One of the players who undoubtedly split the history of Colombian football in two and will go down in history as an attacker who instilled fear on the pitch is Radamel Falcao García, better known as ‘El Tigre’, who at one time shared honours with greats such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
His time at Porto (Portugal), Atlético de Madrid (Spain), River Plate (Argentina) and Monaco (France) marked the best years of the career of this player from Santa Marta, remembered for being dangerous inside the penalty area, when it comes to football, he was always known for being a gentleman in his daily life.
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Although at one point it was thought that he would reach the greats like Real Madrid and the memory of the 3-3 against Chile in Barranquilla that led to and sealed Colombia’s return to a World Cup after 20 years is still alive in the memory of Colombians, injuries were decisive in gradually diminishing his magic.
The one that is perhaps the most remembered happened on January 23, 2014, a few months after World Cup in Brazil, where the tricolor made history. That day, the attacker, who already wore the colors of the French team Monaco, was in the starting line-up in a match without much significance, valid for the local cup, against a team from the fourth division.
It all began with the ‘Tiger’ scoring his team’s first goal, minutes before, in a play that would change his life, he received the ball in the opponent’s area and was hit by Soner Ertek, a modest semi-professional footballer who also taught geography classes, who ended up hitting him on the left leg, causing a torn cruciate ligament.
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A history of injuries
From that moment on, nothing was the same and, at 26 years old, although he has fought to stay afloat, injuries became a constant in his career, in which he also achieved great success. teams like Galatasaray of Türkiye and Chelsea and Manchester United of England.
A statistical compilation from the agency EFE With BeSoccer, we have recorded a total of 15 occasions in which Falcao has been injured since his career up to now, recording 1,120 days off the pitch in that period, which is also equivalent to 3.06 years; at different times and with the different teams he has played for.
Radamel Falcao Garcia injuries.
Taken from EFE
The years of age with the highest number of days of inactivity due to injuries They are 30 (218), 28 (196) and 33 (130), according to the numbers presented. They also highlight that the injuries that have affected him the most are muscular – in different parts of the body – as well as in the groin, back and Achilles tendon.
Injury with Millonarios
This report does not include the fracture suffered by the Colombian player last Friday – August 2 – in the Millonarios match against Tolima, in which the joy of the ambassadors’ victory lasted little after the confirmation that their star was injured.
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“Radamel Falcao García, in the match this Friday against Deportes Tolima, suffered a fracture of the second metacarpal in his right hand. After the diagnostic x-rays were performed, immobilization was carried out, so “No surgery is required,” the capital team said in a statement on Saturday.
The medical incapacity of ‘El Tigre’ will be determined “according to his evolution,” the club added.
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