Anthony Réveillère

Anthony Guy Marie Réveillère, born on 10 November 1979 in Doué-la-Fontaine, is a French former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He came through the youth system of Stade Rennais, made his Ligue 1 debut in February 1998 and was loaned to Valencia in 2003 before joining Olympique Lyonnais that summer. At Lyon he was a first-choice defender for most of a decade and won five consecutive league championships, along with the Coupe de France and several Trophées des Champions, and was named in the Ligue 1 Team of the Year for 2010-11. He later played one season for Napoli and then for Sunderland, announcing his retirement in November 2015. He earned 20 caps for France, was in the squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and played at Euro 2012, scoring his only international goal against Albania in October 2011. After retiring he worked as a sporting director and club adviser in France.