View source for Fabrizio Ravanelli

{{Short description|Italian football player and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Fabrizio Ravanelli
| image          = Fabrizio Ravanelli maggio 2012.jpg
| caption        = Ravanelli in 2012
| currentclub    = 
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1968|12|11}}
| birth_place    = [[Perugia]], Italy
| height         = 1.88 m
| position       = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]]
| years1         = 1986–1989 |clubs1  = [[Perugia Calcio|Perugia]]           |caps1  = 90  |goals1  = 41
| years2         = 1989      |clubs2  = [[US Avellino 1912|Avellino]]        |caps2  = 7   |goals2  = 0
| years3         = 1989–1990 |clubs3  = [[Casertana Calcio|Casertana]]       |caps3  = 27  |goals3  = 12
| years4         = 1990–1992 |clubs4  = [[AC Reggiana 1919|Reggiana]]        |caps4  = 66  |goals4  = 24
| years5         = 1992–1996 |clubs5  = [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]             |caps5  = 111 |goals5  = 41
| years6         = 1996–1997 |clubs6  = [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] |caps6  = 35  |goals6  = 17
| years7         = 1997–1999 |clubs7  = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] |caps7  = 64  |goals7  = 28
| years8         = 1999–2001 |clubs8  = [[SS Lazio|Lazio]]                   |caps8  = 27  |goals8  = 4
| years9         = 2001–2003 |clubs9  = [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]   |caps9  = 50  |goals9  = 14
| years10        = 2003–2004 |clubs10 = [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]               |caps10 = 5   |goals10 = 0
| years11        = 2004–2005 |clubs11 = [[Perugia Calcio|Perugia]]           |caps11 = 39  |goals11 = 9
| totalcaps      = 521 | totalgoals = 190
| nationalyears1 = 1995–1998 |nationalteam1 = [[Italy national football team|Italy]] |nationalcaps1= 22 |nationalgoals1 = 8
| manageryears1  = 2011–2013 |managerclubs1 = [[Juventus FC Youth Sector |Juventus youth]]
| manageryears2  = 2013      |managerclubs2 = [[AC Ajaccio|Ajaccio]]
| manageryears3  = 2018      |managerclubs3 = [[FC Arsenal Kyiv|Arsenal Kyiv]]
}}

'''Fabrizio Ravanelli''' ({{IPA|it|faˈbrittsjo ravaˈnɛlli}};<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dipionline.it/dizionario/ricerca?lemma=Fabrizio|title=Fabrizio|work=DiPI Online|author=[[Luciano Canepari]]|accessdate=23 October 2018|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dipionline.it/dizionario/ricerca?lemma=Ravanelli|title=Ravanelli|work=DiPI Online|author=Luciano Canepari|accessdate=23 October 2018|language=it}}</ref> born 11 December 1968) is an Italian [[association football|football]] manager and former international player.

A former [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]], Ravanelli started and ended his playing career at hometown club [[Perugia Calcio|Perugia]], and also played for [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]], [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] and [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]. He won trophies with Juventus including a [[Serie A]] championship in 1995 and a [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] in 1996 where he scored in [[1996 UEFA Champions League Final|the final]]. In all, during his career he played with twelve clubs from four countries; his native Italy, England, France and Scotland. Nicknamed 'The White Feather', he earned 22 caps for the [[Italy national football team|Italy national team]], scoring 8 goals, and was a member of the Italian squad that took part at [[UEFA Euro 1996]].<ref name=tuttojuve.com>{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttojuve.com/gli-eroi-bianconeri/gli-eroi-in-bianconero-fabrizio-ravanelli-73542|title=Gli eroi in bianconero: Fabrizio RAVANELLI|publisher=Tutto Juve|language=it|author=Stefano Bedeschi|date=11 December 2013|access-date=3 December 2014}}</ref>

==Club career==

===Early career in Italy===
Ravanelli began his club career with his hometown club [[Perugia Calcio|Perugia]] in 1986, where he remained until 1989. He had a spell with [[US Avellino 1912|Avellino]] later that year, and subsequently played with [[Casertana Calcio|Casertana]] for a season. In 1990, he moved to [[AC Reggiana 1919|Reggiana]], where he remained for two seasons.<ref name=tuttojuve.com/>

===Juventus===
After joining [[Juventus]] in 1992, he formed a formidable offensive line alongside players such as [[Roberto Baggio]], [[Gianluca Vialli]], [[Paolo Di Canio]], [[Pierluigi Casiraghi]], [[Andreas Möller]] and [[Alessandro Del Piero]].<ref name=tuttojuve.com/> Affectionately known as the "White Feather" (in Italian: ''Penna Bianca'') in recognition of his prematurely white hair (a nickname which had also previously belonged to former Juventus legend [[Roberto Bettega]]),<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/1444967.stm |title=Will the White Feather deliver? |work=BBC Sport |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=18 July 2001 |access-date=5 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=White Feather is no grey man |first=Christopher |last=Davies |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2428580/White-Feather-is-no-grey-man.html |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=14 January 2002 |access-date=5 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="vizi">{{cite web|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2009/12/27/vizi-virtu-di-bobby-gol.html|title=vizi e virtù DI Bobby gol|publisher=La Repubblica|language=it|author1=Emanuele Gamba|date=27 December 2009|access-date=23 August 2016}}</ref> he was one of Europe's top goalscorers in the mid-1990s. After initially struggling to obtain a starting spot under [[Giovanni Trapattoni]], due to competition from several other strikers, he eventually managed to break into the starting line-up. During the 1994–95 season, under [[Marcello Lippi]], he played a key role as the club claimed a domestic double, playing in an attacking trident, alongside Vialli, and either Baggio or Del Piero. With the Turin club, Ravanelli won one [[Serie A]] title ([[1994–95 Serie A|1994–95]]), one [[Coppa Italia]] ([[1994–95 Coppa Italia|1994–95]]), one [[Supercoppa Italiana]] ([[1995 Supercoppa Italiana|1995]]), one [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] ([[1995–96 UEFA Champions League|1995–96]]), where he scored in the final against [[Ajax F.C.|Ajax]], and one [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] ([[1992–93 UEFA Cup|1992–93]]).<ref name=tuttojuve.com/> On 27 September 1994, he memorably scored all five goals for Juventus against [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] in a 5–1 win.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.juventus.com/wps/portal/en/news/27sept2011_AccaddeOggi/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906110305/http://www.juventus.com/wps/portal/en/news/27sept2011_AccaddeOggi/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 September 2012 |title=27 September 1994, Ravanelli hits five |work=Juventus F.C. official website |date=27 September 2011 |access-date=5 March 2012 }}</ref> In the [[1996 UEFA Champions League Final]], he put Juventus 1–0 up at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.<ref name="1995/96: Juve hold their nerve">{{cite news |title=1995/96: Juve hold their nerve |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/season=1995/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100509104556/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/season=1995/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 May 2010 |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=5 March 2012}}</ref> Ajax subsequently equalised, but Juventus still won the game through a penalty shootout.<ref name=tuttojuve.com/><ref name="1995/96: Juve hold their nerve"/>

===Middlesbrough===
Ravanelli made an immediate positive impact on moving to the [[Premier League]] with [[Bryan Robson]]'s [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] on a £7 million transfer in 1996,<ref>{{cite news |title=Middlesbrough spend pounds 7m on Ravanelli |first=Nick |last=Duxbury |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/middlesbrough-spend-pounds-7m-on-ravanelli-1327422.html |work=The Independent |publisher=Independent Print Limited |date=5 July 1996 |access-date=5 March 2012}}</ref> where his success was sustained. He scored a hat-trick on his league debut against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] on the opening day of the [[1996–97 in English football|1996–97]] season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Silver hair, silverware? |first=Simon |last=Turnbull |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/silver-hair-silverware-1310383.html |work=The Independent |publisher=Independent Print Limited |date=19 August 1996 |access-date=5 March 2012}}</ref> Despite being one of the league's top scorers, Middlesbrough were relegated in the year that he joined.<ref>{{cite news |title=Big-spending Boro undone by no-show |first=John |last=Brewin |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=640113&sec=england&root=england&cc=5739 |work=ESPN Soccernet |publisher=ESPN |date=24 April 2009 |access-date=5 March 2012 |archive-date=6 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106102621/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=640113&sec=england&root=england&cc=5739 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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 F.C.|Chelsea]] in the FA Cup Final,<ref>{{cite news |title=The Chelsea Power Show |first=Ian |last=Ridley |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/the-chelsea-power-show-1262265.html |work=The Independent |publisher=Independent Print Limited |date=18 May 1997 |access-date=5 March 2012}}</ref> and [[Leicester City F.C.|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,<ref name="Heskey levels at the last to deflate Juninho">{{cite news |title=Football: Heskey levels at the last to deflate Juninho |first=Glenn |last=Moore |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-heskey-levels-at-the-last-to-deflate-juninho-1265668.html |work=The Independent |publisher=Independent Print Limited |date=7 April 1997 |access-date=5 March 2012}}</ref> only for [[Emile Heskey]] to equalise and send the game to a replay, which Leicester subsequently won.<ref name="Heskey levels at the last to deflate Juninho"/> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ravanelli outbursts adds to Boro woes |url=http://www.4thegame.com/club/mfc/news/18020/ |work=4thegame.com |date=24 December 1996 |access-date=30 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014172705/http://www.4thegame.com/club/middlesbrough-fc/news/18020/index.html |archive-date=14 October 2007}}</ref> Whilst at the club, he resided in the local small North Yorkshire village of [[Hutton Rudby]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Football: FA Cup Final: Azzurri return to the twin towers  |first=Glenn |last=Moore |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-fa-cup-final-azzurri-return-to-the-twin-towers-1262046.html |work=The Independent |publisher=Independent Print Limited |date=17 May 1997 |access-date=5 March 2012}}</ref> where Middlesbrough football associates, such as [[Paul Merson]], [[Gordon McQueen]] and several other notable individuals have had residences.

===Marseille===
After Middlesbrough's relegation, Ravanelli moved to [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]].<ref name="treccani"/> In the [[1998–99 French Division 1|1998–99 season]], Marseille finished in second place in the [[Ligue 1|French Division 1]], one point behind [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]. The following season l'OM competed in the [[1999–2000 UEFA Champions League]], with Ravanelli scoring once against [[SK Sturm Graz|Sturm Graz]] at the [[Stade Vélodrome]].

===Lazio===
In December 1999, Ravanelli returned to Italy to sign for [[SS Lazio|Lazio]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20181225080851/http://www2.raisport.rai.it/news/rubriche/cmercato/199912/08/384ea4f006d1f/ Ravanelli alla Lazio]</ref> Ravanelli won his second [[Scudetto]] as Lazio ended the [[1999–2000 Serie A|1999–2000]] season as champions, also winning the [[1999–2000 Coppa Italia|Coppa Italia]], and the [[2000 Supercoppa Italiana|Supercoppa Italiana]].<ref name="treccani"/>

===Derby County===
In July 2001, Ravanelli joined [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] on a free transfer,<ref name="Derby axe Ravanelli">{{cite news |title=Derby axe Ravanelli |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/1976989.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=9 May 2002 |access-date=5 March 2012}}</ref> signing a two-year deal,<ref>{{cite news |title=Ravanelli completes Rams switch |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/1454445.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=27 July 2001 |access-date=5 March 2012}}</ref> but could not save the club from relegation in 2002.<ref>{{cite news |title=Liverpool relegate Derby |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1938500.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=20 April 2002 |access-date=5 March 2012}}</ref> Due to Derby's financial problems, they had to defer his wage payments which they paid for several years.<ref name="Derby axe Ravanelli"/>

===Dundee===
He then joined [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Ravanelli joins Dundee |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/3125332.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=20 September 2003 |access-date=5 March 2012}}</ref> following the end of his Derby contract, but was sacked after the club released all of their top earners.<ref>{{cite news |title=No way back for Ravanelli |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/3238114.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=26 November 2003 |access-date=5 March 2012}}</ref> The only game in which Ravanelli scored for Dundee was against [[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]] in a League Cup match, when he scored a hat-trick.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ravanelli thumps Clyde |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/3221979.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=29 October 2003 |access-date=6 November 2009}}</ref>

===Perugia===
After the experience in Scotland, he returned to Italy to finish his career with his hometown club Perugia, with whom he had also started his professional career,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/3396707.stm |title=Ravanelli joins Perugia |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=14 January 2004 |access-date=5 March 2012}}</ref> with the aim of trying to save the club from relegation.

==International career==
Ravanelli earned 22 caps for the [[Italy national football team|Italy national team]] between 1995 and 1999, under managers [[Arrigo Sacchi]], [[Cesare Maldini]], and [[Dino Zoff]], scoring eight goals.<ref name="FIGC">{{cite web|url=http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=1500&squadra=1|title=Nazionale in cifre: Ravanelli, Fabrizio|website=www.figc.it|publisher=FIGC|language=it|access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref> He made his international debut under Sacchi on 25 March 1995, in a 4–1 home victory over [[Estonia national football team|Estonia]], in an [[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying]] fixture in Salerno, also scoring his first international goal during the match.<ref name="treccani">{{cite web|url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/fabrizio-ravanelli_(Enciclopedia-dello-Sport)/|title=Ravanelli, Fabrizio|publisher=Treccani: Enciclopedia dello Sport|language=it|author1=Fabrizio Maffei|access-date=20 January 2017}}</ref><ref name=FIGC/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.italia1910.com/partita.asp?idpartita=522|title=Italia-Estonia 4-1|publisher=Italia1910.com|language=it|access-date=20 January 2017}}</ref> He was a member of the Italian squad that took part at [[UEFA Euro 1996]],<ref name=irishtimes>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/chiesa-could-steal-show-in-euro-96-1.51250|title=Chiesa could steal show in Euro 96|publisher=The Irish Times|date=21 May 1996|access-date=7 November 2015}}</ref> and made two appearances throughout the tournament, which came in Italy's opening two group matches, a 2–1 win over [[Russia national football team|Russia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.italia1910.com/partita.asp?idpartita=534|title=Italia-Russia 2-1|publisher=Italia1910.com|language=it|access-date=20 January 2017}}</ref> and a 2–1 loss against the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.italia1910.com/partita.asp?idpartita=535|title=Repubblica Ceca-Italia 2-1|publisher=Italia1910.com|access-date=20 January 2017|language=it}}</ref> as Italy were eliminated in the first round.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/2013/2013-11-15/19-6-1996-manchester-italia-germania-0-0-europeo-fase-finale-gruppo-c-163420.shtml?uuid=ABIGTSd|title=Italia-Germania in 10 partite. Azzurri mai piegati ai Mondiali e agli Europei|publisher=Il Sole 24 Ore|language=it|author1=Dario Pelizzari|access-date=20 January 2017}}</ref> He missed out on a spot at the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]], however, as striker [[Enrico Chiesa]] was selected by Maldini in his place.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1998/giugno/11/Ravanelli_casa_Chiesa_acciuffa_ultimo_co_0_9806119869.shtml|title=Ravanelli a casa, Chiesa acciuffa l'ultimo tram|trans-title=Ravanelli sent home, Chiesa catches the last tram|publisher=Il Corriere della Sera|language=it|date=11 June 1998|access-date=23 December 2014}}</ref>

==Player profile==
===Style of play===
Ravanelli was a quick, dynamic, physically strong, and hardworking left-footed [[striker (association football)|striker]], with notable temperament, who was known for his eye for goal, as well as his energy and defensive contribution off the ball, which often saw him drop back into deeper positions in order to help his team win back possession. Although he was initially not the most naturally talented or skilful player, he was able to improve his technique and movement significantly during his time with Juventus, where he established himself as a top striker.

A prolific goalscorer, who was good in the air, and who possessed a powerful and accurate shot, in addition to his ability to score goals, Ravanelli was also capable of playing off his teammates, due to his link-up play, which, combined with his other skills, made him a complete forward. This also enabled him to play in a supporting role, as a [[second striker]] or even as a [[winger (association football)|winger]], positions in which he often utilised his ability in the air to get on the end of high balls and create chances for other strikers by providing them with headed assists from knockdowns.<ref name=tuttojuve.com/><ref name="treccani"/><ref name="tarzan">{{cite news|title=Vialli Rambo, Tarzan Pagliuca: ecco la nazionale della Forza|work=Il Corriere della Sera|language=it|author=Giorgio Rondelli|page=36|date=5 June 1995}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,31/articleid,0548_01_1998_0141_0037_7302883/|title=Zola? Spiacente, ma dovevo scegliere|publisher=La Stampa|page=31|language=it|date=25 May 1998|access-date=23 November 2017}}</ref>

===Goal celebrations===
Ravanelli's [[Goal celebration|signature goal celebration]] involved him pulling his shirt over his head and running around the field.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4734042/Football-fan-recreates-goal-celebrations-with-Subbuteo-players.html|title=Football fan recreates goal celebrations with Subbuteo players|publisher=The Telegraph|date=20 February 2009|access-date=17 May 2016}}</ref> He was therefore a strong opposer of the new [[FIFA]] regulation, which impeded players from removing their shirts during post goal-celebrations, and which punished any violators with a yellow card.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/development/news/y=2004/m=6/news=clarification-law-yellow-card-for-removal-jersey-92958.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512140833/http://www.fifa.com/development/news/y=2004/m=6/news=clarification-law-yellow-card-for-removal-jersey-92958.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 May 2015|title=Clarification of Law 12: Yellow Card for removal of jersey|publisher=FIFA.com|date=22 June 2004|access-date=17 May 2016}}</ref>

==Managerial career==

===Juventus===
Ravanelli started his coaching career with the [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] youth team. He joined the club's coaching staff in July 2011 and remained there until 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ravanelli: "Ritorno a casa!" |url=http://www.juventus.com/juve/it/news/ravanelli+interivsta+news+13luglio2011 |publisher=juventus.com |date=13 July 2011 |language=it |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024114928/http://www.juventus.com/juve/it/news/ravanelli+interivsta+news+13luglio2011 |archive-date=24 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ravanelli, un aiuto per la Primavera |url=http://www.juventus.com/juve/it/news/ravanelli+vinovo+news+17agosto2011 |publisher=juventus.com |date=17 August 2011 |language=it |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024114450/http://www.juventus.com/juve/it/news/ravanelli+vinovo+news+17agosto2011 |archive-date=24 October 2012 }}</ref>

===Ajaccio===
On 8 June 2013, Ravanelli signed a two-year contract as the new head coach of [[Ligue 1]] club [[AC Ajaccio|Ajaccio]].

On 2 November 2013, he was sacked from his post after his club had suffered its fifth consecutive Ligue 1 defeat (this time losing 3–1 at home against [[Valenciennes FC|Valenciennes]]) on the same day that left them in 19th (second from bottom) position (one win, four draws and seven defeats in 12 Ligue 1 matches) in the Ligue 1 standings. "It is not an easy decision (to sack Ravanelli) for a number of reasons. I really appreciated Fabrizio Ravanelli, I really wanted it to work. I do not remember seeing a staff work that much, from morning till night without stopping. You know what football is like. If things are not going well, the only solution is to change the staff," said Alain Orsoni, the president of Ajaccio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/ajaccio-part-ways-with-ravanelli.htm|title=Fabrizio Ravanelli's tenure as AC Ajaccio coach has ended after just 12 games following his side's 3-1 defeat to Valenciennes FC on Saturday.|publisher=official Ligue 1 website|date=2 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24792646|title=Fabrizio Ravanelli fired as Ajaccio head coach after home defeat|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2 November 2013}}</ref>

===Arsenal Kyiv===
On 22 June 2018, Ravanelli signed contract with [[Ukrainian Premier League]] club [[FC Arsenal Kyiv|Arsenal Kyiv]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arsenal-kyiv.com/article/184|script-title=uk:На посаду головного тренера "Арсеналу" призначено Фабріціо Раванеллі|language=uk|publisher=FC Arsenal Kyiv|date=22 June 2018|access-date=22 June 2018}}</ref> On 22 September 2018, Ravanelli resigned after the string of unsuccessful results.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arsenal-kyiv.com/article/423|script-title=uk:Фабріціо Раванеллі пішов у відставку з поста головного тренера ФК "Арсенал-Київ"|trans-title=Fabrizio Ravanelli leaves the post of head coach of FC Arsenal Kyiv |date=22 September 2018|website=FC Arsenal Kyiv official website|access-date=22 September 2018|language=uk}}</ref>

==Media career==
Following his retirement, Ravanelli also worked as a football pundit for [[Sky Italia]], [[Fox Sports]] and [[Mediaset]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lastampa.it/2015/02/14/sport/sport-in-tv/lintenso-weekend-di-calcio-in-tv-O1003MzBvu81NDCYBJBWnJ/pagina.html|title=L'intenso weekend di calcio in tv|publisher=La Stampa|language=it|author1=Daniele Cavalla|date=14 February 2015|access-date=17 May 2016}}</ref>

==Personal life==
It has been mistakenly reported in some sources that [[Luca Ravanelli]], a defender, is Fabrizio's son. According to Luca, he is not.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=ItaSportPress|url=http://www.itasportpress.it/calcio/padova-lappello-di-luca-ravanelli-spero-che-tutti-capiscano-che-non-sono-figlio-di-fabrizio/|title=Padova, l'appello di Luca Ravanelli: "Spero che tutti capiscano che non sono figlio di Fabrizio…"|work=ITA Sport Press |date=2 September 2018|language=it}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup
!colspan="2"|League cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Perugia Calcio|Perugia]]
|1986–87
|Serie C2
|26||5||||||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||26||5
|-
|1987–88
|Serie C2
|32||23||||||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||32||23
|-
|1988–89
|[[Serie B]]
|32||13||||||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||32||13
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!90!!41!!!!!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!90!!41
|-
|[[US Avellino 1912|Avellino]]
|1989–90||Serie B
|7||0||||||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||7||0
|-
|[[A.S.D. Casertana Calcio|Casertana]]
|1989–90
|Serie C1
|27||12||||||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||27||12
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[AC Reggiana 1919|Reggiana]]
|1990–91
|Serie B
|34||16||||||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||34||16
|-
|1991–92
|Serie B
|32||8||||||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||32||8
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!66!!24!!!!!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!66!!24
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
|1992–93
|[[Serie A]]
|22||5||3||1||colspan="2"|–||8||3||colspan="2"|–||33||9
|-
|1993–94
|Serie A
|30||9||2||0||colspan="2"|–||6||3||colspan="2"|–||38||12
|-
|1994–95
|Serie A
|33||15||9||6||0||0||11||9||colspan="2"|–||53||30
|-
|1995–96
|Serie A
|26||12||2||1||colspan="2"|–||7||5||colspan="2"|–||36||18
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!111!!41!!16!!8!!0!!0!!32!!20!!0!!0!!159!!69
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
|1996–97
|[[Premier League]]
|33||16||7||6||8||9||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||48||31
|-
|1997–98
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|2||1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||2||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!35!!17!!7!!6!!8!!9!!0!!0!!0!!0!!50!!32
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
|1997–98
|[[Ligue 1]]
|21||9||1||0||3||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||25||9
|-
|1998–99
|Ligue 1
|29||13||1||1||1||0||7||1||colspan="2"|–||38||15
|-
|1999–2000
|Ligue 1
|14||6||0||0||0||0||4||1||colspan="2"|–||18||7
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!64!!28!!2!!1!!4!!0!!11!!2!!0!!0!!81!!31
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[SS Lazio|Lazio]]
|1999–2000
|Serie A
|16||2||5||2||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||21||4
|-
|2000–01
|Serie A
|11||2||4||2||0||0||6||2||colspan="2"|–||21||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!27!!4!!9!!4!!0!!0!!6!!2!!0!!0!!42!!10
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]
|2001–02
|Premier League
|31||9||1||1||2||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||34||11
|-
|2002–03
|First Division
|19||5||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||19||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!50!!14!!1!!1!!2!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!53!!16
|-
|[[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]
|2003–04
|[[Scottish Premier League]]
|5||0||0||0||1||3||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||6||3
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Perugia Calcio|Perugia]]
|2003–04
|Serie A
|15||6||2||0||colspan="2"|–||1||0||colspan="2"|–||18||6
|-
|2004–05
|Serie B
|24||3||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||3||0||27||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!39!!9!!2!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!3!!0!!42!!9
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!521!!190!!37!!20!!15!!13!!50!!24!!3!!0!!626!!247
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT|10682|name=Ravanelli, Fabrizio|accessdate=5 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Italy national football team|Italy]]
|1995||6||4
|-
|1996||8||4
|-
|1997||5||0
|-
|1998||3||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!22!!8
|}

:''Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ravanelli goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Fabrizio Ravanelli<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ravanelli-intlg.html |title=Fabrizio Ravanelli – Goals in International Matches |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=5 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 25 March 1995 || [[Stadio Arechi]], [[Salerno]], Italy || {{fb|EST}} || align="center"|4–1 || align="center"|4–1 || [[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 4|Euro 1996 qualifier]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || 6 September 1995 || [[Stadio Friuli]], [[Udine]], Italy || {{fb|SLO}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || Euro 1996 qualifier
|-
| align="center"|3 || rowspan="2"|11 November 1995 || rowspan="2"|[[Stadio San Nicola]], [[Bari]], Italy || rowspan="2"|{{fb|UKR}} || align="center"|1–1 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–1 || rowspan="2"|Euro 1996 qualifier
|-
| align="center"|4 || align="center"|2–1
|-
| align="center"|5 || 24 January 1996 || [[Stadio Libero Liberati]], [[Terni]], Italy || {{fb|WAL}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–0 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|6 || rowspan="2"|5 October 1996 || rowspan="2"|[[Stadionul Republican]], [[Chişinău]], Moldova || rowspan="2"|{{fb|MDA}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–1 || rowspan="2"|[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#Group 2|1998 World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| align="center"|7 || align="center"|3–1
|-
| align="center"|8 || 9 October 1996 || [[Stadio Renato Curi]], [[Perugia]], Italy || {{fb|GEO|1990}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || 1998 World Cup qualifier
|}

===Manager===
{{Updated|22 September 2018.}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|{{Tooltip|Nat|Club nationality}}
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="8"|Record
|-
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Draws}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}
|-
|align=left|[[AC Ajaccio|Ajaccio]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}}
|align=left|8 June 2013
|align=left|2 November 2013
{{WDL|13|1|4|8|for=8|against=19|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[FC Arsenal Kyiv|Arsenal Kyiv]]
|{{flagicon|UKR}}
|align=left|22 June 2018
|align=left|22 September 2018
{{WDL|9|1|1|7|for=5|against=19|diff=yes}}
|-
!colspan="4"|Total
{{WDLtot|22|2|5|15|for=13|against=38|diff=yes}}
|}

==Honours==
'''Juventus'''<ref name=tuttojuve.com/>
*[[Serie A]]: [[1994–95 Serie A|1994–95]]
*[[Coppa Italia]]: [[1994–95 Coppa Italia|1994–95]]
*[[Supercoppa Italiana]]: [[1995 Supercoppa Italiana|1995]]
*[[UEFA Champions League]]: [[1995–96 UEFA Champions League|1995–96]]
*[[UEFA Cup]]: [[1992–93 UEFA Cup|1992–93]]; runner-up: [[1994–95 UEFA Cup|1994–95]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120115041339/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=1994/matches/all/index.html 1994–95 All matches UEFA Cup – season at UEFA website]*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051210150333/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UEFACup/history/Season=1994/intro.html Official Site]</ref>

'''Middlesbrough'''
*[[Football League Cup]] runner-up: [[1996–97 Football League Cup|1996–97]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/claridge-s-fivestar-silver-service-1267700.html |title=Claridge's five-star silver service |first=Glenn |last=Moore |website=The Independent |date=16 April 1997 |access-date=2 April 2024}}</ref>
*[[FA Cup]] runner-up: [[1996-97 FA Cup|1996-97]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/chelsea-cruelly-expose-boro-fault-lines-1262302.html |title=Chelsea cruelly expose Boro fault lines |first=Glenn |last=Moore |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=19 May 1997 |access-date=12 October 2019}}</ref>

'''Marseille'''
*[[UEFA Cup]] runner-up: [[1998–99 UEFA Cup|1998–99]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/020a-0f887a11a481-d6d9a885c62f-1000--ajaccio-turn-to-ravanelli/|title=Ajaccio turn to Ravanelli|publisher=UEFA|access-date=9 June 2013}}</ref>

'''Lazio'''<ref name="treccani"/><ref name=eurosport.com>{{cite web|url=http://au.eurosport.com/football/fabrizio-ravanelli_prs5099/person.shtml|title=Fabrizio Ravanelli|publisher=Eurosport|access-date=16 December 2015}}</ref>
*Serie A: [[1999–2000 Serie A|1999–2000]]
*Coppa Italia: [[1999–2000 Coppa Italia|1999–2000]]
*Supercoppa Italiana: [[2000 Supercoppa Italiana|2000]]

'''Individual'''
*[[Coppa Italia]] top scorer: [[1994–95 Coppa Italia|1994–95]] (6 goals)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/italcuptops.html |title=Italy - Coppa Italia Top Scorers |author1=Roberto Di Maggio |author2=Davide Rota |date=4 June 2015 |access-date=15 June 2015 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029033413/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/italcuptops.html |archive-date=29 October 2015}}</ref>
*[[Serie C2]] top scorer: 1987–88 (23 goals)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ital4tops.html|title=Italy - Serie C2 Top Scorers|author1=Roberto Di Maggio|author2=Igor Kramarsic|author3=Alberto Novello|date=15 May 2014|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=16 December 2015}}</ref>
*[[EFL Cup]] top scorer: [[1996–97 Football League Cup|1996–97]] (9 goals)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/goalgetter/eng-league-cup-1996-1997/|title=English League Cup Statistics |publisher=WorldFootball.net|access-date=11 October 2024}}</ref>
*[[FA Cup|FA Cup top scorer]]: [[1997 FA Cup Final|1996–97]] (6 goals)<ref>[https://www.worldfootball.net/goalgetter/eng-fa-cup-1996-1997/|title=English FA Cup Statistics] WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 31 May 2025</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*[http://www.ravanelli.com/ Ravanelli's Official Website – Home Page]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180919094947/http://www.legaseriea.it/it/giocatori/wd/RAVFA Profile at LegaSerieA.it] {{in lang|it}}
*[http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=1500&squadra=1 Profile at FIGC.it] {{in lang|it}}

{{Coppa Italia top scorers}}
{{Italy squad UEFA Euro 1996}}
{{AC Ajaccio managers}}
{{FC Arsenal Kyiv managers}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ravanelli, Fabrizio}}
[[Category:1968 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Perugia]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Italian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Italian football managers]]
[[Category:Italy men's international footballers]]
[[Category:AC Reggiana 1919 players]]
[[Category:Juventus FC players]]
[[Category:AC Perugia Calcio players]]
[[Category:Casertana FC players]]
[[Category:Middlesbrough F.C. players]]
[[Category:Olympique de Marseille players]]
[[Category:SS Lazio players]]
[[Category:Derby County F.C. players]]
[[Category:Dundee F.C. players]]
[[Category:Serie A players]]
[[Category:Serie B players]]
[[Category:Serie C players]]
[[Category:Ligue 1 players]]
[[Category:Premier League players]]
[[Category:Scottish Premier League players]]
[[Category:UEFA Euro 1996 players]]
[[Category:Italian expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland]]
[[Category:Italian expatriate sportspeople in France]]
[[Category:Italian expatriate sportspeople in England]]
[[Category:Italian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland]]
[[Category:Italian expatriate football managers]]
[[Category:Expatriate football managers in France]]
[[Category:Expatriate football managers in Ukraine]]
[[Category:Italian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine]]
[[Category:AC Ajaccio managers]]
[[Category:FC Arsenal Kyiv managers]]
[[Category:Ligue 1 managers]]
[[Category:Ukrainian Premier League managers]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]
[[Category:UEFA Champions League–winning players]]
[[Category:UEFA Europa League–winning players]]
[[Category:20th-century Italian sportsmen]]