Profile: Ronaldinho

In this series of posts we shall look at the elite players who have entertained us with their phenomenal performances. He is going to be the cornerstone of Brazil in the upcoming World Cup competition. We continue with Ronaldinho. (This is an advance posting.)

He is a genius on the playing field that could find the net in the most spectacular, outstanding and creative shots. His dedication to the game has continuously raised his level of play throughout the years which led to Barcelona’s renewed domination of the Spanish Primera Division.

Ronaldinho was chosen by Brazil legend Pele as one of the 11 greatest living footballers through FIFA.
To sum up, below is the list of teams and awards he has played and received throughout his career:
Teams Played
1999 – 2001: Gremio de Porto Alegre, Brazil
2001 – 2003: Paris St. Germain, France Ligue 1. Signed for fee of $4.5 million
2003 – F.C. Barcelona, Spain. Signed for fee of between $30 -$35 million
Awards Received
1997: U-17 FIFA World Cup Winner. Voted MVP of Tournament
1999: Copa America Winner
2000: FIFA Confederations Cup. Golden Boot Award – six goals
2002: FIFA World Cup Winner
2004: FIFA World Player of The Year
2004-2005: Primera Division Champion with F.C. Barcelona.
2005: FIFpro World Player of The Year.
2005: European Footballer of The Year – ‘Ballon d’Or’ Winner
AskMen has an interesting and informative player profile of Ronaldinho.
Also, my FIFA World Cup blog has additional player profile of Ronaldinho found here.
Below is a video showing all of Ronaldinho’s superior skill set on the field: