Richard Falcão

Richard Falcão
Personal information
Full nameRichard Amorim Falcão
Date of birth29 June 1987
Place of birthFeira de Santana, Brazil
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Novi Pazar
Number10
Youth career
2002-2006Botafogo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006Botafogo0(0)
2007America RJ0(0)
2007Paraíba do Sul0(0)
2008Colatinense9(5)
2009Buriram United1(0)
2010Guarani3(2)
2010–2011Ponte Preta9(0)
2011Veranópolis3(1)
2012Itabuna2(0)
2012América PE5(0)
2012Rio Claro6(3)
2012Villa Nova0(0)
2012–2013Esportiva Patrocinense
2013Ipatinga2(0)
2013Betim2(0)
2013Comercial4(0)
2013Amadense0(0)
2014Galícia12(2)
2014Jacobina0(0)
2015–Novi Pazar3(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 April 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Richard Amorim Falcão, better known as Rei (born 29 June 1987) is a Brazilian football player who plays for Serbian SuperLiga club FK Novi Pazar.[1]

Career

Early career

Born in Feira de Santana[2] 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[3] (Campeonato Paulista A2),[4][5] Then he joined Ponte Preta and played in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie B but he disappointed after missing a goal in a important match against Nautico and ended up leaving in March 2011.[6] He then played with Veranópolis in the Campeonato Gaucho.[4] In January 3, 2012, he signed with Itabuna and played in the Campeonato Baiano.[4][7] Later he played with América PE (Campeonato Pernambucano),[4] Rio Claro (Campeonato Paulista A2),[4] Villa Nova, Esportiva Patrocinense[8] and Ipatinga (Campeonato Brasileiro Serie C),[4] In July 2013 he signed with Comercial after a brief spell with Betim[9] Amadense, Galícia[10] (Campeonato Baiano)[4] 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.[11]

Honours

References

  1. Resch, Ari. "Festa completa: vitória, vaga e liderança" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Grupo de Comunicações. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  2. "Richard Falcão". Football Database. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  3. Guarani contrata atacante e diretoria oficializa quatro reforços at futebolinterior.com.br, 3-1-2010 (Portuguese)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Rei at Soccerway
  5. RICHARD FALCÃO at Guarani official website (Portuguese)
  6. Richard Falcão rescinde contrato com a Ponte Preta at Placar, 1-3-2011 (Portuguese)
  7. Atacante Richard Falcão é o novo reforço do Itabuna at Bahia Noticias, 3-1-2012 (Portuguese)
  8. >12/04 - Richard Falcão é o novo reforço Grená at radiorainhadapaz.com.br, 4-12-2012 (Portuguese)
  9. Comercial fecha contratação do atacante Richard Falcão at jornaldacidade.com.br, 1-7-2013 (Portuguese)
  10. Richard Falcão quer mais gols interview at Galicia EC official website, 30-1-2014 (Portuguese)
  11. Falkao stiže u Novi Pazar! at sportske.net, 25-12-2014 (Serbian)

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