Ronaldinho
Ronaldinho, from Brazil, is from a family of soccer players. His father played professional soccer and died from a heart attack when Ronaldinho was eight years old. Growing up in a poor neighborhood, the future star and his friends barely had any grass to play on.
Ronaldinho Gaucho of FC Barcelona. Photo By Bagu Blanco/Shutterstock
They played mostly on the sand. He soon became one of Brazil’s most talented soccer players; he scored 23 goals at the age of 13.