All About Robinho

Robinho is a Brazilian football player par excellence. He was born on 25 January 1984 in Sao Vecente in Sao Paulo. He is popularly known as Robinho, but his actual name is Robson de Souza. He is a Brazilian player who has played in the English Premier club Manchester City, and also for the Brazilian national team.

At the young age of 17 he was lucky enough to sign his first contract with Santos in Brazil. After that there was no looking back for him. He went ahead to sign 24 more contracts. His form is so superb that many have paid attention to him in the European clubs. However, this was not to continue when his mother was kidnapped by armed gunman and released later unharmed after a huge ransom was extracted from the family. This affected Robinho badly, and he managed only four goals in eight league games. Finally in July 2005 he signed a deal with Spanish giants Real Madrid, which was a contract that was quite lucrative.

His career graph reached a zenith when he signed a contract with the Premier League in September 2008. Robinho had to move to Manchester City with wages that he had never dreamt of. He has braved many an allegation in his career but has come out unscathed due to the support of his fans.