Roberto Baggio

Roberto Baggio

Baggio with Italy in 1990
Personal information
Full name	Roberto Baggio
Date of birth	(1967-02-18) 18 February 1967
Place of birth	Caldogno, Italy
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1974–1980	Caldogno
1980–1982	L.R. Vicenza
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1985	L.R. Vicenza	47	(20)
1985–1990	Fiorentina	136	(72)
1990–1995	Juventus	200	(143)
1995–1997	Milan	67	(44)
1997–1998	Bologna	33	(19)
1998–2000	Internazionale	59	(36)
2000–2004	Brescia	101	(77)
International career
1984	Italy U16	20	(19)
1988–2004	Italy	56	(31)
Medal record Italy Association football FIFA World Cup Italy 1990 USA 1994
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Baggio (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto ˈbaddʒo]; 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

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vicenza	1982–83	Serie C1	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
	1983–84		6	1	6	1	–		–		12	2
	1984–85		29	12	5	2	–		–		34	14
	Vicenza total		36	13	11	3	–		–		47	16
Fiorentina	1985–86	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
	Fiorentina total		95	39	28	15	13	1	–		136	55
Juventus	1990–91	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
	Juventus total		141	78	26	14	32	22	1	1	200	115
Milan	1995–96	Serie A	28	7	1	0	5	3	–		34	10
	1996–97		23	5	5	3	5	1	0	0	33	9
	Milan total		51	12	6	3	10	4	0	0	67	19
Bologna	1997–98	Serie A	30	22	3	1	–		–		33	23
Internazionale	1998–99	Serie A	23	5	6	1	6	4	–		35	10
	1999–2000		19	6	5	1	–		–		24	7
	Internazionale total		42	11	11	2	6	4	–		59	17
Brescia	2000–01	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
	Brescia total		95	45	4	0	2	1	–		101	46
Career total			490	220	89	38	63	32	1	1	643	291

International

Italy national team
Year	Apps	Goals
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
Total	56	27

World Cup goals

Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	World Cup	Round
1.	19 June 1990	Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy	Czechoslovakia	2 – 0	2–0	1990	Group Stage
2.	7 July 1990	Stadio San Nicola, Bari, Italy	England	1 – 0	2–1	1990	Third place match
3.	5 July 1994	Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, United States	Nigeria	1 – 1	2–1	1994	Round of 16
4.	5 July 1994	Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, United States	Nigeria	2 – 1	2–1	1994	Round of 16
5.	9 July 1994	Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, United States	Spain	2 – 1	2–1	1994	Quarter-Final
6.	13 July 1994	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States	Bulgaria	1 – 0	2–1	1994	Semi-Final
7.	13 July 1994	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States	Bulgaria	2 – 0	2–1	1994	Semi-Final
8.	11 June 1998	Stade du Parc Lescure, Bordeaux, France	Chile	2 – 2	2–2	1998	Group Stage
9.	23 June 1998	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Austria	2 – 0	2–1	1998	Group Stage

Other websites

• Roberto Baggio at WorldFootball.net
• Roberto Baggio at Soccerbase.com
• Roberto Baggio at National-Football-Teams.com
• Roberto Baggio at BDFutbol
• Roberto Baggio at kicker (in German)
• Official website
• Roberto Baggio at FIGC.it (in Italian)