Ronaldo de Assís Moreira, commonly known as Ronaldinho was born March 21, 1980 in Porto Alegre. He is a football player from Brazil. He became a naturalized Spanish citizen in January 2007. Among his many achievements and accolades, Ronaldinho has been awarded the FIFA World Player of the Year award twice (2004, 2005), as well as the European Footballer of the Year award and the FIFPro World Player of the Year award twice (2005, 2006). He has downplayed suggestions that he is the best footballer in the world, telling FourFourTwo magazine, “I don’t even feel I’m the best at Barça.” Currently, he plays for FC Barcelona with a contract ending in 2010.