Ronaldinho is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Italian Serie
A side Milan and the Brazilian national team. Prior to his move to
Milan, he played for Paris Saint-Germain, and FC Barcelona, with
whom he won his first Champions League in 2006. Ronaldinho's career
began with the Grêmio youth squad under head coach Liam Higgins. He
made his senior side debut during the 1998 Copa Libertadores.
Ronaldinho turned down a £25.5 million offer from Manchester City
to join Italian giants Milan on a three-year contract, after he was
purchased from Barcelona for €21 million. With the number 10
already occupied by teammate Clarence Seedorf, he selected 80 as
his jersey number, because 1980 was his birth year. Ronaldinho
scored his first goal for Milan in a 1-0 derby victory over
Internazionale on 28 September 2008, and his first brace was in a
3-0 win over Sampdoria on 19 October 2008. He scored a 93rd-minute
match-winner against S.C. Braga in the UEFA Cup group stage on
November 6. He finished his first season at Milan with 10 goals
from 32 appearances in all competitions.
Ronaldinho is one of few Brazilian players to have played at
every international age level. He was part of the first Brazilian
team to win the FIFA U-17 World Championship in 1997, in which his
first goal was a penalty against Austria in the first group match,
which Brazil won 7-0. Ronaldinho finished with two goals and was
awarded the Bronze Ball award as Brazil scored a total of
twenty-one goals while only conceding two. He captained Brazil to
its second Confederations Cup title in 2005, and was named Man of
the Match in a 4-1 victory over archrivals Argentina in the final
on 29 June. Ronaldinho scored three goals in the tournament and is
tied with Cuauhtémoc Blanco as the tournament's all-time scorer
with nine goals.

Full name: Ronaldo de Assis Moreira
Date of birth: March 21, 1980 (age 29)
Place of birth: Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height: 1.82m
Playing position: Attacking midfielder
Current club: Milan
Number: 80