Alessandro Rosa Vieira

Falcao is one of those rare athletes who didn't just dominate a sport but practically redefined what it could look like. What fascinates me is how he took futsal, often dismissed as football's little cousin, and turned it into a stage for genuine artistry with that hypnotic dribbling and lethal left foot. Being the all-time leading goalscorer in men's internationals isn't a footnote, it's a statement. I also respect that he moved into journalism afterward; it hints at a mind that was never only about the ball. To me, he's proof that greatness isn't about the size of the arena but how completely you own it.

Name (English)

Alessandro Rosa Vieira

Name (Japanese)

アレッサンドロ・ローザ・ヴィエイラ

Reading

あれっさんどろ・ろーざ・ゔぃえいら

Born

June 8, 1977 (age 49)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Snake

Origin

São Paulo, Brazil

Height

177 cm

Occupation

association football player / journalist / futsal player

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.falcao12.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/falcao12oficial/
• Xhttps://x.com/Falcao12oficial
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A8%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9

Tags

• São Paulo
• association football player
• journalist
• futsal player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.