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Enzo Francescoli
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| Complete Name: |
Enzo Franc�scoli Uriarte |
| Nationality: |
Uruguayan |
| Place of Birth: |
Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Date of Birth: |
November 12, 1961 |
| Height: |
182 cm |
| Weight: |
65 kg |
| National Team: |
Uruguay |
| Current Club: |
Retired |
| Position: |
Forward |
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Pictures
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Club career history
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| Wanderers
(Uruguay), River Plate (Argentina), Matra Racing Paris (France),
Olympique de Marseille (France), Cagliari (Italy), Torino (Italy),
River Plate (Argentina) |
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Honours
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1981 South
American Youth (Uruguay)
1983 Nehim Cup (Uruguay)
1983 Copa America (Uruguay)
1986 Primera Division Argentina (River Plate)
1987 Copa America (Uruguay)
1990 Ligue 1
1994 Apertura (River Plate)
1995 Copa America (Uruguay)
1996 Apertura (River Plate)
1996 Copa Libertadores de America (River Plate)
1997 Clausura (River Plate)
1997 Apertura (River Plate)
1997 Supercopa Sudamericana (River Plate)
Southamerican Player of the Year 1984
Argentina Top Scorer 1985
Argentina Top Scorer 1986
Argentina Player of the Year 1986
France Foreign Player of the Year 1990
Argentina Top Scorer 1994
Argentina Top Scorer 1996
Argentina Player of the Year 1996
Foreign Top Scorer for River Plate |
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Biography
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Enzo Franc�scoli Uriarte (born November 12, 1961 in Montevideo)
was a Uruguayan football player until his retirement in 1997.
His official debut was with the Uruguayan team Wanderers.
Francescoli played for Uruguay at the 1986 and 1990 World Cups.
He played several years for River Plate of Argentina. He also
played for the French Racing Club de Paris (Matra Racing Paris
at the time), Olympique de Marseille, and the Italian teams
Cagliari and Torino.
Francescoli was noted for his grace and fluid abilities on the
ball. These qualities would later influence the style of
Zinedine Zidane who has stated that Francescoli was his favorite
player as a young boy and even named one of his sons Enzo.
Francescoli is known as El Principe (Spanish) or Le Prince (French),
which means The Prince.
He is one of the few players admired by most Argentine football
team's fans. He was named by Pel� as one of the top 125 greatest
living footballers in March 2004. He is also Vice-President of
GOL TV and Tenfield. |
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