Brazil Legend, Ronaldinho Retires From Professional Football
Written by MaxFM on January 18, 2018
Brazil Legend, Ronaldinho Retires From Professional Football
Former Brazil and FC Barcelona midfielder Ronaldinho, who won the World Cup, Champions League, Copa Libertadores and World Player of the Year award, is retiring from football game.
His brother and agent Assis made the announcement saying Ronaldinho, who will be 38 in March, has not played a competitive match since 2015 but he had also avoided calling a definitive halt to his career until now.
According to Assis:
“He’s stopped. It’s over. We are going to do something pretty big, something cool, after the World Cup in Russia, probably in August”. The events, most likely farewell matches, will take place in Brazil, Europe and Asia.
Ronaldinho began his career at Gremio and played for seven other clubs, including Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan, Queretaro and Brazilian sides Flamengo, Atletico Mineiro and Fluminense. But it was at FC Barcelona between 2003 and 2008 where he spent his glory years. He turned in some of the greatest performances ever seen by the storied Spanish club, perhaps most memorably in a 3-0 win over Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in 2005.
