Born in Caldogno, Italy, in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, he is the youngest of the eight children of Matilde and Fiorindo Baggio. Eddy is also the younger brother of the legendary Italian footballer Roberto Baggio, who played as a second striker for Italy, but unlike Roberto, Eddy never made his Serie A debut.
Eddy was born in Caldogno, Italy, within the Vicenza province of Veneto, to Matilde and Fiorindo Baggio. He is one of eight children and the younger brother of Roberto Baggio, an accomplished Italian footballer who played as a second striker for Italy but never made his Serie A debut.