Roberto Baggio

Legendary scorer of the 20th century Roberto Baggio has entered the history of world football thanks not so much to victories as to a spectacular game. Speaking at number 10, the athlete served as a dispatcher, but easily switched to attacks. He has over 300 goals, five team titles and the Golden Ball in his 30-year career, which he won in 1993.

In addition, Baggio is a key name in the history of the stunning bad luck of the Italian national team in the penalty shootout of the World Cup finals. Three times the national team was one step away from victory, three times the fate of the tournament was decided by a series of penalties, and three times the players of Italy, including Roberto. However, the failures only added to the biography of Baggio - one of the most memorable athletes of the last century.

Roberto Baggio has been playing football since childhood. He was born in Caldonio, Italy, on February 18, 1967. In the family, where, in addition to Roberto, seven of his brothers were brought up, football held a special place. From the age of seven, the boy played sports in the local team, playing in the junior team.

Even then, the talent of the scorer was manifested: at the age of 13, Roberto scored six goals for Caldonho. The result so impressed the Scout "Vicenza" present on the podium that he offered him to move to the provincial capital. The youngster played two seasons for the youth team, and since 1982 he has taken a place in the main.

The 13 goals scored in three seasons at Vichenza helped Baggio gain weight in the sporting world, and in 1985 he was transferred. Vicenza received three billion Italian liras, and the footballer moved to Fiorentina.

One of the first training sessions almost put an end to the career of a promising player. Baggio's ligament injury and meniscus knee gave the club's management an opportunity to terminate his contract. Instead, Fiorentina president Piercezarre Barretti found the best doctors for Roberto to put the player on his feet.

For the first time for the Florentine club Baggio played two years after signing the contract and immediately effective: the goal was decisive. Thanks to the newcomer Fiorentina retained a place in the Serie A Italian tournament. And this result was vital for both the team and the fans.

The Florentine club in the second half of the 80's experienced not the best of times: in five years as head coach there were seven mentors, but not a single trophy could not be won. However, Fiorentina fans loved Roberto's performances.

Baggio's performance at the home World Cup in 1990 added sympathy. Italy then won all the matches of the group stage, alternately defeated Uruguay and Ireland in the play-offs and reached the semifinals for Argentina. A penalty shoot-out took place at 1-1. Baggio's shot was effective, but the Argentine goalkeeper defended the goal from his team-mates.

In the match for third place Italy defeated England and won silver.

In 1990, Juventus bought the player. The transfer amount is a record 25 billion Italian liras. In the starting line-up of "Bianconeri" Baggio goes almost for every match.

At the end of five seasons in the Turin team the player scored 141 games and 78 goals out of 218 goals scored during his club career. It was with Juventus that Baggio won the UEFA Cup in 1993, won the Golden Ball and the FIFA Player of the Year title.

Against the background of this triumph, the events of 1994 look even more dramatic. Baggio again plays in the national team at the World Cup, and this time Italy gets to the final, where he meets the Brazilians. Roberto, whose childhood idol was Latin American, had been dreaming about this confrontation for many years. Again, a draw - this time zero, and again a penalty. This time Baggio is trusted with the fifth, decisive blow. And the ball flies above the gate.

Even in interviews in the 2000s and 2010s, Baggio recalls a fatal mistake.

The Italian press then destroyed Baggio. But he found the strength to overcome the disappointment and move on. And the season that came after a high-profile personal defeat helped to rehabilitate itself in front of the fans. Together with Juventus, Baggio won the national championship and the Coppa Italia, but the club did not stay because of a conflict with the team's mentor Marcello Lippi.

Baggio had one successful season at AC Milan, winning the National Serie A tournament with the team, and moved to Bologna. The load on the player was enormous: during the season the player played in 30 matches and scored 22 goals. The intensity and performance of the performances earned Baggio a place in the starting line-up for his third world championship.

This time Italy reached only one fourth uniform. From the tournament they were knocked out by the hosts - the team of the "golden generation" of French football, led by Didier Deschamps and zindin zidan held to the last. And for the third time the fate of the Italian national team at the world championship was decided by an unbeaten penalty. Baggio kicked first, and his ball levelled after a shot by zidane. But Di Biagio hit the crossbar.

After the season, Baggio played two seasons at Inter, scoring 15 goals for the Milan club. Some of them ensured the team's participation in the Champions League. Soon, Lippi took over as Inter coach, and Roberto, who lost his place in the starting line-up, left for Brescia in Serie B.

Baggio missed the 2002 World Cup: the coaching staff of the national team decided that the team would do without Roberto. The Italians were unable to qualify from the group after losing the match against Croatia and drawing with Mexico. He played his last match for the national team in April 2004 against the Spaniards. In May, he last played for Brescia, after which he announced that he was ending his career.

The footballer's wife's name is Andrein Fabby. In 1990, the couple had a daughter, she was called Valentina. In 1994, Valentina's brother Mattia was born. For the third time, Roberto became a father at the time of 42. He is raising a son, Leonardo, born in 2005.

The legendary player has released an autobiography. In Russian version, the book has alternative titles: "The Ball in the Sky" and "The Gate."

The religion of the footballer is different from that of his compatriots: Baggio is a supporter of Buddhism. The player's nickname "Divine Tail" is associated with religious views and hairstyle style. Baggio is 174 cm tall and weighs 73 kg. Sometimes Roberto is confused with the namesake - Italian midfielder Dino Baggio.

Roberto Baggio has been educated as a coach and has a license that allows him to be a mentor to teams at the highest level. But until the former footballer began his coaching career. It is known that he is engaged in charity work. Domenico Berardi and Lionel Messi are among the modern players.

Baggio is not on social media, but Instagram has pages registered by fans. Enthusiasts post photos of the bomber's performances. Since 2007, he has been running an official website, with the help of which communicated with fans, but now the latest updates of the resource are dated 2014. In recent interviews he said that he does not play football even with children, because old injuries make themselves felt.

As a member of the national team

1990 - World Championship bronze medalist 1994 - World Championship silver medallist

As a member of the clubs

1993 - UEFA Cup winner (with Juventus) 1995 - Coppa Italia (Juventus) 1995 - Italian Champion 1994/95 (Juventus) 1996 - Italian Champion 1995/96 (ac Milan) 1998 - Intertoto Cup winner (with Bologna)

Personal

1993 - FIFA Player of the Year 1993 - Golden Ball

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