Person

Luís Figo

b. 1972

Portuguese football player and philatelist (born 1972)

Born
4 Nov 1972 · Almada

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 62 years
  1. 4 Nov 1972BornBorn in Almada
  2. 1988 – 1989TeamPortugal national under-16 football team
  3. 1988 – 1990TeamPortugal national under-18 football team
  4. 1989TeamPortugal national under-17 football team
  5. 1989 – 1995TeamSporting CP
  6. 1990 – 1991TeamPortugal national under-20 football team
  7. 1991 – 2006TeamPortugal men's national football team
  8. 1991 – 1994TeamPortugal national under-21 football team
  9. 1995 – 2000TeamFC Barcelona
  10. 2000AwardBallon d'Or
  11. 2000 – 2005TeamReal Madrid Club de Fútbol
  12. 2001AwardFIFA World Player of the Year
  13. 2002Took part2002 FIFA World Cup
  14. 2005 – 2009TeamInter Milan
  15. 2006Took part2006 FIFA World Cup

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1972 – today).

  1. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  2. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  3. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  4. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  5. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  6. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  7. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  8. 1985Schengen Agreement
  9. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  10. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  11. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  12. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  13. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  14. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  15. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  16. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  17. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  18. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  19. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  20. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  21. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  22. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  23. 20112011 Norway attacks
  24. 2011Libyan civil war
  25. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  26. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  27. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  28. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  29. 2015Paris Agreement
  30. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  31. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  32. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  33. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  34. 2023Gaza war
  35. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  36. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo (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).

Figo 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 transfer from Barcelona to Real Madrid in 2000 set a world record fee of €62 million.

Figo had a very successful career highlighted by several trophy wins, including the Portuguese Cup, four La Liga titles, two Spanish Cups, three Spanish Super Cups, one 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, as well as reaching the semi-finals at the 2006 World Cup.

Text from the Wikipedia article Luís Figo, CC BY-SA 4.0

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