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Roberto Baggio

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Italian association football player (born 1967)

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Roberto Baggio is an Italian soccer player who played as a forward. His professional career spanned from 1982 to 2004. He has been recognized in the Ballon Dor collection. Baggio stands 174 centimeters tall and weighs 73 kilograms. He has three children.

The player has authored works including *Imposta sul reddito delle persone giuridiche*, *Il sogno dopo*, *Bollicine di futuro*, and *Una porta nel cielo*. He has stated that he lost three World Cups on penalties and described a moment where he tried to hit the ball too hard due to fatigue.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Roberto
Gender
male
Citizenship
Italy
Place of birth
Caldogno
Languages spoken
Italian
Native language
Italian
Religion
Soka Gakkai
Award
Mundial
Participant in
1990 FIFA World Cup
Member of team
Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC
Position played
forward
Country for sport
Italy
Mass
73
Official website
www.robertobaggio.com
Image
روبرتو باجو (cropped).jpg
Height
174
Number of children
3
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date of birth
1967-02-18
Commons category
Roberto Baggio
start of work period
1982-00-00
end of work period
2004-00-00
name in native language
Roberto Baggio
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Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Baggio ( Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto ˈbaddʒo]; born 18 February 1967) is an Italian former professional footballer who mainly played as a second striker, or as an attacking midfielder, although he was capable of playing in several offensive positions. He is the former president of the technical sector of the Italian Football Federation. A technically gifted creative playmaker and set piece specialist, renowned for his curling free-kicks, dribbling skills, and goalscoring, Baggio is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.

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