Roberto Baggio

**Roberto Baggio** (; born 18 February 1967) is an Italian former footballer. He played for Italy national team.

Baggio is regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time. He is known for being technically gifted, a creative playmaker, and for his accurate free kicks and dribbling skills.

In 1993, he was named FIFA World Player of the Year and won the Ballon d'Or. In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 world's greatest living players.

## Early life

Roberto Baggio was born in Caldogno, Veneto. He is the son of Matilda and Fiorindo Baggio, the sixth of eight siblings. His younger brother, Eddy Baggio, was also a professional footballer who played in Serie B.

## Club career statistics

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|Cup|colspan="2"|Europe|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="4"|Vicenza|1982–83|rowspan="3"|Serie C1|1|0|0|0|–|–|1|0|||
|1983–84|6|1|6|1|–|–|12|2|||||||
|1984–85|29|12|5|2|–|–|34|14|||||||
|rowspan="6"|Fiorentina|1985–86|rowspan="5"|Serie A|0|0|5|0|–|–|5|0|||
|1986–87|5|1|4|2|1|0|–|10|3||||||
|1987–88|27|6|7|3|–|–|34|9|||||||
|1988–89|31|15|10|9|–|–|41|24|||||||
|1989–90|32|17|2|1|12|1|–|46|19||||||
|rowspan="6"|Juventus|1990–91|rowspan="5"|Serie A|33|14|5|3|8|9|1|1|47|27|
|1991–92|32|18|8|4|–|–|40|22|||||||
|1992–93|27|21|7|3|9|6|–|43|30||||||
|1993–94|32|17|2|2|7|3|–|41|22||||||
|1994–95|17|8|4|2|8|4|–|29|14||||||
|rowspan="3"|Milan|1995–96|rowspan="2"|Serie A|28|7|1|0|5|3|–|34|10||
|1996–97|23|5|5|3|5|1|0|0|33|9|||||
|Bologna|1997–98|Serie A|30|22|3|1|–|–|33|23|||||
|rowspan="3"|Internazionale|1998–99|rowspan="2"|Serie A|23|5|6|1|6|4|–|35|10||
|1999–2000|19|6|5|1|–|–|24|7|||||||
|rowspan="5"|Brescia|2000–01|rowspan="4"|Serie A|25|10|3|0|–|–|28|10|||
|2001–02|12|11|1|0|2|1|–|15|12||||||
|2002–03|32|12|0|0|–|–|32|12|||||||
|2003–04|26|12|0|0|0|0|–|26|12||||||

### International

|colspan=4|Italy national team||
| --- | --- | --- |
|1988|1|0|
|1989|6|3|
|1990|9|4|
|1991|2|1|
|1992|7|6|
|1993|7|5|
|1994|12|5|
|1995|1|0|
|1996|–|–|
|1997|2|1|
|1998|6|2|
|1999|2|0|
|2000|–|–|
|2001|–|–|
|2002|–|–|
|2003|–|–|
|2004|1|0|

### World Cup goals

- _Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first._
|#|Date|Venue|Opponent|Score|Result|World Cup|Round|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1.||Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy||**2** – 0|2–0|1990|Group Stage|
|2.||Stadio San Nicola, Bari, Italy||**1** – 0|2–1|1990|Third place match|
|3.||Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, United States||**1** – 1|2–1|1994|Round of 16|
|4.||Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, United States||**2** – 1|2–1|1994|Round of 16|
|5.||Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, United States||**2** – 1|2–1|1994|Quarter-Final|
|6.||Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States||**1** – 0|2–1|1994|Semi-Final|
|7.||Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States||**2** – 0|2–1|1994|Semi-Final|
|8.||Stade du Parc Lescure, Bordeaux, France||**2** – 2|2–2|1998|Group Stage|
|9.||Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France||**2** – 0|2–1|1998|Group Stage|

## Other websites

- Roberto Baggio at FIGC.it

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Roberto Baggio
- **image**: Roberto Baggio - Italia '90.jpg
- **image size**: 235px
- **caption**: Baggio with Italy national football team, Italy in 1990
- **fullname**: Roberto Baggio
- **birth place**: Caldogno, Italy
- **position**: Forward (association football), Forward
 Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, Attacking midfielder
- **youthyears1**: 1974–1980
- **youthclubs1**: Caldogno
- **youthyears2**: 1980–1982
- **youthclubs2**: Vicenza Calcio, L.R. Vicenza
- **years1**: 1982–1985
- **clubs1**: Vicenza Calcio, L.R. Vicenza
- **caps1**: 47
- **goals1**: 20
- **years2**: 1985–1990
- **clubs2**: ACF Fiorentina, Fiorentina
- **caps2**: 136
- **goals2**: 72
- **years3**: 1990–1995
- **clubs3**: Juventus F.C., Juventus
- **caps3**: 200
- **goals3**: 143
- **years4**: 1995–1997
- **clubs4**: A.C. Milan, Milan
- **caps4**: 67
- **goals4**: 44
- **years5**: 1997–1998
- **clubs5**: Bologna F.C. 1909, Bologna
- **caps5**: 33
- **goals5**: 19
- **years6**: 1998–2000
- **clubs6**: Inter Milan, Internazionale
- **caps6**: 59
- **goals6**: 36
- **years7**: 2000–2004
- **clubs7**: Brescia Calcio, Brescia
- **caps7**: 101
- **goals7**: 77
- **nationalyears1**: 1984
- **nationalteam1**: Italy national under-16 football team, Italy U16
- **nationalcaps1**: 20
- **nationalgoals1**: 19
- **nationalyears2**: 1988–2004
- **nationalteam2**: Italy national football team, Italy
- **nationalcaps2**: 56
- **nationalgoals2**: 31