Anthony Réveillère facts for kids
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Réveillère playing for Lyon in 2012
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| Date of birth | 10 November 1979 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Doué-la-Fontaine, France | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m | |||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Right-back | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1992 | SO Vihiers | |||||||||||||||
| 1992–1996 | Angers | |||||||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | Rennes | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||||||
| 1998–2003 | Rennes | 140 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | → Valencia (loan) | 18 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2003–2013 | Lyon | 286 | (3) | |||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Napoli | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Sunderland | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| Total | 473 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | France U17 | 20 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | France U18 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | France U21 | 24 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2003–2012 | France | 20 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | MDA Chasselay (sporting director) | |||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | GOAL FC (sporting director) | |||||||||||||||
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Anthony Guy Marie Réveillère (born 10 November 1979) is a French former professional footballer. He played as a right-back, which means he was a defender who played on the right side of the field.
He spent most of his career playing for two French clubs: Rennes and Lyon. With Lyon, he won many important titles, including five national championships.
Réveillère also played 20 times for the French national team. He represented his country in big tournaments like the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012.
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Club career
Rennes
Anthony Réveillère was born in Doué-la-Fontaine, France. He started his football training at Stade Rennais FC. He made his first appearance in France's top league, Ligue 1, on 3 February 1998. He played for Rennes for six years. During this time, he also had a short loan spell with Valencia CF in Spain in 2003.
Lyon
In the summer of 2003, Réveillère joined Olympique Lyonnais, a very successful French club. In his first season, he helped Lyon win the league title. This was the first of five league championships he won in a row with the team!
He was usually a key player for Lyon. In the 2008–09 season, he had an injury to his knee (an anterior cruciate ligament injury), which meant he played fewer games. But he still played in 19 league matches that season.
Réveillère also played in 77 UEFA Champions League matches for Lyon. This is a big European club competition. He was part of the team that beat famous club Real Madrid in the 2009–10 Champions League.
Napoli
After leaving Lyon, Réveillère joined the Italian team S.S.C. Napoli on 8 November 2013. He played his first game in Italy's top league, Serie A, in January 2014. He played 18 matches for Napoli in all competitions during his time there.
Sunderland
On 23 October 2014, Réveillère moved to England and signed with Premier League club Sunderland. He played for them for one season.
On 9 November 2015, he announced that he was retiring from playing professional football.
International career
Réveillère first played for the French national team on 11 October 2003. This is called earning a "cap" for your country. The game was a 3–0 win against Israel.
He was chosen to be part of the French squads for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012. He didn't play in the World Cup, but he did play in the Euro 2012 quarter-final match against Spain, which France lost 2–0.
Réveillère scored one goal for France. It happened on 7 October 2011, in a 3–0 home win against Albania. This goal helped France qualify for Euro 2012.
Post retirement
After he stopped playing football, Anthony Réveillère took on new roles. In October 2019, he became the sporting director for a club called MDA Chasselay. This means he helped manage the club's football operations.
In the summer of 2020, the club changed its name to GOAL FC. Réveillère continued in his role until May 2022. In his last year there, he worked as an advisor to the club's president.
In July 2023, Réveillère started working as a consultant for OLPLAY, which is the official video platform for his old club, Olympique Lyonnais.
Honours
Lyon
- Ligue 1 (French League Champions): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
- Coupe de France (French Cup): 2007–08, 2011–12
- Trophée des Champions (French Super Cup): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012
- Coupe de la Ligue (French League Cup) runner-up: 2011–12
Napoli
- Coppa Italia (Italian Cup): 2013–14
Individual
- Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2010–11
See also
In Spanish: Anthony Réveillère para niños
