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When I got to the senior national team, there was another Ronaldo, so they started calling me Ronaldinho because I was younger.

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Ronaldinho
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: March 21
Association Football Player
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Soccer Player
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira
Ronaldinho Gaucho
Ronaldinho Gaúcho
ronaldinho:Touch of Gold
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