Fabrizio Ravanelli

Fabrizio Ravanelli embodies a quality I admire in footballers: loyalty bookended by ambition. The towering striker began and ended his career at his hometown club Perugia, yet in between he conquered elsewhere, winning Serie A with Juventus and scoring in the 1996 Champions League final, then roaming to Middlesbrough and Marseille. That mix of restless competitiveness and homecoming sentiment feels deeply human to me. His silver hair and combative style made him unmistakable. Now coaching, I am curious how that old fire translates into mentorship. The best players do not always teach well, but Ravanelli's drive seems worth passing on.

Name (English)

Fabrizio Ravanelli

Name (Japanese)

ファブリツィオ・ラヴァネッリ

Reading

ふぁぶりつぃお・らゔぁねっり

Born

December 11, 1968 (age 57)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Monkey

Origin

Perugia, province of Perugia, Italy

Height

188 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/fabrizio.ravanelli11/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabrizio%20Ravanelli
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%96%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%84%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%90%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q299493

Tags

• province of Perugia
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-21

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