Luís Figo

Portuguese football player and philatelist (born 1972) · Portugal · Footballers

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A winger who committed to a bet he couldn't afford to lose - and triggered the most incendiary transfer in football history when he crossed from Barcelona to Real Madrid for a world-record fee, transforming from Camp Nou hero to the man pelted with a pig's head at his return.

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A life in dates

2005Inter MilanClub2005-20092001FIFA World Player of the YearAward2000Ballon d'OrAwardReal Madrid Club de FútbolClub2000-20051995FC BarcelonaClub1995-20001991Portugal men's national football teamClub1991-2006Portugal national under-21 football teamClub1991-19941990Portugal national under-20 football teamClub1990-19911989Portugal national under-17 football teamClubSporting CPClub1989-19951988Portugal national under-16 football teamClub1988-1989Portugal national under-18 football teamClub1988-19901972Born4 November 1972

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L. Figo 2017 (cropped)

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Dragão selecção (7) by senalbuquerque

Evento de lançamento Manual de Treinos

FIFA World Cup 2006, Iran 0-2 Portugal (10)

FIFA World Cup 2006, Iran 0-2 Portugal (15)

FIFA World Cup 2006, Iran 0-2 Portugal (16)

Teams 10

Inter Milan2005-2009

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol2000-2005

FC Barcelona1995-2000

Portugal national under-21 football team1991-1994

Portugal men's national football team1991-2006

Portugal national under-20 football team1990-1991

Sporting CP1989-1995

Portugal national under-17 football team1989-1989

Portugal national under-16 football team1988-1989

Portugal national under-18 football team1988-1990

Career record

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2005-20091059

2000-200516438

1995-200017230

1991-199470

1991-200612732

1990-1991120

1989-199513716

1989-198962

1988-1989158

1988-1990218

Awards

FIFA World Player of the Year2001

Ballon d'Or2000

CNID Footballer of the Year

FIFA 100

UEFA Team of the Year

Officer of the Order of Prince Henry

Family

Luís Figo

Partners

Spouse Helen Svedin

Child Daniela Figo

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Born 4 November 1972, Luís Figo rose through Sporting CP before becoming the face of Barcelona alongside Rivaldo in the late nineties. In 2000, caught in a conditional agreement with presidential candidate Florentino Pérez - sign for Real Madrid if Pérez won, or pay a £22 million penalty - Figo made the €62 million leap that shattered a world record and a fanbase. He collected the Ballon d'Or that year, the FIFA World Player award in 2001, and Pelé's nod in the FIFA 100, while stacking silverware across Spain and Italy: four La Liga titles, a Champions League, four Serie A crowns with Inter Milan. For Portugal he earned 127 caps, scored 32 goals, and led the team to the Euro 2004 final on home soil and the 2006 World Cup semi-finals - the closest he came to international silver.

Country

Portugal

In common with Luís

Piotr AdamczykAlso in Second Life (2009)

Nicolau BreynerAlso in O Outro Lado do Arco-íris (2004)

Lúcia MonizAlso in Second Life (2009)

Pepê RapazoteAlso in Second Life (2009)

Paolo MaldiniBoth received UEFA Team of the Year

Fabio CannavaroBoth received FIFA World Player of the Year

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