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Born on March 21, 1980 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Ronaldinho is an association football player, politician and writer. As of 2026, Ronaldinho is 46 years old. Listed accolades include Ballon d'Or (2005), South American Footballer of the Year (2013), FIFA World Player of the Year (2004) and 1 more. The listed height is 182 cm.
My Take
Ronaldinho is genuinely one of those players who made you fall in love with football all over again — the guy played with a permanent grin on his face and somehow that joy translated directly into wizardry on the pitch. His peak at Barcelona in the mid-2000s was something else: the elastico, the no-look passes, that thunderous free kick against England at the 2002 World Cup that arced in off the underside of the bar and left David Seaman looking completely helpless. Winning the Ballon d'Or in 2005 and back-to-back FIFA World Player of the Year was fully deserved — he was the best player on the planet for a stretch, and unlike some greats he made it look effortless and fun. Even Real Madrid fans gave him a standing ovation at the Bernabéu once. The later years were messier, including months in custody in Paraguay in 2020 over a fake passport, but the peak says everything.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ronaldinho
- Name (Japanese)
- ロナウジーニョ
- Reading
- ろなうじーにょ
- Born
- March 21, 1980 (age 46)
- Origin
- Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Height
- 182 cm
- Occupation
- association football player / politician / writer / futsal player / athlete
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Monkey
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2005 Ballon d'Or
- 2013 South American Footballer of the Year
- 2004 FIFA World Player of the Year
- 2011 Prêmio Machado de Assis
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Ronaldinho born?
Ronaldinho was born on March 21, 1980 and is 46 years old.
Where is Ronaldinho from?
Ronaldinho is from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
What does Ronaldinho do?
Ronaldinho works as association football player, politician, writer, futsal player, athlete.
How tall is Ronaldinho?
Ronaldinho is 182 cm tall.
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