Roberto Baggio

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics

For Students

Roberto Baggio summary

Read Next

Why Do Some People Call Football “Soccer”?

International flags on soccer balls. Futbol football. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, history and society, sports and games athletics soccer world cup

Olympics: Football (Soccer)

Car with a pickle design in the Zagreb Red Bull Soapbox Race, Zagreb, Croatia, September 14, 2019. (games, races, sports)

10 Unusual Sports

NBA Lakers Celtics Finals Kevin Garnett shooting.

10 Great Sports Rivalries

golf. Competitive and cheating golfer wears golf gloves on golf club greens and prepares golf ball for lucky hole in one. Unsportsmanlike, sports, cheater

7 Unsportsmanlike Sportsmen

Discover

Artist interpretation of a Space meteoroid impact. Meteor impact. Asteroid, End of the world, danger, destruction, dinosaur extinct, Judgement Day, Planet Earth, Doomsday Predictions, comet

10 Failed Doomsday Predictions

VAN, TURKEY - OCTOBER 25: A building and car ruined during the earthquake of Van-Ercis on October 25, 2011 in Van, Turkey. It is 604 killed and 4152 injured in Van-Ercis Earthquake.

What Is an Aftershock?

Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

12 Greek Gods and Goddesses

solar eclipse, sun, moon, astronomy, space

How Do You Tell the Difference Between Total, Annular, Solar, and Lunar Eclipses?

United States Electoral College votes by state

How Many Electoral College Votes Does Each U.S. State Have?

Still from the film Deliverance, 1919. The story of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan. View shows Keller in the cockpit/front seat of an airplane.

How Did Helen Keller Fly a Plane?

Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.

Why Is the Mona Lisa So Famous?

Arts & Culture

Roberto Baggio

Italian football player

Also known as: the Divine Ponytail

Written by Adam Augustyn

Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Last Updated: Feb 14, 2024 • Article History

Category: Arts & Culture

Also called:: the Divine Ponytail

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

See all related content →

Roberto Baggio (born February 18, 1967, Caldogno, Italy) 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 into stardom ...(100 of 454 words)

Access the full article

Help support true facts by becoming a member.