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Robson de Souza, Robinho as he is known as, was born on January 25, 1984 in São Vicente, Brazil.

Robinho (who has been dubbed by Brazilian legend Pele as "my successor") is most effective when playing just behind the strikers and has a whole host of tricks up his sleeve. Among Robinho’s strengths are his attacking instincts, his speed, acceleration, agility, dribbling and passing ability. Robinho is also widely considered to be one of the best crossers of the ball in the world.

Throughout the early stage of his career, Robinho was often thought to be too small to ever become one of the worlds greatest players. Robinho has since learned to use his slight build to his advantage and has become proficient at using and using his speed and intelligence to win possession and set up a counter attack.

At the age of six, Robinho demonstrated an ability far beyond his years earning him rave reviews from many Brazilian scouts and was labelled as “one to watch”. In 1993, at the age of nine, he scored 73 goals in indoor football with the Portuarios, a team which was proclaimed vice-champions of Sao Paulo.

His tricks and his dribbling skills brought him the attention of the elite Brazilian clubs and Robinho signed for Santos, which had previously fielded the likes of Pelé, Pepe, Dorsal, Mengalvio, and Coutinho in the sixties. He was soon warned that he risked getting his leg broken if he humiliated older defenders – luckily for football fans, Robinho took no heed and quickly made the pedalada, (step-over) his trademark. Whilst wearing the famous white shirt of Santos Robinho won his first accolade when he was proclaimed Under-17 Sao Paulo champion. He signed professional terms at the club in 2002.

Whilst showcasing his exceptional talent at Santos he won his first international cap for Brazil in their CONCACAF Gold Cup final defeat by Mexico on July 13th, 2003.

Many of Europe’s top clubs began to look at Robinho, who attracted interest from the likes of AC Milan, Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Barcelona.

Santos however, were reluctant to let Robinho, their prized asset leave the club, foreseeing a possible season of struggle without him.

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