Falcão (futsal player)
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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, 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]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alessandro Rosa Vieira | ||
Date of birth | (1977-06-08) 8 June 1977 (age 46) | ||
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 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 November 2018 |