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Luís Figo

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Also known as Luis Figo, Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo

Portuguese football player

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Luís Figo is a Portuguese association football player born on November 4, 1972, in Almada, Portugal. He played as a wing half and winger for teams including Sporting CP, FC Barcelona, Inter Milan, and the Portugal national under-21 football team. His international career included participation in the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups and UEFA Euro 2004. He competed in La Liga and the Lega Nazionale Professionisti.

Figo received the Ballon d’Or, FIFA World Player of the Year, CNID Footballer of the Year, and FIFA 100 awards. He is also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. He speaks Portuguese, which is his native language. He is married to Helen Svedin. His professional work period began in April 1990.

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Almada, Portugal

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…

Known for

  • El Clásico Golf in the Canary Islands — Self2025
  • La Revuelta — Self - Guest2024
  • Beckham — Self2023
  • Louis — Self2022
  • The Figo Affair: The Transfer That Changed Football — Self2022
  • Galácticos — Self2021
  • My Name Is Francesco Totti — Self2020
  • Cristiano Ronaldo: The One and Only2020
  • Eusébio: Story of a Legend — Self2017
  • Saca - O filme de Tiago Pires2016

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Position
Winger
Nationality
Portugal

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Luis
Gender
male
Citizenship
Portugal
Place of birth
Lisbon
Spouse
Helen Svedin
Occupation
association football player
Position held
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Languages spoken
Portuguese
Native language
Portuguese
Participant in
2002 FIFA World Cup
Sport
association football
Member of team
Real Madrid CF
Position played
wing half
League
La Liga
Country for sport
Portugal
Mass
75
Image
L. Figo 2017 (cropped).jpg
Height
180
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Luís Figo
date of birth
1972-11-04
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Luís Figo
pseudonym
Figo
number of matches played/races/starts
2
total goals in career
0
start of work period
1990-04-01
social media followers
1391817
name in native language
Luís Figo
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Luís Figo
birth name
Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo
end of work period
2009-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

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Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo OIH ( Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈiʃ ˈfiɣu]; born 4 November 1972) 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 top assist providers in the UEFA Champions League (15).

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