Ronaldinho

Ronaldinho is born into a family of five, which was dominated by football. His actual name is Ronaldo de Assis Moreira. Roberto, his older brother was already a rising star at their local club, Gremio, only to have his career ended by a severe knee injury. His mother, Dona Miguelina de Assis, was a former salesperson who was studying to become a nurse. His father, Joao Moreira, was a shipyard worker and footballer for a local club. He suffered a fatal heart attack in the family swimming pool when Ronaldinho was only eight. People began to notice Ronaldinho’s natural skill at an early age. He was given the name Ronaldinho because he was always the youngest on whichever team he played on (being so skillful that he played on teams with players much older than he was) He also developed a keen interest in futsal and beach football. He was first noticed by the media at age thirteen in a 23-0 thrashing of a local team in which he scored…yeah, every single freaking goal

Ronaldinho makes his debut for Gremio, aged eighteen. Three years later Arsenal attempts to sign him, but the move falls through after he is unable to obtain a work permit (Arsenal must still be cursing Britain’s damn red tape). He moves to Paris St.Germain in 2001 and becomes a fan favorite with his flare and thrilling style of football, but his employers look to unload him after only two years because of constant partying, bad behavior, drinking, late nights, laziness, and unpunctuality. He ends up transferring to Barcelona in 2003 after a tense fight over his signature between Barcelona and Manchester United. Playing for Barcelona, Ronaldinho collects countless accolades and titles, excelling to his best.

He continues to be able to balance his partying with his profession. But it is the 07/08 season that starts his downward spiral, constant niggles hinder the beginning of his season (a sign of being unfit). On April 3rd he suffers a muscle tear that ends his season, while injured Ronaldinho continues to drink and party until he has become overweight and in poor shape. Seeing his career starting to disintegrate, Barcelona decided to sell him while he is still worth a pretty penny. Manchester City and Milan scrap it out and in the end he moves to the San Siro (Milan) for 14.5 million. Ronaldinho plays three seasons for Milan and though he is still a formidable opponent, to this day, he continues to struggle with his fitness and weight, finding himself on the bench simply for loss of form and vigor. Ronaldinho currently plays for Milan.

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