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Enzo Francescoli Uriarte (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈenso fɾanseˈskoli uˈɾjaɾte]; born 12 November 1961), nicknamed "El Príncipe" ("The Prince"), is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a attacking midfielder. He is regarded as one of the best playmakers of his generation and as one of Uruguay's and South America's greatest ever players.

At club level, Francescoli began his career with Uruguayan club Wanderers. In neighbouring Argentina, he played for River Plate. He was the leading scorer and a key player for the club's second Copa Libertadores title. Francescoli won a total of five Argentine titles in the six years in which he played for the club. He also enjoyed success in France with Racing Paris and Marseille, where his performances proved decisive as the team won the 1989–90 French Division 1. He later also had spells in Italy with Cagliari and Torino, before returning to River Plate, where he ended his career.

He was considered an elite playmaker in the Uruguay national team. He played 73 times for the Celeste between 1982 and his retirement in 1997, making him the most capped outfield player in Uruguayan international football at the time.[3] He represented his nation at two FIFA World Cups, in 1986 and 1990, also winning the Copa América in 1983, 1987 and 1995.

Honours

River Plate

• Primera División: 1985–86, 1994 Apertura, 1996 Apertura, 1997 Clausura, 1997 Apertura

• Copa Libertadores: 1996

• Supercopa Sudamericana: 1997

Marseille

• French Division 1: 1989–90

Uruguay

• South American Youth Football Championship: 1981

• Copa América: 1983, 1987, 1995

Individual

• Copa América player of the tournament: 1983, 1995

• South American Footballer of the Year: 1984, 1995

• Argentine Primera División top scorers: 1984 Metropolitano, 1985–86, 1994 Apertura

• Player of the Year of Argentina: 1985, 1995

• France Foreign Player of the Year: 1990

• South American Team of the Year: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997[45]

• FIFA 100[46]

• World Soccer: The 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time

• Cagliari Hall of Fame[18]

• Cagliari Greatest All-time Starting XI