Ronald Pablo Baroni Ambrosi (born 8 April 1966) is a retired

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international

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who played as a striker. He played most successfully for

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, where he was a prolific goalscorer.

Club career

Baroni was known for his great heading ability and powerful physique. He played for a number of clubs in South America, and had spells with

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and

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in the

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as well as with Ankaragücü in the Turkish

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. He ended his career playing for Colombian team

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International career

Baroni made 19 appearances for the senior

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from 1993 to 1995.

Honours

Club

: *

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(2):

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

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* 1966 births Living people Footballers from Lima Peruvian people of Italian descent Men's association football forwards Peruvian men's footballers Peru men's international footballers Peruvian expatriate men's footballers Quilmes Atlético Club footballers Rosario Central footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers Club Universitario de Deportes footballers FC Porto players F.C. Felgueiras players MKE Ankaragücü footballers FBC Melgar footballers Deportivo Cali footballers Peruvian Primera División players Süper Lig players Primeira Liga players Categoría Primera A players Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Chile Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey 1995 Copa América players 20th-century Peruvian sportsmen {{Peru-footy-forward-stub