Falcão (futsal player)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rosa and the second or paternal family name is Vieira.
Falcão
Falcão in 2007
Personal information
Full name Alessandro Rosa Vieira
Date of birth (1977-06-08) 8 June 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 Guarapira 47 (50)
1992–1996 Corinthians 132 (189)
1997–1998 GM-Chevrolet 38 (45)
1999 Atlético Mineiro 30 (38)
1999 Rio de Janeiro 29 (38)
2000 São Paulo 32 (39)
2000–2002 Banespa 51 (70)
2003–2005 Malwee/Jaraguá 62 (97)
2005 São Paulo (football) 2 (0)
2005–2010 Malwee/Jaraguá 168 (220)
2011 Cortiana/Santos 28 (36)
2012–2014 Intelli 48 (66)
2014 Madureira
2015 Magnus Futsal
2015 Vasco da Gama (futsal)
2016 Chennai 5s 4 (5)
2020 Grêmio Futebol 7 1 (3)
Total 701 (1005)
International career‡
1998–2018 Brazil 258 (401)
Medal record
Men's futsal
Representing  Brazil
FIFA Futsal World Cup
Winner 2008 Brazil
Winner 2012 Thailand
Runner-up 2000 Guatemala
Third place 2004 Chinese Taipei
Copa América – FIFA Futsal
Winner 2000 Brazil
Winner 2008 Uruguay
Winner 2011 Argentina
Runner-up 2003 Paraguay
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 November 2018

Alessandro Rosa Vieira (born 8 June 1977), known as Falcão, is a Brazilian retired professional futsal player, often regarded as the greatest futsal player of all time and its biggest icon. He is known for his flashy and potent dribbling skills and a powerful and accurate left foot.[1][2] He is also the world's all-time leading goalscorer in men's international matches. He was named as the Best Futsal Player in the World four times (2004, 2006, 2011 and 2012)[3] and won the FIFA Futsal World Cup Golden Shoe in 2004[4] and the Golden Ball twice, in 2004 and 2008.[4] Today he is a YouTuber[5] teaching futsal tricks and showing different things about futsal culture. His YouTube channel already has more than 1 million of subscribers[6][7]

Career

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Falcão joined the Guarapira futsal club in the northern zone of the city at the age of 13. He joined Corinthians in 1993 and became professional in 1993. He debuted in the senior team in 1994. In 1997, he joined GM-Chevrolet, owned by the General Motors company. After leaving in 1999, he switched teams frequently until 2003, when he ended up in Jaraguá. After changing clubs again from 2011 to 2012, he joined Sorocaba in 2013, where he played until 2018.

In 2004, 2006, 2011 and 2012, he was recognised as the Best Futsal Player in the World. On 26 June 2015, Falcão joined Nottingham Forest's futsal team for a tournament in Kuwait.[8] He also played in the inaugural season of the Asian Premier Futsal Championship for Indian side Chennai 5s, scoring five goals in the tournament.

He also had a brief spell playing 11-a-side football with São Paulo Futebol Clube during the first half of 2005, including in the 2005 Copa Libertadores, but returned to futsal soon after.

Internationally, Falcão scored 401 goals in 258 appearances for the Brazil national futsal team. At the 2004 and 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cups, the latter on home soil, he was recognised by FIFA as the Best Player of the tournaments. In 2008 and 2012, he helped Brazil win their 4th and 5th title in the FIFA Futsal World Cup. On 22 September 2016, Falcão retired from the national team after they were eliminated by Iran in the round of 16 at the 2016 World Cup. Despite the early exit, he managed to score 10 goals, winning the Bronze Shoe and ultimately becoming the all-time top goalscorer in FIFA Futsal World Cup history, having scored 48 times. Falcão is considered by many football experts and players the greatest player in futsal history.[9]

Besides being one of the greatest players in the sport's history,[10] Falcão also participated on two of the most viewed futsal matches in history.[11]

Honours

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Club

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Futsal
Football

National team

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Individual

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International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 October 2000 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Canada 2–0 22–0 Friendly
2. 4–0
3. 5–0
4. 9–0
5. 18–0
6. 19–0
7. 6 October 2000  Iran ?–? 8–1
8. 17 June 2004 Fortaleza, Brazil  Iran 6–0 8–2 Friendly
9. 20 June 2004  Iran 2–0 10–4
10. 8–3
11. 10–3
12. 21 September 2005 Brusque, Brazil  Uruguay 1–0 5–1 2005 Grand Prix de Futsal
13. 23 September 2005  Argentina 1–0 2–0
14. 24 September 2005  Colombia 4–2 7–3
15. October 2006 Caxias do Sul, Brazil 2006 Grand Prix de Futsal
16.
17.
18.
19.
20. 21 October 2006  Italy 4–2 5–3 (a.e.t.)
21. 5–2
22. 23 July 2007 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Guatemala 4–1 4–1 2007 Pan American Games
23. 24 July 2007  Cuba 1–0 8–0
24. 4–0
25. 7–0
26. 27 July 2007  Costa Rica 6–0 8–1
27. 28 July 2007  Argentina 1–0 4–1
28. 2–0
29. 22 October 2007 Joinville, Brazil  Belgium 1–0 7–0 2007 Grand Prix de Futsal
30. 2–0
31. 24 October 2007 Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil  Egypt 3–1 7–3
32. 4–1
33. 6–1
34. 27 October 2007  Iran 1–0 4–0
35. 3–0
36. 30 September 2008 Brasília, Brazil  Japan 3–0 12–1 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup
37. 10–1
38. 2 October 2008  Solomon Islands 4–0 21–0
39. 7–0
40. 9–0
41. 15–0
42. 20–0
43. 21–0
44. 4 October 2008  Russia 6–0 7–0
45. 8 October 2008  Cuba 3–0 9–0
46. 7–0
47. 14 October 2008 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Ukraine 1–1 5–3
48. 2–1
49. 4–2
50. 16 October 2008  Russia 2–0 4–2
51. 17 October 2010 Anápolis, Brazil  Czech Republic 5–1 9–2 2010 Grand Prix de Futsal
52. 8–2
53. 12 September 2011 Buenos Aires, Argentina  Chile 7–1 14–2 2011 Copa América de Futsal
54. 9–1
55. 10–1
56. 13 September 2011  Peru 3–0 8–1
57. 16 September 2011  Paraguay 3–1 6–2
58. 5–1
59. 17 September 2011  Argentina 3–1 5–1
60. 15 April 2012 Gramado, Brazil  Bolivia 4–0 15–1 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification
61. 7–0
62. 8–0
63. 16 April 2012  Peru 1–0 9–0
64. 5–0
65. 6–0
66. 17 April 2012  Argentina 1–0 3–0
67. 22 April 2012  Colombia 3–0 5–1
68. 12 November 2012 Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand  Panama 14–0 16–0 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup
69. 14 November 2012 Bangkok, Thailand  Argentina 2–2 3–2 (a.e.t.)
70. 3–2
71. 18 November 2012  Spain 3–2 3–2 (a.e.t.)
72. 12 November 2014 São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil  Vietnam 8–1 8–1 2014 Grand Prix de Futsal
73. 13 November 2014  Colombia 3–0 4–0
74. 15 November 2014  Guatemala 5–1 8–2
75. 6–2
76. 7–2
77. 16 November 2014  Colombia 7–2 7–2
78. 11 September 2016 Bucaramanga, Colombia  Ukraine 2–0 3–1 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup
79. 14 September 2016  Australia 3–1 11–1
80. 4–1
81. 11–1
82. 17 September 2016 Cali, Colombia  Mozambique 13–2 15–3
83. 14–2
84. 15–3
85. 21 September 2016 Bucaramanga, Colombia  Iran 1–0 4–4 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)
86. 2–0
87. 4–3

References

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  1. ^ "VIDEO: Best of Falcão at Santos, the king of futsal". BeSoccer. 17 May 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Where is the next futsal superstar?". DougReedFutsal. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Annual Futsal Awards". www.futsalplanet.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - FALCAO". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  5. ^ Red Bull https://www.redbull.com/br-pt/falcao-youtuber. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "Falcão chega a 1º milhão no YouTube com inspiração no filho e 'novos fãs'".
  7. ^ "Falcão 12 - YouTube". YouTube.
  8. ^ Richardson, Nick. "Alessandro Rosa Vieira Falcão signs for Nottingham Forest Futsal". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Falcao, the 'Pelé of futsal'". World Soccer. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Falcão, Futsal God".
  11. ^ "The most attended futsal match in history: Brazil vs Argentina".
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