Paulo Roberto Falcão

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For the current Brazilian futsal player known as Falcão, see Alessandro Rosa Vieira.

Image:Falcao 1982.jpg Paulo Roberto Falcão (born October 16, 1953) is a former Brazilian footballer. He is widely considered one of the best players in Sport Club Internacional and A.S. Roma history, and one of the most talented midfielders of all times.

[edit] Career

Falcão was born in Abelardo Luz, in the state of Santa Catarina of Southern Brazil.

He began his professional career at Sport Club Internacional of Porto Alegre, in the Rio Grande do Sul, where he played from 1973 to 1980, winning three Brazilian National Championships (1975, 1976, 1979). Falcão also played for A.S. Roma (1980-1985), winning one league title (1983) and losing an UEFA Champions League final match: his nickname in the city was "8th king of Rome". He played for São Paulo in 1985 and 1986.

Falcão played midfield for Brazil in 1982 FIFA World Cup and 1986 FIFA World Cup. He was capped 29 times between February 1976 and June 1986.

He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 Best Living Players to mark FIFA’s centennial. In 1991, he was the manager of the Brazilian national football team. In 1995, he was the manager of the Japanese national football team.

Always playing with his head up, Falcão is also known by his style outside the field, always elegant and polite.

Nowadays he provides in game commentary for Rede Globo.

Preceded by: Sebastião Lazaroni	Brazilian national football team manager 1990-1991	Succeeded by: Carlos Alberto Parreira

Image:Flag of Brazil.svg	Brazil squad - 1982 World Cup	Image:Flag of Brazil.svg
1 Valdir Peres \| 2 Leandro \| 3 Oscar \| 4 Luizinho \| 5 Toninho Cerezo \| 6 Júnior \| 7 Paulo Isidoro \| 8 Sócrates \| 9 Serginho \| 10 Zico \| 11 Éder \| 12 Paulo Sérgio \| 13 Edevaldo \| 14 Juninho \| 15 Falcão \| 16 Edinho \| 17 Pedrinho \| 18 Batista \| 19 Renato \| 20 Roberto Dinamite \| 21 Dirceu \| 22 Carlos \| Coach: Santana

Image:Flag of Brazil.svg	Brazil squad - 1986 World Cup Quarter Finalists	Image:Flag of Brazil.svg
1 Carlos \| 2 Edson \| 3 Oscar \| 4 Edinho \| 5 Falcão \| 6 Júnior \| 7 Müller \| 8 Casagrande \| 9 Careca \| 10 Zico \| 11 Edivaldo \| 12 Paulo Vitor \| 13 Josimar \| 14 Júlio César \| 15 Alemão \| 16 Mauro Galvão \| 17 Branco \| 18 Sócrates \| 19 Elzo \| 20 Silas \| 21 Valdo \| 22 Leão \| Coach: Santana