Roberto Baronio
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 December 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Manerbio, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | Brescia | 33 | (1) |
| 1996–2010 | Lazio | 80 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | → Vicenza (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Reggina (loan) | 31 | (3) |
| 2001–2002 | → Fiorentina (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | → Perugia (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | → Chievo (loan) | 50 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Udinese (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Brescia (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Atletico Roma | 17 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2005 | Italy | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| Italy u18 | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Roberto Baronio (born 11 December 1977 in Manerbio) is a retired Italian football midfielder who currently works as a manager. He played in the position of deep-lying playmaker, where excelled due to his technical ability, vision, passing, and physical attributes, despite his lack of pace; he also possessed an accurate shot from distance and he was an accurate set-piece taker. Despite his talent, he failed to live up to his potential later in his career.
Baronio is a youth product of his hometown club Brescia. He made his Serie A debut in 1995, against Bari.
In 1996, he was bought by Lazio, and loaned out to Vicenza. He did not become a regular at Vicenza and returned to Lazio, who once again sent him on loan to gain experience. This time he was sent south to Reggina where, along with Andrea Pirlo, he was a key protagonist in their Serie A survival.
Following his spell in Calabria, Baronio was sent to Fiorentina, and continued to develop, firmly considered one of Italy's brightest young talents; yet, he was unable to find a place in the Lazio squad, which at the time was achieving notable success both domestically and internationally.
In 2000, he was awarded the title of Serie A Young Footballer of the Year.
In 2002, Baronio was sent to Perugia, where he had a poor year in a side which was relegated to Serie B. Baronio then headed to Chievo and Udinese where he became a regular and began to show signs of becoming the elite footballer many expected. This culminated in a return to Lazio, as well as a debut with Marcello Lippi's Azzurri in 2005.
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