Anthony Réveillère Explained

Anthony Réveillère
Fullname:Anthony Guy Marie Réveillère[1]
Birth Date:10 November 1979[2]
Birth Place:Doué-la-Fontaine, France
Height:1.81 m[3]
Position:Right-back
Youthyears1:1985–1992
Youthclubs1:SO Vihiers
Youthyears2:1992–1996
Youthclubs2:Angers
Youthyears3:1996–1998
Youthclubs3:Rennes
Years1:1998–2003
Caps1:140
Goals1:2
Years2:2003
Clubs2:Valencia (loan)
Caps2:18
Goals2:1
Years3:2003–2013
Caps3:286
Goals3:3
Years4:2013–2014
Caps4:13
Goals4:0
Years5:2014–2015
Caps5:16
Goals5:0
Totalcaps:473
Totalgoals:6
Nationalyears1:1995–1996
Nationalcaps1:20
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:1996–1997
Nationalcaps2:6
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:1999–2002
Nationalcaps3:24
Nationalgoals3:1
Nationalyears4:2003–2012
Nationalcaps4:20
Nationalgoals4:1
Manageryears1:2019–2020
Managerclubs1:MDA Chasselay (sporting director)
Manageryears2:2020–2021
Managerclubs2:GOAL FC (sporting director)

Anthony Guy Marie Réveillère (born 10 November 1979) is a French former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

He spent most of his professional career with Rennes and Lyon,[4] amassing Ligue 1 totals of 426 matches and five goals during 16 seasons and winning 12 major titles with the latter club, including five national championships.

Réveillère played 20 times with France, representing the nation at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012.

Club career

Rennes

Born in Doué-la-Fontaine, Maine-et-Loire, Réveillère finished his formation with Stade Rennais FC, making his Ligue 1 debut with the club on 3 February 1998 in a 0–0 away draw against SC Bastia. He spent six years with the team always in the top division, and was also loaned to Valencia CF in La Liga in January 2003.[5]

Lyon

Réveillère joined Olympique Lyonnais in summer 2003, scoring one goal in 31 games in his first season to win the first of his consecutive five championships with the side. Except for the 2008–09 campaign, where he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury and could only feature in 19 league contests, he was always first-choice for L'OL.[6]

Réveillère played in 77 UEFA Champions League matches during his tenure with Lyon (two goals),[4] being present when his team ousted Real Madrid in the 2009–10 edition.[7] [8]

Napoli

On 8 November 2013, free agent Réveillère joined Italian side S.S.C. Napoli.[9] He made his Serie A debut on 19 January of the following year by featuring the full 90 minutes in a 2–2 draw at Bologna F.C. 1909,[10] and finished his only season with 18 appearances all competitions comprised.

Sunderland

On 23 October 2014, Réveillère signed with Premier League club Sunderland on a one-year deal.[11]

On 9 November 2015, he announced his retirement from professional football.[12] [13]

International career

Réveillère earned his first cap for France on 11 October 2003, in a 3–0 win against Israel for the UEFA Euro 2004 qualifiers. He was picked for the squads that competed at both the 2010 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2012, being an unused squad member in the former and appearing in the 0–2 quarter-final loss to Spain in the latter.[14]

Réveillère scored his only goal for Les Bleus on 7 October 2011, contributing to a 3–0 home triumph over Albania for the Euro 2012 qualifying stage.[15]

International goals

Score and result list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Réveillère goal.

Post retirement

At the end of October 2019, Réveillère was appointed sporting director of MDA Chasselay.[16] In the summer of 2020, the club changed its name to GOAL FC.[17] At the end of May 2022, Réveillère announced that he would leave the club. In the last year before his departure, Réveillère worked as an advisor to the club's president, Jocelyn Fontanel.[18]

In July 2023, Réveillère was hired as a consultant for Olympique Lyonnais's official video platform, OLPLAY.[19]

Honours

Lyon

2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08

2007–08, 2011–12

2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012[20]

Napoli

2013–14

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of players under written contract registered between 01/10/2014 and 31/10/2014. The Football Association. 3. PDF. 18 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20190316184441/http://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/registrations/october-2014.ashx. 16 March 2019.
  2. Web site: FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players: France . FIFA . 10 . 12 June 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191018131759/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2010/PDF_BackUp_2010_06_13/FWC_2010_SquadLists.pdf . 18 October 2019.
  3. Web site: Anthony Réveillere Profile. Premier League. 11 April 2020.
  4. Web site: Réveillère va doubler une légende de l'OL en Europe. Réveillère to overtake OL legend in Europe. Foot 01. fr. 14 February 2013. 18 March 2014.
  5. News: Cissokho, décimo jugador francés que llega al Valencia en últimos quince años. Cissokho, tenth French player to arrive at Valencia in the last fifteen years. Mundo Deportivo. es. 24 August 2012. 15 June 2018.
  6. News: Reveillere, de Valencia... a Lyon. Reveillere, from Valencia... to Lyon. Levante-EMV. es. 29 September 2015. 15 June 2018.
  7. Web site: Makoun rocket gives Lyon the edge. UEFA. 16 February 2010. 18 March 2014.
  8. Web site: Pjanić puts paid to Madrid dreams. UEFA. 10 March 2010. 18 March 2014.
  9. Web site: Réveillère joins Napoli. S.S.C. Napoli. 8 November 2013. 8 November 2013.
  10. News: Bologna-Napoli 2–2, Bianchi beffa gli azzurri al 91'. Bologna-Napoli 2–2, Bianchi mocks the blues in the 91st. La Repubblica. it. 19 January 2014. 15 June 2018.
  11. Web site: Sunderland sign Anthony Reveillere until end of season. BBC Sport. 23 October 2014. 23 October 2014.
  12. Web site: Brikh . Razik . Ancien : Anthony Réveillère met un terme à sa carrière . olympique-et-lyonnais.com . fr-FR . 2015-11-10.
  13. News: Anthony Réveillère, l'enfant de Vihiers a dit stop . Ouest-France . 11 November 2015 . fr.
  14. Web site: Centurion Alonso sends Spain into last four. UEFA. 23 June 2012. 18 March 2014.
  15. News: France-Albanie 3–0: une bonne chose de faite pour les Bleus. France-Albania 3–0: indeed a good thing for the Blues. Le Parisien. fr. 8 October 2011. 18 March 2014.
  16. https://www.leprogres.fr/rhone-69-edition-ouest-lyonnais/2019/10/28/anthony-reveillere-directeur-sportif-de-mda-chasselay-foot Anthony Réveillère directeur sportif de MDA Chasselay Foot
  17. https://www.olympique-et-lyonnais.com/foot-a-lyon-avec-cris-et-reveillere-creation-dun-club-ambitieux-dans-louest-lyonnais,196290.html Foot à Lyon : avec Cris et Réveillère, création d'un club ambitieux dans l'ouest lyonnais
  18. https://www.olympique-et-lyonnais.com/anthony-reveillere-ex-ol-sen-va-du-goal-fc,259242.html Anthony Réveillère (ex-OL) s'en va du Goal FC
  19. https://www.lyonfoot.com/article/4195/anthony-reveillere-nouveau-consultant-d-olplay Anthony Réveillère nouveau consultant d'OLPLAY
  20. Web site: Lyon Defeats Montpellier in Penalties To Take 2012 Trophee Des Champions At Red Bull Arena . newyorkredbulls.com . 28 July 2012 . 11 October 2020.