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Here we discuss the biographies of the famous soccer captains. The topic of discussion today is Roberto Baggio magical game and talent.

Roberto Bagio was born in February 18, 1967 in Caldono, Italy. During his career he scored hundreds of goals. He played in such clubs as “Vicenza” (36 matches – 13 goals), “Fiorentina” (94 matches – 39 goals), Juventus (141 matches – 78 goals), AC Milan (51 match – 12 goals), “Bologna (30 matches – 22 goals), “Inter” (41 caps – 9 goals) and “Brescia” (65 matches – 31 goals). Unfortunately Roberto Baggio had several serious injuries and major operations. He is almost always difficult to establish ties with the coaches. The current captain of Brescia is not just a soccer player; he is a phenomenon of the Italian reality for the past fifteen years. The uniqueness of Baggio is the fact that has risen from the ashes for several times during his career. Today he is in our great top ten. In the history of the series A there were a lot of players who won the “Golden Ball”, Roberto Baggio is among them. Moreover Roberto Baggio soccer player was the last one for today’s Italians who got the “Golden Ball”. Perhaps it is even symbolically, that no one born in Italy did it. Roberto Baggio football player is undoubtedly the legend of Italian football.

Roberto Baggio is not always understood by his partners. The main team of his life is the Italian national team, according to his words, for which he scored 27 goals in 55 matches. In 1997, saying goodbye to Milan, he gave up lucrative foreign engagements, preferring to stay in the modest “Bologna”.

Baggio played his first match on Nov 16, 1988 with the Dutch national team in Rome. The last game was played on April 28, 2004 with Spain in Genoa. Roberto Baggio scored a total of 27 goals in 56 matches in the national team, he became the fifth player in its history. He is the only Italian footballer, who celebrated goals in three World Championships. In total there are nine, which make Baggio of the top Italy scorer in the World Cup finals, along with Christian Vieri and Paolo Rossi.

After he finished his career as a footballer he wrote an autobiography called “Una porta nel cielo” («The ball is in the sky”). It tells about the many conflicts with the coaches.