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

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. He spent most of his professional career with Rennes and

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, 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

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, representing the nation at the

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and

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Club career

Rennes

Born in

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, Maine-et-Loire, Réveillère finished his formation with

Stade Rennais FC Stade Rennais Football Club (), commonly referred to as Stade Rennais FC, Stade Rennais, Rennes, or simply SRFC, is a French professional football club based in Rennes, Brittany. They compete in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football, and pla ...

, making his Ligue 1 debut with the club on 3 February 1998 in a 0–0 away draw against

SC Bastia Sporting Club Bastiais ( co, Sporting Club di Bastia, commonly referred to as SC Bastia or simply Bastia) is a Corsican association football club based in Bastia on the island of Corsica. The club plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of French f ...

. He spent six years with the team always in the top division, and was also loaned to

Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol (, ca-valencia, València Club de Futbol ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF (or simply Valencia) is a professional football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top flight of the Spa ...

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in January 2003.

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

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injury and could only feature in 19 league contests, he was always first-choice for ''L'OL''. Réveillère played in 77

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matches during his tenure with Lyon (two goals), being present when his team ousted Real Madrid in the 2009–10 edition.

Napoli

On 8 November 2013,

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Réveillère joined Italian side

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. He made his

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debut on 19 January of the following year by featuring the full 90 minutes in a 2–2 draw at Bologna F.C. 1909, and finished his only season with 18 appearances all competitions comprised.

Sunderland

On 23 October 2014, Réveillère signed with

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club Sunderland on a one-year deal. On 9 November 2015, he announced his retirement from professional football.

International career

Réveillère earned his first

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for

on 11 October 2003, in a 3–0 win against

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for the

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qualifiers. He was picked for the squads that competed at both the

and Euro 2012, being an unused squad member in the former and appearing in the 0–2 quarter-final loss to

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in the latter. Réveillère scored his only goal for ''Les Bleus'' on 7 October 2011, contributing to a 3–0 home triumph over

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for the Euro 2012 qualifying stage.

International goals

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

Honours

Lyon * Ligue 1: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08 *

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: 2007–08, 2011–12 *

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: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007,

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* Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2011–12 Napoli *

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: 2013–14 Individual * Ligue 1 Team of the Year:

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