“Except for Francesco Totti, I don’t see any club symbols or any standard bearers in this country. He made a choice to reject all other teams even if they offer more money.”
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Paulo Roberto Falcão
Paulo Roberto Falcão, usually known as simply Falcão, is a Brazilian former footballer and football manager. He is universally considered one of the greatest Brazilian players of all time and one of the greatest midfielders in football history, and one of the best players in the world in his position at his peak in the 1980s.
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culture · Brazilian footballer and manager · association football player · journalist · association football coach · also Paulo Roberto Falcão, Falcão
Born 16 October 1953 · Q312454
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2026· 1 entry
2025· 1 entry
Moviefone: Paulo Roberto Falcão
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2023· 2 entries
Tribal Football: Paulo Roberto Falcão assume Santos de forma interina após saída de Odair
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On 21 October 2023, the case against Falcão was closed due to a lack of evidence.
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2022· 1 entry
FIFA: Falcao: Brazil deserve favourite’s billing
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2020· 1 entry
Falcão joined Zico, Júnior, Cerezo, Careca and other former Brazil internationals in a fundraising campaign supporting favela communities through the Central Única das Favelas (CUFA)
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2019· 1 entry
Won: Golden Foot with Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame (2019).
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2016· 1 entry
Won award: Italian Football Hall of Fame (2016).
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2014· 1 entry
“I want to compliment Francesco Totti, scoring 206 goals is a great achievement. It does not matter that he has beat me as he is a great player.”
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2012· 1 entry
Won award: A.S. Roma Hall of Fame (2012).
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2010· 1 entry
“Totti is a treasure for Roma, He is the greatest player of all time after Baggio.”
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2004· 1 entry
Won award: FIFA 100 (2004).
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1999· 1 entry
Won award: World Soccer's 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time (1999).
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1998· 1 entry
Falcão co-founded the Instituto da Criança com Diabetes do Rio Grande do Sul (ICDRS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting children and adolescents with Type 1 diabetes
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1994· 1 entry
Was appointed manager of the Japan national team
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1993· 2 entries
Falcão married attorney Rosane Leal Damazio, with whom he had a son, Paulo Roberto Falcão Filho, born on July 21, 1993
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In 1993, Falcão married attorney Rosane Leal Damazio, with whom he had a son, Paulo Roberto Falcão Filho, born on July 21, 1993.
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1985· 5 entries
Won: Campeonato Paulista with São Paulo (1985).
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Won: Taça dos Campeões Estaduais Rio – São Paulo with São Paulo (1985).
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Falcão was called up for the Brazil 1986 World Cup squad
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Beating Portuguesa in the final with an aggregate score of 5–2, and the second one a Taça dos Campeões Estaduais Rio – São Paulo, also in 1985, where he scored his one and only goal for the club in the second leg against
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Played for São Paulo FC (1985–1986) — 10 appearances, 0 goals.
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1984· 3 entries
Won: Coppa Italia with Roma (1983–84).
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Won: European Cup with Roma (1983–84).
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Won award: Serie A Team of The Year (1984).
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1983· 6 entries
Won award: World Soccer World XI (1983).
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Won award: Onze d'Argent (1983).
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Won award: Guerin Sportivo All-Star Team (1983).
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Won award: Guerin Sportivo World Player of the Year (1983).
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Won: Serie A with Roma (1982–83).
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Won award: Serie A Team of The Year (1983).
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1982· 8 entries
Won award: Silver ball South American Player of the Year (1982).
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Won award: FIFA World Cup Silver Ball (1982).
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Won award: FIFA World Cup All-Star Team (1982).
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Won award: World XI (1982).
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Third place: Onze de (1982).
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Won award: World Soccer World XI (1982).
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Won award: Guerin Sportivo All-Star Team (1982).
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Won award: Serie A Team of The Year (1982).
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1981· 1 entry
Won: Coppa Italia with Roma (1980–81).
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1980· 3 entries
Runner-up: Copa Libertadores with Internacional (1980).
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Played for AS Roma (1980–1985) — 107 appearances, 22 goals.
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Falcão transferred to Serie A club Roma for £650,000
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1979· 5 entries
Won award: Bronze ball South American Player of the Year (1979).
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Won: Campeonato Brasileiro Série A with Internacional (1979).
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Won award: Bola de Ouro (1979).
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Won award: Bola de Prata (1979).
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Falcão achieved the highest score in the history of the Golden Ball
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1978· 3 entries
Won award: Bola de Ouro (1978).
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Won: Campeonato Gaúcho with Internacional (1978).
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Won award: Bola de Prata (1978).
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1976· 3 entries
Won: Campeonato Brasileiro Série A with Internacional (1976).
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Won: Campeonato Gaúcho with Internacional (1976).
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Played for Brazil men's national football team (1976–1986) — 28 appearances, 6 goals.
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1975· 3 entries
Won: Campeonato Brasileiro Série A with Internacional (1975).
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Won award: Bola de Prata (1975).
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Won: Campeonato Gaúcho with Internacional (1975).
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1974· 1 entry
Won: Campeonato Gaúcho with Internacional (1974).
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1973· 1 entry
Won: Campeonato Gaúcho with Internacional (1973).
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1972· 1 entry
Played for S.C. Internacional (1972–1980) — 158 appearances, 22 goals.
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1953· 1 entry
Born 1953-10-16.
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