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Falcao (Soccer)

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The Resume

    (October 16, 1953- )
    Born in Abelardo Luz, Brazil
    Birth name is Paulo Roberto Falcão
    Midfielder for SC Internacional (1972-80), AS Roma (1980-85) and São Paulo FC (1985-86)
    Member of the Brazil national football team (1976-86)
    Played in two FIFA World Cups (1982 and 1986)
    Manager for the Brazil national football team (1990-91), Club América (1991-92), SC Internacional (1993, 2011, 2016), the Japan national football team (1994) Bahia (2012) and Sport Recife (2015-16)

Why he might be annoying:

    He guided Brazil to 1982 World Cup semifinal and lost to Italy by Paolo Rossi's hat trick, 3-2.
    He was hampered by two knee injuries in the later stages of his playing career.
    He failed to gain any good success as a manager.
    He was divorced once and married twice.
    He got into legal trouble as he was charged for sexual harassment (August 4, 2023).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He played a big part in helping SC Internacional to three Brazilian National Championships.
    He is one of the all-time greatest soccer midfielders to come from Brazil.
    He teamed up with the likes of Zico, Sócrates and Éder in midfield while playing for Brazil in the 1982 World Cup.
    His achievements impressed Roma fans as he was an excellent player with the team, which resulted him the nickname 'The Eighth King of Rome.'
    He used to be the highest paid soccer player in the world for a while.
    He did commentary during soccer games for Rede Globo and SporTV.

Credit: Neo NX2004


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