loaned out to several teams, helping Sporting CP win the Portuguese Super Cup in 1995, before returning in 1996. He would stay through the 1997 season, helping his team win another cup and becoming Swiss Champions. Then he went to stints in Portugal, Japan, Mexico, and returning to Brazil before finishing his athletic career with Montpellier HSC in France. Manager and Agent Assis's younger brother Ronaldo, now known as Ronaldinho, would emerge as a similarly desired talent at Gremio's youth team. Assis, who had experience in the world of association football as a negotiator and player and had taken on a paternal role for his brother, would act as manager for Ronaldinho throughout his career, until its end. Assis would keep in touch with his brother while he played in Brazil, witnessing Gremio decline numerous offers for Ronaldinho until Assis would negotiate a transfer to Paris Saint-Germain, seen by some as revenge for being sold off to Sion years earlier. His reputation as a negotiator would become infamous as he managed all his brother's affairs and kept pressure on sponsors, with some going so far as to claim that he was controlling his brother's every action. Assis would also be pivotal in the Nike deal which saw his brother join the list of athletes who would be part of the Nike Tiempo shoe line. Other Roles While Assis agent career was given focus on due to his brother and client, Ronaldinho, he also served the interests of several other players including Rodrigo Gral as president of the Assis Moreira Group. Assis also owns Brazilian club Porto Alegre, which currently plays the Campeonato Gaúcho. Personal life Relationship with Ronaldinho Today, Assis acts as his brother's agent and adviser, and is credited by many, including Ronaldinho himself, as a major influence and guiding force for his brother. Assis has been described as an idol to his younger brother by some onlookers. Ronaldinho described his brother in January 2020 as a "brother, father, partner, [and] footballer" while onlookers, like Brazilian footballer Walter Casagrande, claimed Ronaldinho was simply being childish for relying too much on his older brother. During his acceptance speech after receiving the FIFA World Player of the Year award for a second consecutive year in December 2005, Ronaldinho paid tribute to his brother: "He's my idol. He's been through a lot and has helped me every step of the way. He