Biography of Luis Figo with Records and Achievements

Luis Figo is a legendary Portuguese soccer player. He plays as a wing midfielder or winger. Figo was born on 4 November 1972. He is known as one of the best players in the history of the Portugal national team. Figo has won the Ballon d'Or trophy and FIFA's best player in the world. He has also defended two Spanish club rivals, Real Madrid and Barcelona. This time will be discussed about the profile and biography of Luis Figo along with the club career, Luis Figo's record and achievements in full.

Biography of Luis Figo

Full name: Luis Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo

TTL: Almada, Portugal, November 4, 1972

Country: Portugal

Height: 180 cm

Position: Winger, attacking midfielder

Biography of Luis Figo

Luis Figo began his career at the Sporting Lisbon club. In 1995 he moved to Barcelona and became the mainstay of Barca in winning 2 La Liga titles. Figo then moved to Barca rivals Real Madrid in 2000 with a record transfer value at the time. His move to Real Madrid was so controversial that Figo was labeled a traitor. Together with Real Madrid, Figo won many titles including 1 Champions League title and 2 Spanish League titles.

After his career at Real Madrid, Figo moved to Inter Milan and retired from the world of football in 2009. While with the Portugal national team, Figo scored 127 caps and scored 32 goals. Figo also led Portugal to the 2004 European Cup final despite losing to Greece. Throughout his career, Figo has won many awards including Ballon d'Or 2000 and FIFA World Player of the Year 2001.

Club Career Luis Figo

1984-1989 - Sporting CP (junior career)

1989-1995 - Sporting CP

1995-2000 - Barcelona

2000-2005 - Real Madrid

2005-2009 - Inter Milan

1991-2006 - Portugal national team (127 plays, 32 goals)

Luis Figo's achievements

With Portugal national team

UEFA EURO runner up: 2004

FIFA World Cup U-20: 1991

With Sporting CP

Taça de Portugal: 1994–95

With Barcelona

Spanish La Liga: 1997–98, 1998–99

Copa del Rey: 1997, 1998

Supercopa de España: 1996

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1997

UEFA Super Cup: 1997

With Real Madrid

UEFA Champions League: 2002

Spanish La Liga: 2000–01, 2002–03

Supercopa de España: 2001, 2003

UEFA Super Cup: 2002

Intercontinental Cup: 2002

With Inter Milan

Italian Serie A: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09

Coppa Italia: 2006

Supercoppa Italiana: 2006, 2008

Luis Figo's record

Ballon d'Or: 2000

FIFA World Player of the Year: 2001

UEFA Team of the Year: 2003

World Soccer Player of the Year: 2000

FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2006

UEFA EURO Team of the Tournament: 2000, 2004

Portuguese Footballer of the Year: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

La Liga Foreign Player of the Year: 1999, 2000, 2001

Golden Foot: 2011

UEFA EURO U-21 Best Player: 1994

Portuguese Golden Ball: 1994

Inter Milan Player of the Year: 2006

Sporting CP Player of the Year: 1994

ESM Team of the Year: 1997-98, 1999-00

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