Fernando Lei Dongduo, nicknamed "Prince", is one of the best midfielders in football history. He and Real Madrid created a white legend, but for various reasons, Lei Dongduo's national team career looked pale and weak, leaving only a trace of melancholy in the wind.

Fernando Carlos Lei Dongduo.

On-court position: midfield

Date of birth:1June 6, 969.

Height/weight: 186cm/79kg

Nationality: Argentina/Spain

Former club: youth team Tenerife Real Madrid AC Milan

+Career achievements

Two Spanish first-division champions: 1994/ 1995 season, 1996/ 19-97 season.

1 Italian first division champion: 2003/2004 season.

European Champions Cup 1997/ 1998, 1999/2000 and 2002/2003.

1 Toyota cup champion: 1998

1 Spanish super bowl champion: 1996/ 1997 season.

1 Italian cup champion: 2002/2003 season.

1 South America U 17 Youth Championship Champion: 1985

1 Best player in the European Champions Cup: 1999/2000 season.

+Personality assessment

If there were two words to describe Lei Dongduo's football career, I would choose absolute beauty and a hundred years of loneliness.

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The first chapter is the birth of artists

1June 6, 969, fernando carlos redondo neri was born in Adrogue, a small town in Buenos Aires. At the beginning of birth, some relatives and friends said, "This child will definitely become an artist in the future!" People laughed at that time. I finally became an artist. After many years, a casual sentence turned out to be "a prophecy". This man, who was later honored as the "Prince", perfectly explained the true meaning of football on the shady court with his elegance and skill. Watching him play football is like appreciating a beautiful work of art.

Lei Dongduo, a teenager, lives a very different life from those football superstars who play football in the street. He was born in a middle-class family, and not only lived a well-fed life, but also received a good education. I believe that his college experience is still rare for professional football players nowadays. Lei Dongduo showed extraordinary leadership and excellent quality when he was young. Mother Louise Christian said: "Since I was in kindergarten, teachers have often told me that it is really happy to have such a sensible and polite child. Children are conscientious and responsible in everything they do since childhood, and are welcomed by their partners. So, when he started playing football, we didn't have any worries. "

Another short story may better reflect Lei Dongduo's "stubborn" character in the future: Lei Dongduo has been a fan of the Argentine independence team since he was a child, and his father decided to give his son a jersey as a gift on his fifth birthday. But at that time, the genuine jerseys produced by Adidas were very expensive, and my father thought it was too extravagant to buy for a 5-year-old child. So they bought a fake jersey at the stall. But when his parents gave him a fake jersey, Lei Dongduo quietly stared at it and said to his father, "I want a jersey with three lines on the sleeve. If not, I would rather not. "

The second chapter is about beginners of football.

Like all children growing up in South America, football is the best partner of young Lei Dongduo and his brother Leonardo. In the eyes of all Argentine boys, Kemps, the hero of the 1978 World Cup, is the biggest idol, but because his father is a loyal fan of the traditional strong team Argentina, Lei Dongduo thinks that Boccini of the independent team is the most perfect star, and his speed and footwork have become the goal pursued by Lei Dongduo all his life.

Conejo once coached the Youth Department of Argentine Youth Club, and was famous for discovering Diego Diego Maradona. However, besides Diego Diego Maradona, Conejo also cultivated another football genius: "I first met this kid 22 years ago, and his small nose left a deep impression on me. 65,438+02 years old, with firm belief and sense of responsibility. He stayed with me for four years until he was promoted to the first team. "

/kloc-Fernando, who became a professional player at the age of 0/6, made his first team debut in the 1985-86 season. At the same time, he was selected as the captain of the Argentine national team below 17, played in the South American Youth Championship below 17, and lifted the championship trophy with diego maradona's younger brother Hugo. Since then, young Lei Dongduo has become famous all over the world. Soon after, the national team sent him an invitation. 1986 bilardo, the coach of the World Cup champion, recruited Lei Dongduo to the team in order to prepare for the Italian World Cup four years later, but his position was a substitute. However, Fernando's answer is: "In order to concentrate on studying university courses, I hope to quit the national team." This is Lei Dongduo's character. From the first time he rejected the national team, the Argentine prince was destined to pass by the blue and white clothes, which is also a knot that Argentine fans will never forget.

When the contract between 1990 and Argentine Youth Club expired, Lei Dongduo received a telegram that the club intended to renew the contract, but when the telegram reached him, the deadline for signing the contract had passed. So Fernando, who was 2 1 year-old, went to Tenerife, Spain, for a new world in the 1990-9 1 season at the high price of $2.5 million in the transfer market at that time. There, he met the other half of life. Lei Dongduo fell in love with Natalie, the daughter of team coach solari, and got married soon. In the second season, valdano became the manager of Tenerife. 1992-93 season, Tenerife, who struggled to avoid relegation every year, won the qualification of the UEFA Cup in one fell swoop, while Lei Dongduo became the most popular foreign aid in the Spanish arena.

Many people think that Lei Dongduo wearing a white jersey is the most classic dress of an Argentine prince. In fact, before Lei Dongduo was poached to the Bernabeu in 1994-95 season, Lei Dongduo had an unusual relationship with Real Madrid, because the flag-bearer of Real Madrid was once called "Real Madrid killer": in the last round of La Liga in 1992-93 season, Real Madrid could win the championship as long as it took Tenerife. As a result, a fatal goal from Lei Dongduo indirectly helped Barcelona, which followed Real Madrid, win the first place. The media once commented on Lei Dongduo: Unless he plays for Real Madrid, as long as the Argentine is in Spanish football, the White Legion will never win the league title. Real Madrid certainly won't take this heresy to heart, but it seems to have become a fate.

In the 93/94 season, the history is so similar: in the last round, Real Madrid played Tenerife, Lei Dongduo beat Real Madrid with the only goal in the league that year, and Barcelona surpassed Real Madrid to win the championship again with winning points. Even the players of Barcelona at that time admitted that the biggest hero who won the championship was not themselves, but Lei Dongduo.

Chapter 4 The White Legend of Bernabeu

Real Madrid can't allow heresy to be realized for the third time, so in the season of 1994-95, Real Madrid President Mendoza gained the upper hand in the battle with AC Milan, Juventus, Barcelona and other giants, and finally Lei Dongduo was awarded the white shirt. In the first year of his transfer to Real Madrid, that is, 1994-95 season, he won the La Liga championship that year. From the moment Lei Dongduo set foot in the Bernabeu, a white legend began slowly.

As one of the most successful foreign players in the history of Real Madrid, Lei Dongduo wrote a legend in the history of Real Madrid football. With his high head, unique dribbling posture, understanding of football, good sense of overall situation, broad vision and excellent defensive skills, he mysteriously reinterpreted the role played by the "back waist" who was once considered as a clown and butcher on the football field. ...

Our days in the Bernabeu may not need to be repeated. Lei Dongduo with long hair is an irreplaceable god in the hearts of many Real Madrid fans. Here are just two examples, two timeless classics that belong to Lei Dongduo in memory.

1: 1999-2000 UEFA Champions League 1/4 final, Real Madrid visited Old Trafford on April 19, 2000 after being held to a 0-0 draw at home by defending champion Manchester United. Lei Dongduo finished the best performance of his career in the 7th minute of the second half: after getting rid of the defense of two Manchester United players on the left side of the frontcourt, Lei Dongduo tapped back with his left heel when facing the pouncing Borg, and the ball passed between Borg's legs, then he tackled the stunned Borg's bottom pass, and Raul, who followed closely in the middle, easily outflanked the goal. Lei Dongduo directed the most exciting scene on the football field that year. After the game, the British media lamented: There is no doubt that this night, God is an Argentine of Real Madrid.

2: 1997- 1998 Real Madrid beat Dortmund 2-0 at home in the Champions League semi-final. This game belongs to Lei Dongduo completely, and it is called "Computer Lei Dongduo's Personal Performance" in Europe. At that time, Lei Dongduo was in his prime, elegant and calm, and passed the ball many times. The whole Real Madrid was possessed, and other 10 people were dispatched by Lei Dongduo like 1 0 people, while Dortmund players hardly touched the ball.

Chapter 5 The Prince's Curtain Call

There is a saying in Buddhism: prosperity leads to decline, and the shape is impermanent. When Lei Dongduo once again led Real Madrid to the top of Europe, bad luck gradually enveloped the prince.

In July 2000, Perez ascended the throne of Real Madrid. In order to exclude dissidents, Lei Dongduo was sold to AC Milan Club at a "low price" of170,000 USD in the summer of 2000. However, Lei Dongduo suffered a knee injury in a friendly match before the start of the new season, and began his 28-month hospital bed career. There are too many rumors about Lei Dongduo leaving Real Madrid for Milan, including that Real Madrid Milan made the deal to launder money, because Lei Dongduo was diagnosed that he would never play football again before going to Milan. The prince didn't fight back. He chose silence. Only Madrid Airport has left countless slogans of "Lei Dongduo, not Figo"! Some people threatened to commit suicide, others called Perez a liar, and others left the other half of Real Madrid's membership card on the table of Real Madrid's football department. At that time, Lei Dongduo himself had rejected Milan's recruitment, and in the Madrid poll, 89% of people opposed the sale of Lei Dongduo. Even Raul, who is peaceful by nature, has clashed with the top. But nothing can stop the businessman's determination On July 1 2000, Milan officially signed a contract with Lei Dongduo.

Chapter VI Forgotten Years

On August 4th, 2000, in Milanello's gym, while Lei Dongduo was exercising on the treadmill, his right leg contracted violently, and the injury hit Lei Dongduo mercilessly. On August 19, 2000, Lei Dongduo began to resume training, but when he was training with his teammates in the rain, his right leg plunged into the soil like a nail and was fatally injured. The injury delayed Lei Dongduo's Milan debut for 26 months.

During this long time, surgery, rehabilitation training and doctors have become the whole life of Lei Dongduo, and those who once regarded football as their life have to leave their beloved stadium. Lei Dongduo seems to be out of sight. The only news about him was that in February 2002, Lei Dongduo walked into Galliani's office and told the general manager that the club didn't have to pay him a penny before he played for Milan. This is probably more shocking to the boss than the voice asking for a raise. But this is Lei Dongduo, proud and perfect Lei Dongduo. Memories can't stand the ravages of years, and bright pictures have faded the colors of the past in time. When Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo began to become a new generation of idols on the football field, people began to forget Lei Dongduo who told them what real artistic football was. And at this time, Lei Dongduo came back.

On February 4th, 2002, Lei Dongduo made his debut in the Coppa Italia against ancona, which was the first time that an Argentine represented AC Milan in a formal competition.

More people are watching his game with the mentality of watching good plays. Some newspapers described Lei Dongduo as a bear in a football costume. Yes, Lei Dongduo is fat, but this is his first appearance after 28 months of training. No matter what way, he can't reach his best. Besides, didn't everyone give up on him? Only he experienced surgery and rehabilitation, medicine and crutches for two years. Why does the world criticize him so much, and why does it cling to his completely understandable weight gain?

Then, please allow me to skip four months and go straight to1March 2003, because on that day, the prince of Argentina returned to the Bernabeu on behalf of AC Milan and participated in the Champions League group match with Real Madrid in red and black striped jerseys. The welcome of the prince touched all the people present. People recalled the painful summer three years ago, but Lei Dongduo said: I don't hate anyone. If I see Perez, I will take the initiative to shake hands with him. During my six years in Madrid, I gained far more than I lost.

The most touching scene in the game happened when Raul scored a goal in the second half, when Lei Dongduo's "minion" crossed the restricted area line to make up for Lei Dongduo's defense and began to shoot successfully. At that moment, Lei Dongduo personally put the crown of the prince on Raul's head, and the new generation of Bernabeu king was finally crowned in the most convincing way.

That year, Milan beat Juventus on penalties and reached the top of Europe. A Spanish journalist challenged Lei Dongduo: Last time Real Madrid won the championship, you were the protagonist, and this time you were just a bystander. Lei Dongduo smiled. He said, if you have gone through these 28 months like me, you will know that I can't ask for more. When I look at Lei Dongduo's words, I almost want to cry. No one knows how his 28 months passed, and no one knows Lei Dongduo's persistence and pride.

Half a year later, Lei Dongduo, who was recovering gradually, staged a 30-minute performance, which surprised everyone: On September 28th, 2003, Lecce was welcomed at home in AC Milan. In the 65th minute, Lei Dongduo came on as a substitute for Pirlo, and started his best performance after returning from injury. A few times he took the ball and passed it freely. Compared with Kaka, who rarely gets the ball, and Costa, who is a little flustered, Lei Dongduo looks like a midfielder. Judging from his graceful dribbling, bold assists and clear distribution, 34-year-old Lei Dongduo seems to have returned to the golden age of the Bernabeu. I believe that those who have seen Lei Dongduo's heroic performance will definitely bring back the best memories after watching this game, and those young children will also sigh that the lower back can also play like this.

But after all, the years are ruthless. Due to Pirlo's rapid growth and Milan's sole pursuit of the championship, Lei Dongduo, who is over the peak at the age of 34, can only get the chance to come off the bench occasionally, or can only play in some abandoned games. Lei Dongduo is still proud. After two friendly matches between China and AC Milan, he left Milan after his contract expired.

If you had been to the 80,000-seat stadium that day, you would have been moved by Lei Dongduo. Almost all the fans came to see the prince. They shouted Lei Dongduo's name Fernando. When the team bus left, the excited fans ran away after it. Lei Dongduo sat in the window seat and smiled and waved to the girl who was about to cry.

Since then, Lei Dongduo's name has been associated with teams in the Premier League, La Liga and even the Middle East. Fans generally think that he will choose a small club as the main force to end his football career. But summer passed, and Lei Dongduo was silent. A long time later, a short message appeared in a professional football newspaper: Lei Dongduo was at home in Madrid, and he refused to visit all Spanish media. Only one newspaper revealed that Lei Dongduo was really thinking about retiring.

After so many years of ups and downs, fans no longer expect to see Lei Dongduo who belongs to Real Madrid, but we still can't bear to say goodbye to this eternal prince until he really says goodbye.