Luís Figo

Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo (born 4 November 1972) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Sporting CP, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter Milan. He won 127 caps for the Portugal national team and is considered one of the best Portuguese footballers of all time. Renowned for his creativity and ability to get past defenders as a winger, Figo is regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation. His 106 assists are one of the most in La Liga history. He won the 2000 Ballon d'Or, 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year, and in 2004 Pelé named him in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. Figo is one of the few football players to have played for both Spanish rival clubs Barcelona and Real Madrid. His controversial transfer in 2000 from Barcelona to bitter rivals Real Madrid set a world record fee of €62 million. Figo had a successful career highlighted by several trophy wins, including the Portuguese Cup, four La Liga titles, two Spanish Cups, three Spanish Super Cups, one UEFA Champions League title, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, two UEFA Super Cups, one Intercontinental Cup, four Serie A titles, one Italian Cup and three Italian Super Cups. At international level, he scored 32 goals for Portugal, representing the nation at three European Championships and two World Cups, helping them reach the final but finish as runners-up at Euro 2004. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, né le 4 novembre 1972 à Almada, est un footballeur international portugais évoluant au poste de milieu offensif. Il est considéré comme l'un des plus grands footballeurs portugais de l'histoire, avec Cristiano Ronaldo1 et Eusébio. Sa grande technique, sa puissance et sa vision du jeu font qu'il restera l'un des meilleurs milieux offensifs de sa génération, au même titre que Rui Costa, Rivaldo, ou encore Zinédine Zidane. Il est cité parmi les 125 meilleurs joueurs mondiaux encore vivants en 2004, dans un classement conjoint de Pelé et de la FIFA. Il remporte le Ballon d'or en 2000. En vingt ans de carrière, entre 1989 et 2009, il joue pour plusieurs des plus grands clubs européens : Sporting Portugal, FC Barcelone, Real Madrid et Inter Milan, dont il devient « ambassadeur » après sa retraite sportive.