The footballer dyed his hair blue before the Euro Cup. All because of the nickname
Konstantin Krinsky June 17, 2024, 18:45 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
Andrei Ratiu was one of the best players in the Romanian team’s first match.
If you are Romanian and play in a big tournament, it would be a sin not to dye your hair. Once upon a time there was a team that did this en masse in the 1998 World Cup and went down in history. Photos of Dan Petrescu, Gheorghe Hagi, Dorinel Munteanu and others with golden hair spread all over the world. It is possible that the same thing will now happen with the photographs of Andrei Ratiu, who came to the match with the Ukrainian national team with blue hair.
Ratiu is not a top-level football player and you probably haven’t heard of him. The 25-year-old’s career is quiet and mediocre: the Villarreal academy, a mediocre loan in Den Haag, a free agent move to Huesca and, finally, a transfer to Rayo Vallecano. Statistics from the club’s last season: one goal in 16 games. Acceptable for a side.
So, probably, interest in Andrey would have remained at a basic level, if not for the hairstyle. The footballer painted himself blue and surprised the public a little at Euro 2024. It turns out that this is not the case: fans nicknamed the football player Sonic, because of his speed and intransigence. Now, after changing the image, you can see at a glance the resemblance to the video game and cartoon hero.
Sonic / Andrey Raciu
Photo: Sonic/Vasile Mihai-Antonio/Getty Images
The defender had a good match against Ukraine: he participated in attacks from the right, hit the goal and participated in goal combinations.
