Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Who is Luis Figo?


Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, (born 4 November 1972 in Almada, Portugal) is a professional Portuguese footballer. In his homeland Figo is considered by many second only to Eusébio as Portugal’s greatest player ever. He plays as a midfielder and winger, currently for Internazionale.

Figo was the 2000
European Footballer of the Year, the 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year, and was named amongst the FIFA 100. Known for his exceptional trickery and dribbling skills on either wing (though he predominantly plays on the right), Figo is one of the few footballers to have played for both the Spanish rival clubs FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Personal information
Full name: Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo
Date of birth:
November 4, 1972 (1972-11-04) (age 35)
Place of birth:
Almada, Portugall
Height: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position:
Right Winger
Club information
Current club: Internazionale
Number: 7

Youth clubs
Os Pastilhas
Senior clubs
Year: 1989–1995 1995–2000 2000–2005 2005–
Club: Sporting CP FC Barcelona Real Madrid Internazionale
Appearance(Goals): 137 (16) 172 (30) 165 (36) 83 0(8)
National team
1991–2006
Portugal 127 (32)

You may link to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu%C3%ADs_Figo for more information about Figo.

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