Top 10 Greatest Portuguese Footballers of All Time
Cristiano Ronaldo:
Full Name: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
Date of Birth: February 5, 1985
Teams: Sporting CP, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Al Nassr
Position: Forward
Achievements: 5 Ballon d'Or awards, 4 European Golden Shoes, over 800 career goals, 32 trophies
Luis Figo:
Full Name: Luis Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo
Date of Birth: November 4, 1972
Teams: Sporting CP, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Milan
Position: Midfielder
Highlights: 1 Portuguese Cup, 4 La Liga titles, 3 Italian Super Cups, 4 Serie A titles
Eusebio:
Full Name: Eusébio da Silva Ferreira
Date of Birth: January 25, 1942
Died: January 5, 2014
Teams: Benfica
Position: Striker
Achievements: Top scorer at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, 733 goals in 745 matches
Mário Coluna:
Full Name: Mário Esteves Coluna
Date of Birth: August 6, 1935
Died: February 25, 2014
Teams: Benfica
Position: Midfielder
Achievements: 525 appearances, 127 goals for Benfica
Vitor Baia:
Full Name: Vítor Manuel Martins Baía
Date of Birth: October 15, 1969
Teams: Porto, Barcelona
Position: Goalkeeper
Achievements: 26 championships with Porto, played in two European Championships and 2002 FIFA World Cup
Paulo Futre:
Full Name: Paulo Jorge dos Santos Futre
Date of Birth: February 28, 1966
Teams: Sporting CP, Atletico Madrid, West Ham United
Position: Winger
Achievements: Spanish Cup winner, Portuguese Footballer of the Year in 1986 and 1987
Nani:
Full Name: Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha
Date of Birth: November 17, 1986
Teams: Fenerbahce, Lazio, Valencia, Manchester United
Position: Winger
Achievements: UEFA Under-21 Championship, 112 appearances for the senior Portuguese team
Pepe:
Full Name: Kepler Laveran de Lima Ferreira
Date of Birth: February 26, 1983
Teams: Porto, Real Madrid
Position: Centre-back
Achievements: Two Primeira Liga titles, UEFA Champions League title, over 130 appearances for Portugal
Ricardo Carvalho:
Full Name: Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho
Date of Birth: May 18, 1978
Teams: Porto, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Monaco, Shanghai PSG
Position: Centre-back
Achievements: Instrumental in Porto's 2004 Champions League win, two Premier League titles with Chelsea
Deco:
Full Name: Anderson Luis de Souza
Date of Birth: August 27, 1977
Teams: Porto, Barcelona, Chelsea, Fluminense
Position: Midfielder
Achievements: UEFA Champions League winner with Porto, first player to win UEFA Midfielder of the Year award
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