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Roberto Baggio

Italian association football player (born 1967)

  • Fame64.7
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia146.7K
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  • Wikipedia
    83 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Age
    59
    Born 1967
  • Known for
    Zanetti Story
    2015
Summary
Updated 2026-08-31

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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In their own words

Sourced, dated quotes from Roberto Baggio

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
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.
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
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Teams

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  • Brescia Calcio
    2000–2004
  • Inter Milan
    1998–2000
  • Bologna F.C. 1909
    1997–1998
  • AC Milan
    1995–1997
  • Juventus FC
    1990–1995
  • Italy men's national association football team
    1988–2004
  • ACF Fiorentina
    1985–1990
  • Italy national under-16 football team
    1984–1984
  • Vicenza Calcio
    1982–1985
  • Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC
19822004
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Season stats

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2000–20049545
1998–2000419
1997–19983022
1995–19975112
1990–199514178
1988–20045627
1985–19909439
1984–198443
1982–19853613
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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
By the numbers

Score breakdown

The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.

Fame
Falling
64.7
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Historical29.3
Source confidence70.0
Completeness80.0
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Sources

  • Wikipedia
    wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
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  • Wikidata
    wikidata · wikidata.org
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  • Pantheon 2.0
    database · pantheon.world
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