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 

ClubSeasonLeagueIncludes Serie A and Serie C1 matches.CupIncludes Coppa Italia and Coppa Italia Serie C matches.EuropeIncludes UEFA Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and UEFA Intertoto Cup matches.OtherSupercoppa ItalianaTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVicenza1982–83Serie C11000––101983–84616Includes two appearances and one goal in the 1983–84 Coppa Italia Serie C.1––1221984–85291252––3414Vicenza total3613113––4716Fiorentina1985–86Serie A0050––501986–8751421All appearances in the UEFA Cup.0–1031987–8827673––3491988–8931Includes appearance in the 1988–89 Serie A seventh-place tiebreaker match against Roma to qualify for the 1989–90 UEFA Cup.15109––41241989–90321721121–4619Fiorentina total95392815131–13655Juventus1990–91Serie A3314538All appearances in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.91147271991–92321884––40221992–9327217396–43301993–9432172273–41221994–951784284–2914Juventus total141782614322211200115Milan1995–96Serie A2871053–34101996–97235535All appearances in the UEFA Champions League.100339Milan total511263104006719Bologna1997–98Serie A302231––3323Internazionale1998–99Serie A235616All appearances in the UEFA Champions League; includes two appearances and one goal in the second qualifying round.4–35101999–200019Includes appearance and two goals in the 1999–2000 Serie A fourth-place tiebreaker match against Parma to qualify for the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League.651––247Internazionale total421111264–5917Brescia2000–01Serie A251030––28102001–021211102All appearances in the UEFA Intertoto Cup.1–15122002–03321200––32122003–0426120000–2612Brescia total95454021–10146 Career total4902208938633211643291

 International 

 Italy national teamYearAppsGoals19881019896319909419912119927619937519941251995101996––1997211998621999202000––2001––2002––2003––200410Total5627

 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

 References 

 Other websites



 Roberto Baggio at FIGC.it 

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Category:1990 FIFA World Cup players
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Category:Ballon d'Or winners
Category:FIFA World Player of the Year winners