 Durval in action withSantos in the first leg of the2011 Copa Libertadores finals | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Severino dos Ramos Durval da Silva[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1980-07-11)11 July 1980 (age 45)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cruz do Espírito Santo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1998 | Confiança de Sapé | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999 | Confiança de Sapé | ||
| 1999–2001 | Unibol | ||
| 2002–2003 | Botafogo-PB | ||
| 2004 | Brasiliense | 22 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Atlético Paranaense | 23 | (1) |
| 2006 | →Sport Recife (loan) | 52 | (3) |
| 2007–2009 | Sport Recife | 149 | (19) |
| 2010–2013 | Santos | 195 | (6) |
| 2014–2019 | Sport Recife | 172 | (5) |
| Total | 613 | (35) | |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Severino dos Ramos Durval da Silva (born 11 July 1980), known asDurval, is a Brazilian retiredfootballer who played as acentre-back.
Born inCruz do Espírito Santo,Paraíba, Durval began his career playing as amidfielder for amateur side Flamengo de São Felipe.[2] Known asPedrão at the time, he caught the eye of local scouts and was invited to joinConfiança de Sapé in 1995,[2] and he would make his first team debut in the 1999Campeonato Paraibano.[3]
Shortly after making his senior debut, where he would play some matches as acentre-back due to squad shortage, Durval moved toUnibol to play in the1999 Série C, returning to the midfield position and adopting his current nickname.[4] He returned to his native state in 2002, signing forBotafogo-PB; initially used as aleft-back, he established himself as a starter in the centre-back position in the following year,[4] as his sidenarrowly missed out promotion from the Série C and won the 2003 Paraibano, his first state league title.
Ahead of the 2004 season, Durval moved toBrasiliense, helping the side to win the year'sCampeonato Brasiliense and the2004 Série B. In the latter tournament, he scored the winner in a 1–0 away win overFortaleza which assured the team's first-ever promotion to theSérie A.[5]
On 1 January 2005,Atlético Paranaense sign Durval from Brasiliense.[6] Initially a backup option, he established himself as a starter and made his top tier debut on 24 April, starting in a 1–0 home loss toPonte Preta.
Durval was a regular starter of Atlético in their2005 Copa Libertadores run, but saw his playing time grow limited afterthe finals of the competition, where he scored an own goal in the first leg and was criticised for his performance in the second leg. On 4 December 2005, he confirmed his departure from the club.[7]
Ahead of the 2006 season, Durval was loaned toSport Recife in the second division.[8] He immediately established himself as a starter, helping in their top tier promotion at the end of his first season and winning the year'sCampeonato Pernambucano.
Durval signed a permanent deal with Sport for the 2007 campaign, and became an important unit of the club in the following years, winning another three Pernambucano titles, aside from lifting the2008 Copa do Brasil. In December 2009, he was close to a move to Portuguese sideBenfica, but the deal later collapsed.[9]
On 6 January 2010, Durval signed a two-year contract withSantos.[10] He established a partnership withEdu Dracena in the starting eleven, and helped the club to win the2010 Campeonato Paulista and the2010 Copa do Brasil in his first season.
In 2011, Durval won anotherPaulistão and helped the side to win the2011 Copa Libertadores; after being namedman of the match in the first leg ofthe finals, he scored an own goal in the second leg. On 3 December 2011, he renewed his contract until December 2013.[11]
Still a first-choice in the following two years, where he won another two Paulista titles and the2012 Recopa Sudamericana, Durval lost his starting spot to youth graduateGustavo Henrique midway through the 2013 campaign.[12]
On 8 January 2014, Durval returned to Sport on a two-year deal.[13] He won his 11th state league title with the club in April, scoring the winner in a 1–0 away success overNáutico in the second leg of the finals.
An undisputed starter in the following years, Durval renewed his link for a further year on 5 January 2018.[14] He agreed to a one-year extension on 1 February 2019,[15] but was unable to play during that season after sustaining aknee injury.[16]
On 20 January 2020, Durval confirmed his retirement from professional football at the age of 39.[17]
On 13 November 2012, Durval was called up to theBrazil national team by head coachMano Menezes forthe year'sSuperclásico de las Américas againstArgentina, as both sides only called up local players.[18] He made his full international debut eight days later, starting in a 2–1 loss in the second leg at theLa Bombonera.[19]
| Club | Season | League | State League[a] | Cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brasiliense | 2004 | Série B | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| Atlético Paranaense | 2005 | Série A | 15 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 8[c] | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| Sport Recife | 2006 | Série B | 33 | 1 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 52 | 3 | |||
| 2007 | Série A | 35 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 55 | 3 | |||
| 2008 | 32 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 63 | 14 | ||||
| 2009 | 31 | 2 | 16 | 3 | — | 8[c] | 0 | — | 55 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 131 | 14 | 70 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 225 | 25 | |||
| Santos | 2010 | Série A | 34 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 66 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 31 | 0 | 19 | 0 | — | 14[c] | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 66 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 33 | 1 | 16 | 1 | — | 12[c] | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 63 | 2 | |||
| 2013 | 20 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 50 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 118 | 3 | 77 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 245 | 7 | ||
| Sport Recife | 2014 | Série A | 35 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 9[g] | 0 | 58 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 36 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 10[g] | 0 | 67 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 7[g] | 1 | 41 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6[d] | 0 | 12[g] | 1 | 57 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 123 | 2 | 49 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 236 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 403 | 20 | 210 | 15 | 48 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 760 | 42 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |