In the 2001 season, a big-name foreign helper joined Luneng , he was Chilean international Mendoza, who was arguably the biggest player introduced since the beginning of Chinese professional football, and once served as the main force in the 1998 World Cup, helping the Chilean national team advance to the round of 16.
Remember when Mendoza came to tryout, his performance was very amazing, a few passes showed his skill, the club decisively signed him, according to Luneng insiders: Mendoza is good at right midfield and forward, although there are 3 internationals in the team (Li Xiaopeng, Song Lihui and Xu Yang) can also play these two positions, but Mendoza's level is at least one notch higher.
But no one expected that after the start of the season, such a high-level foreign helper could not integrate into the team, and finally was released by the team after only 6 rounds, returned to Chile in ashes, and signed for Colokolo, Mendoza immediately found his form, still the core of the team's midfield, and he also returned to the Chilean national team the following year.
Later, Mendoza said of his unsuccessful experience at Luneng : "Football flew over my head and I couldn't get the ball at all. This may be "orange born in Huainan is tangerine, born in Huaibei is orange".
After Mendoza left, Luneng again sought outside help, at which point Ghana's Lampti came into Lune's sights.
Born in Ghana in October 1974, Lampti showed his football talent from an early age.
After the 1991 U17 World Youth Championship, "Ball King" Pele predicted that Lampti would take over his mantle, which shows that Lampetti was in the limelight that year.
In 1992, he won the bronze medal in men's football for Ghana at the Barcelona Olympics, which was his highlight moment, and after that, his fate became bumpy, and while his famous "Zebra Prince" Piero shined in the Apennines, Lampti became a "wounded Zhongyong" and has been in a constant transfer.
After landing in the A-League, Lampti immediately showed his football talent, using his super individual ability to re-energize the Taishan team, which had fallen into a slump. In the first match after the league restarted, Taishan ushered in the "Qilu Derby", and the team won 1-0, although Lampti did not score, he threaded the needle in midfield, using delicate techniques and imaginative passing to conquer Shandong fans at once. In the 29th minute, Song Lihui's goal was an assist from Lampti, and then Shandong fans gave Lampu a rather Chinese nickname ——— "Xiaohei".
Lampti's foot skills are very good, like a catfish drilling around in the crowd, the game is full of passion, can well infect teammates, and Lampti is cheerful, lively personality, which may be the natural genes of black people, whether it is fans, teammates, or club staff like him very much, "Xiaohei" quickly integrated into this collective soon after joining Luneng and became a "baby" that everyone loves.
The one that impressed fans the most was Luneng hosting Beijing Guoan. In that match, Lampti scored twice to help his team score three points, and he also scored a jaw-dropping super long-range shot more than 30 meters from the goal, and after the goal Lampti was very excited, he first did a somersault, then took off his shirt to reveal his dark muscles.
It can be said that that battle completely established Lampeti's indispensable position in the Taishan team. After joining midway in 2001, Lampti scored a total of 5 goals, the same number as the team's banner Su Maozhen, second only to Li Xiaopeng and Sergey who scored 6 goals, which is already very good for him who is new to midfield.
Lampti is flexible, has good ball control skills, has a large range of motion, and is excellent in forwarding, pulling, and doing ball patterns, often one person can make the opponent's backcourt embarrassed.
It can be said that his arrival brought immediate results to the team, coupled with Boris's gradual improvement of the team, and the final ten games achieved a record of 9 wins and 1 draw, becoming the king of the second half of the season.
After the 2001 season, Boris had planned in advance, and just when he was about to lead the team further, he received the news that the club would not renew his contract, and his Russian hometown Nepo replaced him, which caused a public outcry, and "Little Black" also shed tears sadly, because Boris really knows his value.
After the start of the 2002 season, due to Nepo's cronyism, Sergey firmly occupied a foreign player place, and it was difficult for Lampti to get the opportunity to start, and Neppo often publicly criticized "Little Black" for not knowing how to work as a team, let alone defend, and in the absence of many appearances, Lampti still played well and scored 2 goals for the team. A long-standing conflict eventually broke out into a quarrel, and at the end of the season, manager Nepo advised the club not to renew his contract and directly drove him away!
After a few years of wandering, it was embarrassing that Lampeti chose to retire in 2008. After retiring from the army, "Xiaohei" set up his own fitness agency, and his wife, who has known him for 22 years, also gave birth to 3 cute thousands of gold for him, which once envied everyone.
But a few years later,
In the end, Lampeti chose to divorce, chose to let go, and did not entangle too much with his wife, he is a real man on the court, and he is also a real man off the court. Later, Lampeti finally found true love and entered the palace of marriage, he and his current wife had 2 daughters again, and the grief that was once a thing of the past has become a thing of the past, and now the family is happy and happy.
Here's wishing Lampti can enjoy his retirement life to the fullest, even if he has bid farewell to the stadium now, but I believe that the former black elf "Little Black" can always be happy in life.
Although you are thousands of miles away, but Luneng fans will always remember you and your wonderful performance, if you want to choose the best recruit in the history of Luneng team, you will definitely have a place, although it is only a short season and a half, you will always be our "little black".