# Alan Ruschel > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alan_Ruschel > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alan_Ruschel.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Ruschel > Source revision: 1327694747 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1989)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Alan Ruschel | image = Alanruschel.jpg | caption = Ruschel with [Chapecoense](/source/Chapecoense) in 2018 | fullname = Alan Luciano Ruschel | height = {{height|m=1.74}}{{Cite web |url=https://chapecoense.com/pt/jogador/alan-luciano-ruschel |title=Alan Ruschel - Lateral Esquerdo - Chapecoense |access-date=22 June 2017 |archive-date=27 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090446/https://chapecoense.com/pt/jogador/alan-luciano-ruschel |url-status=dead }} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|8|23|df=y}} | birth_place = [Nova Hartz](/source/Nova_Hartz), Brazil | currentclub = [Juventude](/source/Esporte_Clube_Juventude) | clubnumber = 28 | position = [Left back](/source/Defender_(association_football)) | youthyears1 = 2008 | youthclubs1 = [Juventude](/source/Esporte_Clube_Juventude) | years1 = 2009–2013 | clubs1 = [Juventude](/source/Esporte_Clube_Juventude) | caps1 = 61 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2010–2011 | clubs2 = → [Pelotas](/source/Esporte_Clube_Pelotas) (loan) | caps2 = 16 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2011 | clubs3 = → [Luverdense](/source/Luverdense_Esporte_Clube) (loan) | caps3 = 12 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2013 | clubs4 = [Chapecoense](/source/Associa%C3%A7%C3%A3o_Chapecoense_de_Futebol) | caps4 = 6 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2014–2017 | clubs5 = [Internacional](/source/Sport_Club_Internacional) | caps5 = 28 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2015 | clubs6 = → [Atlético Paranaense](/source/Clube_Atl%C3%A9tico_Paranaense) (loan) | caps6 = 1 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2016–2017 | clubs7 = → [Chapecoense](/source/Associa%C3%A7%C3%A3o_Chapecoense_de_Futebol) (loan) | caps7 = 10 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2018–2021 | clubs8 = [Chapecoense](/source/Associa%C3%A7%C3%A3o_Chapecoense_de_Futebol) | caps8 = 70 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2019 | clubs9 = → [Goiás](/source/Goi%C3%A1s_Esporte_Clube) (loan) | caps9 = 9 | goals9 = 1 | years10 = 2021 | clubs10 = [Cruzeiro](/source/Cruzeiro_Esporte_Clube) | caps10 = 5 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2021 | clubs11 = → [América Mineiro](/source/Am%C3%A9rica_Futebol_Clube_(MG)) (loan) | caps11 = 21 | goals11 = 0 | years12 = 2022 | clubs12 = [Londrina](/source/Londrina_Esporte_Clube) | caps12 = 27 | goals12 = 1 | years13 = 2023– | clubs13 = [Juventude](/source/Esporte_Clube_Juventude) | caps13 = 106 | goals13 = 4 | club-update = 15 December 2025 }} '''Alan Luciano Ruschel''' ({{IPA|pt-BR|ˈalɐ̃ ˈʁuʃew|lang}}; born 23 August 1989), known as '''Alan Ruschel''', is a Brazilian professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as a [left back](/source/Defender_(association_football)) for [Campeonato Brasileiro Série A](/source/Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_A) club [Juventude](/source/Esporte_Clube_Juventude). Ruschel was one of just six survivors in the crash of [LaMia Airlines Flight 2933](/source/LaMia_Airlines_Flight_2933), which killed 71 people including 19 Chapecoense players.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38140981|title=Brazil's Chapecoense football team in Colombia plane crash|date=29 November 2016|publisher=[BBC](/source/BBC)|accessdate=29 November 2016}} ==Club career== Born in [Nova Hartz](/source/Nova_Hartz), [Rio Grande do Sul](/source/Rio_Grande_do_Sul), Ruschel started his career at [Juventude](/source/Esporte_Clube_Juventude).{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/rs/rio-grande-do-sul/noticia/2016/12/cidade-de-alan-ruschel-se-une-em-torcida-pela-recuperacao-do-jogador.html|title=Cidade de Alan Ruschel se une em torcida pela recuperação do jogador|trans-title=Alan Ruschel's hometown unite for the recovery of the player|publisher=[G1](/source/G1_(website))|language=pt|date=2 December 2016|accessdate=13 December 2016}} He made his senior debut on 20 January 2009, starting in a 1–0 [Campeonato Gaúcho](/source/Campeonato_Ga%C3%BAcho) home win against [Sapucaiense](/source/Gr%C3%AAmio_Esportivo_Sapucaiense). Despite appearing regularly in the year's ''Gauchão'', Ruschel never established himself a starter for Juventude, and subsequently served loans at [Pelotas](/source/Esporte_Clube_Pelotas) and [Luverdense](/source/Luverdense_Esporte_Clube). In May 2013, he joined [Chapecoense](/source/Associa%C3%A7%C3%A3o_Chapecoense_de_Futebol) permanently.{{cite web|url=http://dc.clicrbs.com.br/sc/esportes/noticia/2013/05/com-reforcos-e-dispensas-chapecoense-aposta-em-elenco-reformulado-4146769.html|title=Com reforços e dispensas, Chapecoense aposta em elenco reformulado|trans-title=With additions and releases, Chapecoense bet on reformulated squad|publisher=Clic RBS|language=pt|date=23 May 2013|accessdate=13 December 2016|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220130638/http://dc.clicrbs.com.br/sc/esportes/noticia/2013/05/com-reforcos-e-dispensas-chapecoense-aposta-em-elenco-reformulado-4146769.html|url-status=dead}} On 3 July 2013, Ruschel was caught in a [doping](/source/Doping_in_sport) exam,{{cite web|url=http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2013/07/03/alan-da-chapecoense-e-pego-no-doping-e-suspenso-preventivamente.htm|title=Alan, da Chapecoense, é pego no doping e suspenso preventivamente|trans-title=Alan, from Chapecoense, is caught on doping and preventively suspended|publisher=[UOL Esporte](/source/Universo_Online)|language=pt|date=3 July 2013|accessdate=13 December 2016}} and was suspended for six months on 6 August.{{cite web|url=http://dc.clicrbs.com.br/sc/esportes/noticia/2013/08/alan-da-chapecoense-e-suspenso-por-seis-meses-pelo-stjd-por-doping-4225570.html|title=Alan, da Chapecoense, é suspenso por seis meses pelo STJD por doping|work=Diário Catarinense |trans-title=Alan, from Chapecoense, is suspended for six months by STJD for doping|publisher=Clic RBS|language=pt|date=6 August 2013|accessdate=13 December 2016 |last1=Catarinense |first1=Diário }} On 26 December of that year, however, he signed for [Série A](/source/Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_A) club [Internacional](/source/Sport_Club_Internacional).{{cite web|url=https://esportes.terra.com.br/internacional/inter-confirma-acerto-com-lateral-da-chapecoense-flagrado-em-doping,356db1d7aef23410VgnVCM4000009bcceb0aRCRD.html|title=Inter confirma acerto com lateral da Chapecoense flagrado em doping|trans-title=Inter confirm deal with Chapecoense full back caught on doping|publisher=Terra|language=pt|date=26 December 2013|accessdate=13 December 2016}} A backup to [Fabrício](/source/Fabr%C3%ADcio_dos_Santos_Silva), Ruschel made his top tier debut on 14 September 2014 by starting in a 2–0 home win against [Botafogo](/source/Botafogo_de_Futebol_e_Regatas).{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/jogo/brasileirao2014/14-09-2014/internacional-botafogo.html|title=Internacional bate o Botafogo por 2 a 0 no Beira-Rio, com gols de Alex e Eduardo Sasha, e segue à caça do líder Cruzeiro|trans-title=Internacional defeat Botafogo by 2–0 at the Beira-Rio, with goals from Alex and Eduardo Sasha, and remain hunting the leader Cruzeiro|publisher=[Globo Esporte](/source/Globo_Esporte)|language=pt|date=14 September 2014|accessdate=13 December 2016}} The following 8 January, he signed a new three-year deal with the club.{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/internacional/noticia/2015/01/inter-acerta-renovacao-de-alan-ruschel-por-mais-tres-temporadas.html|title=Inter acerta a renovação de Alan Ruschel por mais três temporadas|trans-title=Inter complete the renewal of Alan Ruschel for three more seasons|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=8 January 2015|accessdate=13 December 2016}} On 6 August 2015, Ruschel was loaned to fellow top-tier club [Atlético Paranaense](/source/Clube_Atl%C3%A9tico_Paranaense), until December.{{cite web|url=http://zh.clicrbs.com.br/rs/esportes/inter/noticia/2015/08/inter-empresta-alan-ruschel-ao-atletico-pr-ate-dezembro-4818680.html|title= Inter empresta Alan Ruschel ao Atlético-PR até dezembro|trans-title=Inter loan Alan Ruschel to Atlético-PR until December|publisher=Clic RBS|language=pt|date=6 August 2015|accessdate=13 December 2016}} After appearing in just one match, he suffered a [knee](/source/knee) injury and his loan was cut short.{{cite web|url=https://esportes.terra.com.br/futebol/brasileiro-serie-a/alan-ruschel-passara-por-cirurgia-e-esta-fora-da-serie-a,5a4bdd904ef3a3c59f5161a58e6311dapz5cRCRD.html|title=Alan Ruschel passará por cirurgia e está fora da Série A|trans-title=Alan Ruschel will go through surgery and is out of the Série A|publisher=Terra|language=pt|date=21 August 2015|accessdate=13 December 2016}} On 7 June 2016, Ruschel returned to ''Chape'', now in a temporary deal until the end of [the campaign](/source/2016_Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_A).{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/sc/futebol/times/chapecoense/noticia/2016/06/defesa-chape-apresenta-zagueiro-filipe-machado-e-lateral-alan-ruschel.html|title=À defesa: Chape apresenta zagueiro Filipe Machado e lateral Alan Ruschel|trans-title=To the defence: ''Chape'' present stopper Flilipe Machado and full back Alan Ruschel|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=7 June 2016|accessdate=13 December 2016}} He acted as a second-choice to [Dener](/source/Dener_Assun%C3%A7%C3%A3o_Braz) as his side reached the [2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals](/source/2016_Copa_Sudamericana_Finals) for the first time ever. ==LaMia Flight 2933 accident== {{main|LaMia Flight 2933}} On 28 November 2016, while travelling with Chapecoense to the aforementioned finals, Ruschel was one of only six survivors of the [LaMia Flight 2933](/source/LaMia_Flight_2933) accident in the Colombian village of Cerro Gordo, [La Unión, Antioquia](/source/La_Uni%C3%B3n%2C_Antioquia).{{cite news|url=http://epoca.globo.com/esporte/noticia/2016/11/quem-e-alan-ruschel-um-dos-sobreviventes-do-acidente-da-chapecoense.html|title=Alan Ruschel, jogador da Chapecoense, perguntava pela família e amigos ao ser resgatado|trans-title=Alan Ruschel, Chapecoense player, asked about his family and friends when being rescued|publisher=[Época](/source/%C3%89poca_(Brazilian_magazine))|language=pt|date=29 November 2016|accessdate=13 December 2016}} The first person to arrive at the hospital, he had a back injury which was later fixed through surgery.{{cite web|url=http://www.gazetaonline.com.br/_conteudo/2016/11/esportes/futebol/4001150-alan-ruschel-ja-mexe-bracos-e-pernas-apos-cirurgia-na-coluna.html|title=Alan Ruschel já mexe braços e pernas após cirurgia na coluna|trans-title=Alan Ruschel already moves arms and legs after back surgery|publisher=Gazeta Online|language=pt|date=30 November 2016|accessdate=13 December 2016}} A few days later, a video was recorded with Ruschel walking again.{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/watch-chapecoense-player-alan-ruschel-walk-surviving-plane-crash-120916|title=Watch Chapecoense player Alan Ruschel walk again after surviving plane crash|work=[Fox Sports](/source/Fox_Sports)|date=9 December 2016|accessdate=13 December 2016}} On 7 August 2017, Ruschel played his first match since the incident, playing in the 2017 [Joan Gamper Trophy](/source/Joan_Gamper_Trophy) for the first 35 minutes and receiving a standing ovation along with his other two surviving teammates.{{cite web|title=Muito além do futebol: Barcelona e Chapecoense encantam o mundo no Camp Nou|trans-title=Much more than football: Barcelona and Chapecoense enchanted the world at Camp Nou|url=https://chapecoense.com/pt/noticia/muito-alem-do-futebol-barcelona-e-chapecoense-encantam-o-mundo-no-camp-nou|website=chapecoense.com|publisher=Chapecoense|accessdate=8 August 2017|language=pt-BR}} ==Career statistics== {{updated|22 February 2024}}{{Soccerway|alan-luciano-ruschel/32679|accessdate=13 December 2016}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|State League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5" valign="center"|[Juventude](/source/Esporte_Clube_Juventude) |[2009](/source/2009_in_Brazilian_football) |[Série B](/source/Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_B) |6||0||13||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||0 |- |[2010](/source/2010_in_Brazilian_football) |[Série C](/source/Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_C) |0||0||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- |[2012](/source/2012_in_Brazilian_football) |rowspan="2"|[Série D](/source/Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_D) |9||0||16||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||10Appearance(s) in [Copa FGF](/source/Copa_FGF)||2||38||2 |- |[2013](/source/2013_in_Brazilian_football) |0||0||16||2||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !15!!0!!46!!2!!5!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!10!!2!!76!!5 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|[Pelotas](/source/Esporte_Clube_Pelotas) (loan) |[2010](/source/2010_in_Brazilian_football) |Série D |3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- |[2011](/source/2011_in_Brazilian_football) |[Gaúcho](/source/Campeonato_Ga%C3%BAcho) |colspan="2"|—||13||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !3!!0!!13!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!16!!1 |- |valign="center"|[Luverdense](/source/Luverdense_Esporte_Clube) (loan) |[2011](/source/2011_in_Brazilian_football) |Série C |12||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||0 |- |valign="center"|[Chapecoense](/source/Associa%C3%A7%C3%A3o_Chapecoense_de_Futebol) |[2013](/source/2013_in_Brazilian_football) |Série B |6||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||1 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|[Internacional](/source/Sport_Club_Internacional) |[2014](/source/2014_in_Brazilian_football) |rowspan="2"|[Série A](/source/Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_A) |5||0||5||0||1||1||1Appearance(s) in [Copa Sudamericana](/source/Copa_Sudamericana)||0||colspan="2"|—||12||1 |- |[2015](/source/2015_in_Brazilian_football) |6||0||12||0||0||0||1Appearance(s) in [Copa Libertadores](/source/Copa_Libertadores)||0||colspan="2"|—||19||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !11!!0!!17!!0!!1!!1!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!31!!1 |- |valign="center"|[Atlético Paranaense](/source/Clube_Atl%C3%A9tico_Paranaense) (loan) |[2015](/source/2015_in_Brazilian_football) |Série A |1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- |rowspan="6" valign="center"|[Chapecoense](/source/Associa%C3%A7%C3%A3o_Chapecoense_de_Futebol) |[2016](/source/2016_in_Brazilian_football) |rowspan="4"|Série A |5||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||5||0 |- |[2017](/source/2017_in_Brazilian_football) |5||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |[2018](/source/2018_in_Brazilian_football) |6||0||8||0||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||16||0 |- |[2019](/source/2019_in_Brazilian_football) |6||0||9||1||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||17||1 |- |[2020](/source/2020_in_Brazilian_football) |Série B |27||0||14||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||43||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !49!!0!!31!!1!!4!!0!!4!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!88!!1 |- |valign="center"|[Goiás](/source/Goi%C3%A1s_Esporte_Clube) (loan) |[2019](/source/2019_in_Brazilian_football) |Série A |9||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3Appearance(s) in [Copa Verde](/source/Copa_Verde)||0||12||1 |- |valign="center"|[Cruzeiro](/source/Cruzeiro_Esporte_Clube) |[2021](/source/2021_in_Brazilian_football) |Série B |0||0||5||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||0 |- |valign="center"|[América Mineiro](/source/Am%C3%A9rica_Futebol_Clube_(MG)) (loan) |[2021](/source/2021_in_Brazilian_football) |Série A |21||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||0 |- |valign="center"|[Londrina](/source/Londrina_Esporte_Clube) |[2022](/source/2022_in_Brazilian_football) |Série B |27||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||1 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|Juventude |[2023](/source/2023_in_Brazilian_football) |Série B |32||3||8||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||41||3 |- |[2024](/source/2024_in_Brazilian_football) |Série A |0||0||7||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !32!!3!!15!!0!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!48!!3 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !186!!6!!149!!4!!12!!2!!7!!0!!13!!2!!367!!15 |} {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}} ==Honours== ;Juventude * [Copa FGF](/source/Copa_FGF): 2012 ;Internacional * [Campeonato Gaúcho](/source/Campeonato_Ga%C3%BAcho): [2014](/source/2014_Campeonato_Ga%C3%BAcho), [2015](/source/2015_Campeonato_Ga%C3%BAcho) ;Chapecoense * [Copa Sudamericana](/source/Copa_Sudamericana): [2016](/source/2016_Copa_Sudamericana){{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/conmebol-otorga-el-titulo-de-campeon-de-la-sudamericana-2016-chapecoense-y-reconoce-atletico |title=CONMEBOL otorga el título de campeón de la Sudamericana 2016 a Chapecoense y reconoce a Atlético Nacional con el premio del centenario de la CONMEBOL al Fair Play |trans-title=CONMEBOL awards 2016 South American champion title to Chapecoense and bestows Atlético Nacional with CONMEBOL century Fair Play award |publisher=[CONMEBOL](/source/CONMEBOL) |language=Spanish |date=5 December 2016 |accessdate=13 December 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206042227/http://www.conmebol.com/es/conmebol-otorga-el-titulo-de-campeon-de-la-sudamericana-2016-chapecoense-y-reconoce-atletico |archivedate=6 December 2016 }} * [Campeonato Brasileiro Série B](/source/Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_B): [2020](/source/2020_Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_B) ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== * {{Soccerway|alan-luciano-ruschel/32679}} {{Esporte Clube Juventude squad}} {{LaMia Airlines Flight 2933}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruschel, Alan}} Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul Category:Brazilian men's footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Category:Esporte Clube Juventude players Category:Esporte Clube Pelotas players Category:Luverdense Esporte Clube players Category:Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players Category:Copa Sudamericana–winning players Category:SC Internacional players Category:Club Athletico Paranaense players Category:Goiás Esporte Clube players Category:Cruzeiro EC players Category:América Futebol Clube (MG) players Category:Survivors of aviation accidents or incidents Category:LaMia Flight 2933 Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Alan Ruschel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Ruschel) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Ruschel?action=history)). 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