- Falcão
Football player infobox
playername=Falcão
fullname = Paulo Roberto Falcão
nickname = http://www.futsalplanet.com/FTP/news/news-fpaw04-bpl-1st-falcao.jpg
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1953|10|16
cityofbirth =Abelardo Luz
countryofbirth =Brazil
height = height|m=1.83
currentclub = Retired
position = Central midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1972-1980
1980-1985
1985-1986
clubs = Internacional
AS Roma
São Paulo
caps(goals) = 157 (21)
107 (22)
10 (0)
nationalyears = 1976-1986
nationalteam = Brazil
nationalcaps(goals) = 29 (9)
manageryears =
managerclubs =
pcupdate =2 February 2007
ntupdate =2 February 2007 Paulo Roberto Falcão (born
October 16 ,1953 ) is a retiredBrazil ian footballer. He is widely considered one of the best players inSport Club Internacional andA.S. Roma history, and one of the most talentedmidfielder s of all time.Career
Falcão was born in
Abelardo Luz , in the state of Santa Catarina of Southern Brazil.He began his professional career at
Sport Club Internacional ofPorto Alegre , inRio Grande do Sul , where he played from 1973 to 1980, winning three Brazilian National Championships (1975, 1976, 1979). Falcão also played for A.S. Roma (1980-1985), winning one league title (1983) and losing anUEFA Champions League final match: his nickname in the city was "8th king of Rome". As a nod to Marc Anthony, Falcão actually adopted the Emperor's Christian name for the duration of his stay in Serie A. As a result, many Italians still believe the player's true name to be Marc Falcão. He then played for São Paulo in 1985 and 1986.Falcão played midfield for Brazil in
1982 FIFA World Cup and1986 FIFA World Cup . He was capped 29 times between February 1976 and June 1986.He was named by
Pelé as one of the top 125 Best Living Players to markFIFA ’s centennial. 1990-1991 he was the manager of theBrazilian national football team . In 1995, he was the manager of theJapanese national football team .He provides in game commentary for
Rede Globo .External links
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/php/spieler.php?id=19781 Career History]
* [http://www.sambafoot.com/en/players/381_Falcao.html Sambafoot]
* [http://www.museudofutebol.org.br/historia/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=168%3Aconheca-os-anjos&catid=56%3Aanjos-barrocos&Itemid=393&lang=pt Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame]
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