Falcão (futsal player)
Alessandro Rosa Vieira (born 8 June 1977), known as Falcão, is a Brazilian retired professional futsal player. Often regarded as the greatest futsal player of all time, he is known for his flashy and potent dribbling skills and a powerful and accurate left foot. He is also the world's all-time leading goalscorer in men's international matches. He was named as the Best Futsal Player in the World four times (2004, 2006, 2011 and 2012) and won the FIFA Futsal World Cup Golden Shoe in 2004 and the Golden Ball twice, in 2004 and 2008. Today he is a YouTuber teaching futsal tricks and showing different things about futsal culture. His YouTube channel already has more than 1 million of subscribers
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Falcão in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alessandro Rosa Vieira | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1991 | Guarapira | 47 | (50) |
| 1992–1996 | Corinthians | 132 | (189) |
| 1997–1998 | GM-Chevrolet | 38 | (45) |
| 1999 | Atlético Mineiro | 30 | (38) |
| 1999 | Rio de Janeiro | 29 | (38) |
| 2000 | São Paulo | 32 | (39) |
| 2000–2002 | Banespa | 51 | (70) |
| 2003–2005 | Malwee/Jaraguá | 62 | (97) |
| 2005 | São Paulo (football) | 2 | (0) |
| 2005–2010 | Malwee/Jaraguá | 168 | (220) |
| 2011 | Cortiana/Santos | 28 | (36) |
| 2012–2014 | Intelli | 48 | (66) |
| 2014 | Madureira | ||
| 2015 | Magnus Futsal | ||
| 2015 | Vasco da Gama (futsal) | ||
| 2016 | Chennai 5s | 4 | (5) |
| 2020 | Grêmio Futebol 7 | 1 | (3) |
| Total | 701 | (1005) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1998–2018 | Brazil | 258 | (401) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 November 2018 | |||
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