Enzo Francescoli

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Enzo Francescoli
Enzo Francescoli RP 1984.jpg
Francescoli during his first run on
River Plate in 1984.
Personal information
Full name Enzo Francescoli Uriarte
Date of birth (1961-11-12) 12 November 1961 (age 51)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 5 ft 11 1⁄4 in (1.81 m)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder
Number 10, 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1980–1982 Wanderers 74 (20)
1983–1986 River Plate 113 (68)
1986–1989 Racing Club Paris 89 (32)
1989–1990 Olympique Marseille 28 (11)
1990–1993 Cagliari 98 (17)
1993–1994 Torino 24 (3)
1994–1997 River Plate 84 (47)
Total 510 (198)
National team
1982–1997 Uruguay 73 (17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Francescoli and the second or maternal family name is Uriarte.

Enzo Francescoli Uriarte (born November 12, 1961 in Montevideo) is a former Uruguayan football player of italian origin. An elegant and highly skillful dribbler, passer, and goal-scorer, Francescoli was nicknamed El Príncipe ("The Prince" in Spanish) or Le Prince (in French). He played 73 times for the Uruguay national team between 1982 and his retirement in 1997, making him the most capped outfield player in Uruguayan international football at the time.[1]

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[edit] Club career

His official debut was with the Uruguayan team Montevideo Wanderers. He played several years for River Plate of Argentina where he won five league titles and the Copa Libertadores in 1996 in his two spells with the club.

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.

[edit] International career

Francescoli played 73 times for the Uruguay national team scoring 17 goals, between 1982 and 1997. He made appearances at the 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cups. He won the Copa América three times with Uruguay in 1983, 1987 and 1995, he also played in the 1989 and 1993 editions of the tournament.

[edit] Legacy

He was noted for his grace and fluid abilities on the ball. These qualities would later influence the style of French midfielder Zinedine Zidane, who has stated that Francescoli was his favorite player as a young boy and even named one of his sons Enzo as a homage to him. Furthermore, Diego Alberto Milito, has also been given the nickname "Il Principe" by Inter fans, due to his physical resemblance with him.

He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.

In 2012 in Ariel Ortega's Testimonial Enzo scored 4 goals at the remarkable age of 50 and one of which was an agile bicycle kick in the penalty area.

[edit] Career statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Uruguay League Cup League Cup South America Total
1980 Montevideo Wanderers Primera División 26 3 — — — 26 3
1981 22 7 — — — 22 7
1982 26 10 — — — 26 10
Argentina League Cup League Cup South America Total
1983 River Plate Primera División 27 11 — — — 27 11
1984 49 29 — — — 49 29
1985 5 3 — — — 5 3
1985-86 32 25 — — 0 0 32 25
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
1986-87 Paris Division 1 35 14 1 0 — — 36 14
1987-88 28 8 1 0 — — 29 8
1988-89 26 10 2 0 — — 28 10
1989-90 Olympique Marseille Division 1 28 11 4 0 — 8 0 40 11
Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Europe Total
1990-91 Cagliari Serie A 33 4 — — 33 4
1991-92 33 6 1 0 — — 34 6
1992-93 32 7 — — 32 7
1993-94 Torino Serie A 24 3 6 2 — 3 0 33 5
Argentina League Cup League Cup South America Total
1994-95 River Plate Primera División 27 17 — — 11 6 38 23
1995-96 20 10 — — 19 13 39 23
1996-97 31 19 — — 2 1 33 20
1997-98 6 1 — — 4 0 10 1
Total Uruguay 74 20 — — — 74 20
Argentina 197 115 — — 36 20 233 135
France 117 43 8 0 — 8 0 133 43
Italy 122 20 7 2 — 3 0 132 22
Career total 510 198 15 2 — 47 20 572 220

[edit] International statistics

[1]

Uruguay national team
Year Apps Goals
1982 4 0
1983 4 1
1984 1 0
1985 11 5
1986 6 1
1987 4 0
1988 1 2
1989 9 3
1990 6 0
1993 9 2
1995 9 3
1996 3 0
1997 6 0
Total 73 17

[edit] International goals

[edit] Honours

River Plate
Marseille
Uruguay

[edit] Individual

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Enzo Francescoli - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

[edit] External links

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