Ronaldinho, an artist on the field, has gone down in football history with his talent and unique playing style.

With major titles both at club and national team levels, Ronaldinho has had an illustrious and exciting career in football history.

After winning the Copa Libertadores championship (a tournament equivalent to the UEFA Champions League) with Atletico Mineiro in 2013, Ronaldinho brought his achievements to a new level. He has won national championships in Spain and Italy as well as titles at the continental level in both South America and Europe (La Liga and UEFA Champions League with Barcelona, ​​Serie A with AC Milan). That’s probably what any player wants in their career.

Ronaldinho in Atletico Mineiro shirt. Photo: espnfc.com

Ronaldinho once confided: “That is the title that I still lack. I returned to Brazil for that reason. If someone says I stopped, let them talk to me.” That day, his team Atletico Mineiro won the penalty shootout with a score of 4-3 after equalizing 2-2 in the second leg against Paraguay’s Olimpia (in the first leg, Atletico Mineiro won lost 0-2).

It is also proof that Ronaldinho can achieve more success, even when his career is on the other side.

The titles that Ronaldinho has won include “Best Player of the Decade” voted by readers of World Soccer magazine in the period 2000-2009, Best Player in Europe 2005, Footballer of the Year. The best player in the world (by FIFA) in 2004 and 2005.

Times of ups and downs

Ronaldinho’s most beautiful time was when he was playing football at Barcelona. He has won titles such as La Liga and UEFA Champions League. The performance of “Checkers” began to decline from 2006, especially from 2007. The head coach of the Brazilian national team at that time, Carlos Dunga, publicly criticized his student for gaining weight. “Ro vau”‘s all-night parties left the best days of his football career behind him even though he was only 26-27 years old.

A year later, he moved to AC Milan but had to work hard to get in good shape and score regularly. In the 2009-2010 season, he became the player with the most assists in Italy.

However, he had difficulty finding a place in Milan’s official squad and was likely to have to leave during the 2011 winter transfer window. Luckily, he was able to stay for a while longer. get the Scudetto.

Ronaldinho in AC Milan shirt. Photo: Getty Images.

Unlucky events brought Ronaldinho back to his hometown with the biggest club in Brazil – Flamengo. However, he only played here for 18 months after missing many training sessions, suffering boos from fans and controversy because he was not paid on time.

When Ronaldinho went to parties more than he played to regain his form, his move to a smaller team like Atletico Mineiro was still a surprise.

In addition, he also made another unfortunate mistake. He popped a can of Pepsi during the press conference even though he signed a contract with Coke. Although considered a bit miserable, life in Belo Horizonte still suits Ronaldinho quite well.

Along with that, when he moved to Atletico Mineiro, he was a key factor in the team’s squad and achieved his best performance in more than 5 years. But above all, he strived to be part of Brazil’s squad competing in the 2014 World Cup finals. Unfortunately, that wish could not come true.

The number of players who have won national championships in different countries is quite large, but winning both the Copa Libertadores and UEFA Champions League like Ronaldinho is very few. Some names that can be mentioned are Dida, Roque Junior, Carlos Tevez, Juan Pablo Sorin or Walter Samuel…

By the beginning of 2017, Ronaldinho was appointed by Barcelona Club to the position of team ambassador. He will represent the Catalan team in many activities and events in the coming years.

Ronaldinho has just been appointed ambassador of Barcelona. Photo: Reuters.

With what he has done, the Brazilian star has created a certain influence on world football. Messi may be Barcelona’s brightest star right now, but the reality is that Ronaldinho was voted Barcelona’s best player in the early years of the 21st century.

Ronaldinho has a place in world football history and the stories, anecdotes and football journey of “Ro vau” will be hard to fade in the minds of many generations of spectators, about a football artist. play liberally and play football in the true “artistic” style.

Some other information about Ronaldinho:

Date of birth: March 21, 1980.

Place of birth: Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Clubs that competed: Gremio, Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona, ​​AC Milan, Flamengo, Aletico Mineiro, Queretaro, Fluminese.

Outstanding titles at the national team level: 1997 South American U17 champion, 1997 World U17 champion, 1999 Copa America champion, 2002 World Cup champion, 2005 Confederations Cup champion, medal Olympic bronze in 2008.

Outstanding titles at the club level: UEFA Intertoto Cup (2001), 2 La Liga championships (2004-2005 and 2005-2006), UEFA Champions League (2005-2006), FIFA Cup World Cup runner-up (2006), Serie A (2010-2011), Copa Libertadores (2013), Recopa Sudamericana (2014)…