Roberto Baggio
Roberto Baggio (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto ˈbaddʒo]; born 18 February 1967) is an Italian former footballer. He played for Italy national team.
 Baggio with Italy in 1990 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Baggio | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1967[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Caldogno, Italy[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 81⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | 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) |
| National team | |||
| 1984 | Italy U16[2] | 20 | (19) |
| 1988–2004 | Italy[3] | 56 | (31) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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.[4]
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[a] | Cup[b] | Europe[c] | Other[d] | 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[e] | 1[e] | – | – | 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[f] | 0 | – | 10 | 3 | |||
| 1987–88 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 3 | – | – | 34 | 9 | ||||
| 1988–89 | 31[g] | 15 | 10 | 9 | – | – | 41 | 24 | ||||
| 1989–90 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 12[f] | 1 | – | 46 | 19 | |||
| Fiorentina total | 95 | 39 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 1 | – | 136 | 55 | |||
| Juventus | 1990–91 | Serie A | 33 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 8[h] | 9 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 27 |
| 1991–92 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 4 | – | – | 40 | 22 | ||||
| 1992–93 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 9[f] | 6 | – | 43 | 30 | |||
| 1993–94 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 7[f] | 3 | – | 41 | 22 | |||
| 1994–95 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8[f] | 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[f] | 3 | – | 34 | 10 | |
| 1996–97 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5[i] | 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[j] | 1[j] | 6[k] | 4[k] | – | 35 | 10 | |
| 1999–2000 | 19[l] | 6[l] | 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[m] | 1 | – | 15 | 12 | |||
| 2002–03 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 12 | ||||
| 2003–04 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0[m] | 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 | ||
- ↑ Includes Serie A and Serie C1 matches.
- ↑ Includes Coppa Italia and Coppa Italia Serie C matches.
- ↑ Includes UEFA Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and UEFA Intertoto Cup matches.
- ↑ Supercoppa Italiana
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Includes two appearances and one goal in the 1983–84 Coppa Italia Serie C.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 All appearances in the UEFA Cup.
- ↑ Includes appearance in the 1988–89 Serie A seventh-place tiebreaker match against Roma to qualify for the 1989–90 UEFA Cup.
- ↑ All appearances in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
- ↑ All appearances in the UEFA Champions League.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Includes two appearances and one goal in the two-legged 1998–99 Coppa Italia third-place tiebreaker round against Bologna to qualify for the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup.[9]
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 All appearances in the UEFA Champions League; includes two appearances and one goal in the second qualifying round.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Includes 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.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 All appearances in the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
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.[3]
| # | 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 |
Roberto Baggio Media
Roberto Baggio on his debut with Lanerossi Vicenza
A young Baggio with Lanerossi Vicenza
Baggio's Italy jersey is preserved in the Football Museum in Florence.
nastrino della medaglia di cavaliere dell'Ordine al merito della Repubblica italiana
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Adriano Stabile (2 January 2005). "Roberto Baggio - Goals in Serie A". RSSF. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ↑ Roberto Baggio. 2004. pp. 49–59.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Nazionale in cifre - FIGC: Baggio, Roberto" (in italiano). FIGC. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ↑ "Pele's list of the greatest" (in en-GB). BBC Sport. 2004-03-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3533891.stm. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
- ↑ "Roberto Baggio: Statistiche". robertobaggio.org (in italiano). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ Roberto Baggio at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Roberto Baggio: History". soccer-europe.com. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ↑ "Serie A Archives: Statistics 1998/99 Season". soccer-europe.com. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ↑ Rota, Davide; Miladinovich, Misha (17 August 1999). "Italy Cup 1998/99". Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ↑ Di Maggio, Roberto (11 May 2005). "Roberto Baggio - Goals in International Matches". Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
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