He debuted in Argentine giants Boca Juniors, once known as the "new Maradona"; he once followed the trajectory of the old ball king, single-handedly ignited the passion of the St. Paul Stadium; his tough style, delicate technology, and hard-working personality made him win the recognition of all Chinese Super League fans; he is the Pampas "Flash": Ezekquale Ravitch.
Ezeküll-Ravitch
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Name: Ezequiel Iván Lavezzi
Birthday/Age: May 3, 1985 (age 36)
Nationality: Argentine
Birthplace: Villa Gobernador Gálvez (Argentina)
Position: Striker, full-back, attacking midfielder
Height: 173cm
Weight: 75kg
Dominant foot: Right foot
Nickname: The Flash, Uncle La
Youth Team: Boca Juniors (Argentina)
National team debut: Argentina vs Chile on 18 April 2007
Decommissioned: December 14, 2019
Main teams: Boca Juniors, San Lorenzo, Napoli, Paris Saint-Germain, Hebei Huaxia Happiness
Main honours: 2008: Beijing Olympic Gold Medal, 2011-2012: Coppa Italia, 2012-2015: French Football League Champion, 2014-2015: French Cup Champion
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Ravitch FM property diagram
As can be seen through the FM attribute chart, Ravitch has excellent physical fitness, super explosiveness and amazing speed, so that he can often become a sword for the team to break through the position defense in the game, and at the same time, the good mental attributes also make him deeply loved by fans in European clubs and Chinese Super League clubs, of course, the ball style is too unique and the relatively weak shooting ability eventually hinders his pace of becoming the world's top star; next, we will walk into The football world of Ravitch.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Argentine teenager born for football</h1>
On May 3, 1985, the protagonist of this article, Ravitch, was born in Villa Gobernador Gálvez, in the northeastern province of Santa Fe, Argentina, his father was a home decoration designer, his mother was a bank clerk, and Ravitch, who had a relatively superior family, grew up with a carefree life, which also gave him more time to enrich his hobbies.
In 1986, the Argentine national team won the World Cup under the leadership of maradona, and the Pampas set off a huge football boom, like many South American boys, as a child, Ravitch was also a football companion all day and regarded Maradona as his godfather, but unlike other peers, Ravitch seemed to have an innate talent for the black and white grid ball under his feet.
Gifted
In 1996, with the support of his parents, the 10-year-old Ravitch entered a professional football school in Santa Fe Province and began to practice playing football in a targeted manner, and in 1998, at the Argentine Youth Football Championship held in the capital Buenos Aires, Ravitch shined and was selected by the famous domestic giant Boca Youth Youth Academy, and at the age of 12, he packed his bags and began to chase his football dreams.
< h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the first dream of traveling to Europe was shattered</h1>
After six years of more professional youth training, Ravitch's skills have grown by leaps and bounds, and there are two paths ahead of him: one is to renew his youth contract with Boca Youth to continue to hone himself in the giant echelon, and the other is to jump out of the youth contract to sign professional player contracts with other clubs.
After much deliberation, Ravitch finally chose the second path, and at the age of 18, he signed his first professional contract with the Buenos Aires Estudians; with the precipitation of the early Boca youth echelon, Ravitch, who came to the professional arena, did not show the slightest discomfort, and the 17-goal report card in 39 games was really satisfactory for a fledgling youngster.
Argentina's outstanding performance on the field attracted the attention of scouts from Genoa, a veteran Club of Serie A, and the "Griffin Army" preemptively signed a reserve contract with the budding Argentine youngster and quickly reached an agreement with the Buenos Aires Estudian Varsity team, but since the number of Non-European reinforcements in Genoa had reached the upper limit in the 2004 season, the "Griffin Army" loaned Ravic to San Lorenzo to continue training in Argentina for a year.
San Lorenzo period
However, the weather was unpredictable, the original seemingly smooth sailing plan in Europe suddenly died, and the Genoa club in the 03/04 season was involved in a match-fixing scandal suspected of manipulating the outcome of the game, which led to their direct relegation to The Serie C by the Italian Football Association, due to the cliff-like punishment, the financially strapped Genoa could only sell star players everywhere, and Ravitch, who had not yet landed on the Apennines, also appeared on the sale list.
In the midst of the dilemma, Ravitch fell into a huge anxiety of the impact of ideals and reality, when the San Lorenzo team reached out to help, and the $1.2 million buyout price pulled Ravitch out of the whirlpool of the "Griffin Legion" match-fixing case; in this way, Ravitch, who had a broken dream of the first time in Europe, could only lie down and wait for the opportunity to make a comeback.
< h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" set sail again >, follow the trajectory of idols, and become the hero of Naples</h1>
"Missing out on my first trip to Europe was a huge blow for me at the time, as a young South American player, you don't know if you'll have the chance to get out of the Pampas after that in my career, but thank God and also to The San Lorenzo club, who guided me back down the right path," Ravitch recalled in an interview with The Independent.
Set sail again
In the 2005-2007 season, the mature Ravitch gradually sat in the main forward position of San Lorenzo, contributing 17 goals and 30 assists in 60 games in two seasons, and helping San Lorenzo successfully win the 2007 Argentine Autumn League crown, excellent explosiveness and amazing speed also allowed Argentine domestic fans to compare Ravitch with "Beast" Tevez.
Kung Fu pays off, in Argentina's popularity soared Ravitch once again received an invitation from the European club, this time Italy's veteran napoli in the successful return to the Serie A after throwing an olive branch to Ravitch, tracing the footprints of childhood idol Maradona to join the "Lightning Army" for Ravitch can be described as a great temptation.
Neapolitan period
On July 5, 2007, Ravitch landed on the Apennines for 6 million euros, when the "Flash" met the "Lightning", the seamless connection was naturally a matter of course, in the first season with Napoli, Ravitch got the No. 7 shirt that symbolized the core position of the team, which showed the importance the club attached to the Argentine demon.
And Ravitch himself also used his own practical actions to return all the investment of Napoli in him, in the 5 seasons of the Serie A campaign, Ravitch and Cavani, Hamsik composed of the front trident made the entire Italian football world tremble for it, 11/12 season Of the Italian Cup final, it was Ravitch who successfully helped the team defeat Juventus, lifting the first championship trophy after Napoli returned to italy's top competition.
Works with Cavani
The data of 48 goals and 55 assists in 188 games is enough to explain everything, Ravitch's highlight performance not only makes him a "new Maradona" in the eyes of Napoli fans, but also allows him to have a broader stage, in the summer of 2008, Ravitch followed the Argentine Olympic team to successfully win the Beijing Olympic gold medal, in the game Ravitch continued to be in excellent shape, becoming messi's most powerful left arm.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > giants as deep as the sea, in and out like a siege</h1>
Fast forward to the summer window of 2012, Leonardo, then general manager of Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain, once again turned his attention to the Apennine Peninsula, this time the target of the chase for Greater Paris was Napoli's main striker Ravic, the offer of 30.8 million euros is more than 5 times the cost of Ravitch when he joined, such a rich return makes it difficult for Napoli president de Laurentiis to refuse.
Greater Paris period
With reluctance and nostalgia, Ravitch bid a tearful farewell to the Napoli fans, he finally realized his dream of being a giant with unlimited expectations, and became an important piece of the puzzle for the greater Paris to rule Ligue 1, in three and a half seasons, Ravitch as the main striker represented Paris Saint-Germain in 161 times scored 35 goals and delivered 52 assists, helping the team achieve a three-consecutive ligue 1 title.
Despite the wonderful honeymoon period, Ravitch's ending with Greater Paris was unsatisfactory, with Ravitch, who entered the contract year, banned from the team due to the public deterioration of his relationship with manager Blanco in the 15/16 season, and in the winter window of 2016, Greater Paris, who did not want to terminate for free, began to peddle Argentine strikers everywhere, which also frustrated Ravitch.
Cooperate with Ibrahimovic
At this time, a 15 million euro quotation from the Chinese Super League surprised Paris, but Ravitch rejected this generous contract, because he and Serie A giants Inter Milan had already made a private lifelong agreement and would not listen to any other offers, and The president of Greater Paris, Nasser, was furious, sent Ravitch to the reserve team and banned him from training with the team.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > an alternative big name in the "Golden Age" of the Chinese Super League</h1>
Faced with the dilemma of no ball to play, Ravitch finally chose to compromise, on February 17, 2016, the Chinese Super League promotion to Mahebei Huaxia Happiness Club officially announced that the team and Paris Saint-Germain star Ravitch officially signed a contract; it is reported that Ravitch's contract annual salary is as high as 12 million euros, in this way, the 31-year-old Argentine striker opened a new chapter in his career.
Hebei Huaxia happy period
In the first two seasons of joining Hebei, the Argentine shouldered the double burden of team organization and destruction, and destroyed the double burden of the chinese Super League defenders again and again, 32 goals and 35 assists in 54 games, and the "Uncle La" in the mouth of Hebei fans won the respect of all Chinese Super League fans with his professional attitude.
However, at the end of his career, Ravitch also ushered in the "natural enemy" of footballers: injuries, continuous serious injuries to the knee and cruciate ligaments allowed Ravitch to miss the team's valuable summer training run-in period, and the competitive state after the comeback was also much worse than before, and in the 2019 season, Ravitch spent more time sitting on the bench.
Announced retirement
On November 27, 2019, Ravitch scored the last goal for the club in hebei Huaxia Happiness's 1-3 loss to Guangzhou Evergrande, and then he announced his retirement decision through the media, and Hebei Huaxia Happiness became the last team in the Argentine striker's career.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > conclusion: free life</h1>
Speaking about the reasons for retirement, Ravitch attributed the loss of momentum to the main factor: "Growing up, I played entirely for love, when I lost my passion for football, I think that's why I needed to leave the green field, I want to thank all the fans who have supported me to where I am today, I will spend the rest of my life enjoying the life that football has brought me as much as possible." ”
Best wishes
This is Ravitch's football career, there have been lows but never defeated by setbacks, debauchery and will always be favored by fate, no matter what, we must sincerely wish this former Argentine demon a smooth life in the future!
(Lanling TCFB)