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Enzo Francescoli
Full name	Enzo Francescoli Uriarte
Date of birth	November 12, 1961 (1961-11-12) (age 45)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder / Forward
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1980-1982 1983-1986 1986-1989 1989-1990 1990-1993 1993-1994 1994-1997	Wanderers River Plate Racing Club Paris Olympique de Marseille Cagliari Calcio Torino FC River Plate	74 (20) 81 (43) 89 (32) 28 (11) 98 (17) 24 (3) 84 (47)
National team²
1982-1997	Uruguay	73 (17)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 9, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of May 30, 2006. * Appearances (Goals) November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Department Montevideo Department Altitude 43 m Coordinates 34Âº 53S 56Âº 10W Founded 1726 Founder Bruno Mauricio de Zabala Population 1,325,968 (2004) (1st) Demonym Montevideano Phone Code +02 Postal Code 10000 Montevideo (IPA: ) is the capital, largest city, and chief port of Uruguay. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Montevideo Wanderers FÃºtbol Club, usually known simply as Wanderers is a Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. ... Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine sports club best known for its football team, established in 1901. ... Racing Club de Paris is a football club based in Paris. ... Olympique de Marseille (also known as lOM or Marseille) is a football team that plays in Ligue 1, the top level of the French Soccer League, based in Marseille. ... Cagliari Calcio is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. ... Torino Football Club is one of the most popular Italian football clubs, based in Turin. ... Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine sports club best known for its football team, established in 1901. ...

Enzo Francescoli Uriarte (born November 12, 1961 in Montevideo) is a former Uruguayan football player who retired in 1997. He curretly is Vice-President of GOL TV and Tenfield. November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Department Montevideo Department Altitude 43 m Coordinates 34Âº 53S 56Âº 10W Founded 1726 Founder Bruno Mauricio de Zabala Population 1,325,968 (2004) (1st) Demonym Montevideano Phone Code +02 Postal Code 10000 Montevideo (IPA: ) is the capital, largest city, and chief port of Uruguay. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... GOLTV is the first television network dedicated fully to football (soccer) 24/7 in the United States. ... Tenfield is a broadcasting coporation which holds the commercial rights to the Primera DivisiÃ³n Uruguaya ...

Career

His official debut was with the Uruguayan team Montevideo Wanderers. Francescoli played for Uruguay at the 1986 and 1990 FIFA 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. Montevideo Wanderers FÃºtbol Club, usually known simply as Wanderers is an Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. ... The 1986 Football World Cup was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ... Qualifying countries The 1990 FIFA World Cup, the 14th staging of the World Cup, was held in Italy from June 8 to July 8. ... Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine sports club best known for its football team, established in 1901. ... Racing Club de Paris is a football club based in Paris. ... Olympique de Marseille (also known as lOM or Marseille) is a football team that plays in Ligue 1, the top level of the French Soccer League, based in Marseille. ... Cagliari Calcio is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. ... Torino Football Club is one of the most popular Italian football clubs, based in Turin. ...

Francescoli 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. â€œZidaneâ€ redirects here. ...

Francescoli is known as El Principe (Spanish) or Le Prince (French), which means The Prince.

He is one of the few foreign players admired by most Argentine football fans. He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, KBE (born September 7th 1940 in TrÃªs CoraÃ§Ãµes, Brazil), best known by his nickname PelÃ©, is a former Brazilian football player. ... PelÃ© The FIFA 100 is a list of the world-renowned Brazilian striker PelÃ©s choice of the greatest living footballers. Unveiled on March 4, 2004 at a gala ceremony in London, the FIFA 100 marked part of the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the F... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Titles

South American 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 3rd Top Scorer in Argentina
Foreign Top Scorer for River Plate
Confessed fan of famous uruguayan team Peñarol

Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... August 10-November 4 Hosting cities: AsunciÃ³n, BogotÃ¡, Buenos Aires, Caracas, GoiÃ¢nia, Quito, La Paz, Lima, Montevideo, RÃo de Janeiro, Salvador, Santiago, Uberlandia. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Primera DivisiÃ³n (first division) is the top category of Argentine football (soccer), and its organized by the Argentine Football Association. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Copa AmÃ©rica 1987 was held in Argentina from June 27 to July 12, 1987. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Ligue 1 (PremiÃ¨re division or Division 1 until 2003) is the top division of French and Monegasque football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... In recent times, many Latin American football leagues have divided their championships into two sections, awarding a champion for each. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... The 1995 Copa AmÃ©rica football (soccer) tournament was staged in Uruguay. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Copa Libertadores Logo The Copa Libertadores de AmÃ©rica (also known as Copa Toyota Libertadores) (Portuguese: TaÃ§a Libertadores da AmÃ©rica, English: Liberators of America Cup) is an international football cup competition played annually by the top clubs of South America. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In recent times, many Latin American football leagues have divided their championships into two sections, awarding a champion for each. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Supercopa Sudamericana (English: South American Supercup, Portuguese: Supercopa Sulamericana), also known as Supercopa JoÃ£o Havelange was a competition played from 1988 to 1997 by the past winners of Copa Libertadores. ... Club AtlÃ©tico PeÃ±arol is a famous football team in Montevideo, Uruguay. ...

External links

Midfield Dynamo's 10 Heroes of the Copa América Enzo Francescoli listed in the top 10

Preceded by Sócrates	South American Footballer of the Year 1984	Succeeded by Julio César Romero
Preceded by Cafu	South American Footballer of the Year 1995	Succeeded by José Luis Chilavert

	Uruguay squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup
1 Rodríguez \| 2 Gutiérrez \| 3 Acevedo \| 4 Diogo \| 5 Bossio \| 6 Batista \| 7 Alzamendi \| 8 Barrios \| 9 da Silva \| 10 Francescoli \| 11 Santín \| 12 Alvez \| 13 Vega \| 14 Pereyra \| 15 Rivero \| 16 Saralegui \| 17 Zalazar \| 18 Paz \| 19 Ramos \| 20 Aguilera \| 21 Cabrera \| 22 Otero \| Coach: Borrás SÃ³crates. ... The South American Footballer of the Year award is given to the best football South American player currently active in a South American club. ... Romerito (born Julio Cesar Romero InsfrÃ¡n on August 28, 1960 in Luque, Paraguay) was a Paraguayan football player. ... Marcos Evangelista de Moraes (born June 7, 1970 in SÃ£o Paulo), better known as Cafu, is a Brazilian footballer, currently a defender for Italian club A.C. Milan. ... The South American Footballer of the Year award is given to the best football South American player currently active in a South American club. ... JosÃ© Luis FÃ©lix Chilavert (born July 27, 1965 in Luque, Paraguay) is a former football goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... First international Uruguay 2 - 3 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901) Biggest win Uruguay 9 - 0 Bolivia (Lima, Peru; 9 November 1927) Biggest defeat Uruguay 0 - 6 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 20 July 1902) World Cup Appearances 10 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1930 and 1950 Copa AmÃ©rica Appearances... Qualifying countries The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... Rodolfo SÃ©rgio RodrÃguez y RodrÃguez (born on January 20, 1956 in Montevideo) was a Uruguayan international goalkeeper. ... Nelson Daniel GutiÃ©rrez Luongo (born April 13, 1962 in Montevideo) is a retired football defender from Uruguay, who was nicknamed Tano during his professional career. ... Eduardo Mario Acevedo Cardozo (born September 25, 1959 in Montevideo) is a retired football defender from Uruguay, who obtained a total number of 42 international caps for the Uruguay national football team. ... VÃctor Hugo Diogo Silva (born April 9, 1958 in Treinta y Tres) is a retired football defender from Uruguay, who obtained 33 caps for his national team, scoring one goal. ... Miguel Angel Bossio Bastianini (born February 10, 1960 in Montevideo) is a retired football midfielder from Uruguay, who obtained a total number of thirty international caps for his national team. ... JosÃ© Batista (born in Colonia, Uruguay on the 6 March 1962), is a retired Uruguayan football defender, most known for having received a red card after 56 seconds in the 1986 FIFA World Cup game against Scotland on the 13th of June, 1986, a game that ended in a 0... Antonio Alzamendi (born June 7, 1956 in Durazno) was a Uruguayan football player who retired in 1991. ... Jorge Walter Barrios (born January 24, 1961 in Las Piedras) is a retired football midfielder from Uruguay, who was nicknamed Chifle during his professional career. ... Jorge OrosmÃ¡n da Silva Echeverrito (born December 11, 1961 in Montevideo) is a retired football striker from Uruguay, who was nicknamed Polilla during his professional career. ... Sergio SantÃn Spinelli (born August 6, 1956 in Salto) is a retired football striker from Uruguay, who was nicknamed Bocha during his professional career. ... Fernando Harry Alvez Mosquera (born September 4, 1959 in Montevideo) is a retired football goalkeeper from Uruguay, who obtained 40 caps for his national team. ... CÃ©sar Javier Vega Perrone (born September 2, 1959 in Montevideo) is a retired football defender from Uruguay. ... DarÃo Alfonso Pereyra is a Uruguayan football (soccer) player. ... Eliseo Rivero (born 27 December 1957) is a former Uruguayan footballer. ... Mario Daniel Saralegui Iriarte (born April 24, 1959 in Artigas) is a retired football midfielder from Uruguay. ... JosÃ© Luis Zalazar RodrÃguez (born October 26, 1963) is a retired football midfielder from Uruguay, who played the majority of his career in Spain between several clubs, most notably Albacete BalompiÃ©, and was a member of the Uruguay national team. ... RubÃ©n Walter Paz MÃ¡rquez, (Artigas, August 8 de 1959) was a Uruguayan football player who retired in 2004. ... Venancio Ariel Ramos Villanueva (born June 20, 1959 in Artigas) is a retired football striker from Uruguay, who was nicknamed Chicharra during his professional career. ... Carlos Alberto Aguilera (born 21 September 1964 in Montevideo) is a retired Uruguayan soccer player. ... Wilmar Rubens Cabrera Sappa (born July 31, 1959 in Los Cerrillos) is a retired football striker from Uruguay, who was nicknamed Toro. He obtained 21 caps for his national team, scoring four goals. ... Celso Otero Quintas (born February 1, 1959 in Montevideo) is a retired football goalkeeper from Uruguay, who obtained one official cap for the Uruguay national football team: on August 7, 1988 in a friendly against Colombia (1-2) in BogotÃ¡. He was a stand-in for his native country at... Omar BorrÃ¡s (born 15 June 1929) is a former Uruguayan football coach. ...

	Uruguay squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup
1 Alvez \| 2 Gutiérrez \| 3 de León \| 4 Herrera \| 5 Perdomo \| 6 Domínguez \| 7 Alzamendi \| 8 Ostolaza \| 9 Francescoli \| 10 Paz \| 11 Sosa \| 12 E. Pereira \| 13 Revelez \| 14 Saldanha \| 15 Correa \| 16 Bengoechea \| 17 Martínez \| 18 Aguilera \| 19 Fonseca \| 20 R. Pereira \| 21 Castro \| 22 Zeoli \| Coach: Tabárez Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... First international Uruguay 2 - 3 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901) Biggest win Uruguay 9 - 0 Bolivia (Lima, Peru; 9 November 1927) Biggest defeat Uruguay 0 - 6 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 20 July 1902) World Cup Appearances 10 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1930 and 1950 Copa AmÃ©rica Appearances... Qualifying countries The 1990 FIFA World Cup, the 14th staging of the World Cup, was held in Italy from June 8 to July 8. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... Fernando Harry Alvez Mosquera (born September 4, 1959 in Montevideo) is a retired football goalkeeper from Uruguay, who obtained 40 caps for his national team. ... Nelson Daniel GutiÃ©rrez Luongo (born April 13, 1962 in Montevideo) is a retired football defender from Uruguay, who was nicknamed Tano during his professional career. ... Hugo Eduardo de LeÃ³n (born 27 February 1958) is a Uruguayan football coach and former player. ... Antonio Alzamendi (born June 7, 1956 in Durazno) was a Uruguayan football player who retired in 1991. ... RubÃ©n Walter Paz MÃ¡rquez, (Artigas, August 8 de 1959) was a Uruguayan football player who retired in 2004. ... Ruben Sosa (born April 25, 1966 in Montevideo) is a retired Uruguayan football forward who enjoyed success in Italys Serie A with S.S. Lazio and then with Inter Milan. ... This article or section may be confusing or unclear for some readers, and should be edited to rectify this. ... Carlos Alberto Aguilera (born 21 September 1964 in Montevideo) is a retired Uruguayan soccer player. ... Daniel Fonseca (born 13 September 1969) is an Uruguayan former footballer, now a football player agent[1]. As a forward, he played at two of Italys best clubs in A.S. Roma and Juventus. ... Oscar Washington TabÃ¡rez (born 3 March 1947 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan football (soccer) manager. ...

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Enzo Francescoli - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (223 words)
	Enzo Francescoli Uriarte (born November 12, 1961 in Montevideo) was a Uruguayan football player who retired in 1997.
	Francescoli was noted for his grace and fluid abilities on the ball.
	Francescoli is known as El Principe (Spanish) or Le Prince (French), which means The Prince.

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