, the footballer negotiated a move to Palmeiras or Gremio. On December 30, 2010, AC Milan Vice President Adriano Galliani said that "Ronaldinho will leave AC Milan in January. Now he has no desire to train with the team, because he no longer feels like a part of it. On January 8, 2011, on the air of the Brazilian channel SporTV, Galliani stated that Ronaldinho is a 99.99% Flamengo player.

It is not possible to draw a bright line under a career. Although when looking at his career, such an ending would be most suitable. The maestro spent two years without a contract, so the announcement of his official retirement was not surprising. De facto, Ronnie gave up football for a very long time.

However, those few years that he lived on the football field, sat down as a wedge in the memory of everyone who saw that game of his. carried football disease around the world. He is terminally ill with this game and in those years he infected millions of people with it, who didn’t care about football. And they loved him not only for feints and magical blows. Below are a few facts from the life of a magician who was a symbol of that football, which was not yet bogged down in commerce.

1. Example of a brother

4. Could go to Manchester United

“If you play five hours in a row, you probably don’t want to score all the time. I loved feints and dribbled over opponents even when I could send the ball into the net.

7. Friendship with Messi

You don't need to be reminded who insisted that the Argentine take number 10 after Ron's departure to AC Milan?

8. Applause at the Bernabeu

It makes no sense to talk about the events of that evening. Better in Once again, where he mocks the Real Madrid defense and receives applause in a hostile stadium. It's better than any words. Something else is interesting - years later in his autobiography Andres Iniesta told how the Brazilian motivated partners before that match.

“A few days before Clasico, he called me at home at night,” says Iniesta. - I picked up the phone and he said: “Andres, I know that it is three in the morning, but I have to confess something to you. In June I will leave Barça, my brother has agreed with Real Madrid. There's just unreal money, I can't refuse. You're young, you'll understand... But don't tell anyone in the team or club about this. Please don't betray me. I trust you more than anyone. Good night, Andres.

Didn't let me say anything. The next day we were at training camp and I felt uncomfortable. The entire team was silent and cheered like never before. When the day of the match came, in the Santiago Bernabéu dressing room he said to us: “Guys, this is a very important match. It is clear that we are strong, but these days I realized that we are one, like a family. I called each of you at night and said that I would leave in June, but no one blabbed. I realized that we would rather suffer alone than go to betrayal. I will stay here for a long time. And now let's go out on the field and set the heat for this "Real".

9. Parties

It was a philosophy to get high on and off the field. Anytime and anywhere. In his best years, he tore opponents at the stadium, and then went to night club where he walked until the morning. Of course, this affected the physical condition of the genius. He gradually began to swim in fat, lost in sharpness and speed. He put all his talent into every move he made with the ball. But too early I stopped understanding that for playing on the highest level you need to add a lot of work to talent.

After that, his career went into decline. There were several good seasons at Milan, trips to Brazil and Mexico were more like charity tours than the work of a pro. Ron still sparkled with a snow-white smile at dozens of stadiums, sometimes he passed the opponent’s defense on foot only due to false movements, stopped balls falling from 30 meters with one touch, punched free kicks under the wall. But those were only drops from the cauldron with the magical elixir of talent that he splashed in the best years of his career.

Recently, Barcelona called him to the post of ambassador of the club - the Brazilian was supposed to represent the brand at matches and official events. The first day at a new place, at the Camp Nou, journalists are waiting for the championship game ... But he does not come. But after a couple of hours, he posts a photo on social networks, as he is relaxing on the beach in Brazil. Well, how to be angry with him for this?

Ron's career has come to an end. No longer in the status of a top-level player, he once said: “I know that I am ugly, but what I do on the field is fascinating. Every day I kiss the ball and thank God for giving me football.”

We should be happy that football gave us Ronaldinho.