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| playername = Ronaldinho
| image = [[File:Ronaldinho.png|150px]]
| fullname = Ronaldo de Assis Moreira
| dateofbirth = {{Birth date and age|1980|03|21|df=y}}
| cityofbirth = Porto Alegre
| countryofbirth = {{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Brazil]]
| dateofdeath = 
| cityofdeath = 
| countryofdeath = 
| height = {{height|m=1.81}}
| position = [[Midfielder|Attacking midfielder]] / [[Forward]]
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| youthyears = 1987–1998
| youthclubs = {{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]]
| years = 1998–2001<br>2001–2003<br>2003–2008<br>2008–2010<br>2010-2012<br>2012-2014<br>2014–2015<br>2015<BR>'''Total'''
| clubs = {{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]]<br>{{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]<br>{{Flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]<br>{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]<br>{{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]]<br>{{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]<br>{{Flagicon|MEX}} [[Querétaro F.C.|Querétaro]]<br>{{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]]
| caps(goals) = {{0}}52&nbsp;{{0}}(21)<br>{{0}}55&nbsp;{{0}}(17)<br>145&nbsp;{{0}}(70)<br>{{0}}76&nbsp;{{0}}(20)<br>{{0}}33&nbsp;{{0}}(15)<br>{{0}}48&nbsp;{{0}}(17)<br>{{0}}25&nbsp;{{0}}{{0}}(8)<br>{{0}}{{0}}7&nbsp;{{0}}{{0}}(0)<br>'''441'''&nbsp;'''(167)'''
| nationalyears = 1999–2013
| nationalteam = {{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
| nationalcaps(goals) = {{0}}97&nbsp;{{0}}(33)
| manageryears = 
| managerclubs = 
}}
'''Ronaldo de Assis Moreira''' (born 21 March 1980), commonly known as '''Ronaldinho''' (ʁonawˈdʒĩɲu) or '''Ronaldinho Gaúcho''', is a Brazilian former professional [[Association football|footballer]] and ambassador for Spanish club [[FC Barcelona]] after signing for them in September 2016. His main playing position is as an [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking midfielder]] or [[forward]]. He won the [[FIFA World Player of the Year]] award in 2004 and 2005. Renowned for his technique, tricks, dribbling, overhead kicks, no-look passes and free kicks, Ronaldinho is regarded to be one of the best players of his generation.

"Ronaldinho", the diminutive and term of endearment for "Ronaldo", is accompanied in Brazilian usage by the nickname "Gaúcho" (since he hails from southern Brazil), in order to distinguish him from fellow footballer and countryman [[Ronaldo]], who was known as "Ronaldinho" in Brazil beforehand. Ronaldo went by his first name upon his move to Europe, thereby allowing Ronaldinho to drop the "Gaúcho" and go by the name Ronaldinho abroad.

Ronaldinho has played 97 matches and scored 33 goals for the [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]]. He was an integral part of the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]]-winning team in Korea and Japan, starring alongside Ronaldo and [[Rivaldo]] in an attacking trio, and was named in the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team.

At club level, Ronaldinho played first for the Brazilian club [[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]] before spending the bulk of his career with European clubs [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]], [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] and [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]. He then returned to Brazil to play for [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]] and [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]] before moving to Mexico to play for [[Querétaro F.C.|Querétaro]]. With Barcelona, he won [[La Liga]] twice, the [[2005–06 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] in 2006 and accumulated numerous individual awards, including the FIFA World Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005 and the Ballon d'Or in 2005. Ronaldinho was named in the [[FIFA 100]], a list of the world's greatest living players compiled by [[Pelé]], and to the FIFPro World XI from 2005–2007.

==Honours==
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===Club===
;Grêmio
*[[Copa Sul|South Cup]] (1): 1999
*[[Campeonato Gaúcho]] (1): 1999

;Paris Saint-Germain
*[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] (1): [[2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2001]]

;Barcelona
*[[La Liga]] (2): [[2004–05 La Liga|2004–05]], [[2005–06 La Liga|2005–06]]
*[[Supercopa de España]] (2): [[2005 Supercopa de España|2005]], [[2006 Supercopa de España|2006]]
*[[UEFA Champions League]] (1): [[2006 UEFA Champions League Final|2005–06]]
*[[FIFA Club World Cup]] Runner-up (1): [[2006 FIFA Club World Cup|2006]]

;Milan
*[[Serie A]] (1): [[2010–11 Serie A|2010–11]]

;Flamengo
*[[Campeonato Carioca]] (1): [[2011 Campeonato Carioca|2011]]

;Atlético Mineiro
*[[Campeonato Mineiro]] (1): [[2013 Campeonato Mineiro|2013]]
*[[Copa Libertadores]] (1): [[2013 Copa Libertadores|2013]]
*[[Recopa Sudamericana]] (1): [[2014 Recopa Sudamericana|2014]]

===International===
;Brazil
*[[Copa América]] (1): [[1999 Copa América|1999]]
*[[FIFA World Cup]] (1): [[2002 FIFA World Cup Final|2002]]
*[[FIFA Confederations Cup]] (1): [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Final|2005]]
*Superclásico de las Américas (1): [[2011 Superclásico de las Américas|2011]]

;Brazil U23
*CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament (1): 1999
*Olympic Bronze Medal (1): 2008

;Brazil U17
*[[South American Under-17 Football Championship]] (1): [[1997 South American Under-17 Football Championship|1997]]
*[[FIFA U-17 World Championship]] (1): [[1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1997]]
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===Individual===
*FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Ball (1): [[1999 FIFA Confederations Cup|1999]]
*[[FIFA Confederations Cup#Golden Shoe|FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Shoe]] (1): [[1999 FIFA Confederations Cup|1999]]
*Rio Grande do Sul State Championship Top Scorer (1): 1999
*CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament Top Scorer (1): 2000
*FIFA World Cup All-Star Team (1): [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]
*[[FIFA 100]]
*La Liga Ibero-American Player of the Year (1): 2004
*[[FIFA Confederations Cup|FIFA Confederations Cup Bronze Ball]] (1): [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup#Awards|2005]]
*World Soccer Magazine World Player of The Year (2): 2004, 2005
*FIFA World Player of the Year (2): 2004, 2005
*Ballon d'Or (1): [[Ballon d'Or 2005|2005]]
*Onze d'Or (1): 2005 
*[[La Liga]] Assist Leader (1): 2005–06
*UEFA Club Forward of the Year (1): 2004–05
*UEFA Club Footballer of the Year (1): 2005–06
*UEFA Team of the Year (3): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06
*ESM Team of the Year (3): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06
*Don Balón Award (2): 2003–04, 2005–06
*FIFPro World Player of the Year (1): 2005
*FIFPro World XI (3): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07
*[[FIFA World Player of the Year]] – Bronze award (1): 2006
*[[Serie A]] Assist Leader (1): 2009–10
*Golden Foot (1): 2009
*Bola de Ouro (1): 2012
*South American Footballer of the Year (1): 2013
*Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame
*UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year (substitute; published 2015)
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===Other===
In 2012, two Brazilian entomologists named a new species of bee, from Brazil, ''Eulaema quadragintanovem'', stating that "the specific epithet honors the Brazilian soccer player Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, famous worldwide as 'Ronaldinho' and in Brazil as ‘Ronaldinho Gaúcho’. 'Quadraginta novem' means forty-nine, the number of Ronaldinho's T-shirt at Clube Atlético Mineiro (CAM), his former team in Brazil. Ronaldinho chose the number 49 as an homage to his mother, born in 1949."

==External links==
* {{FIFA player|3243|Ronaldinho}}
* [http://www.football-lineups.com/players/player.php?route=11 Tactical Profile] – Football-Lineups.com
* [http://www.rsssf.com/players/ec1winningsquads.html European Champions Cup/UEFA Champions League Winning Squads]
* [http://www.ronaldinhogaucho.com/ Ronaldinho Gaúcho Official Website] {{es icon}} {{pt icon}} {{en icon}} {{it icon}}
* [http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/futbol/temporada_06-07/plantilla/jugadors/ronaldinho.html Ronaldinho profile] at FC Barcelona website
* [http://www.acmilan.com/LM_Actor.aspx?idSquadra=3&idStagione=15&idPersona=1315&name=Ronaldinho Ronaldinho profile] at AC Milan website
* {{Soccerbase|19302|Ronaldinho}}
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/internationals/r/ronaldinho_199729.stm Ronaldinho profile] at BBC Sport website
* [http://futpedia.globo.com/jogadores/ronaldinho-gaucho Ronaldinho career stats] at Futpédia

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