People from Santa Marta - Radamel Falcao (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Appearances (Goals). National team caps and goals correct as of 19 February 2010 Radamel Falcao Garca Zrate (born 10 February 1986), commonly known as just Falcao, is a Colombian football forward who currently plays for Porto of the Portuguese Liga. Radamel prefers to be called by his middle name, Falcao, though he is sometimes referred to by the nickname El Tigre (The Tiger). Falcao is a dynamic striker noted for his ability to finish with both feet, a strong burst of pace, and his intensity of play. Falcao is a second generation footballer: his father, Radamel Garca, played professionally as a defender in Colombia. Falcao is named after the 1980s Brazilian and Roma legend Falco. He is a devout Christian and leader of the Church youth groups "Locos por Jess" and "Campeones para Cristo." As a youth, Falcao began playing at Fair Play, a Colombian football school, before joining the youth system of Bogota's Millonarios club. At the age of 15, Falcao was discovered by River Plate while playing for the Colombian U-17 side and was recruited to join the Argentine side's legendary youth academy and reserve system. Before signing his first professional contract with River Plate, Falcao had begun studies in journalism at the University of Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At 20, Falcao debuted as a starter under Reinaldo Merlo, scoring two goals in his first start for River Plate. He quickly built a reputation, scoring seven goals in his first seven starts. He would score seven goals in 11 total 2005 appearances (four as a sub under Leo Astrada). He would injure ligaments in his right knee while scoring a goal in a match against San Lorenzo and missed the rest of the season. Falcao exacerbated the knee injury when he tore the anterior cruciat... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=7698038