One of the biggest names in Colombian football this century, center forward Falcao García is close to returning to his country. At least, this is what information from different journalists from both Colombia and Argentina indicates.
According to Pipe Sierra and César Luis Merlo, Millonarios is having advanced conversations with the experienced 38-year-old player who recently defended Rayo Vallecano. Namely, with the loss of space in the last two years, his agreement with the Spanish club was not renewed. This way, it would arrive without the cost of transfer fees.
With a career built mostly abroad, Falcao never even played professionally in his homeland. Soon after appearing in the youth categories of Lanceros de Boyacá, he continued his training at Millonarios before, still as an under-20, heading to River Plate. It was on Argentine soil that the striker completed his training process and played his first matches as a professional.
After five seasons representing Buenos Aires, Falcao García arrived at Porto and established an image of deep respect in the Portuguese club. Between 2009 and 2011, there were 87 games where he scored 71 goals, provided 11 assists and six titles in a relatively short space of time. In this way, he opened the doors to reach Atlético de Madrid where he also made history. His keen eye for goal gave him statistics in the order of 91 games with 70 goals, five assists for his teammates’ goals and another three cups to his credit.
As a result of such performances, the center forward has always been a strong presence in the Colombia national team and maintains the record as the highest scorer in history with the Colombian team’s shirt. coffee growers. In this sense, there are 36 goals in 104 games.
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From then on, Falcao played twice for Monaco in addition to Manchester United, Chelsea and Galatasaray before his arrival at Rayo Vallecano, in 2021. In Vallecas’ team, he was unable to repeat his usually high performance. So much so that, over 80 matches, there were only 12 goals and one assist.
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2024-06-19 14:01:00
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