Seven Strange Facts You Should Know About Radamel Falcao
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, November 04, 2014
1 Falcao was named after Brazilian football legend ‘Falcao’, who starred in the 1982 World Cup.
2 The superstar striker made his debut in 1999 for Lanceros Boyaca in the second tier of Colombian football, ages just 13!
3 Falcao has a one year old daughter with his Argentine singer wife Lorelei Taron.
4 Falcao’s father Radamel Garcia was a professional football in his native Colombia in the 1980s.
5 Falcao is a devbout Christian, and met his wife in a church in Buenos Aires.
6 Monts d’Or Azergues defender Soner Ertek was sent death threats by Colombians after he injured Falcao last season, keeping the striker out of the World Cup.
7 ‘Falcao vs Aliens’ is a genuine computer game, in which the striker has to fend off an extra-terrestrial invasion by scoring goals!