Fabrizio Ravanelli

Quick Facts

Full Name	Fabrizio Ravanelli
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 11, 1968(1968-12-11)
Age	56
Birthplace	Perugia
Country	Italy
Birth City	Umbria
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Fabrizio Ravanelli Biography

Fabrizio Ravanelli is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on December 11, 1968 in Perugia, Umbria, Italy. Fabrizio Ravanelli (Italian pronunciation: [fa’brittsjo Rava’nelli]born November 11, 1968) is an Italian football coach and former international footballer.

Former striker Ravanelli was a striker who began and ended his career with his hometown side Perugia Calcio, and also played for Middlesbrough, Juventus and Marseille. He won five championships with Juventus which included the Serie A championship in 1995 and the Champions League title in 1996 when he scored the final. In total, during his time with Juventus, he was a part of 12 clubs from four nations that include his home country of Italy, England, France and Scotland. The nickname he received was “The White Feather The White Feather’, he won his 22 national caps with Italy’s national team. Italian nation, while scoring eight goals. He also was an integral part of the Italian squad that competed in UEFA Euro 1996.

After Middlesbrough’s relegation, Ravanelli moved to Olympique de Marseille. In the 1998–99 season, Marseille finished in second place in the French Division 1, one point behind Girondins de Bordeaux. The following season l’OM competed in the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League, with Ravanelli scoring once against Sturm Graz at the Stade Vélodrome.

In January 2000, Ravanelli returned to Italy to sign for Lazio. Ravanelli won his second Scudetto as Lazio ended the 1999–2000 season as champions, also winning the Coppa Italia, and the Supercoppa Italiana.

Ravanelli received 22 caps for his Italian nation between the years 1995-99 under the management of Arrigo Sacchi Cesare Maldini as well as Dino Zoff, scoring eight goals. He made his debut for the international team under Sacchi on March 25, 1995, during the 4-1 victory at home against Estonia during a UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying fixture in Salerno as well as scoring the first goal of his international career in the game. He was part of the Italian team that participated in UEFA Euro 1996, and was in two games during the tournament. Both appearances was in the first two group games, a 1-1 win against Russia and an 2-1 loss to Czech Republic. Czech Republic, as Italy were eliminated in the opening round. He was not able to secure being selected for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, however the forward Enrico Chiesa was selected by Maldini to take his place.

Fabrizio Ravanelli Net Worth

Fabrizio Ravanelli is one of the richest Association Football Player from Italy. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Fabrizio Ravanelli 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ravanelli started his professional career with his home Club Perugia Calcio in 1986, in which he played until 1989. He played for Avellino later in the year and later joined Casertana for a period of time. He was in the 1990s when he relocated to Reggiana and stayed there in the area for two years.

When he joined Juventus at the age of 22, he was part of an elite offensive line that included players like Roberto Baggio, Gianluca Vialli, Paolo Di Canio, Pierluigi Cassiraghi, Andreas Moller, and Alessandro Del Piero. The infamous “White Feather” (in Italian: Penna Bianca) in recognition of his prematurely white hair (a nickname that also earlier been the name of the former Juventus famous player Roberto Bettega), he was among Europe’s top goalscorers in the late 1990s. After struggling for a while to secure an opening with Giovanni Trapattoni, due to opposition from other strikers, he finally got his place in the first line-up. In the 1994-95 season in the hands of Marcello Lippi, the striker had an important role in the way that the club won the domestic double. He played as an attack trident with Vialli or Baggio as well as Del Piero. As a player for Turin, the Turin club Ravanelli had a chance to win the following titles: one Serie A title (1994-95) as well as an Coppa Italia (1994-95) as well as the Supercoppa Italiana (1995), one Champions League (1995-96), which he scored during Final against Ajax and also won a UEFA Cup (1992-93). On September 27, 1994, he was able to score every goal for Juventus in a match against CSKA Sofia in a 5-1 victory. The year 1996, in the UEFA Champions League Final, the striker scored to put Juventus ahead 1-0 on the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Ajax then equalized however, Juventus did win the game with an penalty shootout.

Ravanelli made an immediate positive impact on moving to the Premier League with Bryan Robson’s Middlesbrough on a £7 million transfer in 1996, where his success was sustained. He scored a hat-trick on his league debut against Liverpool on the opening day of the 1996–97 season. Despite being one of the league’s top scorers, Middlesbrough were relegated in the year that he joined. He did, however, help them to the final of both domestic cup competitions that season. He started both finals, as Middlesbrough lost 2–0 against Chelsea in the FA Cup Final, and Leicester City 1–0 in the replay of the League Cup Final. Against Leicester, he scored the first goal in the final of the first meeting, only for Emile Heskey to equalise and send the game to a replay, which Leicester subsequently won. He alienated himself from teammates and fans, with his constant complaints and criticisms of the club’s training regime and facilities, as well as the town itself, despite being the highest paid footballer in the Premiership at the time. Whilst at the club, he resided in the local small North Yorkshire village of Hutton Rudby, where Middlesbrough football associates, such as Paul Merson, Gordon McQueen and several other notable individuals have had residences.

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Who is Fabrizio Ravanelli Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Fabrizio Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Italy. Fabrizio Ravanelli celebrates birthday on December 11 of every year.

Top Facts about Fabrizio Ravanelli

1. Fabrizio Ravanelli is a retired Italian football player.
2. He played as a striker for several clubs including Juventus and Middlesbrough.
3. Ravanelli won the Champions League with Juventus in 1996.
4. He scored 25 goals in his first season at Middlesbrough.
5. Ravanelli also played for the Italian national team, scoring 8 goals.
6. He started his managerial career in France with Ajaccio in 2013.
7. Ravanelli has managed several other clubs including Arsenal Kiev and AC Ajaccio.
8. His win percentage as a manager is around 30%.
9. In recent years, he has been linked to coaching jobs in Italy and abroad.
10. Ravanelli is known for his passion on and off the field of play.

Where is Ravanelli now?

On 22 June 2018, Ravanelli signed contract with Ukrainian Premier League club Arsenal Kyiv.

How many goals did Fabrizio Ravanelli score for Middlesbrough?

Amid it all, Ravanelli scored 31 goals in all competitions, 16 in the Premier League.

How old is Fabrizio Ravanelli?

53 years (December 11, 1968)

How much did Boro pay for Ravanelli?

In early July, Boro stunned the football world when they had agreed terms with Ravanelli after Juventus had accepted a huge £7m transfer fee.

When did Ravanelli go GREY?

At least management would not turn Ravanelli’s hair prematurely grey as has been the case with many who jump into football’s hot seat. Ravanelli, known as the `White Feather’, was grey by the age of 14 – a family trait.