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In his club career, Baggio played for Torino (1989-91), Inter (1991-92), Juventus (1992-94), Parma A.C. (1994-2000), Lazio (2000-03 and 2004-05), Blackburn Rovers (2003-04) , Ancona (2004). After having joined Triestina of Italian Serie B in the summer of 2005 , he rescinded the contract because of personal issues with coach Pietro Vierchowod , playing just three times for the ''giuliani''. He won the UEFA Cup three times, twice with Parma and once with Juventus. He was spotted by AC Torino scouts when he was young and taken into the Torino youth squad. He made his debut as a 19 year old in the match Torino-Lazio. Ironically, he would later go on to play for Lazio. He then became a Torino regular and was a promising youngster. He was a defensive midfielder with strength, pace, and even could go up and score a goal or two. He was sold to Inter at the age of 20 in 1991 for the 1991-92 season. He also made his international debut against Cyprus. That was the same game Gianluca Pagliuca and Demetrio Albertini made their debuts. He attained 60 caps and 7 goals in his international career with the Azzurri. He also won the 1992 European U-21 Championship with the "Azzurrini", and palyed in the '92 Olympic games. At the end of the 91-92 season, Juventus bought the promising youngster. He played with city rivals Torino, and at first the fans did not like the move. His solid play won the fans over, and quickly became a mainstay in the Juventus midfield, winning a UEFA Cup in 1993. In 1994, He was called to the World Cup and played a prominent role in Italy's midfield, scoring a goal against Norway and a goal against Spain. Italy won both games. After the World Cup, Parma wanted to buy Dino Baggio. Be sure to read this interesting little story. At first, Dino Baggio rejected the offer by Parma and wanted to stay at Juventus. Juventus were ready to offer Parma youngster Alessandro Del Piero instead of Baggio. Parma accepted, and with Del Piero all ready to go to Parma, Dino Baggio thought over the decision and decided he would make the move to Parma. A little off-topic, but imagine if Del Piero went to Parma? Back to Dino Baggio. He moved to Parma for the 1994-95 season and even won the UEFA Cup in '95 for a second time. He played for Italy in Euro '96 and played every game in the 1998 World Cup. That was his last major tournament with the Azzurri. He stayed with Parma until the the 2000-2001 season was finished. In the summer of 2001, he was sold to Lazio.He was utilized very little in 2001-2002 and in 2002-2003, was loaned to Blackburn Rovers in England for the season. He was somewhat of a flop, only making 9 appearances. In 2003-2004, he was in talks with Wolverhampton Wanderers, newly promoted to the Premier League, over a loan deal. Instead, Lazio loaned him out to newly promoted Serie A side Ancona. He made 15 appearances and scored 2 goals, but Ancona finished dead last. He remained with Lazio for this season, but has not played a game yet in any competition. Baggio has amassed 60 caps and scored seven goals for the Italian National Team , and was a key player for them in the . In this tournament he combined with teammate Roberto Baggio (of whom he is no relation) to lead the team in goalscoring and carry Italy all the way to the final match, where it lost to Brazil . He scored two goals in the tournament, including the winning goal in a first-round victory over Norway . He also played in and the . He was also a member of the national squad that competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona . He will always be remembered as a great player to the fans of Italian soccer, not just because he was on the national team but because he fought for that national team sport with players like Roberto Donadoni , Demetrio Albertini , and Gianfranco Zola and many other players in their prime. |
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