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Falcao: Colombia's Legendary Striker

Radamel Falcao García Zárate is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano and the Colombia national team. He is considered one of the best strikers of his generation and the greatest Colombian footballer. Falcao has had a successful career playing for River Plate, Porto, Atlético Madrid, Monaco, Galatasaray, and Rayo Vallecano, winning titles with Porto and Atlético Madrid. He also holds records as Colombia's all-time leading scorer for international appearances and has represented his national team in multiple World Cups and Copa Americas.

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Falcao: Colombia's Legendary Striker

Radamel Falcao García Zárate is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano and the Colombia national team. He is considered one of the best strikers of his generation and the greatest Colombian footballer. Falcao has had a successful career playing for River Plate, Porto, Atlético Madrid, Monaco, Galatasaray, and Rayo Vallecano, winning titles with Porto and Atlético Madrid. He also holds records as Colombia's all-time leading scorer for international appearances and has represented his national team in multiple World Cups and Copa Americas.

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SOCCER

PLAYER

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Juan Angel Quijano Naranjo


Radamel Falcao García Zárate (born 10
February 1986) is a Colombian professional
footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga
club Rayo Vallecano and the Colombia
national team. Nicknamed "El Tigre" (The
Tiger),he is considered one of the best
strikers and players of his generation. Falcao
is also regarded as one of the greatest
Colombian footballers of all time, and by
some as the greatest.

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IMPORTANT
MOMENTS

● Falcao began his professional career in


the Argentine league at River Plate, where
he played with their youth academy and
won the 2007–08 Clausura tournament.
● In 2009–10, he signed for Porto, where he
won several trophies, including the UEFA
Europa League.
● In August 2011, Falcao moved to Spanish
club Atlético de Madrid for a club record
€40 million.
● Falcao was also prolific in La Liga during
his time with Atlético, being the third top
scorer in 2011-12 and 2012-13.

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● Considered at the time one of the best
forwards and players in the world, Falcao
signed for Monaco of Ligue 1 in 2013 for
a club record €60 million.

● In the second half of his debut season, an


ACL injury ruled him out for six months.
Returning to Monaco in the summer of
2016, he regained his best form finishing
as the club's top scorer in all
competitions.

● Falcao joined Turkish club Galatasaray in


2019, before returning to La Liga in 2021
with Rayo Vallecano.

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● Falcao made his senior debut for
Colombia in 2007 and has since made
over 100 international appearances and
scored 36 goals, making him their all-time
leading scorer since breaking the previous
record of 25 goals in June 2017.

● He represented his country in the 2011


World Cup. Copa América 2015 and
2019. Falcao missed the 2014 FIFA World
Cup due to injury, but made his World
Cup debut at the 2018 tournament in
Russia.

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● Considered one of the best players in the
history of the competition, Falcao is one
of the UEFA Europa League's all-time top
scorers.

● He set the record for most goals in a


European campaign in 2011 and is the
first player to win consecutive Europa
League titles with two teams (Porto in
2011 and Atlético in 2012)

● Falcao is Porto's all-time top scorer in


international club competitions, and is
also Monaco's top scorer this century.

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● He was included in the FIFA FIFPro
World XI in 2012, becoming the first and
only Colombian player to achieve this
feat.

● Falcao also finished in fifth place for the


2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or, and was awarded
the Globe Soccer 2012 Best Footballer
award.

● In November 2018, Falcao was honored


by Atlético de Madrid fans with a plaque
outside the Metropolitan Stadium.

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References
● Falcao.co – fuerza imparable – unstoppable force. (n.d.). Falcao.
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● Wikipedia contributors. (2023). Radamel Falcao. Wikipedia.
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