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Radamel Falcao García Zárate
(Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia, February 10, 1986), known as Radamel Falcao
or simply Falcao, is a Colombian footballer who plays as a striker and his
current team is the AS Monaco of the Ligue 1 of France . He made his professional
debut at the defunct Colombian club Lanceros Boyacá.7 He is also international
with the Colombia team, of which he is the top scorer in history.
He is the player who scored the most goals in a single season of a
European tournament. This record was achieved with FC Porto in the European
League of UEFA during the 2010-2011 season In July 2011 was considered the
fifth best player in Europe (behind Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Xavi
Hernandez and Andres Iniesta) By a vote of 53 sports journalists from UEFA
member associations.
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January of 2014, in a party that measured it before the Chasselay by Glass of
France of Soccer 2013/14 - in which it marked a goal -, was injured in his left
knee before finalizing the first time after a hard Player entry Soner Ertek.
Subsequently, after the tests performed, it was confirmed that he would undergo
surgery for a torn anterior cruciate ligament and would have a recovery period
of six months, thus losing the rest of the season and the 2014 World Cup.