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Full name: Luís (Figo) Filipe Madeira Caeiro
Date of birth: November 04, 1972
Birthplace: Almada, Portugal
Nationality: Portuguese
EU passport: Yes
Height: 180 cms
Position: Attacking Midfielder [R, L, C]
Squad Number: 7
Previous clubs: Sporting > Barcelona > (£37m) Real Madrid > Inter Milan > Retired in 2009
International debut: October 1991, v Luxembourg
International Caps: 127
International Goals: 32
World Cups: Korea/Japan 2002, Germany 2006 (4th) |
U-16 FIFA World Cup (1989)
FIFA U-20 World Cup (1991)
UEFA Cup Winners Cup (1997)
UEFA Super Cup (1998, 2002)
UEFA Champions League (2002)
Intercontinental Cup (2002)
Spanish Super Cup (1996, 2003)
Spanish Copa del Rey (1997, 1998)
Spanish La Liga (1998, 1999, 2001, 2003)
Italian Super Cup (2005, 2006)
Italian Cup (2006)
Italian Serie A (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Portuguese Footballer of the Year (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002)
European Footballer of the Year (2000)
World Soccer Player of the Year (2000)
FIFA World Player of the Year (2001) | |
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| Season | Club | Country | Level | GP | GS |
| 2008-09 |
Inter Milan |
 ITA |
A |
22 |
1 |
| 2007-08 |
Inter Milan |
ITA |
A |
17 |
1 |
| 2006-07 |
Inter Milan |
ITA |
A |
15 |
0 |
| 2005-06 |
Inter Milan |
ITA |
A |
34 |
5 |
| 2004-05 |
Real Madrid |
 ESP |
A |
33 |
3 |
| 2003-04 |
Real Madrid |
ESP |
A |
36 |
9 |
| 2002-03 |
Real Madrid |
ESP |
A |
32 |
10 |
| 2001-02 |
Real Madrid |
ESP |
A |
28 |
7 |
| 2000-01 |
Real Madrid |
ESP |
A |
34 |
9 |
| 1999-00 |
FC Barcelona |
ESP |
A |
32 |
9 |
| 1998-99 |
FC Barcelona |
ESP |
A |
34 |
7 |
| 1997-98 |
FC Barcelona |
ESP |
A |
35 |
5 |
| 1996-97 |
FC Barcelona |
ESP |
A |
36 |
4 |
| 1995-96 |
FC Barcelona |
ESP |
A |
35 |
5 |
| 1994-95 |
Sporting |
 POR |
A |
29 |
7 |
| 1993-94 |
Sporting |
POR |
A |
31 |
8 |
| 1992-93 |
Sporting |
POR |
A |
32 |
0 |
| 1991-92 |
Sporting |
POR |
A |
34 |
1 |
| 1990-91 |
Sporting |
POR |
A |
0 |
0 |
| 1989-90 |
Sporting |
POR |
A |
3 |
0 |
| Career Totals: | 552 | 91 |
UEFA Champions League 2006-07
| Date | Venue | Match | MP | GF | AS | FC | FS | YC | RC |
| 06/03 |
Estadio Mestalla, Valencia |
Valencia 0:0 Internazionale |
26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 21/02 |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan |
Internazionale 2:2 Valencia |
89 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| 05/12 |
Allianz Arena, Munich |
Bayern 1:1 Internazionale |
70 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 31/10 |
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow |
Spartak Moskva 0:1 Internazionale |
72 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 18/10 |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan |
Internazionale 2:1 Spartak Moskva |
69 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| 27/09 |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan |
Internazionale 0:2 Bayern |
67 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| 12/09 |
Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon |
Sporting 1:0 Internazionale |
66 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Competition Totals: | 459 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Competition Average: | 65.57 | 0 | 0 | 2.14 | 2 | 0.14 | 0 |
Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards
FIFA World Cup Germany 2006
| Date | Venue | Match | MP | GF | AS | FC | FS | YC | RC |
| 08/07 |
Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart |
 GER 3:1 POR |
14 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 05/07 |
Allianz Arena, Munich |
POR 0:1 FRA  |
90 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 01/07 |
Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen |
 ENG 0:0 POR
aet (1:3 PSO) |
85 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 25/06 |
Frankenstadion, Nuremberg |
POR 1:0 NED  |
83 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| 21/06 |
Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen |
POR 2:1 MEX  |
79 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 17/06 |
Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt |
POR 2:0 IRN  |
87 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| 11/06 |
RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne |
 ANG 0:1 POR |
90 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
| Competition Totals: | 528 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| Competition Average: | 75.43 | 0 | 0.43 | 1.43 | 3.29 | 0.14 | 0 |
Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards
UEFA Champions League 2005-06
| Date | Venue | Match | MP | GF | AS | FC | FS | YC | RC |
| 04/04 |
Estadio El Madrigal, Vila-real |
Villarreal 1:0 Internazionale |
75 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| 14/03 |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan |
Internazionale 1:0 Ajax |
90 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 22/02 |
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam |
Ajax 2:2 Internazionale |
90 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 23/11 |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan |
Internazionale 4:0 Artmedia |
45 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 01/11 |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan |
Internazionale 2:1 Porto |
90 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| 19/10 |
Estadio do Dragao, Porto |
Porto 2:0 Internazionale |
82 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 28/09 |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan |
Internazionale 1:0 Rangers |
75 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
| 13/09 |
Tehelne Pole, Bratislava |
Artmedia 0:1 Internazionale |
81 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Competition Totals: | 628 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| Competition Average: | 78.5 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 2 | 2.88 | 0.25 | 0 |
Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards
UEFA Champions League 2004-05
| Date | Venue | Match | MP | GF | AS | FC | FS | YC | RC |
| 09/03 |
Stadio delle Alpi, Turin |
Juventus 2:0 Real Madrid
aet |
120 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| 22/02 |
Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid |
Real Madrid 1:0 Juventus |
90 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| 08/12 |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome |
Roma 0:3 Real Madrid |
82 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 23/11 |
Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid |
Real Madrid 1:1 Leverkusen |
90 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| 03/11 |
Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium, Kiev |
Dynamo Kyiv 2:2 Real Madrid |
89 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
| 19/10 |
Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid |
Real Madrid 1:0 Dynamo Kyiv |
29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 28/09 |
Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid |
Real Madrid 4:2 Roma |
90 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 15/09 |
BayArena, Leverkusen |
Leverkusen 3:0 Real Madrid |
58 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Competition Totals: | 648 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 32 | 2 | 0 |
| Competition Average: | 81 | 0.5 | 0.63 | 2.5 | 4 | 0.25 | 0 |
Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards
UEFA European Championship Portugal 2004
| Date | Venue | Match | MP | GF | AS | FC | FS | YC | RC |
| 04/07 |
Estadio da Luz, Lisbon |
POR 0:1 GRE  |
90 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 30/06 |
Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon |
POR 2:1 NED |
90 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| 24/06 |
Estadio da Luz, Lisbon |
POR 2:2 ENG
aet (6:5 PSO) |
75 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 20/06 |
Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon |
ESP 0:1 POR |
78 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 16/06 |
Estadio da Luz, Lisbon |
 RUS 0:2 POR |
78 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 12/06 |
Estadio do Dragao, Porto |
POR 1:2 GRE |
90 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Competition Totals: | 501 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Competition Average: | 83.5 | 0 | 0.17 | 1.33 | 3 | 0.17 | 0 |
Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards
FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan 2002
| Date | Venue | Match | MP | GF | AS | FC | FS | YC | RC |
| 14/06 |
Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon |
POR 0:1 KOR  |
90 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 14/06 |
Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon |
POR 0:1 KOR |
90 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 10/06 |
Jeonju Castle, Jeonju |
POR 4:0 POL  |
90 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| 10/06 |
Jeonju Castle, Jeonju |
POR 4:0 POL |
90 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| 05/06 |
Big Bird Stadium, Suwon |
 USA 3:2 POR |
90 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| 05/06 |
Big Bird Stadium, Suwon |
USA 3:2 POR |
90 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Competition Totals: | 540 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Competition Average: | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards
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1972
Born November 4, Lisbon.
1989
Wins FIFA World Under-16 championship with Portugal.
1990
Makes debut for Sporting Lisbon.
1991
Wins FIFA World Under-20 championship with Portugal. In the same year makes full international debut against Luxembourg.
1992
November: Scores first goal for Portugal in a 2-1 victory over Bulgaria.
1995
June: Signs for Johan Cruyff's Barcelona in a controversial deal after his agent had also signed with Parma and Juventus.
September: Debut for Barcelona in 2-2 draw against Merida.
1996
June: Scores one goal at Euro 96 as Portugal reach the quarter-finals.
1997
Wins Spanish Cup, Super Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup with Barcelona.
September: Made his UEFA Champions League debut when Figo scored in FC Barcelona's 3-2 group stage defeat by Newcastle United FC, a result that contributed to the Spanish side finishing bottom of their section and being eliminated.
1998
Wins Spanish league and cup double as well as European Super Cup in another highly successful season with the Catalan club.
1999
Helps Barca retain first division title, scoring seven league goals in the season.
December: Comes fifth in France Football poll for World Player of the Year, won by his Barcelona team mate Rivaldo.
2000
In his final season at Barcelona plays 32 league games and scores nine goals, bringing his total at the club to 172 games and 30 goals. Barcelona finish the season in second place.
June: Has outstanding Euro 2000 finals, scoring spectacular goal against England and helping Portugal to the semi-finals.
July: Moves to Real Madrid for then world record $56.1 million after agreeing deal with club's presidential candidate Florentino Perez.
October: Returns to the Camp Nou as a Real Madrid player receiving a vitriolic reception from Barcelona fans. Real lose the match 2-0.
December: Wins European Footballer of the Year award. Voted World Soccer magazine's player of the year, comes second behind France's Zinedine Zidane in World Player of the Year award.
2001
Helps Real Madrid to their first league title in four seasons, scoring nine goals and making 34 appearances. Helps Portugal qualify for World Cup finals in Japan and Korea.
December: Named as FIFA's World Player of the Year.
2002
Wins first European Cup, playing in Real's 2-1 victory over Bayer Leverkusen at Hampden Park. Suffers first-round exit at World Cup finals.
November: Given another hostile reception at the Nou Camp with the league game against Barcelona held up for 12 minutes after missiles, including a stuffed pig's head, rain down on the pitch when he tries to take a corner.
2003:
Has a relatively poor season at Real, but still helps them to the Spanish championship, weighing in with 10 league goals.
2004
Recovers his spark, although Real have a miserable season.
June: Makes record-breaking 110th international appearance for Portugal as he helps the hosts reach the final of Euro 2004, losing 1-0 to Greece.
August: Announces that he will take an indefinite break from international soccer.
2005
April: After being a fixture in the team throughout the season, Figo is dropped by Real coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo on the eve of match against former club Barcelona. He remains on the bench for the rest of the season.
May: Announces that he will be returning to international football as his feelings have changed after being dropped by Real. Is recalled for World Cup qualifiers against Slovakia and Estonia.
August: Real announce that Figo will join Serie A side Inter Milan after under going a medical at the Italian side. Signing a two-year deal with Inter.
2006
June 11: Luis Figo earned the Budweiser Man of the Match honours after Portugal's 1-0 victory over Angola in their first match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany. Portugal ran their attack through Figo throughout the match and he was the one who created the game's only goal, leaving Pauleta with an easy finish into an open goal in the fourth minute.
July: Quits international football following Portugal's 3-1 defeat to Germany in FIFA World Cup third-place play-off.
August 26: Luis Figo curled in a free kick four minutes into extra time to complete Inter Milan's rally from a three-goal deficit for a 4-3 victory over AS Roma and give it the Italian Super cup title.
October 12: Included among the 30 nominees for the FIFA World Player of the Year Award.
December 28: Joins Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad.
January 4: Inter Milan released a statement saying Luis Figo will definitely not be joining Saudi Arabian club Al Ittihad.
January 7: Luis Figo signed an 18-month contract with Al Ittihad for an undisclosed sum, "I can confirm that Luis Figo of Inter has signed an official contract with Ittihad starting on July 1, 2007," Ittihad director-general Rafat Turki told Reuters.
2007
April 22: Member of the Inter Milan squad that won the Serie A championship with five games to spare, matching the record set by Torino (1947/48) and equalled by Fiorentina (1955/56).
May 6: Confirmed he will leave the club after months of speculation about his future. "I have made a difficult decision and I continue to think the same way. I have decided to leave top-level football," he was quoted as saying on Inter's official website.
May 17: Lost the Coppa Italia final with Internazionale to Roma following a 4-7 aggregate score.
June 10: Signed a one-year contract extension with Inter Milan.
October 23: Became the sixth player to make 100 UEFA Champions League appearances after selected to play in the Internazionale's 2-1 away Group G fixture victory at CSKA Moskva.
2009
May 31: Received a standing ovation from the San Siro fans when replaced by Davide Santon after 44 minutes of FC Internazionale Milano's 4-3 win over Atalanta BC, he retired after winning four consecutive titles with the Nerazzurri. "It was an unforgettable day," said Figo. "It was good to end my career this way. Everything was perfect and it was great to receive the armband from captain Javier Zanetti today. |
Luis Figo · Portugal
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UEFA Champions League
2005-06 player's profile
A teenager of outrageous talent and long one of the game's premier
wide midfield players, Luís Figo relishes teasing defenders
with his trickery and dribbling ability.
National side
The leader of Portugal's 'golden generation', Figo won a FIFA
World Youth Championship in 1991, the same year he made his senior
debut against Luxembourg. He has performed at the highest level
ever since, gracing EURO '96™, UEFA EURO 2000™ and
the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He announced his retirement from international
football following the UEFA EURO 2004™ final defeat by Greece,
having won 110 caps and scored 31 goals. However, in June 2005
he reversed his decision and returned for 2006 World Cup qualifying
wins against Slovakia and Estonia.
Club
After joining aged eleven, Figo made his Sporting Clube de Portugal
debut as a 16-year-old in 1989 and went on to make 124 appearances,
winning the Portuguese Cup and the club captaincy before joining
FC Barcelona in 1995.
1995: It was at Camp Nou that
the career of the 'Lion King' really took off: Figo won a UEFA
Cup Winners' Cup in 1996/97, successive Primera División
titles and went on to appear 172 times for the Azulgrana, scoring
30 goals.
2000: Then came his controversial,
world-record transfer to Real Madrid CF. The move caused outrage
among Barcelona fans and many others baulked at the €65m
fee. Yet Figo justified the investment by helping Madrid to the
Primera División title and UEFA Champions League semi-finals
as well as winning the FIFA World Footballer of the Year award.
In 2001/02, he went one better, playing through injury against
Bayer 04 Leverkusen as Madrid prevailed 2-1. Figo also occupied
a major role as Madrid won the 2003 Spanish title, scoring ten
times. The success made up for the disappointment of a Champions
League semi-final loss to Juventus FC, but the next season, despite
Figo's nine league goals, Madrid finished fourth and lost in
the Champions League last eight and Copa del Rey final.
2004/05: Struck four goals
in the Champions League group stage but it was another mixed
campaign for Madrid, and in April Figo found himself dropped
as David Beckham was moved to the right. Given permission to
leave by Madrid, he signed a two-year contract with FC Internazionale
Milano.
Did you know?
Carlos Queiroz said of the eleven-year-old Figo: "Even then,
Luís was ahead of all the rest."
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Portugal squad for the FIFA World Cup 2006