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Roberto Baggio
said
I have lost three World Cups, all on penalties. [...] If you'll allow me this, it really gets on my nerves.
— Roberto Baggio. Retrieved on 9 February 2014.
Roberto Baggio
Italian association football player (born 1967)
- Fame68.9
- Momentum8.0
- Italy rank#217
Source-basedRising
- Fame68.9
- Momentum8.0
- Italy rank#217
- Footballers rank#171
- Wikipedia292.1K
Born 1967 · age 59Italy
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Summary
Updated 2026-06-21
The penalty that still haunts Italian football. Baggio led his country to the 1994 World Cup final, won the Ballon d'Or, and scored over 300 career goals — but the world remembers the shot he skied over the bar in Pasadena.
Biography
About
Born 18 February 1967, Baggio arrived as a technically gifted playmaker known for curling free-kicks and dribbling that could unlock any defense. In 1990, he moved from Fiorentina to Juventus for a world record fee, beginning a nomadic career across seven Italian clubs that yielded two Serie A titles, a Coppa Italia, and a UEFA Cup. He starred at the 1990 World Cup as Italy finished third, then carried them to the 1994 final and earned the Silver Ball — before missing the decisive penalty in the shootout against Brazil. In 1993, he won both the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year. By…
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Roberto Baggio
said
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.
— 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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Teams
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- Brescia Calcio2000–2004
- Inter Milan1998–2000
- Bologna F.C. 19091997–1998
- AC Milan1995–1997
- Juventus FC1990–1995
- Italy men's national association football team1988–2004
- ACF Fiorentina1985–1990
- Italy national under-16 football team1984–1984
- Vicenza Calcio1982–1985
- Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC
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Season stats
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| 2000–2004 | 95 | 45 |
| 1998–2000 | 41 | 9 |
| 1997–1998 | 30 | 22 |
| 1995–1997 | 51 | 12 |
| 1990–1995 | 141 | 78 |
| 1988–2004 | 56 | 27 |
| 1985–1990 | 94 | 39 |
| 1984–1984 | 4 | 3 |
| 1982–1985 | 36 | 13 |
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Awards
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- Golden Foot
- Ballon d'Or
- FIFA World Player of the Year
- Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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Fame
Rising68.9
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Score components
Momentum8.0
Historical34.5
Source confidence70.0
Completeness80.0
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- WikipediaHigh confidencewikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- WikidataHigh confidencewikidata · wikidata.org
- Pantheon 2.0High confidencedatabase · pantheon.world
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