ROBERTO BAGGIO
Roberto Baggio is considered to be one of the World's most gifted athletes. To me and many millions of other soccer fans, Roberto Baggio is the greatest soccer player in the game today. In 1993 he was named Europe's best by journalists, world's best by coaches and European footballer of the year.Before World Cup 1994 he was unanimously regarded as the world's best soccer player in which he plays the position of forward.
Italians refer to Baggio as "divino codino," or "heavenly ponytail. He smashed the competition in a contest for the prettiest players ever in English and World football in recent years.
Baggio Fact File
Date of Birth - 18.2.1967
Parents - Fiorinda and Matilde Baggio
Siblings - Gianna,Walter,Carla,Giorgio,Anne Marie,Nadia & Eddy
Married - Yes, to Andreina Fabbri
Children - Yes, Valentina and Mattia
Helght - 174cm or 5-ft-7.
Weight - 159pounds ir 74kg.
Eye colour - green
Cars Owned - Mercedes Benz & Jeep Grand Cherokee
Favourite Food - Italian of course!! alot of Pizza.
Favourite Drink - Fragolino wine
Favourite Song - "Hotel California" by the Eagles.
Favourite Actor - Roberto Benigni - "Life is Beautiful".
Hobbies - Hunting
AWARDS - 1)Member of the Third placed side in World Cup 1990
2)Member of the Second placed side in World Cup 1994
3)Italian Serie Champion 1994/95 and 1995/96
4)Coppa Italia winner 1994/95
5)UEFA Cup Winner 1992/93
6)World footballer of the year 1993
7)European footballer of the year 1993
8)Voted most consumate/loved player in world wide internet polls 2001.
A quote I found semi-humerous was - " I received a shot and broke my tooth. Unfortunately, we Italians only eat pasta al dente." ( Baggio comments on a mouth injury that happened in the 1994 world cup.
