Réver
Full nameRéver Humberto Alves de Araújo[1]
Birth date4 January 1985 (age 41)
Birth placeAriranha, Brazil
Height1.92 m[2]
PositionCentre-back
Youthyears 12003–2004
Youthclubs 1Paulista
Years 12004–2009
Clubs 1Paulista
Caps 177
Goals 14
Years 22007–2008
Clubs 2→ Al-Wahda (loan)
Caps 210
Goals 20
Years 32008
Clubs 3→ Grêmio (loan)
Caps 335
Goals 32
Years 42009–2010
Clubs 4Grêmio
Caps 448
Goals 45
Years 52010
Clubs 5VfL Wolfsburg
Caps 50
Goals 50
Years 62010–2014
Clubs 6Atlético Mineiro
Caps 6146
Goals 619
Years 72015–2018
Clubs 7Internacional
Caps 730
Goals 72
Years 82016–2018
Clubs 8→ Flamengo (loan)
Caps 899
Goals 89
Years 92019–2023
Clubs 9Atlético Mineiro
Caps 9134
Goals 95
Totalcaps579
Totalgoals46
Nationalyears 12010–2013
Nationalteam 1Brazil
Nationalcaps 18
Nationalgoals 11

Réver Humberto Alves de Araújo (born 4 January 1985), simply known as Réver, is a Brazilian former professional footballer. Mainly a centre-back, he could also play as a defensive midfielder. He has won the Bola de Prata and Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão twice each.

Club career

Paulista

Born in Ariranha, São Paulo, Réver started his career at Paulista, a Série B football club based in Jundiaí, and was promoted to the first team in 2004. He was a part of the Paulista Championship runner-up squad and contributed to the major title of the club, the 2005 Brazilian Cup.

Réver soon became an important first teamer alongside Marcio Mossoró and Victor and attracted many other big Brazilian clubs. Despite the bad campaign in the Libertadores in 2006, he stood out and went on loan to Al-Wahda, a football club based in Abu Dhabi.

Grêmio

In early 2008, after the relegation to the Série C and the Campeonato Paulista poor campaign, Paulista sold half of Réver's rights and sent him on loan to Grêmio, reuniting with former teammate Victor. He quickly gained a first team spot and established himself as one of the bests defenders in the championship, being also one of the team's vice-captains.

On 12 November, Gremio obtained the other half of his rights and Réver signed a new five-year contract.[3] He was an ever-present figure during the following campaigns.

Wolfsburg

In January 2010 Réver signed a five-year contract with VfL Wolfsburg.[4] He only appeared in an UEFA Europa League match against Fulham, being on the bench during the Bundesliga season.

Atlético Mineiro

On 19 July 2010, Réver was announced as an Atlético Mineiro player for the 2010 Série A on club president Alexandre Kalil's personal Twitter account.[5] Réver debuted for Atlético Mineiro a month later, being called up for the national time in the meantime, and became team captain in the second half of the season.[6] The following season was difficult for the club in the Série A, struggling against relegation, but Réver won the Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão for best centre-back in the competition.[7] In 2012, Réver captained the team in its undefeated Campeonato Minero victory, and through its Série A title contest with Fluminense. Despite the club finishing as runner-up, Réver again was selected for the team of the year, in both the Craque do Brasileirão and the Bola de Prata awards, together with teammate Leonardo Silva.[8] Réver remained as club captain in the following season, in which he won the Campeonato Mineiro and the Copa Libertadores with the club. In 2014, he became Atlético Mineiro's top goalscoring centre-back in history with 22 goals, a record later surpassed by Leonardo Silva,[9] who replaced Réver as captain in the middle of the season as he struggled with injury. After winning the 2014 Recopa Sudamericana with the club, another injury made Réver eventually lose his first-squad status to Jemerson in the later half of the season, and in 2015 he was allowed to leave by the club's board.[10]

Internacional

On 14 January 2015 Réver joined Internacional on a 3-year and a half contract.[11]

Flamengo

On 8 June 2016 Internacional accepted to loan Réver to Flamengo on a one-year spell as he had lost space in the first team squad and consistently suffered injuries.[12] He debuted for his new club scoring the game winner header against Cruzeiro on 15 June 2016 at Mineirão Stadium.[13]

Return to Atlético Mineiro

On 27 December 2018, Réver rejoined Atlético Mineiro on a three-year deal.[14] In his second stint at Atlético, he added the Série A and Supercopa trophies to his record, in addition to another Copa do Brasil and four more Campeonato Mineiro wins. Réver announced his retirement at the end of the 2023 season as the most decorated player in the history of Atlético, with 12 titles won in total.

International career

Réver made eight appearances for the Brazil national team between 2010 and 2013, with the debut coming in a 3–0 friendly win over Iran on 7 October 2010. His sole international goal was scored in his last match, a 2–2 friendly draw to Chile on 25 April 2013. He was an unused squad member in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup winning-campaign.

Personal life

Réver's Brazilian ex-wife holds a German passport.[15]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[16][citation needed]
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paulista2005Série B701[a]040——120
20062813[a]0—6[b]0—371
20074118[a]2———223
2008Série C—16[a]0———160
Total3923824060—874
Al Wahda (loan)2007–08UAE Arabian Gulf League100————100
Grêmio2008Série A352——1[c]0—362
200931514[d]0—12[b]2—577
2010—3[d]0———30
Total667170—132—969
VfL Wolfsburg2009–10Bundesliga———1[e]0—10
Atlético Mineiro2010Série A182————182
201130413[f]1402[c]0—495
201228614[f]041——467
201323012[f]52012[b]22[g]0517
2014711[f]0—3[b]01[h]0121
Total106134061011723017622
Internacional2015Série A1727[d]0206[b]1—323
2016—8[d]0——2[i]080
Total172130206120403
Flamengo2016Série A292——1[c]0—302
201725513[j]07013[k]21[i]0597
20182626[j]0606[b]0—442
Total8091901302021013311
Atlético Mineiro2019Série A2816[f]14014[l]2—524
20202619[f]1102[c]0—382
20212205[f]0826[b]0—412
20221519[f]0204[b]000301
2023905[f]0103[b]0—180
Total1003342162292001799
Atlético Mineiro total206167482634643035531
Career total41836161104539296072258
  1. ^ Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
  2. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ^ Appearances in Campeonato Gaúcho
  5. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearances in Campeonato Mineiro
  7. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  8. ^ Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
  9. ^ Appearances in Primeira Liga
  10. ^ Appearances in Campeonato Carioca
  11. ^ Six appearances in Copa Libertadores, seven appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana
  12. ^ Eight appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, six appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil201010
201120
201230
201321
Total81
Score and result list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Réver goal.
List of international goals scored by Réver
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
124 April 2013Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, BrazilChile1–12–2Friendly

Honours

Paulista

Atlético Mineiro

Internacional

Flamengo

Brazil

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players". FIFA. 11 December 2013. p. 2. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Rever". fifa.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Réver festeja novo contrato e volta ao time. [Réver celebrates new contract and return to the team]". oglobo.com. 12 November 2008.
  4. ^ Réver: „Ich will nie mehr zurück“
  5. ^ Alexandre Kalil (19 July 2010). "O ingresso é quarenta reais, mas o zagueiro Rever é do #Galo!" (in Portuguese). No. 18915919527. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Para Réver, 2010 foi um ano de lições inesquecíveis para o Atlético-MG" [To Réver, 2010 was a year of unforgettable lesson to Atlético Mineiro] (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Craque do Brasileirão 2011: Rever é o melhor zagueiro pela esquerda" [2011 Craque do Brasileirão: Réver is the best left centre back] (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Bola de Prata Placar 2012" (in Portuguese). Placar. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Leonardo Silva ultrapassa Réver e se torna maior zagueiro-artilheiro da história do Atlético" [Leonardo Silva surpasses Réver and becomes Atlético's top centre-back goalscorer in history] (in Portuguese). Superesportes. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  10. ^ Fonseca, Rodrigo (13 January 2015). "Diretoria do Atlético autoriza Réver a viajar para assinar contrato com o Internacional" [Atlético's board authorises Réver to travel and sign contract with Internacional] (in Portuguese). Superesportes. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Zagueiro Réver reforça o Internacional [Centre-back Réver joins Internacional]" (in Portuguese). Internacional. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  12. ^ "Inter aceita proposta e libera Réver por empréstimo ao Flamengo". globoesporte.com. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  13. ^ "Réver metal! Zagueiro faz de cabeça e dá vitória ao Fla sobre Cruzeiro no Mineirão". globoesporte.com. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  14. ^ "Capitão do título da Libertadores, Réver está de volta ao Galo" (in Portuguese). Clube Atlético Mineiro. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  15. ^ „Alles gut“ – Réver und seine deutschen Wurzeln
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  17. ^ "Os eleitos do Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão!" (in Portuguese). Lance!. 6 December 2011. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
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  19. ^ "Gabriel Jesus wins Bola de Prata award for best player in the Brasileirao". Sambafoot
  20. ^ "Com nove jogadores de Fla e Flu, Ferj divulga seleção do Campeonato Carioca". ge. Globoesporte.com. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.