Roberto was born in Caldono's town and was 6 out of 8 brothers. Since childhood, he showed interest in sport and played in a local youth team for 9 years. After he once scored 6 goals in one match, the cloud of the club Vicenza convinced him to join the team.
Having losing 3 years for Vicenza, in 1985 Roberto moved to Fiorentina. For 5 years, which he spent in Florence, Roberto became a cumome of local fans, which still consider him one of his best players All time.
In the summer of 1990 Roberto Bajo Takes part in his first World Championships, and even though it turns out mostly for replacement, still scores 2 goals, including " Best goal Tournament "against Czechoslovakia.
Later, despite the protests of Fiorentine fans, Bajo goes to Juventus. The Turin Club paid for him a record for the time money - $ 13.5 million. Fiorentine's fellow workers learned the mass riots on the streets of Florence after the roby transition to the camp of the enemy. Roberto himself answered the fans, saying "I was forced to agree on this transfer."
During the match between Juventus and Fiorentina in 1990, Roberto refused to punish a penalty against former team And after he was replaced, he raised the scarf "violets", abandoned on the field of the Florentine fan, and kissed him. "I'm deep in my heart always purple," he will say later.
And yet, Roberto won the location of the fans of Juventus.
In 1993, as part of Juventus, Bajo won his only European trophy - the UEFA Cup. In the final Robi scored 2 goals.
The level of his game was so high that in the same year he was honored by the titles "European football player of the year" and "FIFA Year Player".
Also in 1993, Roberto married his girlfriend, Andreina Fabbri. They have 3 children - the daughter of Valentina and the sons of Mattia and Riccardo.
In the summer of 1994, Bajo takes part in his second World Championships.
He drags the Sat on his shoulders. Italy in the final, in which "Skudra Azurra" is inferior to Sat. Brazil in a series of penalty, and Roberto himself becomes the tragic hero of the tournament, without scoring his 11-meter.
In 1995, Bajo wins his first scuds with Juventus.
In the summer, after a strong pressure from Silvio Berlusconi, Bajo was sold to Milan. With Milan, Roberto also wins the scoundrel and becomes the first player who won the Scudeto 2 years in a row with different clubs.
In 1997, to revive his career, Bajo goes to Bologna, which scores his personal record - 22 goals per season.
Bajo receives an invitation to the national team for the World Cup 1998. Having scored a goal and in this tournament, Roberto becomes the only Italian player who has gone to the 3 World Championships.
After that, Roberto goes to Inter. For him, it became an unsuccessful transition, as the general language with the coach Marcello Lippi, who did not particularly appreciate Bajo, he never found. Because of this, Roberto lost a place in the national team.
Later, in his autobiography, Roberto wrote that Lippi deprived him of his place in the team due to the fact that he refused to point to him in the players of Intera, who negatively spoke about the coach.
Its last help in the inert was 2 goals, which he scored Parma in Play Offele for the last place in the Champions League. Inter won 3-1. This game has become another proof of the highest professionalism Bajo, which he demonstrated throughout his career: InterTra President openly stated that Lippi will retain his place only if the team led to the Champions League, but Bajo knew that because of his bad relationship with Lippi This will also mean that he will have to leave the team that in the end and happened - after 2 years spent in the Internet to have chances to get to the World Cup 2002, Bajo moved to Brescia.
February 18 celebrates another birthday Roberto Bajo, a brilliant football player who, however, is more remembered to the fans of the flaw in the Final Final Match World Cup series ...
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Roberto Bajo
Born February 18, 1967 in Caldono (Italy). Attacking midfielder and forward.
Admitted: Vicenza Italy (1982-1985), "Fiorentina" Italy (1985-1990), "Juventus" Italy (1990-1995), Milan Italy (1995-1997), Bologna Italy (1997-1998), ITALY INTERNATION (1998-2000), Brescia Italy (2000-2004).
In the series, the ITALY championship played 452 matches (scored 205 goals). For the national team of Italy played 56 matches (scored 27 goals).
Achievements: Italy (1995, 1996), the winner of the Italian Cup (1995), the UEFA Cup owner (1993), the best football player of Europe (1993), the best football player of the world (1994). The owner of the Golden Ball (1993), FIFA Player (1993).
Successes Roberto Bajo In the Italy national team, it is difficult to evaluate, because in front of the fans will always stand in memory at the moment when Roberto did not implement a penalty in the World Cup final against Brazil. His misses was not decisive in the literal sense of the word, since Brazilians had another blow. But the tail deprived Italy hope and for it was mercilessly criticized. Criticize the same authoritative Franco meterAlso who did not realize his attempt, few people dared in the country. The fact that Roberto inexperienced efforts pulled on his shoulders loosely looking as a whole, crowded with veterans and the tested shortage of young talents "Skudar Adzurr" in the tournament distance, ungrateful Typhosi Namig forgotten.
For Italy, it was a dejum. After all, four years ago, at the World Championships, the "Skudra Adzurra" lost in the semifinals, also on the penalty, another South American national team - Argentina. And the situation was similar. The owners of Mundial did not score Donadon and Serena, but u Maradona And one more attempt remained. By the way, the decisive penalty in the series on the account of the Great Argentine. Implemented his attempt then and Bajo ...
The topic of the penalty at the World Championships for Bajo This was not closed. In 1998, Italy lost again in a series of post-match penalties, this time the French. Bajo I realized my attempt, but the team did not help. The Gold Championship of the planet of the "Sauadra of Azzurra" will achieve eight years later, but the tail by that time will hang boots on a nail.
And everything started in the 1982/83 season, when Bajo played one match for the adult "Vicenza" in the C1 series - the third Division of Kachcho. Three years later earned $ 170 a month of the young talented attacking Havbek, who became the leader of his club, acquired "Fiorentina". Debuting in the series A on September 21, 1986, he played 94 matches for "violets" and scored 39 goals. It was in this team that Bajo turned into a real celebrity, a cult figure for her fans. Therefore, when in the summer of 1990, the leaders of "Fiorentina", seduced by the $ 19 million offered by him "Juventus", decided to sell their football player, it caused a powerful wave of protests in Florence. Tiffozi "Fiorentina" even gave a mass demonstration that was dispersed by the police. In total, 50 people were injured then.
In 1993. Bajo Helped Juve Win the UEFA Cup, received the Golden Ball of the Best Player of Europe and the "Diamond Ball" of FIFA, awarded the best football player of the planet. In 1995, Bajo won his first scuds and moved to Milan, whose owner Silvio Berlusconi The souls in it did not care. But the case was not only in this. Trainers did not work out a place on the field Bajo and gaining momentum del Piero.. Some of them had to sacrifice, and "Juve" made a bet on the younger.
By the way, his nickname is a magic tail - Bajo received for a special style of hairstyles. And it was associated with the religion of a football player. Roberto from Christianity moved to Buddhism.
In 1996, Roberto again won the title of Italy champion, becoming the first in the history of the tracked football player, who took the scoundrel twice in a row, but with different clubs. However, the next season did not succeed in the 30-year-old Roberto, and they were immediately sold in Bologna, where he gained a second breath, scoring 22 goals in 30 players and returning a place in the starting lineup of the Italy national team.
After the tournament in France, the 31-year-old Bajo signed a contract with Inter. As it turned out later, it was a big mistake. Coach Neradzurri Marchello Lippie Not too complained Roberto, and he rarely appeared on the field, because of which he again lost his place in the Italian national team. In addition, Lippi reported that the "InterTra" football players are very unflattering about their coach. Coach caused Bajo And asked who exactly allows himself to criticize his work methods. Roberto refused to answer this question and landed: his days in "Inter" were considered.
In 2000. Bajo He moved to a modest "break" and quickly scored a form close to optimal. Despite the heavy injury, obtained in the course of the season-2001/02, Roberto was completely ready for the game on Mundial 2002: Let the age and not in the first roles, but he would definitely not spoil the common picture. However, the trainer "Academy of Azurra" Giovanni Trapattoni I did not include Bajo to the team, diplomatically stating that the 35-year-old leader of Brescia is unlikely to get a chance to go on the field, and keep a well-deserved maestro on a bench or release in the most ending matches him is inconvenient.
For "Breshi" Bajo He spoke up to the end of the career. On December 16, 2002, he scored the 300th goal in official matches and became the first in the past 50 years and the third in the history of the tracked football player who reached this mark. Roberto played his last official match on May 16, 2004 at San Siro against Milan. Two minutes before the final whistle coach "Brescia" Gianni de Biazi. Specially replaced the masters soldized with football, and he left the field under the ovation, arranged to him by the crowded stadium. Well, on the day of your 40th anniversary Bajo He opened his own website, where the first to do with the fans, which, contrary to circulating rumors, does not intend to return to the big football.
main Composition / Roberto Bajo
Position: Midfielder
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Date of Birth: 18.02.1967
Citizenship: Italy
Height: 174 cm
Weight: 73 kg
Roberto Bajo (Ial. Roberto Baggio.; February 18, 1967, Caldono, Veneto) - an outstanding Italian footballer. He played on the positions of the drawn attacker and attacking midfielder. Sports career (1982-2004) spent in Italy, where he was playing for the clubs "Vicenza", "Fiorentina", "Juventus", "Milan", "Bologna", "Inter" and "Brescia". He played for the Italian national team at the World Championships 1990, 1994 and 1998.
The best player of the world and European in 1993, the Winner of the UEFA 1992/93 Cup, the 1994 Silver Media Camera, the Bronze Media Cupil 1990, Champion of Italy Seasons 1994/95 and 1995/96, the winner of the ITALY Cup 1994/95. The only Italian footballer who has scored the balls on the three world championships.
According to the results of the Internet survey conducted by FIFA in 2000, ranked 4th in the list of the best players of the 20th century (after Maradona, Pele and Eidsebio). In 2004, he entered the list "FIFA 100". One of the most popular players in the history of Italian football.
After graduating from a footballer's career is charity. Since 2002 - Ambassador of the Good Will FAO. Warld Peace Award winner 2010.
Club Career
Roberto Baggio was born in Caldono, near Vicenza, in a family where there were 7 children. He began his career at the club "Vicenza" in 1981, where he was hit by Antonio Moro who had noticed. In the C1 series in 1981. From the season 1982/1983, Bajo began to play for the main composition of "Vicenza".
"Fiorentina" acquired it in 1985, and in the time spent in Florence, he became a cult figure for all local fans, honor him as one of the greatest football players in the history of the club.
Contrary to the protest of fans, was sold to Juventus in 1990 for 25 billion Italian lira ($ 19 million), a record for the time transfer amount. In response to the statements of fans, Bajo stated: "I was forced to accept the invitation."
In 1993, he won his first European club trophy - together with Juventus, the UEFA Cup was conquered. His speech brought him titles of the best player of the world and football player of the year in Europe.
Bajo won his first scuds with Juventus in the 1994/95 season. After the conflict with the Bianconier coach, Marcelo Lippi player was sold to Milan. In the first season, Bajo helped his new club to win the series A, becoming the first football player, winning the "Scudoto" two years in a row with different teams.
In 1997, Bajo moved to Bologna, wishing to prove to everyone that he had written off their bills early, and, scoring 22 goals per season, was included in the starting lineup of the Italian national team at the 1998 World Championships instead of Gianfranco Dzola.
After the World Cup, in 1998, Roberto Bagjo signed a contract with Milan Inter. The first season of Bajo, constantly having a place in the composition, spent quite smoothly. A year later, the club was headed by Marcelo Lippi, with whom the footballer did not get along with the times of Juventus. This led to the fact that Bajo lost a place at the heart of the club, and after and in the national team. In the autobiography, Bajo subsequently wrote that Lippi skillfully "suppressed" him only because he refused to indicate the coach on which of the "Intera" football players negatively responded about him. The final contribution to the history of the victory of the club was two goals, scored Bajo to the Gate "Parma" in the match for the Raffle of the last voucher to the Champions League. In total, during the speech in the "Inter" Roberto Baggio played 58 matches, in which the opponent's gate hit 15 times.
After two years in "Inter", the player moved to a much less titled "Breshi". Despite serious injury, he managed to recover by the end of the season. However, the Giovanni Trapattoni national coach did not include him in the application for the World Cup 2002. Fans and specialists criticized him for this decision: Italy flew off, without reaching even the quarterfinals, contrary to all the grand planners.
Bajo continued the performance in Brescia until 2004, when he announced the completion of the career. He played his last game on May 16 at San Siro against Milan. At the 88th minute, Mentor "Brescia", Janni de Biazi replaced Bajo, allowing him to get well-deserved applause of the Tribune, which were filled to refusal. For his career, Roberto Bajo scored 205 goals in the series A, which makes it sixth on the scorer in the history of the tournament. Ahead of him - Silvio Pioh, Gunnar Nordal, Giuseppe Meacez, Jose Altafini and Francesco Totti.
The legendary player scored his three hundred goals on December 16, 2002 in home mat "Brescia" against "Piacenza" (3: 1). He became the first player for more than 50 years who had reached this mark - ahead of only pyol (364) and Meazz (338).
Bajo T-shirt with number 10 was forever seized from use in Brescia.
International Career
His first match played on November 16, 1988 from the national team of Holland in Rome. Last game on April 28, 2004 with the Spanish national team in Genoa.
Cesare Maldini, main coach The national team, at the 1998 World Championship, stated that the appearance on the field in one composition of two bright attacking plan players, Roberto Bagjo and Alessandro del Piero, is expelled: "The appearance of them both on the field does not correspond to my tactical schemes." According to Bajo himself, Maldini did a bet on Del Piero: "The position of Maldini is extremely clear: Del Piero is the first. Therefore, if I play, I will be happy. If you sit on the bench, I will be simply satisfied. " In the two first matches of the World Championship group stage of 1998, with the national teams of Chile and Cameroon, Roberto Bajo went out in the starting lineup (this was due to the fact that Del Piero, barely recovered from the injury, was not in shape). Penalties, implemented by Bajo five minutes before the end of the match with Chileans, allowed the Italians to avoid defeat. Del Piero replaced Roberto Bagjo in the match against Cameroon for 65 minutes with a score 1-0; Despite the fact that for the remaining 25 minutes the Italians struck the opponent's gate for another twice, Del Piero did not particularly show himself. However, Cesare Maldini on the third, the final match of the group stage against Austria in the starting lineup released Del Piero, leaving Bajo on the replacement bench. The young striker marked his heading and at 72 minutes he lost his place Bajo, who, who, until the end of the main time, scored a goal turned out to be victorious. In the 1/8 finals against Norway, Bajo again remained on the bench, without coming even to replace. The Italians won 1-0, demonstrating a very inconclusive game. However, in the quarterfinals match against France, Maldini again released in the starting lineup of Del Piero instead of Bajo. Del Piero once again did not cope with the role of the leader of the national team attacks and at 67 minutes later died his place Bajo. This replacement made the game of Italy much more impressive, and Bajo had an excellent opportunity to hit the gate Fabien bartez, but missed. I have not been able to score, "Skudra Adzurra" lost in the series of post-match penalties (Roberto Bajo himself has implemented his eleven-meter strike) and left the tournament. Later Cesare Maldini brought Bajo his apologies for not allowed him to go out in the starting lineup, which he deserved (at the World Cup 2002 Bajo and Del Piero did not play anyone alone, and so far all the Italians argued who is better - Bajo, Del Piero Or in the composition you need to be both - Centerorvard Christian Vieri managed to score five goals)
Roberto Baggo, scoring in the amount of 27 goals for 56 matches in the national team, became the fifth on the effectiveness of the football player in its entire history. He is the only Italian footballer who marked goals in three world championships. In total, they are nine, which makes Bajo the best scorer of Italy in the final championship finals, along with Christian Vieri and Paolo Rossi.
After completing the career
Bajo is known as Il Divin Codino (divine tail) for a special style of its hairstyle, bound, first of all, with a football player's religion.
In his 40th birthday (February 18, 2007) opened a new website for communicating with fans.
In the summer of 2010, following the defeat of the Italian national team at the next World Championship, was appointed technical director of the Football Federation of Italy, responsible for working with young people and search for new talents.
July 18, 2011 Bajo received a license professional coach Categories, which gives the right to work by the head coach of the League club clubs (former. Seria C) and below, be the second trainer of clubs of Series A and or to head the youth teams of clubs participating in the Italian Championship among youth teams ( Campionato Nazionale Primavera.). Together with Roberto, the owners of a similar license were Emilyano Bijik, William Vali, Sergio Volpy, Leonardo Colucci, Francesco Kotstsa, Fabio Moro, Paolo Negro, Luis Oliveira, Luigi Pyndzhelli, Sergio Porni, Sebastian Sivilla, Andrea Sreek, Andrea Tarotzi, Ivan Yurice and others Former players.
On July 5, 2012, at the end of nine-month courses at the specialist training center in Kushchano, Bajo successfully passed the exams and received the UEFA Pro EN coaching license, giving the right to train teams at the highest level.
Achievements and awards
Football
Italy national team
- Silver medal at the 1994 World Cup
- Bronze Medal at the World Cup 1990
Juventus
- UEFA Cup 1992/93
- Scudetto 1994/95
- Cup Italy 1994/95
"Milan"
- Scudetto 1995/96
"Bologna"
- InterToto Cup 1998.
Personal
- FIFA Year Player (1993)
- Golden Ball (France Football) (1993)
- The best football player of Europe according to "Onze Mondial" (1993)
- Prize Giuseppe Prosh (2004)
- Trophy Bravo (1990)
- Best Football Player of the Year in Italy according to the GUERIN Sportivo version (1985, 1996, 2001)
- Gaetano Sirea Prize (2001)
- Golden Foot (2003)
Symbolic teams and lists
- FIFA FIFA NEWS OF ALL TIME (2002)
- List of FIFA 100, compiled by Pele (2004)
- list of the greatest football players of the XX century according to the "World Soccer" (1999)
- 100 best players of the World Cup of all time according to Placar (2005)
- 50 best players in the world according to Planète Foot (1996)
- Kavaler of the Order "For Merit to the Italian Republic"
- WORLD PEACE AWARD 2010
- For the Italian national team in the final tournaments of the World Championships Roberto Baggio held 16 matches. The only national team against which he went out more than once, was the team of Ireland. Of all the world championships, on which Bajo came into a statement list, Italy flew after an unsuccessful penalty series.
- Bajo implemented 86% of the penalty in the A and on international arenaWhat is a record for all Italian football, but at the same time did not score a decisive penalty at the Gate of the Brazilian national team in the final match of the 1994 World Cup.
- Practicing Buddhism.
- Dino Bajo (Ial. Dino Baggio.), I spent many years with Roberto in the national team and for several years in Juventus, is not his relative.
Roberto Baggo left the brightest track in the history of world football. Not only Italian Tiffius enjoyed his play, but also millions of fans from other countries, recognizing the extraordinary talent of the "tail".
Born 02/18/1967
Career:
- "Vicenza" (1982-1985; 46 matches, 15 goals).
- "Fiorentina" (1985-1990; 135 matches, 55 goals).
- Juventus (1990-1995; 200 matches, 115 goals).
- Milan (1995-1997; 67 matches, 19 goals).
- "Bologna" (1997-1998; 33 matches, 23 goals).
- Inter (1998-2000; 58 matches, 15 goals).
- Brescia (2000-2004; 98 matches, 45 goals).
- Italy national team (1988-2004; 56 matches, 27 goals).
Command achievements:
- Silver winner of the 1994 World Championship.
- Bronze medalist of the 1990 World Cup.
- Winner of the UEFA Cup 1993.
- ITALY CHAMPION 1995, 1996.
- The winner of the ITAIL 'Cup of 1995.
Personal achievements:
- Footballer 1993 according to FIFA.
- The owner of the Golden Ball of the Best Football Player of Europe 1993.
- The best football player of Italy is 2001.
Start
Roberto was born near Vicenza, starting his football career In the team of the same name. At the age of 15, he began to be attracted to training with the main composition and in the 1982/1983 season debuted in adult football. For the sake of justice, we note that truly indispensable in his team Bajo became only two years later, when he was able to overcome the mark of 10 goals for the first time.
Of course, it was too early to talk about the preparedness of the player for the preparedness of the player for the A series, considering that his bombardy experience Bajo was redeemed by two levels below. However, this fact did not bother the leadership of "Fiorentina", the frequenter of the highest echelon of Italian football.
Star "Fiorentina"
Having moved to Florence, a young striker was waiting for heavy tests. For the first two seasons, he had to watch almost all the games from the bench, and only after a 20-year-old border Bajo made his way to the basis of "Fiorentina". "Violets" in those years were far from the struggle for the medals in the championship, but nevertheless could fight absolutely any favorita.
The more often the young striker appeared on the field, the stronger attracted attention to himself. Uncommon technique, punch, decent speed - Bajo possessed all the necessary qualities for the attacker. Literally for the year, he went away from Doubles to the leader of the attack of Florentine.
Finally, the star status Roberto earned in 1990. Two seasons in a row His performance in the A series A did not fall below 15 goals scored. The newly bombarder, which is logical, attracted the attention of the Grand - they turned out to be Turin "Juventus".
When the transfers became known, mass riots began in Florence - the fan of "Fiorentina" could not accept this fact as accomplished, and then Bajo had to declare that not everything in this case depended on his desire.
World Championship-1990
In the summer of 1990, Italy covered football boom - the country took the World Cup. All local fans have been eager to repeat the triumph of "absorbers" eight years ago, but, by their regret, he did not happen. But the world saw the victim of the big master game.
Despite the fact that Bajo began Mundial in the status of the spare, to the game for the third place with the British, he was a solid main player and one of the main ideological inspirationors of attacks by his team, making a serious contribution to the conquest of Italy bronze.
Hero "Juventus"
Finally configured in star status european football, Roberto turns out to be in a team applying for victory in all tournaments in which takes part. So, in five years in Turin, Bajo became the owner of the UEFA Cup, the champion and the winner of the Italian Cup.
Roberto Bajo - Leader "Juventus" Despite the fact that from the first appearances on the lawn and before the end of the career, Bajo always highlighted by special football intelligence and stably kept a high level, one can safely declare that his best years He held it in the "Juve".
The first half of the 90s is the period of his reign in the series A, which needed a new hero after departure to the legendary Apennine. Having received a full map of Blanche, Roberto truly worked on the field. Speaking as a drawn forward and getting the ball, as a rule, on the approaches to someone else's penalty, he almost always took the right solutions that usually led to naked situations.
His head flair and the ability to perform free-kicks reached an incredible level, which allowed Bajo to regularly hit the rivals gates. And this is in the championship, which is especially valued by the game in defense, and the most popular score, erected in the cult, becomes 1: 0.
Of course, success in the UEFA Cup and exploits in the series and do not remain unnoticed, and at the end of 1993, Roberto deservedly receives the "golden ball" of the best football player of Europe, which clearly demonstrates his fantastic level.
Roberto Bajo - the owner of the golden ball of 1993 Savior and Ball of Italy
Bajo is not an attractive, so there was a candidate for the highest personal award and a year later. Most likely, he would have received it, not happened to him the tragedy in July 1994.
Italy's national team arrived at the World Cup by no means favorite, which was confirmed by the first matches group tournamentThe Italians overcame only thanks to the mathematical coincidence. Nothing foreshadowed the long journey of Italians in America, but here the work took our hero.
Bajo scored the playoff matches in three consecutive, and in two of them did a duplicate. So, he actually brought his compatriots alone to the final, in which Italy was waiting for Favorites - Brazilians. To the honor of the Italians, they have little inferior to Kudesnikov the ball. As a result, the main and extra team time did not be able to hit each other's gate, and to identify the winner in the penalty shootout.
And then the Italians gave the slack, and the blunders allowed, it would seem, Iron Franco Franco, and Roberto Bajo, who always differed by the ability to perform eleven-meter strikes. Running the ball in heaven, he buried the hopes of his country to gold and automatically lost the struggle for the title of Romario player.
Milan disappointment
In the mid-90s, Bajo Star began to gradually go from a football skysclagon. So, in the summer of 1995, after the conflict with Marchello Lippi, the "tail" switched to the camp of the main competitor "Old Signora" - Milan. And let the Bajo Milanians become the champion of Italy, celebrating success in the series and the second year in a row, a particularly successful period of his stay in red-black colors cannot be called.
Its effectiveness decreased, and the game has lost the former gloss, although there were no external premises for such a tendency. If in Milan, Bajo spent two seasons, then in the city of the same name, he was based on four years - he played the interior of the centuries.
Summarizing his game for blue-black, you can choose similar expressions that characterize the stay of Bajo in the mill of another Milane superclub. In the "Inter" Bajo, and did not apply for the role of the first violin in the attack, given that then the club's colors defended the best striker of the world. In addition, Lippie took him in the capital of the fashion, finally spoiling the already not the best line in the resume of the attacker.
Uprising from ash
However, there was a truly superson between Milan vigii Bajo. Once in Bologna, it was automatically written off with bills with press and fans. But Roberto did not give up and made again talk about himself in enthusiastic colors. In 30 matches of the series a seasons of 1997/1998, he made 22 times to remove the ball from the gate of the goats of rivals and deservedly entered the list of 22 footballers of the Italian national team, which went to defend the honor of their country to the World Cup.
True, as in the world championship of 1990, Bajo began the tournament on the reserve bench. The head coach of Italians made a bet on a two-time prototype Roberto - Alessandro del Piero, who, though he was then at his peak, could not be celebrated in French fields.
But Bajo again managed to benefit from his country. Thus, his two clogged balls allowed the Italians to confidently overcome the group barrier, and Roberto himself for the time allotted by him in the field instilled confidence Tiffizy that they had someone to rely on. And let Italy laugh again in the series of post-match penalties, Bajo could not blame - he implemented all their few chances and proved that in terms of talent, it is still unconditional number 1 in Italy.
"Brescia"
Stable high level of Bajo kept until the end of his career, speaking for a modest "brash". Crossing into it at the age of 33, Roberto became automatically the team leader for the next four years.
Of course, everyone understood everything that Bajo flies, but it can be done in different ways. Yes, he lost speed, but the game wisdom and football intelligence did not go anywhere. Roberto was still elegantly performed "standards", succeeded as an assistant, good, always distinguished by the excellent vision of the field.
The success of his "Swan Song" confirms the statistics - in any of the four Bajo seasons held for the "Brescia" did not score less than 10 goals, and in the 2001/2002 championship and at all issued a fantastic result - 11 heads in 12 matches.
Greatness
"Dozens" have always been on a special account at the demanding public:, Maradona, Platini, Bajo. Italian maestro on the field was distinguished by intelligence, creativity and efficiency. With the exception of not the most successful seasons in "Milan" and "Inter", Roberto always and everywhere was the leader, those who were their own example of the remaining.
And even despite the promises in a series of penalties in the final of the 1994 World Championship, for Italy Bajo National Hero. The benefit that he arranged in the US fields cannot be forgotten, and the common tragedy forced people to love her idol even more. Therefore, in a country where football ranks first in the list sports games, Roberto will forever remain a legend.
Euro-football.ru. It categorically believes that legends should not be made by oblivion, and the "divine tail" Roberto Baggo deserves eternal football fame.
On February eighteenth, Roberto Badgeo turned the forty-nine years - the anniversary is not far off. It is strange to believe it, because it seems, it seems that several generations of fans have recently admired the fact that this gifted football player did on the field. But time is inexorably, and other heroes came to replace the "tail", a great many bright individualities. Does this mean that we forget Bajo? Well, it is hardly hard. And that's why.
"Life is the theater," Shakespeare said, "And we are all actors in it."
You pierced the game of the heart, gave birth to delight and disputes.
For the fact that you played with the soul, the people crowned you.
And even the enemy talked sometimes, hiding fear that you are the king.
I remember, during the World Cup, 1998, I am quite a long time football commentators, who are with the reason and without you, happily exclaimed: "And remember how in the final of the World Cup of 1994, Roberto Baggo did not score a penalty?"
For his career, Bajo realized 86% of the eleven meters, and this is an absolute record for Italian football players. If Roberto did not score a penalty, then solely because his blow was parried by the goalkeeper. And only one day the "divine tail" struck by the gate of the gate, and the case of this for a long time was interpreted literally by everyone. This happened during the FM-94 final fight between Brazil and Italy national teams; The final, in which "Skudar Adzurra" brought only the genius Bajo and the selfless game of defenders. However, before that sad incident in the "tail" career, there was plenty of failures, sometimes it seemed that on football it was time to "put a cross", but Roberto never despired and continued to play.
Many in Italy consider Bajo to the third best player in the history of football - after Pele and Maradona. And let his career "tail" completed eleven years ago, I want to believe that he will still be a favorite of fans in the whole world.
Probably, if Bajo was born or a little earlier or a little later, there would be no doubt the same famous player in the world, like, for example, Pele or Messi. The trouble Roberto is that he was born at the time when a whole stars brightened in Italy and to break into the "list of first stars" was extremely difficult. Yes, and at that time, they preferred contract football, and this is far from being so beautiful as what the "divine tail" was demonstrated on the field ...
Bajo was born eighteenth February 1967 Nearby from Vicenza - in a small village Caldono. In addition to Roberto, there were still seven children in the family, and they lived in a small house near the petrol station. In football, the guy began to play early - the older brothers constantly took it with him on the wasteland, where the yard matches were held. By the way, the head of the family, Forindo, being a tary football fan, the names of the sons gave in honor famous football players. Our hero was named after the famous "Juventus" striker Roberto Batuga. Roby liked the ball so much that he even slept with him. The father initially came to personally pick up the tutor home, and after, the charter to put the windows and the neighbors, simply recorded the son in the children's team "Caldono". Having mounted a bit, Roberto began, yes, so that he "opened the hunt" Agent Antonio Caldendo. And it is not surprising, because if the goals did not score Budjo himself, then his partners were scored - it is clear that after his filing.
Then, thanks to almost semi-annual negotiations with the parents of a young star, Caldendo in the 1980s managed to attach his 13-year-old wards to the youth "Vicenza" - by the way, largely due to the fact that the guy was surrounded by the Antonio Moro team. And in two years later, Bajo became the first team player, because in a hundred twenty matches he was acknowledged 110 goals. By the way, Kumir Roberto at that time was Brazilian Zico.
Like Bajo, only a half legs left
At that time, "Vicenza" performed in the C1 series, but already in 1985 he went into a series in a lot, thanks to the goals of the young Bajo. It is not surprising that he was removed to get three clubs - "Sampdoria", "Juventus" and "Fiorentina". And while the media did rates where the player goes, Roberto received serious knee injury. The fifth of May 1985, in the match against Rimini, who at that time was trained by Arrigo Sakki, the defender was offended by Fint Bajo and stupidly shot the attacker, literally breaking him kneed Cashechka. The pain was such that in the hospital Roby asked him to kill him ... From this pain, Bajo did not save the operation, from now on his lot was to be lost with this pain. In addition, after the operation, the injured foot had a shorter. When it seemed, the return was so close, there was a relapse. Doctors had to collect his knee anew, leaving two hundred twenty (!) Swiss.
"They say that throughout their career with the ball, I worked miracles. And few people guess that the biggest miracle that I created is that I managed to play football to thirty-five years. After all, I had to do this, having at the disposal Total one and a half legs. "
To the honor of "violets", the recovery of the forward in the club was patiently, and for the time spent in Fiorentine, Bajo's time became a cumier of fans who argued that Roberto is the best player in the history of the club. Due to injury in the first "violet season", Bajo was not played, but he persistently engaged in recovery. Few, who believed that he would be able to return to the previous level, but after a year the verdict of the physicians was joyful - he was allowed to play. Debuted for the "violets" of the twenty-first of September 1986, and in this match he again injured the ill-fated knee. The then coach of the team of Sven-Goran Eriksson insisted on the sale of a player in "Cesesen", but some sponsors and the hosts of the club continued to believe in Roberto. And, as it turned out, was not mistaken. Finally, Roby was recovered only in the spring of 1987, until the end of the season, only four dues played, but already in the next team became a real star. His fans are idolized, in the club they thanked those who managed to insist on Ericsson's refusal and leave Bajo.
By the way, at the end of 1989 in a 1/8 fellow of the UEFA Cup Fiorentina's finals played against Kiev Dynamo. The victory was then celebrated by Florentine, and the only goal in two confrontations scored Bajo. True, with a very dubious penalty. Funny but the next time Roberto visited the territory former USSR Only in 1998, arriving in Riga to the match with "Skonto". Until that, I regularly found a lot of excuses - then the foot hurts, then, the family circumstances. And the fans of Kievans are joking that the reason for this was the "male conversation" of fans from Bajo after the match ...
In the meantime, in Italy, the glory of a talented young forward, the media called him "the most promising young player of the country, and even the world." After in the final of the UEFA Cup 1989/90, "violets" lost "Juventus", and Bajo noted in seventeent goals, he called the Mentor of the Aderesselo Vichini team and reported that Roberto was included in the list of skaters of the absurrars that would be Play on home mundala. "After that, I could not come to my senses for a long time from surprise and happiness. Of course, I dreamed of playing the world championship, but at that moment I managed to score for the national team just eight goals, so I really believed in my chances."
And after a few days, another event happened - Juventus offered to redeem the contract of a talented striker for 25 billion lire (17 million dollars) - at the time, a completely fantastic amount. It is quite explained that before such a mountain of money, the bosses "Fiorentina" were not resistant and sold the player. I suppose that, despite the sadness, Roberto wanted to play in one of the strongest clubs of Italy. By the way, the player himself was previously refused to the touris. Having learned about selling your favorite, the fans began to rally, sometimes reached the fight. Three days lasted the siege of the office "Fiorentina" and the base in Corbally, where the national team was preparing for the World Cup. And only caused Carabinier people managed to protect bosses and trainers from the massacre.
After the deal, Bajo from the idol turned into the main enemy of the fans of "violets", did not help the fact that he dropped the scarf "Juventus". Until now, he is called Juda in Florence, and does not risks in the city without protecting the "Divine Tail". And this despite the fact that Bajo tried in every way to resolve the conflict - the sixth of April 1991, when he for the first time with Juventus came to Florence, he refused to beat the penalty and raised a purple scarf from the field.
"I felt a bandwidth. When" Juventus "had to play in Florence, with the tribune there were unthinkable curses. From the locker rooms, he was surrounded by Carabininers, under the hail of insults and rain from rotten vegetables. Even parents and my wife and I visited my wife. secretly".
The debut on the home unifiedale could be called successful if it were not for the third place "absorbers". Probably, there was a tremendous pressure on the team players - after all, all Italy demanded only victories from them. In the first two matches, Roberto did not play, but his goal in a duel with Czechoslovakov was recognized as the most beautiful nude of the tournament.
For the right to enter the final of Mundial, the Italians in Naples fought with the Argentina national team led by Maradona. Funny, but the "Napoli" fans came to the stadium with two flags - they are fans from Diego, but their team wished to enter the final. Perhaps losing Italians served that Bajo did not turn out in the starting lineup, and when he came out on the field with a score 1: 1, I could not help my team. "Academy of Adzurra" lost in the series of post-match penalties, but at that time, Roberto's hit was accurate.
In Turin, Bajo called Mr. 25 billion and immediately began to try on him the role of "New Platini". By the way, LOODRUP, Barrush, Zavarova, after - del Piero, Ziza, after - Del Piero, Zizu ... However, although Bajo did not become "New Platini", it was in the "old syignor" he got the nickname "Divine Tail". "Platini set the bar is very high, Bajo until this level has not yet Doros. But he is able to give a team much more than gave so far," Giovanni Trapattoni said in the fall of 1994.
In 1993, Bajo, together with the Turinets, produced its first European club trophy - the UEFA Cup. He also received the Golden Ball. But after the conflict with the mentor "Juventus" Marcello Lippi sold Roberto to Milan, and in the first season "Divine Tail" helped "Rossoneri" Win the Scudeto, thereby becoming the first player who won the championship series and with two different clubs two years in a row And the fifth, who was generally able to take the scaudo twice with two different teams.
Hooligan, from which luck turned away
"Here in the order of things it is imperceptible to plunge salt into the glass with juice or impart into the towel of foam for shaving. And fills all this bully Bajo," Andreas Möller recalled his first days in Juventus.
By the way, they say that the sale in Milan Bajo is obliged to "the owner of the Turinians Anlelli, they say, Robi refused to take care of the lady, who in retaling complained to the club boss, accusing Bajo in habituality. Everything could be invention, but only the lady she had to Anleli's spouse. And in the blink of an eye Bajo from "New Platini" turned into a "rabbit crying from fright" - this is exactly the 70-year-old boss of the Turinians commented on the non-scored robi penalty at the World Cup 94. Moreover, the attacker reduced the salary, they say "in a team of sufficiently good players, and your increased salary offends them." Strange, and until this point, this was not offended by them?
On the American Mundial Bajo rode as the owner of the "Golden Ball" and the main hope of the country, but ... the saddest thing that there was a championship in Konou, from which the Italians were at the distance of one not scored penalty. And it was necessary to such a thing that I had to Nosa, it was on Bajo. "That Mundial, I have to win or lose on the last seconds. This was told by my spiritual mentor Daisaka Ikyda. He was from those who are not mistaken."
But before the final of the "Skudar Adzurr" dotted by Roby, because his partners, to put it mildly, did not shine at the tournament. And you should not pour everything on Bajo, at the time of his impact, players of the Arrigo Sakki team have already missed the bullet and Massarians twice. After the world championship in the same Brazilian newspaper, an article appeared in which it was said that Bajo anointed because of the year at the Italian stage of Formula 1, Ayrton Senna crashed.
"My burden is called Pasaden ... Pasadena is the name of my prophecy. Even today, this picture appears before my eyes. Not too pleasant sight, and it's not enough to close your eyes so that it disappears. I remember, more precisely, I worry again. , silence of our typhosia, consolation words from Luigi Riva. But no words could cure my pain at that moment. The pain of loneliness ... "
However, let us return to Juventus. Roby did not stand the trace and accepted the offer of Milan. By the way, the fans of the tourisers were not against his transition. IN debut season As part of the "Rossoneri" "Divine tail" gained a second breath, but in the second season "Snik" and in 1997 was sold in Bologna. Many have decided that Bajo will soon complete the game career, however, striker, scoring 22 goals for the "bolognese" for the season, which turned out to be his personal record, and becoming a cumier of local fans, was included instead of Gianfranco Dzola into the team departing at the CM-98. And again the fate of the Italian team was decided in the series of post-match penalties - this time in the quarterfinal match with the France team. I wonder what I felt Bajo, approaching the ball installed "at the point? Be that as it may, but his punch Fabien Bartz "did not pull." However, this time the di Biangio was missed - this is such a verbal pun.
Interestingly, Maldini's mentor of the Cesare Maldini repeatedly declared that she bet on Del Piero. Alessandro did not score never. And after the match with the French, Maldini apologized to Roby for not released him in the starting lineup.
Bosses "Rossoblu" perfectly understood that the Bajo could not stay in their club, so no one was surprised in the Intervard in the Intervard in 1998. However, after a year, Marcello Lippi became the mentor "Neradzurri", previously in the "Juventus" "pressed" Roby. He continued to do this in "Inter", so in 2000 Bajo signed a contract with "Brescia".
Lippi skillfully "suppressed" me just for refused to point out those inert's players who responded badly. He actually offered me spying. I refused, and from that moment it began his "special" with me. He chose me to the mostst of the last place. I played only if someone was injured. And once during a workout, I made a cool pass, and Viyi and Panuchchi got me. This is normal, the usual thing. But Lippi almost burst from Eggish. He shouted: "You are not here to clap your hands, and it also treats Mr. Bajo," wrote Bajo later in his autobiography.
Interestingly, in his farewell match, Roberto provided his goals to "snakes" a ticket to the Champions League, the same flew in the preliminary round from the Swedish "Helsingborg". In general, it was in the spirit of Bajo - so say goodbye to the team. In the five last matches for Bologna, he scored eight heads, in a farewell duel for "Juventus - gave two assists.
National Love
Going to the "Brescia" in the summer of 2000, Bajo again "started" his tail, and in his debut season I scored in six matches a rift. Before the next season, his goal was to get a call to the national team again, Robi scored almost every match, and his physical form caused amazement. His "swallows" were, practically, invincible, but in the match of the seventh round with the "Piacency" Bajo again injured his knee. But on the striker field managed to return the deadline previously installed by doctors, and was again injured. Later, the player's lawyer, Vittorio Petrone, said that in a duel with the "Venice" on his client purposefully "hunted", and the Brazilian of Bilik even stated: "I'll break your legs, and you will not go to any uniform!". An investigation was conducted, after which the incident was settled. In February, another injury happened and Roberto took operation. However, the player did not give up and, although Trapattoni stated that he did not see Bajo in the national team, our hero was still hoping for something. Despite serious injury, Roby managed to recover by the end of the season and helped "swallows" to escape from departure.
"Del Piero in France was dead, and Bajo is to blame. Roberto provided a destabilizing influence on other players of attack," then Fabio Cannavaro said. This statement is due to the fact that in the country they were confident that the Bajo drags the national team is hardly alone. And football italy, where coaches always dominated, Roberto did not forgive it. Moreover, among the teams of the national team there was a group of oppositionists ... Bajo began to change the fact that he was always loner - did not intrigue, kept mansion, almost did not have friends.
However, Italian fans demanded to call Roby to the national team and at each match with the tribune rushed - Bajo! Il Divin Codino! All this was so cracked by Trapatton, that he threatened more than never to cause Bajo to the national team. "I want to clarify this moment once and for all. Roberto Bajo is a great player, and I'll watch him carefully. His problem will be solved, but solved at the time when we will prepare directly to the Mundala. I will think about whether to include whether His team only when the season will approach the end - no earlier. In any case, I really don't like that the fans appear to him in a difficult and responsible moment for the team. Those who do it should understand what they are Apply your team damage instead of support. "
Before the announcement of the application, the media spent a referendum in Italy, interviewing fifty-known personalities if Bajo should go to the World Cup. The overwhelming number of football functionaries strongly advised Trapattoni to listen to the "Glass of the People"
"I do not understand why it should not be on the Mundial - after all, this is one of the very few truly class players, which we have," said Fulvio Collizati. "Roberto must go, because until the world championship is even more than a month and he will be able to gain his best form," said Skilachchi Salvator. "Bajo is a symbol of our football, this is the strength of fantasy, this is a person who unites generations in the name of football. The warring fan groupings of different clubs have only one common position - on the issue of Bajo. This is from whom the Trapattoni is going to refuse. Without Bajo there is no World Cup Italy without Bujo is the same as France without Zidan and Brazil without Ronaldo, "the Italian media wrote. The only opponent was the Yugoslav coach of Vuyadin Boskov: "The team should be fully formed for a fairly long time before the start of the World Cup." However, in fact, why should the fate of the "obaders of absurrars" should have worried?
Despite the stormy campaign, Trapattoni instead of Bajo called to the team "artisan" Angelo di Livio, for which he got a flurry of criticism from Italian fans. Moreover, the "compassion of adsurra" without Bujo in the composition flew into 1/8 finals, giving way to the Korea national team.
"Trapattoni did not even try to apologize in front of me, although no one deserved a trip to Mundial more than me. This is a person's personality and inventive in terms of protecting their beliefs. If someone from the team recognized in reluctance to see me in the team, Trapattoni did not disappear named names And the names. At the same time, I did not notice that after failure in Asia, his like-minded people began to defend him. Just the opposite. Viyi, and not only he attacked him in the press, "later wrote Bajo in his autobiography later.
His three-hundredth goal "Divine tail" scored the sixteenth of December 2002 in a home match against "Piacenza", for more than half a century, becoming the first football player who reached this mark. Bajo performed for "Brescia" until the end of the 2003/04 season, and in April 2004 announced the completion of the career. Roberto played his last match Roberto played the sixteenth of May into the gate of Milan on San Siro.
Roberto somehow noticed that he could not become the leader in any team, with the exception of Brescia. In this team, he played not to conquer titles, he played for football. "To be the first on the village is not such a great merit," his ill-wishers will give. Perhaps so, however, Roberto never regrets the years spent in Bologna and Brescia.
Enemy number one
After completing the game career, Bujo wrote the autobiography "Una Porta Nel Cielo" - "Gate to Heaven", in which he told about all his conflicts with mentors. The book had a storm success, and Robi had to release an updated and augmented version of "Il Sogno Dopo" - "Follow-up". In the autobiography, Bajo called Marcello Lippi "Enemy number one".
Lippi's reaction was stormy: "I'm shocked. All who knows me will say that I am not capable of such things. I always had players, such as Viali, Peruszi, Ferrara, Deasham, Blanc, Viyi, to whose authority I relied. Sometimes I asked them to help me in work, and respected them for the willingness to help. It cannot be viewed as espionage. Bajo I never asked for help, so we treat each other without respect. I don't know what purpose he Pursued by publishing their fabrications. I am also interested in why he always does not have relationships with coaches. It is impossible to live without any problems, but I used to solve problems, causing opponent to a frank conversation. "
Do not sit without
After the failure of the Italian national team at the 2010 World Cup, was appointed technical director of the Football Federation, which is responsible for working with young people and the search for new talents.
On the eighteenth of July 2011, the legendary footballer received a license of a professional coach, allowing to work in League about (earlier - series C) and lower as head coach, in a series A and series B - as an assistant mentor, as well as headed club youths speakers in Campionato Nazionale Primavera - championship among youth teams. In 2012, finishing the nine-month coaching courses in Capper, received the UEFA Pro coaching license, giving the right to work in the series A and Series V.
Roberto Bajo is not just a football player. And let him not always be laid with coaches, let him constantly persecuted injuries, this is the only football player in Italy, whose not the challenge in the national team caused fierce disputes and discussions in the country, also affected by the government. Roberto is not just a football player, he is a unique player, one of the last players of Star Pleiades of the Italian football of the late 90s of the last century. By the way, the "divine tail" is popular and outside the country - for example, in Japan, the number of his personal fans has long exceeded a hundred thousand. Bajo loves not for the fact that he won trophies, he loved for many football lovers, he became the personification of Italian football. What was previously. And what Bajo did for Italian football and the national team - forever goes into history.
The uniqueness of Roberto is that he was repeatedly managed, as Phoenix, "rebel from the ash." Today, Bajo remains the last Italian player who managed to conquer the Golden Ball. By the way, this trophy received only three Italian football players - a naturalized Omar Sivori, Gianni River in 1969, Paolo Rossi - in 1982.
When Bajo advocated "Inter", he was asked a question - whom he sees his successor. And Roberto, thinking, pointed to Andrea Pirlo.
What is the mystery of Bajo? Why did he say exactly the symbol of Kacho? In his career were victory and disappointment. His fans were bare and disliked coaches. He alternate the most magnificent fights, scored fantastic goals, but after a long time he was restored after injuries. But when the coach did not limit his freedom of action as Matson in Brescia, Bajo issued the most magnificent fights. Roberto, it seems to me, just ahead of the development of football. Imagine how he looked at the football field now?
Roberto was often called "South American, by misunderstanding in Italy" - a fried, capable of infinitely accelerated, filigree ball handling, a torn game with sharp jerks and passages to free zones. Bajo managed, something that only Jiji Riva managed to achieve before him - Roby without binding to some club wore all Italy. If you think, then, besides the national team, Bajo did not have a team, because such a player could not belong to anyone. He was irresistible and did not recognize the halftone. If something was not laid - no one could notice him on the field. If the game went - only the "Divine Tail" shone on the field. Extraordinary football player.
"If Bajo had no problems with ligaments, he would have achieved the level of Maradona. In terms of technology, he has everything. True, leadership qualities were less and too much a good guy," Karlo Matson explained.
After completing the career, Bajo literally "dissolved." But still he will remain a legend. Why now Roberto does not work by a coach? Maybe because at the time of the game career a lot suffered from mentors. But I want to believe that in the history of Roberto Bajo, not a point is set, but just a dot.
Interesting Facts
As a child, Bajo often changed the balls, because since his father worked as a mechanic, there were a lot of iron trash in their yard. Purviving the ball, the boy went to the store and asked to record the cost of the toy at the expense of the Father.
The first professional contract with the "Vicenza" brought a 15-year-old player two thousand dollars a month.
The French Surgeon Gilles Bosk is called the Savior Bajo. In 1985, it was he who returned Roberto in order after the hardest break of the knee tendon.
Bajo became a Buddhist in 1988, when he was a little more than twenty years - after receiving the hardest injury. Since then, every day for two hours he spends in prayer. By the way, the fact that he always managed to recover after injury, Bajo attributes his faith. "Death is only another part of life, invisible to us as the reverse side of the moon," Roberto philosophically. "Look at Catholic. His mood depends on what is happening around the events. Buddhist is looking for the cause of his happiness or misfortune in itself."
Having received a "golden ball", Bajo put it on the auction, and the remedy toast gave to the aid of the victims of the inhabitants of Turin.
The most evil fans, according to Bajo, in Florence. When he left "Fiorentina", Tiffozy was cursed, and in the first visit of the "traitor" of the "Juventus" bus was a debris and abandoned with rotten fruits.
Behind the style of hairstyles associated with his religion, received the nickname "Il Divin Codino" - "Divine Tail". He appeared on the back of the head at the Bajo simultaneously with the arrival in Juventus. In 1997, Bajo changed the image, gaining a paincushkin, and cut hair shared between relatives and friends. " Tail Bajo Already became part of our football. Even if the famous Gullit had lost all his braids, this event would not cause such an excitement, "wrote La Gazetta Dello Sport. A few years later Roberto returned to the usual appearance.
Bajo four-legged pets - Labrador named Blake. The owner always bought a PSU favorite delicacies - cakes and stuffed quails. "He has a big clever, before you eat a delicacy, five minutes wears it for me, offering to divide the meal."
In the mid-90s of the last century, Ferrero chocolate became unusually popular. And it is not surprising, because Roberto Bajo himself was engaged in his advertising!
Madonna was always sick for Bajo. On the eve of the World Cup 94, she posed in the T-shirt "Academy of Azzurra" with Roberto Number. Bajo, in turn, calls the singer one of the favorite pop performers.
In 1997, Bajo received the "heart" Milan "- a prime of audience sympathies, annually awarded to the players" Rossoneri ".
For the "Skudar Adzuror" in the final tournaments of the Mundalay played sixteen matches. The Ireland national team became the only team against which Bajo played more than once. At all world championships, where the Italian national team with Bajo took part, the team has always been inferior in a series of post-match penalties.
February of the eighteenth birthday, in his fortieth birthday, to communicate with fans opened a site - www.robertobaggio.com. .
Dino Bagjo, who spoke together with Roberto in the national team and in Juventus, simply nameor "Divine Tail". His most younger brother, Eddie, named after the famous cyclist Eddie Merse, also became a professional football player.
Bajo does not like publicity, maybe therefore, so far, the SMT was extremely few reasons to discuss his personal life. Andreiine Fabbri came to her friend, from whom he met back in 1982, when he studied at school in Vicenza.
Raises two daughters - Valentina and Mattia. According to Roberto, he really appreciates family hearth and tries to spend at home as much time as possible.
Caldono for Bajo is something more than just a place where he was born and grew. "Only there I am calm 24 hours a day. I adore mess around with numerous nephews, children of my seven siblings and sisters. I believe that at any age a person must remain a little child."
In second place after football, Bajo is tennis. "If I became a tennis player, I would play the same manner as Andre Agassi."
Bajo is fond of hunting, "specializes" in boars and ducks, leaving hunted in Argentina or Canada. Somehow Roberto went on hunting along with his father, whom the doctors announced his early death. Upon returning to Italy, the doctors were surprised - there was no trace from the disease.
According to Roberto, one of its flaws is an excessive sensitivity, and its dignity is generosity and kindness.
In the career, Bajo performed almost for all the strongest Italian clubs. And if everything was "at the level" on the internal arena with trophies, then on the Euroire "Divine Tail" managed to get only the UEFA Cup, won in 1993 with Juventus, and in 1998, together with Bologna Convene the Cup of the Interpoto. Yes, in 1993 he became the owner of the "Golden Ball", and this would agree, it costs dear.
As part of the national team, for whom he acted from 1988 to 2004, participated in the Mundiala 1990, 1994 and 1998. The only Italian footballer, who scored 9th heads on the three championships. As part of the national team played 56 matches, scored 27 heads. In the series and in the 452s, 205 goals scored 205, it is among the top ten the best scorers In the history of the tournament.
According to the results of the Internet survey conducted by FIFA in 2000, in the list of the best players of the 20th century, he took the fourth place - after Maradona, Pele and Eidsebio. In 2004, he entered the list 100 best football players World of FIFA.
Bronze medalist of the CM-90 year, the Silver medalist of the CM-94 year, the Champion of Italy seasons 1994/95 and 1995/96, the winner of the ITALY Cup 1994/95. The best penaltyist in the history of the series A - 76 scored penalty (total beat 91 times). T-shirt No. 10 in Brescia is seized for eternal storage.
At the end of the game career is engaged in charity. Since 2002 - FAO Good Will Ambassador. Warld Peace Award winner -2010.Cavaler of the Order "For Merit to the Italian Republic".
Personal achievements
The winner of the BRAVO Cup - the best young player Europe of 1990.
The best football player of the world of 1993 - according to FIFA.
The best football player of the world of 1993 - according to the "World Soccer".
The best football player of Europe of 1993 - according to EL PAIS.
The owner of the "Golden Ball" of the Best Football Player of Europe of 1993 - according to the "France Football".
The owner of the Golden Ball of the Best Football Player of Europe of 1993 - according to "Onze Mondial".
The third football player of the 1994 World - according to FIFA.
The owner of the "silver ball" of the second football player of Europe of 1994 - according to the "France Football".
The owner of the "Bronze Ball" of the Third Footballer of Europe of 1994 - according to the "Onze Mondial".
The owner of the "silver ball" of the second football player of the CM-94 year - FIFA Award.
The owner of the "silver ball" of the second football player of Europe of 1995 - according to the "Onze Mondial".
The Golden Foot Prize winner among the current players in the world of 2003.
According to IFFHS - in the list of the best football players in Europe 20 centuries takes 53th place.
Gianni Anlelli in the early 90s of the last century called Bajo "Rafael" - after all, Roberto transformed his game to the highest art. Roberto Bajo. "Divine tail." King of angular and free shocks. Speed, technique, dribbling. Divine beauty of the ball control. And may not be offended by the current generation of football players, but such players like Roberto appear extremely rarely.
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