Roberto Baggio vs Miroslav Klose: Stats Compared
Attacking Midfielder, Italy (born 1967, retired 2004) · Striker, Germany (born 1978, retired 2016)
Line up Roberto Baggio next to Miroslav Klose and the contrasts come quickly. Strip away the highlights and the medal count tells its own story for each man. Across his senior career Roberto Baggio notched 318 goals in 602 appearances (0.53 per game), while Miroslav Klose recorded 318 in 705 (0.45 per game). Because assists were not systematically tracked for much of their time, that side of the comparison rests on the footage that survives. The honours ledger favours Roberto Baggio with 9 major trophies (1× UEFA Cup (1993)) against Miroslav Klose's 7 (1× FIFA World Cup (2014)). Roberto Baggio built his medal haul through years of intelligent consistency, while Miroslav Klose won his with clinical bursts of brilliance. Context beyond the headline totals is important: Roberto Baggio's landmark level arrived around 1993 with a career spanning Vicenza, Fiorentina, Juventus, Milan, Bologna, Inter; Miroslav Klose's came around 2014 across Kaiserslautern, Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich, Lazio. Greatness, in cases like this, is rarely a zero-sum affair.
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Player profiles
Roberto Baggio is an Italian former professional footballer who mainly played as a second striker, or as an attacking midfielder. He is also the former president of the technical sector of the Italian Football Federation. A highly skillful creative playmaker and set piece specialist, renowned for his curling free-kicks, dribbling skills, and goalscoring, Baggio is regarded by many as one of the greatest players of all time.
“A delicate playmaker with velvet touch, disguised passing and an instinct for decisive moments.”
All-time FIFA World Cup top scorer with 16 goals; Germany's all-time leading goalscorer with 71 international goals.
“A selfless striker and aerial specialist whose consistency made him a World Cup great.”
Head-to-head stats
Career goals by season
Representative career seasons — goals per season for each player across their documented clubs.
Attribute radar
Attribute ratings are peak-era, 0–100. Different positions naturally skew the profile.
Attribute comparison
Trophy breakdown
- 1× UEFA Cup (1993)
- 1× FIFA World Cup (2014)
- 2× Bundesliga (2008, 2010)
- 3× DFB-Pokal (2005, 2008, 2010)
- 1× Coppa Italia (2013)
Trophy distribution
Career milestones
- 1985 Established himself at Vicenza
- 1989 Reached his defining peak
- 1993 Delivered a landmark season
- 2004 Retired from professional football
- 2000 Kaiserslautern debut
- 2002 World Cup debut, scored five headed goals
- 2007 Joined Bayern Munich
- 2011 Joined Lazio, won over fans with relentless work rate
- 2014 World Cup winner, became the all-time World Cup top scorer (16 goals)
- 2016 Retired at Lazio
The verdict
Taking goals, assists, silverware and overall profile together, Roberto Baggio takes it by a clear margin.
Roberto Baggio edges it (a clear margin)
