Luís Figo

Luís Figo
Figo in 2017
Personal information
Full name Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo[1]
Date of birth (1972-11-04) 4 November 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth Almada, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1984–1985 Os Pastilhas
1985–1989 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1995 Sporting CP 129 (16)
1995–2000 Barcelona 172 (30)
2000–2005 Real Madrid 164 (38)
2005–2009 Inter Milan 105 (9)
Total 570 (93)
National team
1988–1989 Portugal U16 15 (8)
1989 Portugal U17 6 (2)
1988–1990 Portugal U18 21 (8)
1990–1991 Portugal U20 12 (0)
1991–1994 Portugal U21 7 (0)
1991–2006 Portugal 127 (32)
Honours
Representing  Portugal
Men's football
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 2004 Portugal
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner 1989 & 1991 Portugal
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Third place 1989 Scotland
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 1994 France
UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Runner-up 1990 Hungary
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 1989 Denmark
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo OIH (born 4 November 1972) is a former Portuguese football player. He had played for Portugal national team and last played for Inter Milan.

In July 2000, Figo moved from Barcelona to their rivals Real Madrid for €62 million which was a world record fee at the time.[3] This made Barcelona fans angry and they felt that he had betrayed them. When he played his first game back at Camp Nou, Barcelona fans hung banners with words like "Judas" and "traitor", shouted insults and threw objects at him including a pig's head.[4][5]

Career statistics

Club career

Club League Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting CP Primeira Liga 1989–90 3 0 — — 3 0
1990–91 3 0 — — 3 0
1991–92 34 1 7 0 2 0 43 1
1992–93 32 0 8 1 2 0 42 1
1993–94 31 8 1 0 3 0 35 8
1994–95 34 7 7 3 2 0 43 10
Total 137 16 23 4 9 0 169 20
Barcelona La Liga 1995–96 35 5 8 1 10 3 53 9
1996–97 36 4 9 2 8 1 53 7
1997–98 35 5 4 0 7 1 46 6
1998–99 34 7 10 1 6 1 50 9
1999–2000 32 9 2 0 13 5 47 14
Total 172 30 33 4 44 11 249 45
Real Madrid 2000–01 34 9 1 0 14 5 49 14
2001–02 28 7 6 1 10 3 44 11
2002–03 33 10 1 0 15 2 48 12
2003–04 36 9 8 3 11 1 55 13
2004–05 33 3 0 0 10 4 43 7
Total 164 38 16 4 60 15 239 57
Inter Milan Serie A 2005–06 34 5 2 0 8 1 45 6
2006–07 32 2 7 1 7 0 47 3
2007–08 17 1 2 0 3 0 21 1
2008–09 22 1 — 3 0 25 1
Total 105 9 11 1 21 1 138 11
Career total 577 93 83 13 134 27 795 133

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[6][7][8]
National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal 1991 3 0
1992 7 1
1993 5 0
1994 5 2
1995 6 1
1996 9 2
1997 7 2
1998 6 0
1999 9 4
2000 13 6
2001 9 9
2002 10 0
2003 10 3
2004 11 1
2005 7 0
2006 10 1
Total 127 32
Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Figo goal.
List of international goals scored by Luís Figo[6]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 November 1992 Stade de Paris, Paris, France  Bulgaria 1–1 2–1 Friendly
2 9 October 1994 Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia  Latvia 3–0 3–1 UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
3 13 November 1994 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal  Austria 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
4 3 June 1995 Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal  Latvia 1–0 3–2 UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
5 19 June 1996 City Ground, Nottingham, England  Croatia 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 1996
6 9 October 1996 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Albania 1–0 3–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 7 June 1997 Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal  Albania 2–0 2–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 20 August 1997 Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal, Portugal  Armenia 2–0 3–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 31 March 1999 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein  Liechtenstein 2–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
10 18 August 1999 Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal  Andorra 3–0 4–0 Friendly
11 4 September 1999 Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan  Azerbaijan 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
12 8 September 1999 Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, Romania  Romania 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
13 29 March 2000 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal  Denmark 2–1 2–1 Friendly
14 2 June 2000 Estádio Municipal de Chaves, Chaves, Portugal  Wales 1–0 3–0 Friendly
15 12 June 2000 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands  England 1–2 3–2 UEFA Euro 2000
16 16 August 2000 Estádio do Fontelo, Viseu, Portugal  Lithuania 1–0 5–1 Friendly
17 3 September 2000 Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 2–0 3–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
18 15 November 2000 Estádio 1º de Maio, Braga, Portugal  Israel 1–0 2–1 Friendly
19 28 February 2001 Estádio dos Barreiros, Funchal, Portugal  Andorra 2–0 3–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
20 3–0
21 28 March 2001 Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal  Netherlands 2–2 2–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
22 2 June 2001 Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Republic of Ireland 1–1 1–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
23 15 August 2001 Estádio de São Luís, Faro, Portugal  Moldova 1–0 3–0 Friendly
24 2–0
25 3–0
26 6 October 2001 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal  Estonia 5–0 5–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
27 14 November 2001 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal  Angola 1–1 5–1 Friendly
28 2 April 2003 Stade olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland  Macedonia 1–0 1–0 Friendly
29 11 October 2003 Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal  Albania 1–0 5–3 Friendly
30 19 November 2003 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal  Kuwait 3–0 8–0 Friendly
31 29 May 2004 Estádio Municipal de Águeda, Águeda, Portugal  Luxembourg 1–0 3–0 Friendly
32 3 June 2006 Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France  Luxembourg 3–0 3–0 Friendly

Honours

Sporting CP[9]

Barcelona[9]

Real Madrid[9]

Inter Milan[9]

Portugal U16[9]

  • UEFA European U-16 Championship: 1989

Portugal U20[9]

Portugal[9]

Individual

Orders

References

  1. ↑ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Figo Stats". FootballDatabase.com. Retrieved 23 December 2006.
  3. ↑ ""Figo defects to Real Madrid for record £36.2m"". The Independent. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  4. ↑ Lowe, Sid (2013). Fear and Loathing in La Liga: Barcelona vs Real Madrid. London. ISBN 978-1-4464-9663-3. OCLC 1012150466.{cite book}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ↑ "El Clasico moments: Luis Figo's return to the Nou Camp and the pig's head". Sky Sports. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Luís Figo at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. ↑ "Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Luís Figo". Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 23 July 2015.[permanent dead link]
  9. ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 "Luís Figo - UEFA.com". UEFA.com. 1 January 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "LaLiga EA Sports: Top assists by season". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  11. ↑ "UEFA Champions League 2004/05 - History - Statistics – UEFA.com". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Figo winner at San Siro Gentleman". inter.it. 9 May 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "Legends". Golden Foot. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  14. ↑ "IFFHS announce the 48 football legend players". IFFHS. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  15. ↑ "Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas" [Portuguese Honorary Orders] (in Portuguese). Presidency of the Portuguese Republic. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  16. ↑ "D. Duarte condecora selecção nacional". Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 31 August 2006. Retrieved 6 March 2021.