Ronaldo de Assis Moreira started playing soccer at 7, and as a young soccer player, he originally got his nickname “Ronaldinho,” the small type of his original name, Ronaldo. Ronaldinho was given the nickname because he was often the youngest and smallest player in his youth club matches. The story behind his name was that Ronaldinho was one of Ronaldo’s biggest fans, and his name meant “Little Ronaldo.” He was also given the nickname Gaûcho because his face was always gleeful, meaning “happy.” Dinho, Ronnie El Brujo de Porto Alegre, and Ronaldinho Gaúcho are some other nicknames of the Brazilian.
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