Roberto Baggio: Ek penalty se kahin bara khilari

Roberto Baggio (Roberto Baggio) Italy ke un fankar khilariyon mein se the jo gend ko qadmon mein rakh kar match ka rukh badal dete the. Apne balon ki choti ki wajah se woh "Il Divin Codino" (Il Divin Codino), yaani "Ilahi choti" kehlaye. 1993 mein unhein Ballon d’Or aur FIFA World Player of the Year, donon aizaz mile³. Italy ke liye 56 matchon mein un ke 27 goal hain, aur unhon ne 1990, 1994 aur 1998, tinon World Cup muqablon mein goal kiye²⁶⁷⁸. Magar dunya ko un ka sab se ziyada yaad rehne wala lamha 1994 ke final ki woh penalty hai jo bar ke upar se nikal gayi⁵.

Ibtidai zindagi aur aghaz

Baggio 18 February 1967 ko shumali Italy mein Vicenza (Vicenza) ke qareeb qasbe Caldogno (Caldogno) mein paida hue³. Unhon ne teesre darje ki league mein Vicenza club se aghaz kiya aur 1984-85 mein 29 league matchon mein 12 goal kiye¹.

Club career

1985 mein woh Fiorentina (Fiorentina) gaye, jahan unhon ne Serie A mein pehla match khela³. 1988-89 mein 15 aur 1989-90 mein 17 league goal kar ke woh numayan hue¹. 1990 ke UEFA Cup final mein Fiorentina Juventus (Juventus) se hara, aur isi ke baad Baggio isi harif club mein chale gaye⁴. Juventus ne un ke liye 80 lakh pound ada kiye, jo us waqt dunya ki sab se bari transfer fee thi. Is saude par Florence mein Fiorentina ke hamayati sarkon par nikal aaye aur hungamon mein 50 afrad zakhmi hue⁹.

Juventus mein unhon ne 141 league matchon mein 78 goal kiye. 1992-93 un ka behtareen season tha: league mein 21 goal, aur UEFA Cup final ke pehle match mein Dortmund ke maidan par do goal; Juventus ne mujmui taur par 6-1 se trophy jeeti¹⁴. Isi baras unhein Ballon d’Or mila; woh yeh aizaz pane wale teesre Italian the³.

1995 mein woh AC Milan gaye, aur 1997-98 mein Bologna (Bologna) ke liye 22 league goal kar ke unhon ne apne career ko nayi zindagi di. Phir Inter Milan ke baad aakhri chaar season Brescia (Brescia) mein guzare. 14 March 2004 ko Parma ke khilaf unhon ne Serie A mein apna 200wan goal kiya, aur May 2004 mein khel chhor diya⁴. Serie A mein un ke kul goal 205 hain¹.

International career

Baggio ne 16 November 1988 ko Italy ke liye pehla match khela². 1990 ke World Cup mein unhon ne Czechoslovakia aur England ke khilaf goal kiye aur Italy teesre number par raha⁶.

1994 ka America mein hone wala World Cup un ka tournament tha. Un ke paanchon goal knockout marhale mein aaye. Nigeria ke khilaf Italy ek goal se peeche tha aur Zola ke red card ke baad das khilariyon se khel raha tha, jab Baggio ne aakhri minuton mein barabri ki aur izafi waqt mein penalty par fatah dilayi. Spain ke khilaf quarter final ka faisla kun goal aur Bulgaria ke khilaf semi final ke donon goal bhi inhi ke the⁵⁷.

17 July 1994 ko Pasadena ke Rose Bowl mein Brazil ke khilaf final izafi waqt ke baad bhi 0-0 raha. Penalty shootout mein Brazil 3-2 se aage tha jab Italy ki aakhri kick lene Baggio aaye, aur gend bar ke upar se nikal gayi⁷. FIFA ke ek mazmoon ke mutabiq Baggio ne baad mein kaha ke yeh "aisa zakhm hai jo kabhi nahin bharta", aur agar woh apne career ka ek lamha mita sakte to yahi mitate⁵.

1998 mein unhon ne Chile aur Austria ke khilaf goal kiye; France ke khilaf quarter final ke shootout mein un ki kick par goal hua, magar Italy 4-3 se haar gaya⁸. Italy ke liye un ka aakhri match 28 April 2004 ko tha².

Khel ka andaz

Baggio khel banane wale forward the jo striker ke peechhe se aa kar khud bhi goal karte aur doosron ko bhi moqa dete the³. Woh free kick ke mahir the: UEFA ne European muqablon mein un ke jo paanch behtareen goal chune, un mein teen free kick par the⁴. Bologna aur Brescia jaise nisbatan chhote clubon mein bhi woh goal karte rahe¹.

Aadad o shumar

Club ke aadad sirf league matchon ke hain aur RSSSF (RSSSF) ke season ba season record se liye gaye hain; Italy ke aadad RSSSF ki qaumi team fehrist se hain. Donon 20 October 2026 ko dekhe gaye¹².

Aizazat

• Ballon d’Or: 1993 [3]
• FIFA World Player of the Year: 1993 [3]
• Italian Serie A: 2 baar [3]
• Italian Cup (Coppa Italia): 1 baar [3]
• UEFA Cup: 1993 [3][4]
• World Cup: 1994 mein runner-up, 1990 mein teesri position [6][7]
• Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2011 [3]

Wirsa

RSSSF ki 2026 ki fehrist mein Baggio Italy ke liye sab se ziyada goal karne walon mein Alessandro Del Piero ke sath mushtarka taur par chauthe number par hain². Pasadena ki penalty un ki kahani ka hissa hai, magar isi tournament mein Italy ko final tak pohanchane wale goal bhi inhi ke the⁷.