Background
Radamel Falcao García Zárate commonly known simply as Falcao, a name given to him by his father as a tribute to the Brazilian coach Paulo Roberto Falcao.
Radamel Falcao García Zárate commonly known simply as Falcao, a name given to him by his father as a tribute to the Brazilian coach Paulo Roberto Falcao.
In July 2011, Falcao was regarded as the fifth best player in Europe during the 2010–11 season through balloting by 53 sportswriters of the UEFA member associations. In his last three seasons at Atletico and Porto, Falcao scored over 100 goals. Falcao played a key role in Atlético Madrid's 12 match winning streak in a single Europa League season, becoming the first team to do so. At the same time, Falcao became the first player in history to win two consecutive European titles with two different teams while at the same time becoming the top goal scorer for those two teams. Falcao had another historical achievement winning his first UEFA Super Cup in 2012, while becoming the first player in history to score a hat trick in the contest, since its reform in 1998. Falcao's most noticeable trait aside from his ability to play well with both feet and a strong header despite his size, would be his impressive goal ratio and goal by minute ratio that even exceeds world top players Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
He is a devout Christian and leader of various religious youth groups, including "Locos por Jesús" and "Campeones para Cristo."
He said: «I am a Christian and should behave accordingly. For me an ideal family are a wife, a lot of children, warm relations and fidelity. I will always strive to it.»
Responding to a question about his literary tastes, he named Paulo Coelho and Ernesto Sabato, and said that is carefully studying the biography of Fyodor Dostoevsky, because he is "a little bit crazy."It is also interesting that Falcao learns English. Radamel participated in the development of his own web site. Photo, by the way, is one of the hobbies Falcao.