Alan Ruschel Explained

Alan Ruschel
Fullname:Alan Luciano Ruschel
Height:[1]
Birth Date:23 August 1989
Birth Place:Nova Hartz, Brazil
Currentclub:Juventude
Clubnumber:28
Position:Left back
Youthyears1:2008
Youthclubs1:Juventude
Years1:2009–2013
Clubs1:Juventude
Caps1:61
Goals1:2
Years2:2010–2011
Clubs2:Pelotas (loan)
Caps2:16
Goals2:1
Years3:2011
Clubs3:Luverdense (loan)
Caps3:12
Goals3:0
Years4:2013
Clubs4:Chapecoense
Caps4:6
Goals4:1
Years5:2014–2017
Clubs5:Internacional
Caps5:28
Goals5:0
Years6:2015
Clubs6:Atlético Paranaense (loan)
Caps6:1
Goals6:0
Years7:2016–2017
Clubs7:Chapecoense (loan)
Caps7:10
Goals7:0
Years8:2018–2021
Clubs8:Chapecoense
Caps8:70
Goals8:1
Years9:2019
Clubs9:Goiás (loan)
Caps9:9
Goals9:1
Years10:2021
Clubs10:Cruzeiro
Caps10:5
Goals10:0
Years11:2021
Clubs11:América Mineiro (loan)
Caps11:21
Goals11:0
Years12:2022
Clubs12:Londrina
Caps12:27
Goals12:1
Years13:2023–
Clubs13:Juventude
Caps13:32
Goals13:3
Club-Update:16:39, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

Alan Luciano Ruschel (pronounced as /pt-BR/; born 23 August 1989), known as Alan Ruschel, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Juventude.

Ruschel was one of just six survivors in the crash of LaMia Airlines Flight 2933, which killed 71 people including 19 Chapecoense players.[2]

Club career

Born in Nova Hartz, Rio Grande do Sul, Ruschel started his career at Juventude.[3] He made his senior debut on 20 January 2009, starting in a 1–0 Campeonato Gaúcho home win against Sapucaiense.

Despite appearing regularly in the year's Gauchão, Ruschel never established himself a starter for Juventude, and subsequently served loans at Pelotas and Luverdense. In May 2013, he joined Chapecoense permanently.[4]

On 3 July 2013, Ruschel was caught in a doping exam,[5] and was suspended for six months on 6 August.[6] On 26 December of that year, however, he signed for Série A club Internacional.[7]

A backup to Fabrício, Ruschel made his top tier debut on 14 September 2014 by starting in a 2–0 home win against Botafogo.[8] The following 8 January, he signed a new three-year deal with the club.[9]

On 6 August 2015, Ruschel was loaned to fellow top-tier club Atlético Paranaense, until December.[10] After appearing in just one match, he suffered a knee injury and his loan was cut short.[11]

On 7 June 2016, Ruschel returned to Chape, now in a temporary deal until the end of the campaign.[12] He acted as a second-choice to Dener as his side reached the 2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals for the first time ever.

LaMia Flight 2933 accident

See main article: LaMia Flight 2933. On 28 November 2016, while travelling with Chapecoense to the aforementioned finals, Ruschel was one of only six survivors of the LaMia Flight 2933 accident in the Colombian village of Cerro Gordo, La Unión, Antioquia.[13] The first person to arrive at the hospital, he had a back injury which was later fixed through surgery.[14] A few days later, a video was recorded with Ruschel walking again.[15]

On 7 August 2017, Ruschel played his first match since the incident, playing in the 2017 Joan Gamper Trophy for the first 35 minutes and receiving a standing ovation along with his other two surviving teammates.[16]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventude2009Série B6013000190
2010Série C00101020
2012Série D901603010[17] 2382
20130016211173
Total15046251102765
Pelotas (loan)2010Série D3030
2011Gaúcho131131
Total30131161
Luverdense (loan)2011Série C120120
Chapecoense2013Série B6161
Internacional2014Série A5050111[18] 0121
201560120001[19] 0190
Total1101701120311
Atlético Paranaense (loan)2015Série A10001020
Chapecoense2016Série A50000050
201750002070
201860801010160
201960911010171
2020Série B27014020430
Total4903114040881
Goiás (loan)2019Série A913[20] 0121
Cruzeiro2021Série B00501060
América Mineiro (loan)2021Série A210210
Londrina2022Série B271271
Juventude2023Série B3238010413
2024Série A00700070
Total32315010483
Career total186614941227013236715

Honours

Juventude
Internacional
Chapecoense

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alan Ruschel - Lateral Esquerdo - Chapecoense . 22 June 2017 . 27 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090446/https://chapecoense.com/pt/jogador/alan-luciano-ruschel . dead .
  2. Web site: Brazil's Chapecoense football team in Colombia plane crash. 29 November 2016. BBC. 29 November 2016.
  3. Web site: Cidade de Alan Ruschel se une em torcida pela recuperação do jogador. Alan Ruschel's hometown unite for the recovery of the player. G1. pt. 2 December 2016. 13 December 2016.
  4. Web site: Com reforços e dispensas, Chapecoense aposta em elenco reformulado. With additions and releases, Chapecoense bet on reformulated squad. Clic RBS. pt. 23 May 2013. 13 December 2016. 20 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220130638/http://dc.clicrbs.com.br/sc/esportes/noticia/2013/05/com-reforcos-e-dispensas-chapecoense-aposta-em-elenco-reformulado-4146769.html. dead.
  5. Web site: Alan, da Chapecoense, é pego no doping e suspenso preventivamente. Alan, from Chapecoense, is caught on doping and preventively suspended. UOL Esporte. pt. 3 July 2013. 13 December 2016.
  6. Web site: Alan, da Chapecoense, é suspenso por seis meses pelo STJD por doping. Alan, from Chapecoense, is suspended for six months by STJD for doping. Clic RBS. pt. 6 August 2013. 13 December 2016.
  7. Web site: Inter confirma acerto com lateral da Chapecoense flagrado em doping. Inter confirm deal with Chapecoense full back caught on doping. Terra. pt. 26 December 2013. 13 December 2016.
  8. Web site: Internacional bate o Botafogo por 2 a 0 no Beira-Rio, com gols de Alex e Eduardo Sasha, e segue à caça do líder Cruzeiro. Internacional defeat Botafogo by 2–0 at the Beira-Rio, with goals from Alex and Eduardo Sasha, and remain hunting the leader Cruzeiro. Globo Esporte. pt. 14 September 2014. 13 December 2016.
  9. Web site: Inter acerta a renovação de Alan Ruschel por mais três temporadas. Inter complete the renewal of Alan Ruschel for three more seasons. Globo Esporte. pt. 8 January 2015. 13 December 2016.
  10. Web site: Inter empresta Alan Ruschel ao Atlético-PR até dezembro. Inter loan Alan Ruschel to Atlético-PR until December. Clic RBS. pt. 6 August 2015. 13 December 2016.
  11. Web site: Alan Ruschel passará por cirurgia e está fora da Série A. Alan Ruschel will go through surgery and is out of the Série A. Terra. pt. 21 August 2015. 13 December 2016.
  12. Web site: À defesa: Chape apresenta zagueiro Filipe Machado e lateral Alan Ruschel. To the defence: Chape present stopper Flilipe Machado and full back Alan Ruschel. Globo Esporte. pt. 7 June 2016. 13 December 2016.
  13. News: Alan Ruschel, jogador da Chapecoense, perguntava pela família e amigos ao ser resgatado. Alan Ruschel, Chapecoense player, asked about his family and friends when being rescued. Época. pt. 29 November 2016. 13 December 2016.
  14. Web site: Alan Ruschel já mexe braços e pernas após cirurgia na coluna. Alan Ruschel already moves arms and legs after back surgery. Gazeta Online. pt. 30 November 2016. 13 December 2016.
  15. Web site: Watch Chapecoense player Alan Ruschel walk again after surviving plane crash. Fox Sports. 9 December 2016. 13 December 2016.
  16. Web site: Muito além do futebol: Barcelona e Chapecoense encantam o mundo no Camp Nou. Much more than football: Barcelona and Chapecoense enchanted the world at Camp Nou. chapecoense.com. Chapecoense. 8 August 2017. pt-BR.
  17. Appearance(s) in Copa FGF
  18. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  19. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  20. Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
  21. Web site: CONMEBOL otorga el título de campeón de la Sudamericana 2016 a Chapecoense y reconoce a Atlético Nacional con el premio del centenario de la CONMEBOL al Fair Play . CONMEBOL awards 2016 South American champion title to Chapecoense and bestows Atlético Nacional with CONMEBOL century Fair Play award . . Spanish . 5 December 2016 . 13 December 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161206042227/http://www.conmebol.com/es/conmebol-otorga-el-titulo-de-campeon-de-la-sudamericana-2016-chapecoense-y-reconoce-atletico . 6 December 2016 .