Ronaldinho

Birth Date: 21 March 1980
Birth Place: Porto Alegre
Birth Nation: Brazil
Height: 180cm
Weight: 76Kg
Nationality: Brazilian
Position: Forward

Previous Clubs: Gremio, Paris Saint Germain

Ronaldinho - or little Ronaldo, made such a huge impact as a teenager that Paris Saint- Germain broke the world record transfer fee for a teenager to bring him to the club.

He is a regular for Brazil and was one of their stars during the 2002 World Cup win. He scored a freak goal against England and generally played well but was slightly overshadowed by the other two R's, Ronaldo and Rivaldo.

He left PSG this summer to join Barca after being courted by many of the biggest clubs in Europe, eventually choosing the Catalan giants over English giants Manchester United.

He made his international debut v Latvia in June 1999. He joined PSG from Gremio for ?3.6m, but suffered from regular bouts of unprofessionalism and bad behaviour. He was indifferent if he felt that the match wasn't a 'big' enough match for him, but during the big games he was magnificent.

Like any footballer these days he spent most of his time in night clubs and strip joints, and complained regularly about coach Luis Fernandes' tactics and man-management. He even threatened to quit the club unless Fernandes was sacked.

Ronaldinho