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Luís Figo

1972 - Today

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luís Figo is the 37th most popular soccer player (up from 229th in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 93rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

Luís Figo is most famous for being a Portuguese footballer and the first Portuguese player to win the Ballon d'Or, in 2000.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Luís Figo ranks 37 out of 21,273. Before him are Raymond Kopa, Roberto Carlos, Just Fontaine, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Roberto Baggio, and Gunnar Nordahl. After him are Carlos Alberto Torres, Paolo Maldini, Sándor Kocsis, Ronaldinho, Lothar Matthäus, and Paolo Rossi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Luís Figo ranks 7. Before him are Zinedine Zidane, Dwayne Johnson, Cameron Diaz, Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Shaquille O'Neal. After him are Eminem, The Notorious B.I.G., Rivaldo, Lilian Thuram, Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, and Queen Letizia of Spain.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Luís Figo ranks 27 out of 633. Before him are John I of Portugal (1358), Afonso de Albuquerque (1453), John III of Portugal (1502), Afonso V of Portugal (1432), Peter I of Portugal (1320), and Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (1948). After him are Manuel II of Portugal (1889), John VI of Portugal (1767), John IV of Portugal (1604), Afonso III of Portugal (1210), Amália Rodrigues (1920), and António Egas Moniz (1874).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Luís Figo ranks 2. Before him are Cristiano Ronaldo (1985). After him are Fernando Santos (1954), Jorge Jesus (1954), Sérgio Conceição (1974), Nani (1986), Rui Costa (1972), Rúben Amorim (1985), Ricardo Quaresma (1983), Artur Jorge (1946), Vítor Baía (1969), and Bruno Fernandes (1994).

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