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Ronaldinho

Former attacking midfielder, Barcelona & Brazil

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Why they shine

Ronaldinho's Ballon d'Or in November 2005 arrived at the end of a 50-goal season and the beginning of a two-year spell in which he was the best player in the world. He took 225 points, 77 clear of Frank Lampard, to become the third Brazilian winner after Rivaldo and Ronaldo, and the first Barcelona player since Luis Suárez in 1959. Nine months later he scored the second goal as Barcelona won the Champions League at the Stade de France. Before that, in Yokohama in June 2002, he had scored both goals in a World Cup final against Germany.

Full name: Ronaldo de Assis Moreira
Nationality: Brazil
Former clubs: Grêmio, PSG, Barcelona, Milan, Atlético Mineiro
Position: Attacking midfielder / winger
Ballon d'Or: 2005 — 225 points
World Cup 2002: Champions — both goals in the final

Record

Honor record

Ballon d'Or

2005 · Nov 28, 2005

Paris, France

Won with 225 points from 52 journalists, 77 clear of Frank Lampard, in a season in which Barcelona won the La Liga after five barren years and Ronaldinho took the Champions League scoring charts with 17 goals. He was the third Brazilian winner after Rivaldo and Ronaldo, and the fifth Barcelona player to lift the trophy, and was presented with it in Paris on 28 November 2005.

UEFA Champions League

2006 · May 17, 2006

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Barcelona's second European Cup, won 2-1 against Arsenal in Saint-Denis with Ronaldinho scoring the second and settling it in the 80th minute. Sami Hyypiä's header had given Arsenal the lead and Eto'o equalised, and the Brazilian's low finish from the edge of the area delivered the trophy Barcelona had not won in 45 years.

FIFA World Cup

2002 · Jun 30, 2002

International Stadium Yokohama

Two goals in the final against Germany, the first a first-time finish from Rivaldo's backheel and the second a header from Rivaldo's cross, in a 2-0 win at the International Stadium in Yokohama. Brazil's fifth world title, and the last of Ronaldinho's major finals: eight days earlier he had missed a penalty in the quarter-final shoot-out against England.

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