Réver

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is Araújo.

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.

Réver

Réver playing for Internacional in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Réver Humberto Alves de Araújo[1]
Date of birth	(1985-01-04) 4 January 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Ariranha, Brazil
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
2003–2004	Paulista
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2009	Paulista	77	(4)
2007–2008	→ Al-Wahda (loan)	10	(0)
2008	→ Grêmio (loan)	35	(2)
2009–2010	Grêmio	48	(5)
2010	VfL Wolfsburg	0	(0)
2010–2014	Atlético Mineiro	146	(19)
2015–2018	Internacional	30	(2)
2016–2018	→ Flamengo (loan)	99	(9)
2019–2023	Atlético Mineiro	134	(5)
Total		579	(46)
International career
2010–2013	Brazil	8	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Réver playing for Atlético Mineiro in 2012

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]}

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Paulista	2005	Série B	7	0	1[a]	0	4	0	—		—		12	0
	2006		28	1	3[a]	0	—		6[b]	0	—		37	1
	2007		4	1	18[a]	2	—		—		—		22	3
	2008	Série C	—		16[a]	0	—		—		—		16	0
	Total		39	2	38	2	4	0	6	0	—		87	4
Al Wahda (loan)	2007–08	UAE Arabian Gulf League	10	0	—		—		—		—		10	0
Grêmio	2008	Série A	35	2	—		—		1[c]	0	—		36	2
	2009		31	5	14[d]	0	—		12[b]	2	—		57	7
	2010		—		3[d]	0	—		—		—		3	0
	Total		66	7	17	0	—		13	2	—		96	9
VfL Wolfsburg	2009–10	Bundesliga	—		—		—		1[e]	0	—		1	0
Atlético Mineiro	2010	Série A	18	2	—		—		—		—		18	2
	2011		30	4	13[f]	1	4	0	2[c]	0	—		49	5
	2012		28	6	14[f]	0	4	1	—		—		46	7
	2013		23	0	12[f]	5	2	0	12[b]	2	2[g]	0	51	7
	2014		7	1	1[f]	0	—		3[b]	0	1[h]	0	12	1
	Total		106	13	40	6	10	1	17	2	3	0	176	22
Internacional	2015	Série A	17	2	7[d]	0	2	0	6[b]	1	—		32	3
	2016		—		8[d]	0	—		—		2[i]	0	8	0
	Total		17	2	13	0	2	0	6	1	2	0	40	3
Flamengo	2016	Série A	29	2	—		—		1[c]	0	—		30	2
	2017		25	5	13[j]	0	7	0	13[k]	2	1[i]	0	59	7
	2018		26	2	6[j]	0	6	0	6[b]	0	—		44	2
	Total		80	9	19	0	13	0	20	2	1	0	133	11
Atlético Mineiro	2019	Série A	28	1	6[f]	1	4	0	14[l]	2	—		52	4
	2020		26	1	9[f]	1	1	0	2[c]	0	—		38	2
	2021		22	0	5[f]	0	8	2	6[b]	0	—		41	2
	2022		15	1	9[f]	0	2	0	4[b]	0	0	0	30	1
	2023		9	0	5[f]	0	1	0	3[b]	0	—		18	0
	Total		100	3	34	2	16	2	29	2	0	0	179	9
Atlético Mineiro total			206	16	74	8	26	3	46	4	3	0	355	31
Career total			418	36	161	10	45	3	92	9	6	0	722	58

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 team	Year	Apps	Goals
Brazil	2010	1	0
	2011	2	0
	2012	3	0
	2013	2	1
Total		8	1

Score and result list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Réver goal.

List of international goals scored by Réver

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	24 April 2013	Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Chile	1–1	2–2	Friendly

Honours

Paulista

• Copa do Brasil: 2005

Atlético Mineiro

• Campeonato Mineiro: 2012, 2013, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
• Copa Libertadores: 2013
• Recopa Sudamericana: 2014
• Copa do Brasil: 2014, 2021
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2021
• Supercopa do Brasil: 2022

Internacional

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 2015, 2016

Flamengo

• Campeonato Carioca: 2017

Brazil

• Superclásico de las Américas: 2011, 2012
• FIFA Confederations Cup: 2013

Individual

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2011, 2012^[17][18]
• Campeonato Mineiro Team of the Year: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2020, 2022
• Bola de Prata: 2012, 2016^[19]
• South American Team of the Year: 2013
• Campeonato Carioca Team of the Year: 2017^[20]