Radamel Falcao
Radamel Falcao Garcia Zarate (born 10 February 1986), mainly known as Radamel Falcao, is a Colombian footballer. He plays as a striker for Turkish club Galatasaray. He was named Falcao, in honor of Brazilian soccer player Paulo Roberto Falcao. Falcao is nicknamed El Tigre[5] or The Tiger in Spanish. He is widely known because of his ability to score goals with both feet and with his head.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Radamel Falcao García Zárate[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1986[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Marta, Colombia[3] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[4] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportivo Táchira | |||
| Mineros de Guayana | |||
| Monagas SC | |||
| –1995 | Atlético El Vigía | ||
| 1995–1997 | La Gaitana | ||
| 1997–1999 | Lanceros Boyacá | ||
| 2001–2004 | River Plate | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Lanceros Boyacá | 8 | (1) |
| 2004–2009 | River Plate | 90 | (34) |
| 2009–2011 | Porto | 51 | (41) |
| 2011–2013 | Atlético Madrid | 68 | (52) |
| 2013–2019 | Monaco | 108 | (65) |
| 2014–2015 | → Manchester United (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | → Chelsea (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Galatasaray | 34 | (19) |
| 2021– | Rayo Vallecano | 65 | (9) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001–2005 | Colombia U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2005–2007 | Colombia U20 | 11 | (4) |
| 2007– | Colombia | 104 | (36) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:59, 10 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2023 | |||
Club Career
1996-2001: Lanceros Boyacá
When he was 13 years old, he started to play at Fair Play, which is a Colombian soccer school. In his two years with the club, he played eight matches and scored once.
2001-2009: River Plate
When he was 15 years old, Falcao was discovered by River Plate[6] in a match of selection in Colombia to footballers of maximum 17 years old. Before signing a professional contract with River Plate in 2005, he began to study journalism at the Palermo University in Argentina. When he was 19 years old, he scored two goals at his first match with River Plate. He scored seven goals in seven games, which is a goal each game, before he injured his right knee ligaments at the end of the 2005 season. After a long period of inactivity, he was injured again in January 2006.[7] On 27 September 2007, Falcao scored a hat-trick against Botafogo, which allowed River Plate to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Copa Sudamericana.
2009-2011: FC Porto
On August 16, 2009, Falcao scored his first goal for F.C. Porto against Paços de Ferreira. During the first season in Europe, he scored 25 goals in 28 matches of the Sagres League. He was the second best striker after Óscar Cardozo, a Paraguayan footballer. During the 2010-2011 season, Falcao scored 16 goals in 13 games in the Europa League, which is more than a goal each game.
2011-2013: Atletico Madrid
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In August 2011, he moved to Atlético Madrid for 40 million Euros. In December 2012, he was elected as the second best player from La Liga, the top division of Spanish Football.
2014-2015: Loan to Manchester United
In September 2014, Falcao made a £16m loan move to Manchester United from French side Monaco.[8]He was earning £190,000 per week but his season was met with injuries. He scored 4 goals in 29 appearances.
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International Career
Falcao took part in the 2005 South American U-20 Championship which was held in his home country of Colombia. He won the tournament as well. On 3 June 2007, Falcao scored his first goal for the national team against Montenegro. He scored the only goal of that game. On 11 October 2013, he scored 2 penalties against Chile to help tie the match at 3-3 after losing 3-0. This result meant Colombia qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1998. Falcao missed the 2014 World Cup because he was injured, but played in the 2018 World Cup and scored a goal against Poland. On 7 June 2017, Falcao became the Colombian national team top scorer, after scoring his 26th goal in a 2–2 draw with Spain.[9]
Club
International
- As of 28 June 2019[10]
| Colombia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2007 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 11 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 2 | |
| Total | 89 | 34 | |
Honours
River Plate
- Argentine Primera División: 2007–08 Clausura
Porto
- Primeira Liga: 2010–11
- Taca de Portugal: 2009–10, 2010–11
- Portuguese Super Cup: 2010, 2011
- UEFA Europa League: 2010–11
Atletico Madrid
- Copa del Rey: 2012-13
- UEFA Europa League: 2010-11
- UEFA Super Cup: 2012
Radamel Falcao Media
Falcao playing for FC Porto in 2010
Falcao celebrates winning the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League with Atlético Madrid
Falcao warming up for Monaco in 2014
Falcao playing for Manchester United in 2015
Falcao playing for Chelsea in 2015
Falcao playing for Monaco in 2016
Falcao playing in a World Cup qualifier for Colombia against Uruguay in 2013
This is a photo of a Colombian monument with location ID
Falcao during the penalty shoot-out in the 2018 World Cup round of 16 match against England
Firma del Futbolista colombiano Falcao García
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References
- ↑ "Radamel Falcao Garcia Zarate" (in Türkçe). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Colombia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
- ↑ "Radamel Falcao". AS Monaco FC. Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ↑ "Radamel Falcao LaLiga Santander". La Liga. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ↑ http://www.worldsoccerbay.com/falcao-nicknamed-el-tigre/[dead link]
- ↑ "Falcao García y su etapa Argentina: el Tigre de River Plate". GOL Caracol. 2 November 2012.
- ↑ "Falcao - Player Profile 18/19". www.transfermarkt.co.uk.
- ↑ "Radamel Falcao joins Manchester United in £16m season-long loan deal". the Guardian. 2014-09-02. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ↑ "Falcao becomes Colombia's all-time top goalscorer". FourFourTwo. 7 June 2017. https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/falcao-becomes-colombias-all-time-top-goalscorer.
- ↑ García, Radamel Falcao at National-Football-Teams.com
Other websites
- Falcao: Best Goals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1r05RnlqJY
- Falcao Best of 2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBl_Tqiil1c