Radamel Falcao - forward of the football club "Monaco" and the national team of Colombia. He was born in 1986 in Santa Marta, where he took his first steps in football.
Career in South America
Between 1996 and 2001, Radamel playedat home. The footballer defended the colors of "Millionarios" and "Lanseros Boyaci". As a player of the Lanseros youth team, he played 8 matches for the main team and scored 1 goal. Even then, many said that Radamel Falcao was a football player with a great future.
In 2005, the forward moved to the Argentine GrandRiver Plate. In Buenos Aires, the Colombian spent 4 seasons. During this time, he took part in 90 fights for the club, in which 34 goals scored were noted. In 2008, River Plate became the champion of Examples.
Moving to Europe
In 2009, the Colombian scorer made a decisionmove to Europe. Portuguese "Porto" paid the club from the capital of Argentina about 6 million euros for the transfer of a football player. For the "dragons" Falcao played until 2011. For two seasons he managed to fall in love with the Portuguese public. In late September 2009, he played his debut match in the Champions League. In 51 matches, the Colombian was the author of 41 goals.
Porto won the 2010/11 Portuguese Championship.In 2010 and 2011, Falcao helped the dragons win the Cup and the Super Bowl of the country. In 2011, the Portuguese were able to minimally beat Braga in the Europa League final thanks to a Colombian goal.
Photo Radamel Falcao could be seen at allcovers all the leading European football publications. He was the goal of many European football grants. But the Spanish Atletico Madrid won the fight for one of the best strikers in the world. The club from the capital of Spain paid Porto 40 million euros.
As part of the "mattress" Falcao continuedto score. The football player scored 52 goals in 68 matches for the Madrid club. In 2012, Radamel won the Europa League for the second time in a row. In the Spanish finals, the capital club prevailed with a 3-0 score over Athletic. Colombian "tip" team Diego Simeone was the best player of the match, scoring two goals. A few months later, in a match for the UEFA Super Cup, Falcao designed a hat-trick at the Chelsea gate. In 2013, Radamel won the Spanish Cup.
Monaco - Premier League - Monaco
После удачных двух лет, проведенных в составе Atletico Falcao decided to move to Monaco. The transfer price was rumored to be from 45 to 55 million euros. In the 2013/14 season, the Colombian due to injury could not demonstrate good results, to which the striker has taught his fans.
On the last day of the transfer window in 2014Radamel Falcao on loan went to Manchester United. In the Red Devils, the forward played only 29 matches in which he scored 4 goals. In the summer of 2015, another rental was waiting for the player. And again the English Premier League. This time he signed a lease agreement with Chelsea FC. But in the "blue" game, Falcao was far from ideal. In 12 matches, the attacker scored only 1 goal.
A “reset” occurred in the 2016/17 seasonColombian forward. In 43 matches for Monegasque, Radamel scored 30 goals and became the club's top scorer. He was the leader on the field. Together with Bakayoko, Lemar, Mbappa and Mendi helped the team become the champion of France and reach the Champions League quarter finals. The 2017/18 season started the player superbly. After leaving the club a number of leading players, he almost independently tries to lead Monaco to victories. In 9 fights at the start of the new season, the forward scored 11 goals.
National team
Falcao debut in the national team of Colombiatook place in 2007. Radamel played in 6 friendly and 2 official matches. In 2013, the Colombians for the first time in 16 years were able to enter the World Cup. In the selection of Mundialu forward scored 9 goals. This indicator has become one of the main factors for the success of the national team. However, a serious injury did not allow Falcao to play in the tournament.
В 2017 году Колумбия встретилась с Испанией.Radamel's goal allowed him to become the top scorer in the history of the national team. In 2018, the player will have a second chance to play at the world championship, as the Colombians have qualified for the 2018 World Cup, which will be held in the Russian Federation.
