Vitaliy Hryhorovych Reva (Ukrainian: Віталій Григорович Рева; born 19 November 1974) is a Ukrainian professional football player who plays for Ukrainian Second League club Livyi Bereh Kyiv. He is also the goalkeeping coach of Ukraine national under-21 football team. Born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, Reva is a former Dynamo Kyiv and Ukraine national football team goalkeeper.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vitaliy Hryhorovych Reva | ||
Date of birth | (1974-11-19) 19 November 1974 (age 47) | ||
Place of birth | Dnipropetrovsk, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Livyi Bereh Kyiv (player) Ukraine U21 (Goalkeeping coach) | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
–1991 | Dnipro-75 Dnipropetrovsk | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–1992 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 0 | (0) |
1992–1995 | Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya | 88 | (0) |
1995–2001 | CSKA Kyiv | 127 | (0) |
1995–2001 | → CSKA-2 Kyiv (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2001–2005 | Dynamo Kyiv | 50 | (0) |
2001–2007 | → Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 36 | (0) |
2005–2006 | → Dynamo-3 Kyiv | 2 | (0) |
2005–2006 | → Tavriya Simferopol (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2007–2011 | Arsenal Kyiv | 89 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Obolon Kyiv | 10 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 6 | (0) |
2013 | Arsenal Kyiv | 14 | (0) |
2021– | Livyi Bereh Kyiv | 10 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2001–2003 | Ukraine | 9 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2019– | Ukraine U21 (goalkeeping coach) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 July 2009 |
Born in Dnipropetrovsk, Reva started his professional career at Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya in 1993–1995 in the Ukrainian First League.
He then moved to CSKA-Borysfen Kyiv (later FC Arsenal Kyiv), where he debuted in the Vyshcha Liha and played 6 seasons until 2001.
In 2001 he moved to Dynamo Kyiv where he played until 2005.
During the 2005–06 season Reva was loaned to Tavriya Simferopol until the end of 2005.
At 46, in 2021 Reva appeared listed for the Ukrainian Second League club Livyi Bereh Kyiv.
Reva is the son of former Ukrainian Minister of Emergencies from 2004 to 2005 Hryhoriy Reva.