ronaldinho
His full name is Ronaldo de Assís Moreira. He was born 21 March , 1980 in Porto Alegre. He is a Brazilian. He is a professional footballer. He is also known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho or simply Ronaldinho. He became a naturalized citizen in January 2007. Spanish Ronaldinho means "little Ronaldo", is better known in Brazil by the nickname Ronaldinho Gaúcho.
Among his many achievements and accolades, Ronaldinho has been awarded the FIFA World Player of the Year awards as well as the European Footballer of the Year award and the FIFPro World Player of the Year award twice (2005, 2006). Many people thinks that he is the best footballer in the world. "I don't even feel I'm the best at Barça", says he.
Currently, he plays for FC Barcelona. His contract ends in 2010.
Early life
Ronaldinho’s hometown is Porto Alegre.The city is in the Rio Grande do Sul region of Brazil. Ronaldinho's mother Miguelina was a salesperson. She later studied to become a nurse. His father João was a shipyard worker and footballer for Cruzeiro. The family moved to a more affluent home in Porto Alegre when Ronaldinho's older brother Roberto signed to play professional football for Grêmio. João died when Ronaldinho was eight. He suffered a heart attack while he was swimming in the family's pool. This house was given to Roberto Assis as a present from Gremio to convince him to stay at the club. At thetime, Torino were interested in him. . Injuries ended Roberto's career and he now manages Ronaldinho. Ronaldinho's sister Deisi works as his press coordinator. Ronaldinho's son, named João after his father, was born on February 25, 2005. João's mother is Janaína Nattielle Viana Mendes, a former dancer on the Brazilian television show Domingão do Faustão.
In his childhood, Ronaldinho became interested in futsal and beach football. He was identified as a rising star at the Egypt 1997 under-17 world championship. He scored two goals in the tournament, both penalty kicks.
Useful words:
full name: teljes név
professional footballer: profi focista
to be known as: úgy ismert mint
simply: egyszerűen
to become a naturalized citizien: állampolgárságot kap
to mean: jelenteni
nickname: becenév
among: között
achievement: eredmény, teljesítmény
accolade: elismerés, jutalom
to be awarded: díjazva
award: díj
as well as: valamint
hometown: szülőváros
region: terület, vidék
salesperson: kereskedelmi utazó
nurse: ápolónő
shipyard worker: hajógyári munkás
affluent: bőséges, gazdag
to sign: aláír
to suffer a heart attack: szívinfarktust kap
as a present: ajándékként
at the time: akkoriban
to be interested in: érdeklődni
injury: sérülés
to end: véget vet
to manage: igazgat, menedzsel
press coordinator: sajtóreferens
former: volt
childhood: gyermekkor
to become interested: érdeklődővé válik
to be identified as: -ként azonosították
rising star: emelkedő csillag
championship: bajnokság
to score a goal: gólt rúg
tournament: mérkőzés
penalty kick: büntetőrúgás
Exercise:
1. What's Ronaldinho's nationality?
2. What awards has he had so far?
3. Where does he play?
4. Where's his hometown?
5. How many sisters and brothers has he got?
6. How many professional football players were in his family?
7. What was Ronaldinho interested in his childhood?
8. How many goals did he score in the tournament?
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