Roberto Baggio: the best moments and not so much in a football career

Roberto Baggio (pictured below) is considered one of the most talented and popular football players of the twentieth century. His game was not just virtuoso - it was called great art, which brought great pleasure to fans. The long career of the football player is saturated not only with numerous achievements, but also with bitter disappointments. To all fans, he was remembered as a "divine tail". This nickname the player received because of his peculiar hair, which is associated with his Buddhist faith.

Childhood. Carier start

The future famous sportsman was born in 1967 in the small village of Caldogno (Italy). His father was very fond of cycling and dreamed that his son would deal with it professionally. Despite this, the guy has fallen in love with football since childhood. When he was fourteen years old, scouts of a professional team paid attention to him. For Roberto Baggio, the biography of the footballer began with the club Vicenza, which at that time acted in the third-ranked division of the country. It was thanks to his brilliant game that the team increased its status - moved to Serie B. Twelve goals scored in the 1984-1985 season contributed to the transfer of the player to the more famous club "Fiorentina". For the transfer of his leader, Vicenza received an impressive two billion lire compensation at that time.

"Juventus"

Footballer Roberto Baggio fully justified the hopes of Florentines for the time that he spent in their lineup. As a result, in 1990, for an amount equivalent to 19 million dollars, it was acquired by Juventus from Turin. Already three years after this, the Italian also submitted to the first international trophy - the team became a triumphant for the UEFA Cup. The striker at this time was recognized as the best football player of the world, and also the player of the year in Europe. In 1995, Roberto, along with his club became the champion of Italy.

"Milan"

Whatever it was, in football, much money is decided. It was because of them, as well as due to the prolonged and pressing pressure of Silvio Berlusconi, that Roberto Baggio was sold to Milan in the next season. Forward helped his new club to win the title of the country's champion and established a kind of achievement: he was the first player to win the Italian championship twice in a row in different teams.

"Bologna"

At the age of thirty, the forward hoped to prove to everyone that it was too early to write off, so he signed a contract with the less eminent club Bologna. During the season, he managed to score 22 goals scored, in connection with which the player was invited to go to the 1998 World Cup as part of the national team. On it Italy reached the quarterfinals, where it lost to the hosts of the tournament - the French.

"Internationale"

After the world championship, Roberto Baggio invited the club "Inter". As time showed, the signing of the contract with this team was not a very good decision, as the coach Marcello Lippi did not give too much credit to the experienced striker. The lack of a permanent playing practice led to the loss of an Italian place in the national team. Whatever it was, even the rare appearances of the player on the football field drove the fans into raptures. Total in the "Internationale" football player spent two seasons.

"Brescia"

The final stage of his professional career the legendary Italian spent in the club "Brescia". Without a doubt, here he was the main star, thanks to which the team was kept in the elite division. His last official match Roberto Baggio held on May 16, 2004 against AC Milan in his crowded stadium San Siro. The head coach of the team replaced the player on the 88th minute of the match, thereby enabling the fans to hold the player with a standing ovation.

National team

His first match in the national team's T-shirt Roberto spent November 16, 1988 against the Dutch, and the last - on April 28, 2004 against the Spaniards. In total, for the national team, he played 56 fights, in which 27 times sent the ball into the opponents' goal. However, despite the large number of memorable moments, there is in his biography a match that was remembered by many fans from a negative point of view. This is a post-match penalty, which in the finals of 1994, he missed the goal, did not score to the Brazilians. As a result, the Italian team was only the second.

Achievements

In total, during the Serie A matches, the striker had 205 fights. By the number of goals scored, he is currently in fifth position. Roberto is the only Italian who scored goals in three world championships. Among other things, he can boast of the titles of the best player in the world and Europe, the winner of the UEFA Cup, the middle and bronze medalist of the world championships, the winner of the championship and the Italian Cup.

Personal life and social activities

After the professional career of football player Roberto Baggio wrote his autobiography, which described in detail the numerous conflicts with coaches. Currently, he takes an active part in charity. The legendary player has repeatedly stated that he does not plan to return to football. As for his private life, Roberto is married and has three children.