Ronaldinho is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder, but was also deployed as a winger. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Ronaldinho won two FIFA World Player of the Year awards and a Ballon d'Or. He is the only player ever to have won a World Cup, a Copa América, a Confederations Cup, a Champions League, a Copa Libertadores and a Ballon d'Or.
In 2001, Ronaldinho signed a five-year contract with French club Paris Saint-Germain in a €5 million transfer.[28] Upon his arrival in Paris, Ronaldinho was given the number 21 shirt and inserted into a lineup that included fellow Brazilian AloÃsio, midfielder Jay-Jay Okocha and striker Nicolas Anelka.