Flashback Friday Luis Figo

Flashback Friday Luis Figo

He is arguably Portugal’s greatest son, although he faces some really stiff competition from legendary Eusebio and Cristiano Ronaldo. But still no one can deny the greatness of Figo.

He began his career at Sporting CP in Lisbon,Portugal. From then on, he went on to touch the skies as he played for Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter Milan.

He had a trophy laden career at all his clubs. He was part of treble winning team of Inter Milan in 2009, which was his final season as a professional footballer.

Figo was a versatile forward. He could play anywhere in the attacking third seamlessly.

Figo is known for his footballing abilities, but he is also known for his controversial move to Real Madrid from arch rivals Barcelona for a world record fee of 70 million euros.

The Portuguese had an unlucky international career as he never got to taste glory with Portugal. He came very close in Euro 2004 in his homeland, but were shocked to the title by a stubborn Greece side.

Figo in a nutshell-

Honours

Club

Sporting CP

Taça de Portugal: 1994–95

Barcelona

La Liga: 1997–98, 1998–99

Copa del Rey: 1997, 1998

Supercopa de España: 1996

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1997

UEFA Super Cup: 1997

Real Madrid

La Liga: 2000–01, 2002–03

Supercopa de España: 2001, 2003

UEFA Champions League: 2002

UEFA Super Cup: 2002

Intercontinental Cup: 2002

Internazionale

Serie A: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09

Coppa Italia: 2006

Supercoppa Italiana: 2005, 2006, 2008

National team

UEFA European Football Championship Runner up: 2004

FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1991

UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship: 1989

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Runner up: 1994

Individual

UEFA Under-21 Championship Golden Player: 1994

Portuguese Golden Ball: 1994

Portuguese Footballer of the Year: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

ESM Team of the Year: 1997–98, 1999-00

La Liga Foreign Player of the Year: 1999, 2000, 2001

Sporting CP Player of the Year: 1994

UEFA European Football Championship Teams of the Tournament: 2000, 2004

World Soccer (magazine) Player of the Year: 2000

Ballon d'Or: 2000

FIFA World Player of the Year: 2001

UEFA Team of the Year: 2003

FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2006

FIFA 100