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Walter Baseggio
	Walter Baseggio
Personal information
Full name	Walter Baseggio
Date of birth	August 19, 1978 (age 31)
Place of birth	Clabecq, Belgium
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Mouscron
Number	10
Youth career
1985-1991; 1991-1996	SC Clabecq; Anderlecht
Senior career1
National team2
	1 Senior club appearances and goals; counted for the domestic league only and; correct as of 31 July 2009.; 2 National team caps and goals correct; as of 31 July 2009.; * Appearances (Goals)

Walter Baseggio (born August 19, 1978 in Clabecq) is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for R.E. Mouscron, as a central midfielder.

Baseggio was born from Italian parents: his mother comes from Naples and his father from Treviso.

[edit] Club career

[edit] Anderlecht

Baseggio made an impressive debut for R.S.C. Anderlecht aged 17, against old rivals Standard Liège, and scored his first goal on the same occasion. At the time a hot prospect for the future, he was in direct competition with Swede Pär Zetterberg and Enzo Scifo, two players whose talent was already confirmed. Eventually, Baseggio became a first team regular, and then the maestro of the team after the departures of the pair in the late 1990s.

With the return of Zetterberg in the summer of 2003, Anderlecht coach Hugo Broos decided that there was no room for both players, and Baseggio found himself with few game opportunities, until Broos was fired in February 2005. After a disappointing end of season, he also played second-choice for new coach Franky Vercauteren.

[edit] Treviso

In 2005-06, Baseggio was transfer listed, joining Italy's Treviso F.B.C. 1993 in January 2006, being relegated in his first year. However, in the mid-season interval of the next season, he returned to Anderlecht. In his two stints with the Brussels outfit, he won four national leagues, although he was only a fringe player in the last.

[edit] Mouscron

After only three matches in the first part of 2007-08, Baseggio again moved in January, joining R.E. Mouscron for an undisclosed fee, with a contract due to expire in June 2010.

[edit] International career

Baseggio made his Belgium debut on 27 March 1999 (aged 20) in a 0-1 friendly loss in Bulgaria, going on to collect a further 26 caps.

He did not take part, however, in any major international tournament , being injured for both the UEFA Euro 2000 and 2002 FIFA World Cup competitions.

[edit] External links

Preceded by Eric Addo	Belgian Young Footballer of the Year 1998-2000	Succeeded by Alin Stoica

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