It is a name that is currently in vogue thanks to goals that Radamel Falcao scored for Atletico Madrid shirt, but not today talk about the Colombian striker but he to whom is named. And the same year he would retire Paulo Roberto Falcão, 1986, was born in Santa Marta, the same place where he opened his eyes to the world for the first time a Colombian football myth Valderrama, Radamel Garcia. Perhaps this name does not tell you anything, but the child's father admired the Brazilian football player that it dazzled the world with the Brazilian and the Rome and decided, in his honor, Radamel give a second name: Falcao. But that, Paulo Roberto, had no mission goals drilling opponents, but it was a midfielder with great vision, a brilliant treatment of the ball and powerful shot. No need to go further, one of the best midfielders who gave the world football.
The German (as they called all Brazilians skin and light hair) is fully approved, it said among 300 children when he was eleven years old and did tests to enter the International School of Porto Alegre. With this club debut in 1973, remaining until 1980, being the leader of a club that won three championships and five titles in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul Falcão was then considered as the best Brazilian midfielder of all time, and that, in a country that had already raised three world championships, was no small thing. After facing Palmeiras in 1979, Tele Santana, coach of these, stated the following after the meeting: "Today I saw a perfect performance of a player. Falcao has won the game. "
A year before had lost the 1978 World Cup because of disagreements with coach Claudio Coutinho. In 1980 he moved on to Italian football after joining the Rome became one of the highest paid players at the time, and would soon make a hole in the heart of the Giallorossi. Under the command of legendary former Milan player Nils Liedholm Swedish, Falcao would become the benchmark for a team that won that year the Italian Cup, earning the title of Paulo Roberto Eighth King of Rome. But his success had only just begun, and the following year dispute the World Cup in Spain in 1982 with a Brazilian team and led by Tele Santana, how could it be otherwise, handed over command of the midfield to Falcão.
Brazil became the world that one of the reference teams in the history of world football without even reaching the semifinals, this was football I was able to deploy this combo. Brazil was the favorite to win the final with the likes of Socrates , Eder, Zico, Toninho Cerezo Falcao or himself, but on his way to cross the Italian Paolo Rossi. With a great goal , Falcão tied the match after two Zoff beat from outside the area, a result that gave them the ticket to the semifinals for the fourth time there were but a second league with three teams in each group. However, Paolo Rossi completed the best performance of his life and with his third goal, would pass to the Azzurri to surprise the world, and end proclaimed world champion.
That Brazilian team, despite not winning the tournament, had left an indelible mark, but wins the race again Falcão. So, a year after Rome was proclaimed champion of Calcium 41 years after his first and only then wound up with Falcão league as star and hierarch. Rome also was active in that Bruno Conti, who had been world champion Italy. They were joined the following year Graziani, also present at the World Cup and Toninho Cerezo, Falcao partner in midfield verdeamarelho and also it would be in Rome's Olympic stadium in order to win the European Cup.
Not surprisingly, this season, and won their second Coppa Falcão, take the reins of the Roman chariot to the final of the European Cup. There would face Liverpool Ian Rush and Kenny Dalglish, but after the tie to one end, the English team would take the title in the penalty shootout in which marked the time that Rome was closest to raise the maximum continental trophy . The following year, after five years he became an idol in the Eternal City, Falcão left the club after disagreements with senior management leaving in its wake 107 games and scored 22 points, but in which, especially , gave teachers from Giallorossi midfield.
He returned to Brazil to slip into the shirt of Sao Paulo and remained active for another year, contesting the 1986 World Cup in Mexico and as a substitute, the canarinha falling again into quarters before Platini's France on penalties. Falcao, who played 29 games for his country (there were other times where there were many matches) would end his career having been a prince in Brazil and king in Rome. Would begin in 1990 his coaching career on the bench of the Brazilian team, and Japan would also coach and coach of two-stage international club with his debut and triumph. He currently heads the Brazilian Bahia, in memory of offering their name on the altar of the best midfielders in football history.
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