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Roberto Baggio

Italian football player

Also known as: the Divine Ponytail

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Also called:: the Divine Ponytail

Born:: February 18, 1967, Caldogno, Italy (age 57)

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Roberto Baggio (born February 18, 1967, Caldogno, Italy) is an Italian professional football (soccer) player who is widely considered one of the greatest forwards in his country’s storied football history. He won the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Player of the Year award in 1993. He is also famous among football fans for missing the penalty kick that sealed the victory for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup final. Baggio first played professional football in 1982, with the lower-division team Vicenza. In 1985 he joined Fiorentina, in Florence, a member of Italy’s top division, Serie A. Baggio blossomed ...(100 of 456 words)

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