The end of a footballer’s career is rarely glamorous. Not everybody gets to finish on top, both regarding results and physical ability. Most end up being backups for much younger players or become nomads who hop from small team to small team, trying to be the player they once were. For others, like Ronaldinho, things can be even worse. Once considered the world’s best player, he now can’t convince one single team to offer him a contract.

Since the end of 2015, Ronaldinho has been unemployed. At 36, he is seen by teams as a party boy who doesn’t have the work ethic to compensate his physical shortcomings. In the last two years, Ronaldinho has scored only four goals in official matches. Although Ronaldinho has not yet announced his retirement, he had been playing exclusively in festive games in Central and South America. A Brazilian newspaper called Ronaldinho a “former footballer who currently works as a party entertainer.”

This weekend, he was the star of a friendly match in Guatemala, playing for both teams. Not exactly the end you would expect from the man who led Barcelona to a UEFA Champions League title and was part of a World Cup-winning squad.

Municipal and Comunicaciones, Guatemala’s two strongest teams, faced each other in what is called the “Derby of Joy.” Ronaldinho did his part, giving smiles away – but failed to score or to mesmerize the crowd with his skills with the ball during the 2-2 draw. It didn’t matter. Locals were pleased to watch the former maestro of Barcelona.