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Luís Figo
Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a winger for Sporting CP, Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Inter Milan. He won 127 caps for the Portugal national team, a one-time record. Figo is widely regarded as one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest wingers in the history of the sport. He ranks second for the all-time Portuguese…
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sports · Portuguese footballer (born 1972) · association football player · also Luís Figo, Luis Figo, Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, Figo
Born 4 November 1972 · Q483145
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2026· 3 entries
OneFootball: Luis Figo calls for Gianni Infantino to quit, deepening FIFA crisis | OneFootball
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The Guardian: Mark Carney has ‘no confidence’ in Infantino as Luís Figo calls for Fifa president to resign
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2018· 1 entry
Figo was added as an icon to the Ultimate Team in FIFA 19
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2015· 1 entry
The arcade game company Konami announced that Figo would feature in their football video game Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 as one of the new myClub Legends
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2011· 2 entries
Won: Golden Foot with FIFA 100 (2011).
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Through the special New Opportunities (Novas Oportunidades) skills certification programme for adults, which was set up by his socialist acquaintance José Sócrates when Sócrates was Prime Minister of Portugal
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2010· 1 entry
A year after leaving football playing, he attended the International Mining Fair in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, and it was then that he decided to open a company to dedicate himself to the mining business, Damash Asse
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2009· 1 entry
Won: Serie A with Inter Milan (2008–09).
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2008· 2 entries
Won: Supercoppa Italiana with Inter Milan (2008).
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Won: Serie A with Inter Milan (2007–08).
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2007· 1 entry
Won: Serie A with Inter Milan (2006–07).
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2006· 7 entries
Won the Italian Coppa Italia with Inter (2005-2006).
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Won the Italian Serie A with Real Madrid (2005-2006).
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Won: Serie A with Inter Milan (2005–06).
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Won award: FIFA World Cup All-Star Team (2006).
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Won: Coppa Italia with Inter Milan (2005–06).
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Won: Supercoppa Italiana with Inter Milan (2006).
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Won award: Inter Milan Player of the Year (2006).
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2005· 3 entries
Won award: UEFA Champions League top assist provider (2004–05).
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Joined Inter in 2005.
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Played for Inter Milan (2005–2009) — 105 appearances, 9 goals.
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2004· 3 entries
Won award: UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament (2004).
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Runner-up: UEFA European Championship with Portugal (2004).
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Pelé named him in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players
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2003· 5 entries
Won award: La Liga top assist provider (2002–03).
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Won: Supercopa de España with Real Madrid (2003).
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Won: La Liga with Real Madrid (2002–03).
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Won award: UEFA Team of the Year (2003).
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Figo established the Fundação Luís Figo (Luís Figo Foundation) in Portugal, a charity which is headquartered in Lisbon and supports children with special needs and children subjected to poverty
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2002· 4 entries
Won the FIFA Club World Cup with Real Madrid (2002).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid (2001–02).
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Won: UEFA Super Cup with Real Madrid (2002).
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Won: Intercontinental Cup with Real Madrid (2002).
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2001· 8 entries
Won the FIFA The Best with Real Madrid (2001).
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Won: Supercopa de España with Real Madrid (2001).
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Won award: La Liga top assist provider (2000–01).
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Won award: La Liga Foreign Player of the Year (2001).
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Awarded FIFA World Player of the Year (2001).
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Won award: FIFA World Player of the Year (2001).
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Won award: UEFA Champions League top assist provider (2000–01).
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Won: La Liga with Real Madrid (2000–01).
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2000· 13 entries
Won the FIFA Ballon d Or with Barcelona (2000).
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Won award: RSSSF Player of the Year (2000).
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Won award: World Soccer Player of the Year (2000).
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Won award: Ballon d'Or (2000).
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Won award: ESM Team of the Year (1999–00).
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Won award: Portuguese Footballer of the Year (2000).
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Won award: silver award (2000).
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Won Ballon d'Or (2000).
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Won award: La Liga Foreign Player of the Year (2000).
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Won award: UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament (2000).
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Won award: El País King of European Soccer (2000).
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Played for Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (2000–2005) — 164 appearances, 38 goals.
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Joined Real Madrid in 2000.
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1999· 4 entries
Won award: Portuguese Footballer of the Year (1999).
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Won: La Liga with Barcelona (1998–99).
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Won award: La Liga Foreign Player of the Year (1999).
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Won award: La Liga top assist provider (1998–99).
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1998· 4 entries
Won award: ESM Team of the Year (1997–98).
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Won: Copa del Rey with Barcelona (1997–98).
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Won: La Liga with Barcelona (1997–98).
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Won award: Portuguese Footballer of the Year (1998).
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1997· 4 entries
Won award: Portuguese Footballer of the Year (1997).
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Won: Copa del Rey with Barcelona (1996–97).
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Won: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with Barcelona (1996–97).
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Won: UEFA Super Cup with Barcelona (1997).
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1996· 3 entries
Won: Supercopa de España with Barcelona (1996).
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Won award: Portuguese Footballer of the Year (1996).
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Starred in a Nike commercial titled "Good vs Evil" in a gladiatorial game set in a Roman amphitheatre
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1995· 5 entries
Won award: Portuguese Footballer of the Year (1995).
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Won: Taça de Portugal with Sporting CP (1994–95).
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Played for FC Barcelona (1995–2000) — 172 appearances, 30 goals.
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Joined Barcelona in 1995.
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Figo looked poised to join one of the big clubs of Europe, but a dispute between Italian clubs Juventus and Parma, with Figo having signed contracts with both clubs, resulted in an Italian two-year transfer ban on him
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1994· 3 entries
Won award: Sporting CP Player of the Year (1994).
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Won award: Portuguese Golden Ball (1994).
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Won award: UEFA European Under-21 Championship Golden Player (1994).
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1991· 5 entries
Won: FIFA World Youth Championship with Portugal Youth (1991).
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Joined Portugal in 1991.
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Played for Portugal men's national football team (1991–2006) — 127 appearances, 32 goals.
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Played for Portugal national under-21 football team (1991–1994) — 7 appearances, 0 goals.
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The same year he made his senior debut against Luxembourg on 16 October 1991, in a friendly match that ended 1–1 when he was only 18 years old
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1990· 1 entry
Played for Portugal national under-20 football team (1990–1991) — 12 appearances, 0 goals.
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1989· 3 entries
Won: UEFA European Under-16 Championship with Portugal Youth (1989).
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Played for Portugal national under-17 football team (1989–1989) — 6 appearances, 2 goals.
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Played for Sporting CP (1989–1995) — 137 appearances, 16 goals.
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1988· 2 entries
Played for Portugal national under-16 football team (1988–1989) — 15 appearances, 8 goals.
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Played for Portugal national under-18 football team (1988–1990) — 21 appearances, 8 goals.
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1985· 1 entry
Joined Sporting CP in 1985.
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1972· 1 entry
Born 1972-11-04.
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1966· 1 entry
As well as helping Portugal to their best-ever result in the UEFA European Championship until they won it in 2016
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