Lu�s Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo OIH is a retired Portuguese footballer. He played as a midfielder for Sporting CP, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Internazionale before retiring from football on 31 May 2009. He won 127 caps for the Portugal national football team. Figo was the 2000 European Footballer of the Year, the 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year, and in 2004 was named in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. Figo was a winger renowned for his creativity and having the ability to go past defenders, and is regarded to be one of the best players of his generation. He could also play as an attacking midfielder. Figo is one of the few football players to have played for both Spanish rival clubs Barcelona and Real Madrid. His controversial 2000 transfer from Barcelona to bitter rivals Real Madrid set a world record fee of �37 million. He had a successful career highlighted by several trophy wins, including the Portuguese Cup, four La Liga titles, two Spanish Cups, three Spanish Super Cups, one UEFA 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. 

November 4th, 1972 in Almada (Age 52)