Enzo Francescoli

He was born on November 12, 1961 in the city of Montevideo ( Uruguay ) . At age 14 , after proved unlucky in Peñarol and River Plate of Uruguay clubs, was signed by the Wanderers , where he debuted in March 1980 (the same club that

began the great Obdulio Varela ) and almost two years then crossed the Rio de la Plata to anchor in River Plate, where he would begin another story. After winning the 1981 South American Youth Championship , the riverplatenses leaders bucando a reserve player Norberto Alonso , he was hired , after many twists and turns . And at 21 years old made ​​his debut against Western Railway , the first division of Argentine football, becoming his first goal from the penalty spot . But only in the 1984 and 1986 seasons , Francescoli exploded and under the orders of coach Hector Veira , champion and top scorer in the

Argentine Championship twice was crowned . In recognition of his good work , he won the Golden Ball for best player in the Argentine event. And in 1986 the Uruguayan national team participated in 86 World Cup in Mexico . After World joined the Matra Racing Paris , where he played three years , earning the award in 1988 for best foreign player in the French League . A year before receiving this distinction was devoted to the Uruguayan national team champion of the Copa America 1987. In 1989 he moved to Olympique de Marseille team that won the title of French champion ( one of his admirers as he was Olympique was Zinedine Zidane, Enzo who then called one of his children) . After the World Cup 1990 , at 28 years old, fulfilled one of his greatest desires , to play in the Italian League , wearing the uniform of Cagliari , which under his leadership not only avoided relegation , but the following season was classified for the Uefa Cup . In the institution of the island of Sardinia remained until 1993 , when he was loaned to Torino . A year later he began the second part of its history , returning

to the club who so idolized : River Plate of Argentina . In that year involved with the Uruguayan representative of the Copa America in Uruguay 95 , getting the championship title by defeating Brazil 2-1 in the final . This would be their third Copa America with the national uniform. In both Prince River won the Copa Libertadores and the Apertura 1996 tournament . A year later he joined the winning side of the Clausura and Apertura championship , while in 1997 he won the Clausura and Apertura tournaments Supercup . On August 1999 , after losing in the final River 1996 Intercontinental Cup against Juventus of Italy 1-0 , not to rank with Uruguay in 1997 World Cup France 98 , Enzo Francescoli retired from active football a farewell party organized at the Monumental stadium River . So Uruguayan striker said goodbye long stride . A handsome area without being caught knew that becoming a driver and team scorer . Beloved by

fans and respected by his peers , was the top foreign Francescoli scorer in the history of River Plate and the third highest scorer in the foreign history of Argentine football. With the Uruguayan national team played 73 games and scored 17 goals becoming total in the different teams that played 198 points, earning eight titles with River Plate , one with Marseille , and four with the selection of Uruguay ( a Youth Sudamericano Cup Nehim and two Copa America)