Richard Falcão

Richard Amorim Falcão (born 29 June 1987), better known as Rei is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Real Noroeste.

Falcão
Personal information
Full name Richard Amorim Falcão
Date of birth (1987-06-29) 29 June 1987
Place of birth Feira de Santana, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Real Noroeste
Number TBD
Youth career
2002–2006 Botafogo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Botafogo 0 (0)
2007 America RJ 0 (0)
2007 Paraíba do Sul 0 (0)
2008 Colatinense 9 (5)
2009 Buriram United 1 (0)
2010 Guarani 3 (2)
2010–2011 Ponte Preta 9 (0)
2011 Veranópolis 3 (1)
2012 Itabuna 2 (0)
2012 América PE 5 (0)
2012 Rio Claro 6 (3)
2012 Villa Nova 0 (0)
2012–2013 Esportiva Patrocinense
2013 Ipatinga 2 (0)
2013 Betim 2 (0)
2013 Comercial 4 (0)
2013 Amadense 0 (0)
2014 Galícia 12 (2)
2014 Jacobina 0 (0)
2015 Novi Pazar 3 (0)
2016 Jacuipense
2016 Juazeirense 2 (0)
2016 Atlético Itapemirim
2017 Vitória das Tabocas
2017– Real Noroeste
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 June 2016

Career

Early career

Born in Feira de Santana[1] he played with Botafogo, America RJ, Paraíba do Sul and Colatinense.

Thailand

In 2009, he moved to Thailand and played with top-league side Buriram United, at time known as Provincial Electricity Authority FC which had just been Thai Premier League champions the season earlier, 2008.

Back in Brazil

After returning from Thailand, on January 3, 2010, he signed with Guarani[2] (Campeonato Paulista A2),[3][4] Then he joined Ponte Preta and played in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie B but he disappointed after missing a goal in an important match against Nautico and ended up leaving in March 2011.[5] He then played with Veranópolis in the Campeonato Gaucho.[3] On January 3, 2012, he signed with Itabuna and played in the Campeonato Baiano.[3][6] Later he played with América PE (Campeonato Pernambucano),[3] Rio Claro (Campeonato Paulista A2),[3] Villa Nova, Esportiva Patrocinense[7] and Ipatinga (Campeonato Brasileiro Serie C),[3] In July 2013 he signed with Comercial after a brief spell with Betim[8] Amadense, Galícia[9] (Campeonato Baiano)[3] and Jacobina were his last clubs before his move to Europe.

Serbia

In the winter break of the 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga season, he joined FK Novi Pazar.[10]

He left Serbia at the end of the first half of the season, and during winter-break he returned to Brazil. He joined Jacuipense but stayed only during the month of January, afterwards moving to Juazeirense.[3][11] Next he played with Atlético Itapemirim, Vitória das Tabocas[3] and Real Noroeste.[12][13]

Honours
Campinas

References
  1. "Richard Falcão". Football Database. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  2. Guarani contrata atacante e diretoria oficializa quatro reforços at futebolinterior.com.br, 3-1-2010 (in Portuguese)
  3. Rei at Soccerway
  4. RICHARD FALCÃO at Guarani official website (in Portuguese)
  5. Richard Falcão rescinde contrato com a Ponte Preta at Placar, 1-3-2011 (in Portuguese)
  6. Atacante Richard Falcão é o novo reforço do Itabuna at Bahia Noticias, 3-1-2012 (in Portuguese)
  7. >12/04 - Richard Falcão é o novo reforço Grená at radiorainhadapaz.com.br, 4-12-2012 (in Portuguese)
  8. Comercial fecha contratação do atacante Richard Falcão at jornaldacidade.com.br, 1-7-2013 (in Portuguese)
  9. Richard Falcão quer mais gols interview at Galicia EC official website, 30-1-2014 (in Portuguese)
  10. Falkao stiže u Novi Pazar! at sportske.net, 25-12-2014 (in Serbian)
  11. Resch, Ari. "Festa completa: vitória, vaga e liderança" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Grupo de Comunicações. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  12. Atacante Richard Falcão reforça o Real Noroeste no Capixabão 2017 at globoesporte.globo.com, 14–3–2017 (in Portuguese)
  13. Richard Falcão at zerozero.pt
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