Ronaldinho Biography For Kids - Brazilian Footballer

[Music] Ronaldinho he was a Brazilian footballer he was born on March 21st 1980 in Porto Alegre his father's name was Joe Otis's Moreira and mother's name was dona me galina alloy SS dos Santos his father was a shipyard worker who also played football for a local club and mother worked as a salesperson he became an active participant in local youth club matches he first came into limelight when he scored all 23 goals in a 23-0 victory against a local team when he was 13 in 1997 he was selected for Brazil's under-17 national team and helped his squad win the FIFA under-17 World Championship in Egypt Ronald inho signed his first professional contract to play for grêmio and made a senior side debut during the 1998 copa libertadores he achieved considerable success playing for the team and helped them win the inaugural Copa Sal Mina's in 2001 he signed a five-year contract with French side Paris saint-germain and played a key role in the 2001 2002 edition of the coupe de la ligue he was a part of the brazil's football team that won the FIFA World Cup in 2002 in the team he starred alongside two other football legends Ronaldo and Rivaldo he joined the FC Barcelona of the Spanish league in 2003 and won his first league title in 2004 to 2005 he was at the peak of his form during this time and was named FIFA World Player of the Year on 2 consecutive years he has one son with the Brazilian dancer janaina mendes at February 25th 2005 in the 2005 to 2006 season he played a pivotal role in helping Barcelona win their first Champions League title in 14 years he performed brilliantly throughout the season and finished the season with a career best 26 goals including 7 in the Champions League he scored his 50th career league goal against Villarreal in November 2006 he acquired Spanish citizenship in 2007 overall he enjoyed a very successful career with Barcelona and played his 200th career match for the team in a league match against Osasuna on 3 February 2008 however he was plagued by injuries for most of the 2007 to 2008 season in July 2008 he signed a three-year contract with Milan and finished his first season with the team with 10 goals from 32 appearances in all competitions his stint with Milan was not very successful and he joined Flamengo in 2011 he moved to Atletico Mineiro in June 2012 signing a six-month contract in 2013 he helped the team win Campeonato Mineiro and led his club to its first ever title of the copa libertadores following his successful stint with the team he renewed his contract in January 2014 and played for the club till July 2014 in September 2014 he signed a two-year contract with a Mexican club querétaro on 11 July 2015 Ronaldinho announced his return to Brazil and signed an 18-month contract with Fluminense he was selected as an ambassador of the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro on 16 January 2018 Ronald inho confirmed his retirement from football through his brother he is the recipient of two La Liga foreign Player of the Year Don Malin award he featured in the FIFA 100 a list of the world's greatest living players compiled by Pele I am ugly but what I do have is charm said Ronald in ho