Who is Ivan Provedel, the Lazio goalkeeper who scored against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League

Once upon a time it can also be luck. Two no. Ivan Provedel he is the man of the moment: his goal saved Lazio against Atletico Madrid in the first season in the Champions League at the Olimpico and created the perfect nemesis for Cholo Simeone, who conceded a goal from a goalkeeper. Except that Provedel is hardly a naive person on the subject: he had already scored in his career, in 2020 with the Juve Stabia against Ascolithen for the 2-2 at the end, in Serie B. But who is Ivan Provedelthe goalkeeper who joined the national team with Mancini and was also called up by Spalletti?

Ivan Provedel: the family and the connection with Friuli and Russia

Ivan Provedel was born in Pordenone in 1994, he turned 29 in March. His family is from Cecchini, a hamlet of Pasiano, a municipality of almost 8 thousand inhabitants within the so-called “furniture triangle”. His father, Venanzio Provedel, who passed away in 2016 at the age of 82, was a well-known entrepreneur in the sector. Her mother Elena Kalinina is originally from Moscow, where she taught English at the University, and, as Provedel himself said, her maternal grandparents were neighbors and friends of Lev Jascin, the legendary goalkeeper of the Soviet Union.

Provedel played as a striker

Last of six children (brothers are Paola, Piera, Pierpaolo, Pierangela, Patrizia), Provedel he played football as a striker first in Visinale, then in the Treviso youth team and then for a season in Pordenone. Ivan already felt like a goalkeeper as a child: at six years old he was struck by Toldo’s exploits against the Netherlands at Euro 2000, and Toldo would coach him in the U20 national team many years later. Only at the age of 15 did he change roles: in 2009 he, as a striker, took part in an internship for goalkeepers in Oderzo organized, among others, by Gianfranzo Zigoniand was noticed by Renzo Zanet, Liapiave’s goalkeeping coach, who decided to give him a chance between the posts. At 16 years old Ivan Provedel he moved to Udinese and at 18 to Chievo. From there he toured Italy on loan: Pisa, Perugia, Modena, Pro Vercelli. Then the transfer to Empoli in 2017, with a serious tibia injury. After a brief spell at Juve Stabia on loan in 2020, he returned to Serie A with Spezia and finally joined Lazio in 2022. Last year he was named best goalkeeper in Serie A.

Provedel, Jascin and Brignoli

Ivan Provedel often spoke about the bond with Jascin: “My grandparents told me that they were neighbors of a famous goalkeeper, only over time did I understand his greatness.” With Alberto BrignoliHowever, the scorer of the header in Benevento-Milan 2-2 in 2017, Provedel has another thing in common: he was his reserve at Empoli.

Provedel, girlfriend and children

Ivan Provedel he has been linked to Giuditta for years: he met her by contacting her on Instagram, he said, and then began a long courtship. They have a son, Alexander, born in 2021.

Ivan Provedel: tattoos, curiosities, hobbies

Graduated from scientific high school, Provedel he studied piano and plays the pianola as a hobby. She talks a little‘ he speaks Russian, his mother Elena’s language, and is passionate about Moscow and Russia. For many years he played with one undershirt with the writing Nencio, which was his father’s nickname. He has a completely tattooed right arm, among others tattoos he also has one with his son’s little hand that reproduces the greeting that Provedel he makes to his old friends and which has become his typical celebration. He plays with the number 94 which is also the year he was born and it is (almost) the minute he appears in the opponent’s area to score a goal. Rivals cannot say they were not warned.