Brazil great Ronaldinho arrives in Italy for beach ceremony after signing for third-tier Ravenna
The Brazil great will be presented as Ravenna’s technical coach and play one match, while fans await a beach ceremony and news conference.
- On Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, former Brazil great Ronaldinho arrived in Italy for his presentation with the Ravenna Serie club, joining as a technical coach and planning to play one match.
- In a surprise announcement, the 46-year-old Ronaldinho signed with the Italian third-division club, marking his return to Italy where he previously featured for Milan from 2008-11.
- Accompanied by Ravenna President Ignazio Cipriani, Ronaldinho arrived by private jet at Forl Airport, about 30 kilometers from Ravenna, bypassing Fans waiting landside before departing by car.
- Fans will see the star at a beach ceremony tonight, though he will not feature in the Ravenna Serie match on Monday at Reggio Emilia, with his playing time still unclear.
- Ravenna President Ignazio Cipriani stated it is his dream for the Brazilian to score his last career goal for the team, while Ronaldinho, a World Cup winner, last played professionally for Fluminense in 2015.
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At the age of 46, Ronaldinho Gaúcho will try to score his 300th goal by Ravenna, an ambitious club from the third Italian division that articulated the unexpected return of the Brazilian crack, presented this Thursday. — I'm very happy to be here with friends. We have a team capable of winning good things — Ronaldinho said in his official presentation, on a beach in the city of Ravenna, during a collective interview reserved for a select group o…
By Rodrigo Estrada, CNN en Español Ronaldinho Gaúcho is ready to go back to doing something that seemed complicated to materialize. The Brazilian will put on the booties again and return to the courts as a professional footballer at age 46 to join Ravenna FC, a team that competes in Italy’s C Series, in an operation that combines sports with, above all, marketing and brand expansion. The return of the world champion in 2002 will be very differen…
The Brazilian star will try to score her final goal.
Ronaldinho, legend of Brazilian football, will try his 46 years to score "a goal 300" with Ravenna, ambitious club of the 3rd Italian division in which he makes his unexpected return to the playing grounds, explained this Thursday the former FC Barcelona. "I am very happy to be here with friends, we have a team to do something good," declared the 2005 Golden Ball during its official presentation on a beach in Ravenna (northeast), at a press conf…
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