has encouraged me never to stop trying." Son Assis has also fathered a son who attempted to make a career in the sport like Assis and his uncle. His son, Diego Assis, joined Flamengo's youth team while Ronaldinho was playing for them and would leave alongside his uncle. Assis's son would go on to join Cruzeiro-RS for a short period in 2014 like Assis's father had previously done. Legal Troubles Assis began having legal troubles in 2003 when he was arrested and sentenced to 5 years and 5 months under a 'semi-open regime' for money laundering. He would later be fined roughly 1.5 million dollars, alongside his brother, for building a fishing platform along the Guaíba River in a 'heritage-protected' zone. They would ultimately lose their passports for not paying the fine in full. In March 2020 he was questioned by police in Paraguay, along with his brother and Brazilian businessman Wilmondes Sousa Lira, after the two were alleged to have used fake passports to enter the country while coming for a charity event and book promotion. The brothers would go on to be jailed in Asunción although the fake passport charges would be dropped. The investigation evolve into allegations of the brothers being tied to a money laundering scheme connected to entrepreneur Dalia Lopez, who allegedly gave them the fake passports with help from businessman Wilmondes Sousa Lira, who had been traveling with the two brothers. They would be moved from jail to being placed under house arrest in a hotel, although their appeal to end house arrest would be denied due to them being a flight risk. They would eventually be released with a $110,000 fine for Assis and $90,000 fine for Ronaldinho after spending 5 months in custody. Club statistics Honors Grêmio Campeonato Gaúcho: 1988, 1989, 1990 Copa do Brasil: 1989 Sion Swiss Super League: 1997 Swiss Cup: 1995, 1997 Sporting CP Portuguese Super Cup 1995 References External links Portrait of Roberto de Assis Assis at playmakerstats.com (English version of fussballzz.de) 1971 births Living people Brazilian footballers Brazil under-20 international footballers Brazil youth international footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Sportspeople from Rio Grande do Sul Brazilian football agents Brazilian businesspeople Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players FC Sion players Sporting CP footballers Fluminense FC players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players Tecos F.C. footballers Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Montpellier HSC players Expatriate footballers in France