Background
Scifo was born in Louisiana Louvière, Wallonia, to Italian parents.
Scifo was born in Louisiana Louvière, Wallonia, to Italian parents.
He proved himself a highly promising talent in youth football and was nicknamed "Little Pelé" at his local team Scifo joined his local club R.A.A. Louviéroise as a seven-year-old in 1973. He transferred to Belgium"s most successful club, R.S.C. Anderlecht, in 1982, making his first team debut in 1983.
After winning three Belgian First Division championships with Anderlecht, Scifo moved to Italian Serie A club Internazionale in 1987.
After an unsuccessful spell in Milan, he moved to French club Bordeaux in 1988 where he again disappointed. His career was revived by a successful move to Auxerre in 1989, which led to a return to Italy with Torino in 1991.
He joined Charleroi in 2000, but retired later in the same year after being diagnosed with chronic arthritis. Individual.
He was a member of the Belgian national team, for which he appeared in four Fédération internationale de football association World Cups, being one of three Belgian players ever to do southern