Ronaldinho

Over 1.5 million people participated in that vote. See also: Category:Italy. He recieved more votes than any other player in that team. Italian may refer to :. He was chosen for the UEFA team of 2005 for the third time running in January 2006. Italian Game, a chess opening. Ronaldinho has a son named Joao, who was born in February 2005. Italian cuisine.

In December 2005, he and Mauricio de Sousa, a famous Brazilian comic book author, announced the creation of a comic character based upon Ronaldinho, his brother and his mother. Italian people, an ethnic group. On December 19, 2005, he was again named FIFA World Player of the Year ahead of Chelsea's Frank Lampard and Barça teammate Samuel Eto'o with 910 votes. Italian language, a Romance language spoken primarily in Italy. Ronaldinho is the third Brazilian to win the European Footballer of the Year Award^[1]. Italy, a country. In 2005 Ronaldinho was named as both the European Footballer of the Year and the best striker in the UEFA Champions League tournament of 2004/2005.

After he scored his second goal of the night, his team's third, a large part of the Madrid faithfuls gave him a standing ovation, a rare feat which occurred last when Diego Maradona was in Barcelona. There he stole the ball from the center and scored with remarkable breaks, luring in the process most of Madrid players. On November 19, 2005, he scored two amazing goals to help FC Barcelona to a 3–0 win over arch-rivals Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid. Pelé named Ronaldinho in his 125 Top Living Footballers in March 2004.

On June 29, 2005, he played a pivotal role as the captain of the Brazilian squad which won its second FIFA Confederations Cup title, where he was named Man of the Match in a 4–1 victory over Argentina in the final. On December 20, 2004, Ronaldinho was named FIFA World Player of the Year ahead of Arsenal's Thierry Henry and AC Milan's Andriy Shevchenko. Together with Samuel Eto'o, Deco, Ludovic Giuly and Henrik Larsson, he comprises part of an awesome strike force which reaped the 2004/05 La Liga title for FC Barcelona. Ronaldinho justified their purchase, leading them to a second-place finish in La Liga during the 03/04 season.

On July 19, FC Barcelona snapped him up for €27 million, beating Manchester United to his signature. That set off a bidding war among the top clubs for his services. In 2003, Ronaldinho made it known he wanted to leave PSG after they failed to qualify for any European competitions. One of the highlights of the tournament was an outrageous (if fortunate) 35-metre lob he scored against England in the quarter-finals in Shizuoka, although he was sent off soon after a harsh foul on Danny Mills.

In 2002, Ronaldinho helped Brazil win the World Cup. During his time at PSG, the manager, Luis Fernandez, claimed that Ronaldinho was too focused on the Parisian nightlife rather than on his football. Despite several generous bids from Premiership teams, and several requests from Grêmio, Ronaldinho signed a five-year contract for Paris Saint-Germain, and started his contract at the beginning of the following season. Towards the end of his career at Grêmio, in 2001, many clubs from all over the world, particularly premiership teams in the United Kingdom, were eager to sign him as an attempt to attain a "big name" player, as well as a well performing player.

On his first appearance (on June 26, 1999) his winning goal against Venezuela helped the team win the Copa América. This was followed by his introduction into the Brazilian national team. His professional career began at Grêmio, where his penchant for goalscoring was displayed; generating speculation and interest around his career due to his phenomenal ball control and ability to score. His reputation as a footballer was upheld during most of his childhood, particularly due to the fact he was the top scorer in the Egypt under-17 world championship, and to his stylish play.

His first brush with the media came after a 23 goal flurry from Ronaldinho at just 13 years of age. In his childhood, Ronaldinho's skill in football began to blossom due to his particular interest in futsal and beach football, which later developed into a fondness for more standardised football. . He is widely regarded as the best player in the world.

Among his many achievements and accolades, Ronaldinho has been awarded the FIFA World Player of the Year award twice as well as both the European Footballer of the Year award and the FIFPro World Player of the Year award once. His name Ronaldinho, portugese for "little ronaldo", was originally devised as a means of distinguishing between himself, and fellow Brazilian footballer Ronaldo. Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born March 21, 1980 in Porto Alegre, Brazil) is a footballer more commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho due to his citizenship in the Rio Grande do Sul region of Brazil.