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Luis Figo
Luis Filipe Madeira Caeiro was born on the 4th of November, 1972 as the only son of parents Antonio and Maria Joana. He grew up in a modest family in Almada, the working-class district of Lisbon. Luis began his career as a street footballer at Os Pastilhas, before joining Sporting Lisbon at the age of 11. As a youngster, Figo won the U-16 European Championship and the 1991 World Youth Cup. He was also a part of Portugal's U-21 squad when his country reached the final of the European Under-21 Championship in France.
By 1995, Luis Figo was a major figure at Sporting Lisbon and clubs like Juventus and Parma were knocking at his doorstep. He eventually transferred to Barcelona where he became an instant success. He helped them win the 1997 European Cup Winners Cup and captained the club to two La Liga titles in 1998 and 1999. In 2000, Figo was transferred to Real Madrid for a world record fee of £37.4 Million. Success followed him to Madrid where he captured the 2001 and 2003 Spanish title as well as the 2002 Champions League trophy.
Luis Figo was a part of what is considered Portugal's "golden generation that never was". Regardless of their potential and entertaining style, Figo's country suffered an early exit at both the 1996 EURO and the 2002 World Cup.
In 2000, Figo won the Golden Ball, an annual award given to the top footballer in Europe. In 2001, he was also named FIFA World Footballer of the Year.
As a player, he is a right-footed winger who likes to go around opponents using his amazing array of feints and dribbling moves. Figo is a great player who can hold possession as well as score goals.
Despite of his transfer over the past years to different leagues, on 10 June 2007 Figo renewed his contract with Inter until June 30th, 2008 and looked towards taking a directorial role at the club once the contract expired. However; after interests from other parties Figo's intentions has been diverted some where else. It been said that Figo could played in North America with the MLS next year when his current contract expires but the strongest rumor is that he is about to join up with English Premiership club Fulham.
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