BIOGRAPHY

Date of birth	March 21, 1980 (1980-03-21) (age 27)
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height	1.81 m
Playing position	Attacking midfielder, Second Striker
Club information
Current club	FC Barcelona
Number	10
Youth clubs
1997-1998	Grêmio
Senior clubs
Years	Club	goals
1998-2001 2001-2003 2003-	Grêmio Paris Saint-Germain FC Barcelona	0 (14) (17) (64)
National team
1999-	Brazil	0(31)

RONNIE, THE SUPERSTAR ( of the dance floor...)

Who is "ronnie"?

Of course, everybody know this great football player, who could be compared has a "magicien", but what does we realy know of his life...?

Ronaldo de Assís Moreira nicknamed too "Ronnie", was born in Porto Alegre in Brazil, in 1980. He started playing football at the Gremio Football Club of Porto Allegre. He stayed in this club during 14 years, the 3 last as professionnal. In 1997, Ronaldinho did a great season and his name is mentionned in the same newspaper article than Pelé or Zico, his stars; during this year, he became professionnal.

In 2001, he joined the PSG ( Paris Saint Germain) for normally 5 years...His first club ( the Gremio) wasn't rally ok for the transfert and the transactions stayed a long time secret. Finally, he stayed at the PSG for 3 years. Ronnie wanted to discover the european football.
I think the PSG was not really the better club he could find... But it's just my opinion. One of the greatest world's player have not to play in the worse french club.
Ronnie wanted discover european football, in Paris, he discovered night clubs...
During his time at the PSG, his manager (Luis Fernandez), claimed that Ronaldinho was too focused on the Parisian nightlife rather than on his football, and complained that his holidays in Brazil would always drag on and never end at the scheduled times...
I understand that he wanted to have good times, but he is a professional footbal player, and he can't afford spendind all his free-time in nights clubs.
Recently (august 2007), Ronnie had to play with Barcelonne against Pampelune, but he couldn't...Why? Because the night before the game he was dancing (maybe drinking) with his friends! Now, the Barça should comunicate ( last friday) around the "Ronaldinho's life's style". The club says: if Ronnie doesn't play as usually, it 's just because he is tired and injured...
Some people says he could leave Barcelonne for Chelsea or Milan.
In the past, an another great football player had the same lifestyle: Paul Gascoigne; everybody knows how finished the story...