Profile
- Real Name: Ronaldo de Assis Moreira
- Stage Name: Ronaldinho
- Place of Birth: Porto Algere, Brazil
- Date of Birth: 21 March 1980
- State of origin: Porto
- Nationality: Brazilian
- Net Worth: $90 million
- Occupation: Footballer
- Position: Left winger, Attacking Midfielder
Considered one of the brightest attacking prospect of his generation with his flair on the ball, dribbling skills, techniques and ability, Ronaldinho was the best in the world with a ball at his feet during his peak years.
His achievements in the football world speaks for him as he won everything a football player covets both on national and club level.
His gross achievements in his career probably made fans to wonder how much Ronaldinho net worth really is today. Though he has been in the news for all the wrong reasons recently, we believe it has had no effects on Ronaldinho net worth so far.
So let’s dive right in and give you a breakdown of everything about him, his early life, career and finally his net worth.
Who is Ronaldinho?
Though he was popularly known as Ronaldinho, his real name is Ronaldo Assis Moreira and today he is not only a Barcelona ambassador and icon but also a Brazilian legend. Throughout his football career, he was frequently seen playing in the advanced midfield role but was played as a left winger some times.
Like most star players in the world today, he spent majority of his football career in Europe, with his first European debut coming at Paris Saint Germain. He subsequently played for Barcelona in Spain and AC Milan in Italy.
Regarded as one of the best players to ever grace the game of football, Ronaldinho won the prestigious FIFA World player of the year twice and also the Ballon d’Or during his illustrious career. Ronaldinho was one to never lose his flair, his dribbling skills, techniques, skills and his dashing smile on the football pitch.
It shows how much talent he had and also how much fun he was having doing something he loves. He started out his career in football at Gremio, a team in the Brazilian league in 1998.
After catching the attention of many top European clubs, he decided to move to Paris Saint Germain to further step up his profile and career. After his excellent exploits in football continued, he was signed by Barcelona in 2003.
Ronaldinho net worth obviously was boosted exponentially through all these moves he was making. Life started good for him in Barcelona and just in his second season, he won first Fifa World player of the year and the Spanish league.
He helped Barcelona win the UEFA champions league in his third season at the club which saw him contribute massively to to the success of his club. That season was considered his best given the titles he helped Barcelona win.
His skills and techniques were so visible on the pitch that he was given a standing ovation by fans of severe opposition, Real Madrid in a clasico. The last player to achieve that feat before him was Diego Maradona in 1983. At the end of the season, he won his second FIFA player of the year and his first and only Ballon d’Or award.
Ronaldinho performances were becoming subdued with time partially due to old age and also acts considered unprofessional by the club. This led Barcelona to become runners up to Real Madrid in the 2006-07 campaign. The following campaign was ravaged with numerous injuries and Barcelona were forced to sell the prized asset to AC Milan.
His time at the club weren’t so successful, and so he was sold to Flamengo. A year later, he moved again to Atletico Miniero. After that, he went to a Mexican club but returned to Fluminese in the Brazilian league in 2015. This was his final year in football.
Due to his exploits at club level, he was included in the FIFA World 11 thrice, won UEFA club footballer of the year and also the South American footballer of the year in late 2013. He was also inducted into the FIFA 100 Which is a hall of fame for the greatest players alive.
While representing Brazil, Ronaldinho made 97 appearances for the team including two two world Cups. He was an integral part of the attacking trident including Ronaldo and Rivaldo that helped Brazil to the 2002 FIFA world cup trophy. He scored two goals and two assists throughout the tournament.
His most remembered highlight was the 40 yard free kick he scored against England. He was also the captain that led the Brazil nation team to their second confederation cup triumph in 2005. He was man of the match in the final and scored three goals total in the tournament.
Ronaldinho Net Worth
Ronaldinho net worth is estimated to be worth around $90 million, but recently he has been going through a lot of issues with the Brazilian government.
He was recently imprisoned by the Paraguayan government because he used fake papers to gain access into the country. At the time of writing of this article, he is under a house arrest and yet to be released.
How much this will affect Ronaldinho net worth is yet to be known.
Ronaldinho Biography
Ronaldinho was born into the family of Miguelina and Joao, both of which were a nurse and a shipyard worker and footballer for a local club in cruzeiro respectively.
His siblings were also footballers, his brother Roberto played for gremio and this prompted the whole family to move from Porto algere to Guarja. Their apartment there was a gift from Gremio in order to convince him to stay with the club.
However, Roberto’s career went to worse as he was plagued by injuries that led to his premature retirement from football. He would later act as Ronaldinho manager after he started his own football career.
Ronaldinho’s father died after the retirement of Roberto by drowning in the pool when Ronaldinho was so young. Ronaldinho football skills became noticed when he would play with people of higher age group than his.
He started playing beach football and then later joined Futsal. During a game against a local team, ronaldinho scored all 23 goals of his team in a result that ended 23-0. He was then called up for Brazil U17 world championship which he shone in with two goals.
Ronaldinho always referred to Rivelino, Maradona and Rivaldo as his idol in football. He has a son, Joao born to him by a Brazilian dancer Janaina Mendes.
