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Roberto Baggio

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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. In 1999, he came fourth in the FIFA Player of the Century internet poll, and was chosen on the FIFA World Cup Dream Team in 2002. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roberto Baggio is the 35th most popular soccer player (up from 36th in 2019), the 551st most popular biography from Italy (down from 485th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Italian Soccer Player.

Roberto Baggio is most famous for being a professional footballer. He played for Italian club Juventus and the Italian national team, and is considered one of the best players of all time.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Roberto Baggio ranks 35 out of 21,273. Before him are Lionel Messi, Rivellino, Raymond Kopa, Roberto Carlos, Just Fontaine, and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. After him are Gunnar Nordahl, Luís Figo, Carlos Alberto Torres, Paolo Maldini, Sándor Kocsis, and Ronaldinho.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Roberto Baggio ranks 5. Before him are Vin Diesel, Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Jason Statham, and Jamie Foxx. After him are Kurt Cobain, Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, Jürgen Klopp, Mark Rutte, Mikheil Saakashvili, and David Guetta.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Roberto Baggio ranks 551 out of 5,161. Before him are Anna Magnani (1908), Domenico Cimarosa (1749), Calpurnia (-77), Francesco I Sforza (1401), Gaius Julius Caesar (-135), and Giulietta Masina (1921). After him are Francis I of the Two Sicilies (1777), Muzio Clementi (1752), Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (1492), Cornelius Nepos (-100), Pope Agapetus I (490), and Lavinia Fontana (1552).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Italy

Among soccer players born in Italy, Roberto Baggio ranks 3. Before him are Giuseppe Meazza (1910), and Cesare Maldini (1932). After him are Paolo Maldini (1968), Paolo Rossi (1956), Filippo Inzaghi (1973), Francesco Totti (1976), Silvio Piola (1913), Gianni Rivera (1943), Giacinto Facchetti (1942), Franco Baresi (1960), and Gianluigi Buffon (1978).

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