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Roberto Baggio
Roberto Baggio is an Italian former professional footballer who mainly played as a second striker, or as an attacking midfielder. He is also the former president of the technical sector of the Italian Football Federation. A highly skillful creative playmaker and set piece specialist, renowned for his curling free-kicks, dribbling skills, and goalscoring, Baggio is regarded by many as one of the gr…
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sports · Italian former footballer (born 1967) · association football player · also Roberto Baggio, Baggio
Born 18 February 1967 · Q67964
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2026· 13 entries
Transfermarkt: Roberto Baggio
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nss sports: Roberto Baggio Stars in C.P. Company’s FW26 Campaign
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Goal: Fiorentina, Antognoni: “Mastantuono is a number 10 and a half, a panda. He has a bit of Baggio, Bertoni, Dybala and... me. He can score 15 goals”
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Goal: Fiorentina, Antognoni: «Mastantuono es un 10 y medio, un panda. Tiene un poco de Baggio, Bertoni, Dybala y… de mí. Puede marcar 15 goles»
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Comune di Milano: M1 Reopens - Three New Stations: Parri, Baggio, and Olmi - Milan City Council
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“But this will be exclusively Bologna against Inter.”
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2025· 2 entries
Won: Juventus FC Hall of Fame with IFFHS' 48 Football Men's Legend Players (2025).
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Yahoo! Sports: Happy Birthday, Roberto Baggio!
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2024· 7 entries
Sportskeeda: EA FC 24 Roberto Baggio FUTTIES Icon SBC: All tasks and cheapest solutions
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CNN: Italian soccer legend Roberto Baggio suffers head injuries from armed break-in at his home
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Yahoo! Sports: Roberto Baggio: Italy's greatest ever player and the penalty miss which defined him
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Yahoo: Azzurri star Roberto Baggio robbed at home while watching Italy-Spain game
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Marca: Italian soccer legend Roberto Baggio hospitalized after being mugged at home while watching Spain vs Italy in Euro 2024
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Yahoo: Italy great Roberto Baggio in hospital after armed robbers raid home during Euro 2024 match
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Goal: Roberto Baggio 'hit with the butt of a gun' during armed robbery while watching Italy vs Spain Euro 2024 clash at home with football legend's family locked in a room by invaders
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2021· 1 entry
Commenting: "He had everything: incredible technique, vision, pace
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2020· 3 entries
Matteo Marani of La Stampa dubbed Baggio as "one of the purest expressions of talent that world football has produced"
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Luca Stamerra of Eurosport described him as one of the "best number 10s in the history of this sport
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Daniel Story of Planet Football stated he believed that Baggio was one of the most underrated players of the past 30 years
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2019· 4 entries
Forbes: Netflix Announce Roberto Baggio Documentary With Mediaset Partnership
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His former Italy manager Dino Zoff listed Baggio as one of the best players he ever coached, while his former Fiorentina manager Sven-Göran Eriksson named him as the most talented player he had ever coached alongside Way
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Author Paolo Condò ranked Baggio among the greatest players of all time, a view shared by Emmanuel Amunike in 2020 as well as Roberto Mancini and John Keilman of the Chicago Tribune, who both described Baggio as one of t
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Marco Gentile of Il Giornale described Baggio as "one of the best Italian [
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2018· 3 entries
Ed Dove of ESPN FC stated that "'[t]he Divine Ponytail' had arguably been the outstanding player of the tournament, bailing Italy out on numerous occasions, but his inspirational touch deserted him when it mattered most
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Cathal Kelly of The Globe and Mail described Baggio playing in the 1994 World Cup as "the best player in the world" at the time, while The Guardian described him as "[t]he definitive player of the decade", also adding th
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Greg Murray of Football Italia described Baggio as "one of the greatest football players of all time" but also lamented that "we never saw him at full fitness and are fortunate we got to enjoy him at all
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2017· 5 entries
Emmet Gates instead described Baggio's run-up to the 1994 World Cup final with Italy as "the greatest show of individual excellence since another equally majestic number ten [Maradona] dominated the 1986 tournament
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Antonio Martelli of La Presse described Baggio as "one of the greatest Italian players of all time maybe the best of the last thirty years", and as "an "authentic champion who could have been even greater without a serie
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Giuseppe Bergomi described Baggio as "extraordinary" and as a "pure talent", who was "devastating when he played because he was capable of deciding games on his own
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Baggio received praise from numerous sporting figures and pundits ahead of his 50th birthday, with Stefano Edel of La Gazzetta di Mantova describing Baggio as "the Italian Maradona", and echoing Sacchi's words prior to t
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Baggio's former teammate Ravanelli instead labelled Baggio as the greatest player of all time
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2016· 2 entries
Luke Chandley of The Huffington Post described Baggio as "Italian football's great oxymoron", noting: "For all the skill he possessed going forward, he was the opposite of the reputation given to Italian football spannin
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Rob Smyth of The Guardian praised Baggio for his "instinctive intelligence", when commenting on his playing style, also describing him as a "conductor" on the pitch "who knew when and how to change the tempo of an attack
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2015· 5 entries
Won: Gentleman di Platino with AC Milan Hall of Fame (2015).
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Won: Walk of Fame of Italian Sport with AC Milan Hall of Fame (2015).
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Les Carpenter of The Guardian described Baggio as "perhaps the greatest player of his time," while his colleague Emmet Gates dubbed him "the best player of his generation
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“Da un'intervista al Corriere dello Sport - Stadio; citato in goal.com, 19 settembre 2015.”
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The Daily Telegraph accused him of going "missing in big games
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2014· 1 entry
“Roberto Baggio. Retrieved on 9 February 2014.”
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2013· 1 entry
That "Baggio unfortunately was born in the wrong country, or rather, he was born in Italy at the wrong time
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2011· 3 entries
Won: Italian Football Hall of Fame with AC Milan Hall of Fame (2011).
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Won: Juventus FC 50 Club Legends with AC Milan Hall of Fame (2011).
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Was the first footballer to be inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame
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2010· 6 entries
nytimes.com: Roberto Baggio, Former Soccer Star, Shines Through His Charity
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Won: Man of Peace with AC Milan Hall of Fame (2010).
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As well as his former Inter teammate Javier Zanetti in 2020, while Matthew Le Tissier named Baggio as his best ever opponent in 2012
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Marco Gori of TuttoMercatoWeb labelled Baggio as "one of the best footballers in history
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That he believed that Baggio's performance throughout the entire tournament cemented his legacy as a footballer
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Was named one of the club's 50 greatest legends
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2009· 1 entry
That he would do up to six or seven hours of gym work a day under his tenure, a view which was also shared by Baggio's former Bologna teammate Daniele Carnasciali in 2013
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2008· 1 entry
Baggio stated that he has great respect for Del Piero, and that there had never been disagreements between them
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2007· 31 entries
Won award: Association of Football Statisticians's Best 100 Players of All Time (2007).
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“Quando mi presentai a Firenze tutto rotto con le stampelle vidi le facce di tifosi e dirigenti... erano un po' perplessi come per dire: "È questo il nuovo acquisto? Mah!”
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“Non avevo mai calciato un rigore sopra la traversa. Penso che quel giorno sia stato Ayrton Senna che, dal cielo, ha spinto il pallone verso l'alto. È stato lui a far vincere il Brasile.”
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“È una ferita che non si chiuderà mai. Avevo sempre sognato di giocare una finale mondiale e che l'avversario fosse il Brasile. Ma quando ho avuto questa opportunità ho sbagliato quel rigore.”
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“[Sul calcio brasiliano] Ho sempre ammirato, e sempre ammirerò, il vostro calcio. Il mio idolo era Zico e sono cresciuto guardando le partite del Flamengo degli anni '80.”
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“[...] sul momento avrei voluto scavare una buca e nascondermici dentro. Poi ho pensato che, visto che il Brasile ha molti più abitanti dell'Italia, con quel mio errore avevo fatto felice molta più gente.”
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“Crec que en la vida les persones han de donar tot el que tenen ... llavors ... no està escrit enlloc que sempre s'ha d'haver resposta a les coses...”
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“Se devo affogare, meglio farlo nel mare che in una pozzanghera.”
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“Quan es diu que la samarreta "azzurra" (selecció italiana) és el punt d'arribada de cada jugador, és diu només la veritat.”
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“Penso che non tutti si siano resi conto di quanto abbia faticato nel corso della mia carriera.”
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“[Ultime parole famose] L'ho ripetuto mille volte: io alla Juve non ci vado. Lo scriverò sui muri di casa.”
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“Estic convençut que he tingut una bona ajuda de la Mare Natura.”
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“L'atteggiamento di fondo della mia vita è stata la passione. Per realizzare i miei sogni ho agito sempre spinto solo dalla passione. La passione muove ogni cosa, è una forza davvero straordinaria.”
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“Crec que no tots s'han donat compte de quant he treballat al llarg de tota la meva carrera.”
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“I have lost three World Cups, all on penalties. [...] If you'll allow me this, it really gets on my nerves.”
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“Crec que Buda tenia una gran panxa.”
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“[Sul codino, sua caratteristica acconciatura] È nato per gioco, durante i mondiali in America. In hotel c'era una cameriera di colore con delle treccine molto belle e parlando con lei, mi disse perché non le fai tu. Così ha iniziato a farmi le treccine e per non farmi sbattere i capelli negli occhi ho messo l’elastico.”
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“[Su Javier Zanetti] È fantastico. Lui vuole essere Baggio? E io vorrei essere lui, è indistruttibile.”
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“Penalties are only missed by those who have the courage to take them.(Italian: I rigori li sbaglia solo chi ha il coraggio di tirarli.)”
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“Andrea ha dimostrato tutto il suo grande talento e il suo valore. Quando giocavamo insieme, tutto dipendeva da lui. Ha sempre avuto il grande merito di vedere in anticipo quello che poteva succedere all'interno dell'azione. La sua visione di gioco, quello che sa fare, quello che sa costruire, fanno di lui un fuoriclasse [...]. Andrea ha qualcosa che non si vede spesso in giro.”
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“A questo punto se trovassi qualcuno che vuole farmi giocare dall'inizio mi preoccuperei.”
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“I knew what I had to do and my concentration was perfect. But I was so tired that I tried to hit the ball too hard.”
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“Quando sei in una squadra, quando vivi in un ambiente, "quella" è la tua maglia. E cerchi sempre e comunque di onorarla.”
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“Quando si dice che la maglia azzurra è il punto di arrivo per ogni giocatore si dice solo la verità.”
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“Des d'una lesió als 16 anys només ha pogut jugar amb una cama i mitja i sempre amb dolors.”
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“Si pogués esborrar algún moment de la meva carrera futbolística segurament seria aquest.”
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“Io credo che nella vita le persone debbano dare tutto quello che hanno… poi... non c'è scritto da nessuna parte che bisogna sempre far risultato nelle cose.”
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“Io sono convinto di aver avuto un buon aiuto da madre natura.”
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“Quan vaig anar a Florència amb tot trencat, amb crosses vaig veure les cares dels aficionats i els dirigents... eren una mica perplexos, com dient: És aquest el nou fitxatge? bah”
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“He tingut aquesta imatge en el meu cap des de fa quatre anys ... (penal errat del mundial 94). M'acostava a l'àrea i vaig pensar "tira'l fort, tira'l fort." Si l'erro? Mata'm...”
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“Quan estàs en un equip, quan vius en ambient ", aquella és la seva samarreta. I cerques sempre tractar d'honorar-la.”
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2006· 1 entry
The BBC described him as "Italy's best player throughout the [1994] tournament
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2005· 1 entry
Won award: Placar's Best 100 World Cup Players (2005).
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2004· 10 entries
Won award: UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll (2004).
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Won award: FIFA 100 (2004).
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Won award: San Siro Gentleman Nazionale Award (2004).
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Won award: Giuseppe Prisco Award (2004).
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Sacchi stated: "Baggio is creativity, flair, unpredictability, intuition, harmony
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Was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100, a list of the world's greatest living players
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During the final season of his career, Baggio became the first player in over 30 years to score 200 goals in Serie A, and is the seventh-highest goalscorer of all time in Serie A, with 205 goals
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Gianni Rivera described him as "one of the greatest Italian footballers ever
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But also wrote: Baggio's record, as a player for club and country, fails to match his reputation
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“It is right that the players who appeared in the qualifiers should be ahead of me. If there were a chance of my going, that would be wonderful.”
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2003· 3 entries
Won Golden Foot (2003).
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Won award: Golden Foot (2003).
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Was the inaugural winner of the Golden Foot award
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2002· 5 entries
Won award: Gran Galà del Calcio 'Serie A Most Loved Player' Award (2002).
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Won award: FIFA World Cup Dream Team (2002).
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Won award: FIFA XI (2002).
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Baggio became the first Italian player in over 50 years to score more than 300 career goals; he is the fifth-highest scoring Italian in all competitions with 318 goals
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Baggio was nominated Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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2001· 7 entries
Won award: Premio Nazionale Carriera Esemplare "Gaetano Scirea" (2001).
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Won award: Gran Galà del Calcio 'Best Football Book' Award (2001).
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Won award: Guerin d'Oro (2001).
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Stefano Bozzi of BBC Sport stated: "At the USA 94 World Cup, [Baggio] single-handedly hauled Italy to the final
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“all of my professional career, I played it with a leg and a half. Thousands of hours of work to keep alive a leg which, if it were up to her, would diminish each day. I played it without being fully all right, ever, because if I were to play matches only when I felt one-hundred percent I would play three matches a year.”
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In 2001, Baggio wrote an autobiography entitled Una porta nel cielo (literally "A Door in the Sky", also known as "A Goal in the Sky"), including details about his career, childhood, religion, personal life and rifts with managers.
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Awarded by the Italian sports magazine Guerin Sportivo, to the player with the highest average rating throughout the season with at least 19 appearances
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2000· 2 entries
Won award: FIFA XI (2000).
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Played for Brescia Calcio (2000–2004) — 95 appearances, 45 goals.
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1999· 8 entries
Won award: World Soccer's Greatest Players of the 20th Century (1999).
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Won award: IFFHS Italian Player of the 20th Century (1999).
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Won award: IFFHS European Player of the 20th Century (1999).
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Won award: France Football's Football Player of the Century (1999).
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Won award: Placar's Best 100 Players of All Time (1999).
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Won award: Guerin Sportivo's Greatest Players of the 20th Century (1999).
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Baggio came fourth in the FIFA Player of the Century internet poll, and was chosen on the FIFA World Cup Dream Team in 2002
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Creating several chances, helping to set-up a goal which was ruled offside, and hitting the post from a free-kick
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1998· 3 entries
Played for Inter Milan (1998–2000) — 41 appearances, 9 goals.
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Setting up a goal for Vieri; and in a 1–1 draw against Belarus in 1999
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“Intervista di Paolo Forcolin, La Gazzetta dello Sport Magazine, 19 settembre 1998.”
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1997· 4 entries
Won award: Il Venerdì's Best 100 Players of All Time (1997).
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Joined Bologna in 1997.
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Capello returned to Milan, subsequently stating Baggio was not a part of his plans with the club
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Played for Bologna F.C. 1909 (1997–1998) — 30 appearances, 22 goals.
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1996· 3 entries
Won award: Serie A Top Assist-Provider (1995–96).
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Won: Serie A with AC Milan (1995–96).
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Won award: Planète Foot's Best 50 Players of All Time (1996).
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1995· 12 entries
Won the Italian Coppa Italia with Juventus (1994-1995).
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Won award: Super Onze d'Or (4th Place) (1995).
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Won award: Onze d'Argent (1995).
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Won award: 5th Place (1995).
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Won award: Onze de Onze (1995).
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Won: Serie A with Juventus (1994–95).
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Won: Coppa Italia with Juventus (1994–95).
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Joined Milan in 1995.
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Played for AC Milan (1995–1997) — 51 appearances, 12 goals.
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Marcello Lippi, Roberto Bettega and Umberto Agnelli announced that Baggio no longer featured in their plans at Juventus and decided to focus on the emerging star Alessandro Del Piero, who would inherit Baggio's number 10
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Baggio was nominated for the Ballon d'Or and placed fifth in the 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year Award
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Fabio Capello described Baggio as a player who was "decisive
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1994· 12 entries
Runner-up: FIFA World Cup with Italy (1994).
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Won award: FIFA World Cup Silver Ball (1994).
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Won award: FIFA World Cup All-Star Team (1994).
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Third place: Onze de (1994).
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Won award: 2nd Place (1994).
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Won award: Don Balón Award (1994).
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Won award: Onze de Onze (1994).
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“[Sul rigore calciato nella finale del campionato mondiale di calcio 1994] Avevo quell'immagine in testa da quattro anni... Mi stavo avvicinando al dischetto e ho pensato: "Tiralo forte, tiralo forte. Se lo sbaglio? M'ammazzo...”
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“[Italia-Nigeria, 5 luglio 1994] Finiamo in un clima... sconfortante... Ancora una iniziativa, attenzione, la palla è per Baggio... è gol di Roberto Baggio al 43º del secondo tempo! Proprio Roberto Baggio rimette in parità le sorti di questo confronto, sembrava tutto finito! (Bruno Pizzul)”
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“Among professionals, [Baggio] is regarded as the best”
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“[Sul rigore sbagliato nella finale del campionato mondiale di calcio 1994]”
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“Baggio on his physical and mental state before taking the last penalty in the shoot-out of the 1994 World Cup final against Brazil.”
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1993· 13 entries
Won the FIFA Ballon d Or with Juventus (1993).
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Won the FIFA The Best with Juventus (1993).
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Won the English FA Cup with Juventus (1992-1993).
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Won award: Onze de Onze (1993).
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Awarded FIFA World Player of the Year (1993).
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Won Ballon d'Or (1993).
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Won: UEFA Cup with Juventus (1992–93).
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Won award: Onze d'Or (1993).
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Won award: FIFA World Player of the Year (1993).
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Won award: Ballon d'Or (1993).
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Won award: World Soccer's World Player of the Year (1993).
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Giampiero Boniperti stated that he believed that Baggio was "already one of the greatest number tens ever
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Was named FIFA World Player of the Year and won the Ballon d'Or
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1992· 1 entry
“[Nel 1992] Davanti a lui c'è il mondo e ha tutto per conquistarlo. A venticinque anni, è come un pozzo di petrolio, dal quale è stato estratto pochissimo greggio. (Giovanni Trapattoni)”
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1991· 3 entries
Won award: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Top Scorer (1990–91).
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Won award: 5th Class / Knight (1991).
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Awarded Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1991).
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1990· 8 entries
Won the Bravo Award with Fiorentina (1990).
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Awarded Bravo Award (1990).
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Won award: Bravo Award (1990).
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Won award: 8th Place (1990).
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Moved from Fiorentina to Juventus for a world record transfer fee
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Joined Juventus in 1990.
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Played for Juventus FC (1990–1995) — 141 appearances, 78 goals.
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Baggio was sold to one of Fiorentina's rivals, Juventus, for £8 million, the world record transfer for a footballer at the time
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1988· 1 entry
Played for Italy men's national association football team (1988–2004) — 56 appearances, 27 goals.
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1985· 3 entries
Won award: Guerin d'Oro (Serie C Best Player) (1985).
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Joined Fiorentina in 1985.
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Played for ACF Fiorentina (1985–1990) — 94 appearances, 39 goals.
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1984· 1 entry
Played for Italy national under-16 football team (1984–1984) — 4 appearances, 3 goals.
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1982· 2 entries
Joined Vicenza in 1982.
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Played for Vicenza Calcio (1982–1985) — 36 appearances, 13 goals.
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1967· 1 entry
Born 1967-02-18.
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1946· 1 entry
And qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup, also reaching the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia, losing to eventual winners Fiorentina
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