SOCCER PLAYER

Ronaldinho

1980 - Today

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Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980), commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁonawˈdʒĩɲu gaˈuʃu]) or simply Ronaldinho, is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder, but was also deployed as a winger. Considered one of the best players of his generation and one of the most talented players ever, Ronaldinho won two FIFA World Player of the Year awards and a Ballon d'Or. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ronaldinho has received more than 17,082,270 page views. His biography is available in 91 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 90 in 2019). Ronaldinho is the 43rd most popular soccer player (down from 41st in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 28th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Ronaldinho is most famous for his time with FC Barcelona and AC Milan. He was a two-time FIFA World Player of the Year winner, and is widely regarded as one of the best players of his generation.

Memorability Metrics

  • 17M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 74.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 91

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ronaldinho ranks 43 out of 16,923. Before him are Josef Masopust, Ruud Gullit, Ricardo Zamora, Paolo Maldini, Uwe Seeler, and Bobby Charlton. After him are Antonín Panenka, Nílton Santos, Béla Guttmann, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Djalma Santos, and Omar Sívori.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Ronaldinho ranks 1. After him are Kim Kardashian, Xavi, Ryan Gosling, Jake Gyllenhaal, Eva Green, Christina Aguilera, Steven Gerrard, Channing Tatum, Michelle Williams, Chris Pine, and Macaulay Culkin.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Ronaldinho ranks 27 out of 1,947. Before him are João Havelange (1916), Luiz Felipe Scolari (1948), Carlos Alberto Torres (1944), Emerson Fittipaldi (1946), Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887), and Getúlio Vargas (1882). After him are Nílton Santos (1925), João Gilberto (1931), Sérgio Vieira de Mello (1948), Djalma Santos (1929), Carlos Alberto Parreira (1943), and Maria II of Portugal (1819).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Ronaldinho ranks 11. Before him are Mário Zagallo (1931), Sócrates (1954), Ronaldo (1976), Vavá (1934), Rivellino (1946), and Carlos Alberto Torres (1944). After him are Nílton Santos (1925), Djalma Santos (1929), Romário (1966), Jairzinho (1944), Arthur Friedenreich (1892), and Leônidas (1913).

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