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Luis Figo bio | press

 
Luís Filipe Madeira Careiro Figo, OIH (pron. IPA) (born November 4, 1972 in Lisbon, Portugal) is a Portuguese footballer
 
who is widely regarded as one of the world's top players of recent years. In his homeland Figo is considered by some second only to Eusebio as Portugal’s greatest ever player. He plays as a midfielder and winger, currently for Inter Milan. Luís Figo will join the Saudi club Al-Ittihad on the 1st of July 2007. Figo will join the club on a free transfer as his contract with Internazionale expired, but the salary for Figo is believed to be one of the highest in Arabian football.

Known as the original Golden Boy (a name which now belongs to Cristiano Ronaldo, a teammate from the Portugal national football team), Figo gained fame as the main footballer behind Portugal's prominent Golden Generation that consisted of fellow legends like Rui Costa, and was the reason why the term came into use.

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.
 
 
 
 
Luís Figo
 
Personal information
Full name
Luís Filipe Madeira
Caeiro Figo
Date of birth
November 4, 1972 (1972-11-04) (age 34)
Place of birth   
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Playing position
Right-sided Midfielder
Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club
Number
7
Youth clubs
 ?
Senior clubs1
Years
Club
App (Gls)*
1989-1995
1995-2000
2000-2005
2005-present
137 (16)
172 (30)
165 (36)
066 0(7)   
National team2
1991-2006
127 (32)
1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 10 May 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 9 July 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)
 
 

Honors

 
 
 
For the full article go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Figo
 
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