Răzvan Dincă Raţ is a left-back, born on 26 May 1981 in Piatra-Olt, Romania. Răzvan is considered an honorary citizen of his home town for his football achievements and contribution to the development of Piatra-Olt.
Raţ began his professional football career at Rapid București in 1998. In the 2000/01 season he was loaned to FCM Bacău, for which he played 14 matches and scored two goals. After returning to Rapid, Răzvan played two more seasons for the Romanian side before his transfer to Shakhtar Donetsk for one million Euros. All in all, the defender made a total of 82 appearances and netted 4 goals for the București club.
At Shakhtar Răzvan quickly secured a spot for himself in the starting lineup. In his first season for the Miners the defender played 39 matches, 27 of which were league appearances. The following season the Romanian player’s status as first team regular strengthened. In this season Raţ helped Shakhtar to win their second championship title.
During the next three seasons Raţ was at the top of his form and contributed to Shakhtar’s winning two more championship titles. In addition, the defender won the Ukrainian Cup in the 2007/08 season. The 2008/09 season turned out to be a disaster for the Ukrainian club in terms of national championships, but the Miners have managed to win the UEFA Cup.
After the UEFA Cup triumph the Miners dominated in the Ukrainian Premier League for three consecutive seasons and won two Ukrainian Cups. During that time Răzvan played as a starting left-back. Only in the 2011/12 season the defender lost his position as a regular due to the conflict with Mircea Lucescu. However, by the end of the season, Răzvan remained at the club and expressed his willingness to continue to play for the Miners. Still, the Romanian switched to West Ham United after the season 2012/2013. In January 2014 Rat was released from the club and joined a Spanish struggling squad Rayo Vallecano.
Raţ boasts almost a hundred caps for the Romanian national team. The defender took part in UEFA Euro 2008 where he earned 3 appearances.
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