Roberto de Assis Moreira (born January 10, 1971), commonly known as Assis, is a former footballer who is the brother, manager, agent and adviser of Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho. He is also the owner of Porto Alegre Futebol Clube. Biography Roberto de Assis Moreira was born January 10, 1971, in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Assis was born to Miguelina de Assis, a cosmetics saleswoman who later became a nurse, and João Moreira a ship welder and former professional player for Cruzeiro-RS. While growing up his family lived in poverty, residing in a wooden house within a favela of Porto Alegre. Assis grew up around soccer, with his father not only being a former player, but also working as a game day doorman for Gremio while his uncles played as well. Assis was an inspiration for his brother Ronaldinho, nine years his younger, as his talents landed him a position with Gremio's youth team and led to a notable athletic career. Assis brought his family out of the favela with his first contract, having Gremio pay for a new house in a wealthy neighborhood with a swimming pool. His father drowned in the pool in 1989. Assis was the one to discover his father's body while returning home to celebrate his eighteenth birthday. After this death, Assis had to act as the head of the household, managing his career and later his brother's as well. His mother went on to remarry another man who died of a heart attack in 2012. Football career At the age of 16 Assis was already showing potential on Gremio's youth team and would gain the attention of Torino, who would try to steal the player in what would be dubbed 'the Assis Kidnap,' ultimately forcing Gremio to act quickly and sign on Assis by offering his family a sign on bonus of a new house with a swimming pool, where his father would drown. Assis made a name for himself early on at Gremio, winning three consecutive state titles between 1988 and 1990. Despite this success, and interest for him to play on Brazil's national team in 1992, hardship would again find him as Assis suffered a serious knee injury in 1991, sidelining him for 8 months. Gremio would sell Assis to Swiss team FC Sion in 1992 who he would play with until 1995, where he would win his first Swiss Cup in 1995; before being