Paulo Roberto Falcão

Midfielder · 1973 to 1986

Goals: 95
Appearances: 558
Goals per game: 0.17
Major honours: 39

Scored 61 of 95 career goals for Internacional, at 0.17 per game.

Goals by age

Career total by age

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Career total by age
Age	Goals
19	0
20	2
21	10
22	21
23	28
24	40
25	58
26	63
27	67
28	77
29	87
30	93
31	94
32	95

Career timeline

Age 19 · 1973Internacional
Goals0 · Apps36 · Per game0.00
Campeonato Gaúcho 1973
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps36 · Goals0
Age 20 · 1974Internacional
Goals2 · Apps39 · Per game0.05
Campeonato Gaúcho 1974
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps39 · Goals2
Age 21 · 1975Internacional
Goals8 · Apps43 · Per game0.19
Campeonato Brasileiro 1975Campeonato Gaúcho 1975Bola de Prata 1975
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps43 · Goals8
Age 22 · 1976Internacional
Goals10 · Apps47 · Per game0.21
5 caps · 1 goals
Campeonato Brasileiro 1976Campeonato Gaúcho 1976
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps41 · Goals9
ContinentalApps6 · Goals1
Age 23 · 1977Internacional
Goals7 · Apps48 · Per game0.15
4 caps · 0 goals
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps41 · Goals7
ContinentalApps7 · Goals0
Age 24 · 1978Internacional
Goals12 · Apps61 · Per game0.20
0 caps · 0 goals
Campeonato Gaúcho 1978Bola de Prata 1978Bola de Ouro 1978
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps61 · Goals12
Age 25 · 1979Internacional
Goals17 · Apps65 · Per game0.26
5 caps · 1 goals
Campeonato Brasileiro 1979Bola de Prata 1979Bola de Ouro 1979Bronze ball South American Player of the Year 1979
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps65 · Goals17
Age 26 · 1980Internacional
Goals5 · Apps25 · Per game0.20
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps16 · Goals3
ContinentalApps9 · Goals2
From Internacional to Roma
Age 27 · 1980–81Roma
Goals4 · Apps32 · Per game0.13
0 caps · 0 goals
Coppa Italia 1980–81
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps25 · Goals3
Domestic cupApps5 · Goals0
ContinentalApps2 · Goals1
Age 28 · 1981–82Roma
Goals6 · Apps30 · Per game0.20
0 caps · 0 goals
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps24 · Goals6
Domestic cupApps2 · Goals0
ContinentalApps4 · Goals0
Age 29 · 1982–83Roma
Goals10 · Apps39 · Per game0.26
7 caps · 4 goals
Serie A 1982–83FIFA World Cup Silver Ball 1982FIFA World Cup All-Star Team 1982World XI 1982Silver ball South American Player of the Year 1982Onze de Bronze 1982World Soccer World XI 1982Guerin Sportivo All-Star Team 1982Serie A Team of The Year 1982
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps27 · Goals7
Domestic cupApps4 · Goals1
ContinentalApps8 · Goals2
Age 30 · 1983–84Roma
Goals6 · Apps43 · Per game0.14
0 caps · 0 goals
Coppa Italia 1983–84World Soccer World XI 1983Guerin Sportivo All-Star Team 1983Serie A Team of The Year 1983Onze d'Argent 1983Guerin Sportivo World Player of the Year 1983
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps27 · Goals5
Domestic cupApps8 · Goals0
ContinentalApps8 · Goals1
Age 31 · 1984–85Roma
Goals1 · Apps8 · Per game0.13
0 caps · 0 goals
Serie A Team of The Year 1984
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps4 · Goals1
Domestic cupApps3 · Goals0
ContinentalApps1 · Goals0
From Roma to São Paulo
Age 31 · 1985São Paulo
Goals0 · Apps12 · Per game0.00
0 caps · 0 goals
Campeonato Paulista 1985Taça dos Campeões Estaduais Rio – São Paulo 1985
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps12 · Goals0
Age 32 · 1986São Paulo
Goals1 · Apps2 · Per game0.50
7 caps · 0 goals
Competition breakdown
OtherApps2 · Goals1

Career totals

By club
Club	Years	Apps	Goals	Per game	Share
Internacional	1973–1980	364	61	0.17	69%
Roma	1980–1984	152	27	0.18	30%
São Paulo	1985–1986	14	1	0.07	1%

By competition
	Apps	Goals
League	461	80
Domestic cup	22	1
Continental	45	7
Other	2	1
International	28	6

By country
	Apps	Goals
Brazil	378	62
Italy	152	27

Honours

Team trophies

Campeonato Brasileiro	3 times · 1975, 1976, 1979
Serie A	1 time · 1982–83
Campeonato Paulista	1 time · 1985
Coppa Italia	2 times · 1980–81, 1983–84
Campeonato Gaúcho	5 times · 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978
Taça dos Campeões Estaduais Rio – São Paulo	1 time · 1985

Individual

Bola de Prata	3 times · 1975, 1978, 1979
Serie A Team of The Year	3 times · 1982, 1983, 1984
Bola de Ouro	2 times · 1978, 1979
Golden Foot	2 times · 2019, as football legend
Guerin Sportivo All-Star Team	2 times · 1982, 1983
World Soccer World XI	2 times · 1982, 1983
A.S. Roma Hall of Fame	1 time · 2012
Bronze ball South American Player of the Year	1 time · 1979
FIFA 100	1 time · 2004
FIFA World Cup All-Star Team	1 time · 1982
FIFA World Cup Silver Ball	1 time · 1982
Guerin Sportivo World Player of the Year	1 time · 1983
Italian Football Hall of Fame	1 time · 2016
Onze d'Argent	1 time · 1983
Onze de Bronze	1 time · 1982
Silver ball South American Player of the Year	1 time · 1982
World Soccer's 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time	1 time · 1999
World XI	1 time · 1982

Won outside the recorded seasons

Lifetime awards and honours from seasons this player's career table does not cover.

World Soccer's 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time: 1999
FIFA 100: 2004
A.S. Roma Hall of Fame: 2012
Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2016
Golden Foot: 2019, as football legend

Career shape

Peak season: 1979, 17 goals at 0.26 per game
Best five seasons: 1975 to 1979, 54 goals
Goals before 21: 2
Goals before 25: 40
Goals before 30: 87
Goals from 30 on: 8
Seasons played: 15
Biggest club share: 69% at Internacional
Trajectory: Sustained plateau
Honours per season: 2.60

Paulo Roberto Falcão peaked in 1979 with 17 goals in 65 games. Output held steady across the whole career. 39 major honours across 15 seasons, 2.60 per season.

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Common questions

How many goals has Paulo Roberto Falcão scored?: 95 goals in 558 appearances across club and international football.
Which club did Paulo Roberto Falcão score the most goals for?: 61 goals for Internacional, more than for any other club.
How many trophies has Paulo Roberto Falcão won?: 39 major honours, counting team titles and individual awards.
What was Paulo Roberto Falcão's best season?: 17 goals in 1979 for Internacional, the highest of the career.
How many international goals does Paulo Roberto Falcão have?: 6 goals in 28 appearances for Brazil.

Where they rank

#44Serie A

Paulo Roberto Falcão updated Jul 18, 2026 · Wikipedia

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