Vincenzo "Enzo" Daniele Scifo (; born 19 February 1966) is a retired Belgian football midfielder. He has also managed the Belgium national under-21 football team and several Belgian club sides. He played for clubs in Belgium, France and Italy, where he won several domestic titles. At international level, he was a member of the Belgium national team, for which he appeared in four FIFA World Cups, being one of three Belgian players ever to do so.

Early life 
Scifo was born in La Louvière, Wallonia, to Italian parents from Sicily. He proved himself a highly promising talent in youth football and was nicknamed "Little Pelé" at his local team, where he scored 432 goals in only four seasons as a junior. Scifo joined his local club R.A.A. Louviéroise as a seven-year-old in 1973. He transferred to what used to be Belgium's most successful club, R.S.C. Anderlecht, in 1982.

Club career 
Scifo made his first team debut with R.S.C. Anderlecht in 1983, at the age of 17. After winning three Belgian First Division championships with the club, and helping the team to the 1984 UEF A Cup Final, only to lose out to Tottenham on penalties, Scifo earned a reputation as one of the most promising young stars of his generation, and moved to his ancestral country for Internazionale in 1987 for a fee of 7.5 billion Lire. After an unsuccessful spell in Milan, which saw him manage only four league goals in 28 appearances, he moved to French club Bordeaux in 1988 where he again disappointed, and faced injuries and conflict with senior squad members. His career was revived by a successful move to Auxerre in 1989, at the age of 23, under manager Guy Roux, which led to a return to Italy with Torino in 1991; his second spell in Serie A was more successful, as he reached the 1992 UEFA Cup Final in his first season with Torino, and won the Coppa Italia the following season. Scifo then moved to AS Monaco in 1993, where he enjoyed a similar level of success and won the French championship in 1997. He returned to Anderlecht later that year and won his fourth Belgian league title in the 1999–2000 season. He joined Charleroi in 2000, but retired later in the same season, at the age of 36, after being diagnosed with chronic arthritis. In total, Scifo scored 121 league goals in 478 official matches.

International career 
Scifo made his senior international debut on 6 June 1984 for Belgium, in a 2–2 friendly draw against Hungary. In Belgium's opening group match of UEFA Euro 1984, on 13 June, he attracted much publicity when he helped his team to a 2–0 victory over Yugoslavia; at the age of 18 years and 115 days, he was the youngest player ever to appear in the finals at the time. Scifo featured in all three of Belgium's group matches in the tournament, as they placed third in their group and suffered a first round elimination.

He appeared for Belgium in the 1986, 1990, 1994, and 1998 World Cups, playing sixteen games in total; he is one of only 14 players to have participated in four World Cups, and one of only three Belgian players ever to do so. Scifo helped his nation to the semi-finals of the 1986 edition of the tournament in Mexico, playing in all seven of his team's matches and scoring two goals as Belgium finished the tournament in fourth place; he was named the best young player of the tournament for his performances throughout the competition. In the 1990 edition of the tournament, held in Italy, Scifo scored a notable goal from long range in Belgium's 3-1 first round victory over Uruguay, on 17 June, held in Verona; the goal was later elected as the tenth greatest FIFA World Cup goal of the Century in a 2002 poll, with 2,935 votes. Belgium were eventually eliminated in the second round against England; four years later, at U.S.A. '94, the Belgian side were once again eliminated in the second round. Scifo retired from international football after Belgium's first round elimination in the 1998 World Cup held in France; in total he gained eighty-four international caps and scored eighteen goals.

Style of play 
A highly creative midfielder with an eye for goal, Scifo was a classic number 10 playmaker who usually played as an attacking midfielder behind the strikers; he was also capable of playing as a central midfielder, where he functioned as a deep-lying playmaker, or as a wide midfielder along the right flank. Considered one of Belgium's greatest ever players, his primary traits as a footballer were his excellent vision, tactical intelligence, and technical skills, which allowed him to orchestrate his team's attacking moves from midfield; he was also highly regarded for his balance on the ball, and his ability to dribble with his head up, as well as his accurate shooting and passing ability with his right foot, which enabled him both to score goals or create chances for his teammates. However, despite his talent, he was also criticised by his managers at times for his poor defensive work-rate off the ball, his introverted character, and for being selfish and inefficient at times, in particular in his youth, as he attempted too many individual dribbling runs, rather than looking to provide a simpler pass to an open teammate. Throughout his career, his unique playing style drew comparisons with Gianni Rivera, Giancarlo Antognoni, and his idol Michel Platini.

After retirement 
Scifo tried his hand at coaching with R. Charleroi S.C., joining them for the 2000–01 season. Indifferent results led to his resignation in June 2002. He later coached Tubize between 2004 and 2006, and later became head trainer of R.E. Mouscron, another Belgian League team, in 2007. On 6 June 2009, Scifo quit Mouscron due to the club's difficult financial situation.

In May 2006, he was part of the historic first European Selection, led by former England manager Terry Venables and Josep Mª Fusté which had its début in Eindhoven in the first EFPA Match.

Scifo returned to club football with Mons between 2012 and 2013. Between 2015 and 2016, he served as the manager of the Belgium U21 national team.

Career statistics

Club

International 

Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Scifo goal.

Honours 
Anderlecht
 Belgian First Division: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1999–2000
 Belgian Supercup: 1985
 Belgian League Cup: 2000
 UEFA Cup: runners-up 1983–84
 Jules Pappaert Cup: 1983, 1985, 2000
 Bruges Matins: 1985
 Belgian Sports Team of the Year: 2000

Monaco
 Division 1: 1996–97

Torino
 Coppa Italia: 1992–93
 UEFA Cup: runners-up 1991–92

Belgium
 FIFA World Cup: fourth place 1986

Individual

 Belgian Golden Shoe: 1984
 Ballon d'Or nominations: 1984, 1990, 1992, 1993
 4 FIFA World Cup participations: 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998
 FIFA World Cup Best Young Player: 1986
 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1990
 La Gazzetta dello Sport + Associated Press + Match World Cup All-Star Team: 1990
 French Division 1 Foreign Player of the Year: 1990
 Belgian Professional Footballer of the Year: 1990–91
 Platina 11 (Best Team in 50 Years Golden Shoe Winners): 2003
 The Best Golden Shoe Team Ever: 2011
 RBFA 125 Years Icons Team: 2020
 IFFHS All Time Belgium Dream Team: 2021

References

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1966 births
Living people
Belgian men's footballers
Belgian expatriate men's footballers
R.A.A. Louviéroise players
R.S.C. Anderlecht players
Inter Milan players
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
AJ Auxerre players
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Torino FC players
Belgian Pro League players
Serie A players
Ligue 1 players
AS Monaco FC players
Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco
Belgian football managers
R. Charleroi S.C. managers
R.A.E.C. Mons (1910) managers
Belgium men's international footballers
UEFA Euro 1984 players
1986 FIFA World Cup players
1990 FIFA World Cup players
1994 FIFA World Cup players
1998 FIFA World Cup players
Royal Excel Mouscron managers
Belgian people of Italian descent
Belgian people of Sicilian descent
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in France
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Monaco
People from La Louvière
Men's association football midfielders
Belgian First Division B managers
Footballers from Hainaut (province)
엔조 시포(Vincenzo "Enzo" Daniele Scifo, 1966년 2월 19일 ~ )는 벨기에의 전 축구 선수로 과거 포지션은 공격형 미드필더였으며 1990년대 벨기에를 이끈 전설적인 플레이메이커였다.

클럽 경력 
1983년 17세의 어린 나이에 RSC 안데를레흐트 입단을 통해 프로에 데뷔하여 1986-87 시즌까지 공식전 141경기 37골로 1983-84 리그 준우승, 1983-84년 UEFA 유로파리그 준우승, 리그 3연패(1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87), 1985-86년 UEFA 챔피언스리그 4강, 1986-87년 UEFA 챔피언스리그 8강 진출, 2번의 쥘 파파에르컵 우승(1983, 1985), 1985년 벨기에 슈퍼컵과 브뤼헤 마탱 우승에 이바지하는 등 안데를레흐트의 에이스로 활약하며 리틀 펠레라는 별칭이 붙었다.

그리고 이러한 활약에 힘입어 이탈리아 세리에 A의 명문팀인 인테르 밀란으로 이적하였으나 1987-88 시즌 공식전 44경기 5골에 그치는 등 이탈리아 리그에 적응하지 못했고 팀도 1987-88 시즌 리그 5위로 1988-89년 UEFA 유로파리그 진출에 만족해야만 했으며 이듬해에 인테르 밀란이 독일 국가대표팀 출신의 안드레아스 브레메, 로타어 마테우스를 영입하면서 입지가 좁아진 끝에 1시즌만에 인테르 밀란과의 계약을 종료했다.

인테르 밀란에서의 처참한 실패로 1988-89 시즌 개막을 앞두고 프랑스 리그 1의 지롱댕 드 보르도로 이적하여 공식전 30경기 8골을 기록했으나 보르도에서도 주전으로 제대로 뛰지 못했고 팀도 리그 13위의 저조한 성적에 머무르며 결국 또 다시 1시즌만에 보르도와 결별 수순을 밟았다.

그럼에도 불구하고 이런 시포를 주목하고 있던 같은 리그의 AJ 오세르가 1989-90 시즌을 앞두고 그를 영입했고 이후 1990-91 시즌까지 오세르의 주전으로 공식전 76경기 30골을 터뜨려 1989-90 시즌 리그 6위, 1990-91 시즌 리그 3위의 성적에 기여했으며 특히 1990-91 시즌 1부 리그 34경기 14골로 몽펠리에 HSC의 로랑 블랑과 함께 득점 랭킹 공동 3위에 오르며 재기에 멋지게 성공했다.

이후 오세르에서의 성공적인 활약을 바탕으로 이탈리아의 토리노 FC로 적을 옮겨 1992-93 시즌까지 공식전 88경기 20골을 터뜨리며 1991-92 리그 3위, 1991-92년 UEFA 유로파리그 준우승, 1992-93년 코파 이탈리아 우승 등에 공헌하며 인테르 밀란에서의 실패를 완벽하게 만회했다.

그리고 1993-94 시즌을 앞두고 AS 모나코 이적을 통해 프랑스 리그로 복귀하여 1996-97 시즌까지 106경기 22골을 기록하며 1995-96 시즌 리그 3위, 1996-97 시즌 리그 우승에 큰 힘을 실어주었고 이후 1997-98 시즌 친정팀인 안데를레흐트로 복귀하여 1999-2000 시즌까지 공식전 82경기 15골을 기록하며 1999-2000 리그 우승, 2000년 벨기에 리그컵 우승, 2000년 쥘 파파에르컵 우승을 이끈 뒤 2001년 스포르팅 샤를루아를 끝으로 18년간 정들었던 그라운드와 작별했다.

국가대표팀 경력 
1984년 6월 6일 헝가리와의 친선 경기에서 국제 A매치 데뷔전을 치른 뒤 같은 해에 열린 세르비아와의 UEFA 유로 1984 A조 1차전에 출전하여 팀의 2-0 승리를 도왔고 알바니아와의 1986년 FIFA 월드컵 유럽 지역 예선 1조 1차전에서 A매치 데뷔골을 터뜨려 3-1 완승에 기여했다.

이후 4회 연속 월드컵 본선(1986, 1990, 1994, 1998)에 출전하여 이 중 1986년 월드컵에서 7경기 2골을 기록하며 벨기에의 사상 첫 월드컵 4강 신화의 주역으로 맹활약했으며 이에 힘입어 월드컵 베스트 영플레이어에 선정되는 영예까지 안으며 벨기에의 전성기를 이끌었다.

그리고 우루과이와의 1990년 월드컵 조별리그 2차전에서도 득점을 성공시키며 팀의 2회 연속 월드컵 16강 진출에 일조했으며 그 뒤 벨기에가 1998년 월드컵 조별리그에서 탈락한 후 국가대표팀 은퇴를 선언했다.

은퇴 이후 
선수에서 은퇴한 후 2001년부터 2016년까지 스포르팅 샤를루아, AFC 튀비즈, RE 무스크롱, RAEC 몽스, 벨기에 U-21 대표팀의 감독을 역임했다.

1966년 출생
살아있는 사람
벨기에의 남자 축구 선수
1986년 FIFA 월드컵 참가 선수
1990년 FIFA 월드컵 참가 선수
1994년 FIFA 월드컵 참가 선수
1998년 FIFA 월드컵 참가 선수
UEFA 유로 1984 참가 선수
벨기에의 해외 진출 남자 축구 선수
벨기에 남자 축구 국가대표팀 선수
모나코의 외국인 남자 축구 선수
이탈리아의 외국인 남자 축구 선수
프랑스의 외국인 남자 축구 선수
라루비에르 출신
벨기에의 축구 감독
이탈리아계 벨기에인
리그 1의 축구 선수
세리에 A의 축구 선수
벨기에 프로 리그의 축구 선수
프랑스에 거주한 벨기에인
이탈리아에 거주한 벨기에인
FC 인테르나치오날레 밀라노의 축구 선수
토리노 FC의 축구 선수
AJ 오세르의 축구 선수
AS 모나코 FC의 축구 선수
로얄 엑셀 무스크롱의 축구 감독